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Texas well grid 79-47

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Refugio County and Karnes County. 131 reports, median depth 40 ft.

131Reports
40 ftMedian depth
30 ftWater at
75 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 79-47

Logged in state well grid 79-47, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 77, Sand 26, Tan Sand 21, Silty Clay 7, Clay; Tan 8, Clayey Sand 5
25–50 ftSand 18, Clay 12, Sand & Clay 3, Clay & Sand 3, Clayey Sand 3, Sandy Clay 2
50–100 ftClay 35, Sand 24, Sand & Clay 15, Clay And Sand 2, Sandstone 2, Sand & Gravel 1
100–200 ftClay 41, Sand 35, Sand & Clay 12, Sandstone 5, Clay & Sand 4, Sandstone & Clay 4
200–300 ftSand 24, Clay 20, Sandstone & Clay 6, Sand & Clay 6, Clay & Sand 3, Clay And Sand 2
300–500 ftClay 8, Sand 8, Layered Sand & Shale 2, Hard Clay 1, Sand Mixed With Clay 1, Clay And Sand Streaks 1
500–1000 ftClay 2, Sand & Rock 1, Sand 1, Hard Clay 1, Sandy Clay, Stick In Places 1, Sticky Clay 1
1000–5000 ftSand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 79-47, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING44260752003–2024
ESN-South28122004
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.17252006–2013
EnviroCore, Inc.10262011–2019
Vortex Drilling, Inc.9302016–2018
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.52008
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.46502018
Fugro Consultants3352013
BULLS EYE SERVICES LLC2285602024
J&S WATER WELLS21,0355002021
M&C WATERWELL DRILLING2420752009
dba Universal Drilling Services2682003
MARTIN WATER WELLS11212009
ESN1272005
dba Universal Drillinmg Services1402003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor6045.8%25
Rig Supply2116.0%280
Domestic1914.5%300
Environmental Soil Boring1713.0%20
Industrial53.8%260
Stock43.1%180
Test Well32.3%30
Irrigation21.5%340
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s762725
2010s493535
2020s630030

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 79-47. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
57049720211,035500Industrial
4813852018650Monitor
4813842018650Monitor
4813822018650Monitor
4813812018650Monitor
199400200942012075Rig Supply
199397200942012075Rig Supply
57047020213901280Rig Supply
50928420193802175Rig Supply
14465120083684550Rig Supply

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 79-47?

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This grid falls in Refugio County, Karnes County.

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