texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 79-52

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Bee County and San Patricio County. 103 reports, median depth 220 ft.

103Reports
220 ftMedian depth
38 ftWater at
75 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 79-52

Logged in state well grid 79-52, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 42, Topsoil 14, Top Soil 13, Sand 12, Caliche 10, Gray Topsoil 8
25–50 ftClay 18, Sand 9, Caliche 5, Sand & Clay 4, Sandstone 4, Clay & Sand 4
50–100 ftClay 29, Sand 21, Red Clay 8, Caliche 8, Sandstone 7, White Clay 7
100–200 ftSand 44, Clay 37, Clay & Sand 12, Sand & Clay 11, Sand And Clay 8, Red Clay 10
200–300 ftSand 12, Clay 7, Sand W/ Clay Streaks 4, Red Coarse Sand T.D. 3, Sand Streaks And Clay 2, Sandstone & Clay 2
300–500 ftClay, Gray, Silty Firm 1, Sand 1, Shale 1, Blue Clay 1, Blue And Red Clay 2, Sand, Gray Med-Fine Calc 1
500–1000 ftSand 1, Shale 1, Clay, Gray, Silty Firm 1, Sand, Gray, Med-Fine Calc 1, Clay, Gray, Silty, Firm 1, Sand, Gray, Med-Fine 1
1000–5000 ftSand 1, Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 79-52, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING41210502003–2026
B.T. Sikes Water Wells, Inc.202201002003–2017
B & L Water Well Drilling Co13157402005–2025
MARTIN WATER WELLS112382005–2022
James Pawlik Water Well Service, Inc.44005002011–2024
Wild C Ranch22802025
Premier Hydro2650502019
Friedel Drilling Company21002007
Mikes Drilling and Pump Service1162302020
McKinley Drilling11,1302019
EDWARD PAWLIK & SON W S13202752014
Edward Pawlik & Son Well Serv.12401002007
James Pawlik Well Service13402006
Edward Pawlik & Son Well Service12201502005
M&C WATERWELL DRILLING11002006

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic7370.9%220
Stock1514.6%210
Rig Supply65.8%257
Irrigation54.9%360
Monitor21.9%650
Industrial21.9%1,130
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s3821035
2010s4122539
2020s2421038

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 79-52. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
50886520191,13023Industrial
60755020196503030Monitor
284053201245237500Irrigation
308776201240043500Irrigation
274838201136039Irrigation
204747200634035Irrigation
63530820233203775Domestic
365455201432037275Rig Supply
489394201830045120Stock
98107200630042100Irrigation

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 79-52?

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This grid falls in Bee County, San Patricio County, Refugio County.

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