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Texas well grid 79-50

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in San Patricio County and Bee County. 180 reports, median depth 190 ft.

180Reports
190 ftMedian depth
60 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 79-50

Logged in state well grid 79-50, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 56, Caliche 35, Red Clay 28, Clay 23, Topsoil 21, Sand 16
25–50 ftCaliche 13, Clay 11, Sand 6, Sand And Gravel 4, Sand & Gravel 4, Caliche & Clay 3
50–100 ftSand 20, Clay 13, Red Coarse Sand 12, Sand & Gravel 10, Caliche 9, Sand And Clay 9
100–200 ftSand 34, Clay 21, Blue Clay 15, Red Coarse Sand 13, Red Clay 13, Sand And Clay 11
200–300 ftSand 16, Red Clay 12, Clay 9, Blue Clay 7, Sand & Clay 7, Clay & Sand 3
300–500 ftRed Clay 11, Sand 10, Blue Clay 6, Sand & Clay 4, Fine Gray Sand 2, Brown Sand 2
500–1000 ftClay 1, Sand W/ Shale Streaks 1, Clay Red & Blue 1, Sand .008 1, Shale 1, Sand .006 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 79-50, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
B.T. Sikes Water Wells, Inc.62220702003–2018
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING26150352011–2025
Bradfute Water Well Drilling14200402003–2011
B & L Water Well Drilling Co10123402005–2019
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC8202025
MARTIN WATER WELLS82002003–2021
James Pawlik Water Well Service, Inc.5420402012–2025
Rock Engineering4132016
Bradfute Water Well4260352005–2012
PAWLIK & SON W.S.33751002015–2017
Vortex Drilling, Inc.3102007
Wild C Ranch23402025
Thompson Water Well2142702013
James Pawlik Well Service25705002006
M&C WATERWELL DRILLING2502007–2009
Redgy Sullivan Drilling, Inc.25202003
The Loftis Company11902024
Chaffin Water Well Service16672302023
4H Drilling Company1350182022
PAGE WATER WELL1460602021
Mikes Drilling and Pump Service1118172021
Schaefer Water Well1400222015
BT Sikes Water Wells Inc.1752015
Charles O Bradfute1320502014
EDWARD PAWLIK & SON W S15001002013

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic14882.2%200
Environmental Soil Boring105.6%20
Stock73.9%146
Rig Supply52.8%460
Other42.2%13
Irrigation42.2%560
Public Supply10.6%667
Monitor10.6%41
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s8320063
2010s5818060
2020s3918051

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 79-50. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
656711202366785230Public Supply
253287200657065500Irrigation
20197720095657890Domestic
1013872003560Irrigation
253284200654055500Irrigation
4524092017530232200Domestic
585882003520Irrigation
3512642013500108100Rig Supply
1686052004500108100Domestic
247023201148010850Domestic

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.

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This grid falls in San Patricio County, Bee County, Live Oak County, Nueces County.

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