Texas well grid 79-16

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Victoria County and Refugio County. 780 reports, median depth 135 ft.

780Reports

135 ftMedian depth

52 ftWater at

45 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 79-16

Logged in state well grid 79-16, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ft	What was logged there
0–25 ft	Clay 213, Top Soil 151, Surface 93, Sand 83, Topsoil 50, White Clay 34
25–50 ft	Gravel 65, Sand 60, Clay 56, Sandstone 18, Sand/Gravel 17, Sand & Gravel 14
50–100 ft	Sand 137, Clay 125, Sandstone 36, Grey Clay 31, White Clay 23, Blue Clay 18
100–200 ft	Clay 150, Sand 164, Red Clay 45, Sandstone 25, Grey Clay 16, R-Clay 16
200–300 ft	Sand 44, Clay 33, Red Clay 27, Sandstone 14, R-Clay 11, Coarse Sand 10
300–500 ft	Clay 4, Sand 4, Sand Strks. 2, Sand, Clay Streaks 1, Hard Clay, Sand 1, Clay W/Sand, Rock 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 79-16, busiest first.
Firm of record	Wells	Median depth, ft	Median yield, gpm	Years
Vortex Drilling, Inc.	107	20	—	2006–2018
Friedel Drilling Company	105	175	60	2002–2026
A C Water Well Service	59	142	40	2015–2026
leeper w.w.	54	155	20	2005–2014
Rangnow Water Well Service	53	180	50	2003–2024
Lynch Water Well Drilling Inc.	51	260	75	2001–2017
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.	31	21	—	2005–2024
Cady's Water wells	29	179	55	2005–2023
Thompson Water Well	28	190	40	2003–2016
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.	22	16	—	2012–2022
A C Water Well Serv.	20	195	25	2013–2024
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING	14	140	50	2004–2025
Alpine Field Services	14	5	—	2013
Vaughn Water Well Service, Inc.	13	140	18	2004–2006
CHANDLER DRILLING INC	11	175	80	2003–2025
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP	11	32	—	2021–2022
Nickel Water Well Service	11	160	35	2014–2020
Leeper Water Well	11	244	40	2008–2015
Leeper Water Well Service	11	175	15	2002–2014
Thompson Water Well Service	11	130	40	2003–2004
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC	10	20	—	2021–2025
WB Southern Drilling LLC	7	181	80	2023–2026
T & B Water Well	7	97	30	2005–2006
C & S UTESEY WATER WELL SERVICE & DRILLING, L.L.C.	7	160	87	2005–2010
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling	6	35	—	2015–2022

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
Purpose	Wells	Share	Median depth, ft
Domestic	506	64.9%	165
Environmental Soil Boring	139	17.8%	20
Monitor	79	10.1%	40
Stock	25	3.2%	195
Industrial	14	1.8%	305
Irrigation	6	0.8%	200
Public Supply	5	0.6%	360
Rig Supply	4	0.5%	240

By decade drilled.
Decade	Reports	Median depth, ft	Water at, ft
2000s	304	130	47
2010s	292	145	55
2020s	184	140	52

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 79-16. Column one is the tracking number.
Report	Year	Depth, ft	Water at, ft	Yield, gpm	Purpose
696459	2025	463	63	200	Stock
397533	2015	456	53	—	Domestic
428053	2016	415	52	20	Public Supply
297356	2012	360	45	—	Irrigation
253603	2011	360	57	20	Public Supply
41804	2004	350	60	80	Rig Supply
10648	2002	340	40	200	Domestic
10647	2002	340	40	200	Domestic
5620	2002	325	70	200	Irrigation
356848	2014	324	—	—	Industrial

Every figure here comes from a report a licensed driller filed on the day the work ended — sometimes decades ago. It describes what was found then, not what a well yields today, and it is not a statement that any well is sound, potable or still in use.

Drilling a well near grid 79-16?

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This grid falls in Victoria County, Refugio County, Lavaca County, Karnes County.