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Texas well grid 79-58

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in San Patricio County and Jim Wells County. 375 reports, median depth 170 ft.

375Reports
170 ftMedian depth
60 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 79-58

Logged in state well grid 79-58, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftRed Clay 79, Top Soil 71, Clay 52, Topsoil 58, Caliche 40, Red Coarse Sand 33
25–50 ftSand 23, Caliche 23, Clay 19, Red Clay 11, Red Coarse Sand 11, Caliche & Clay 8
50–100 ftClay 37, Red Clay 44, Sand 37, Red Coarse Sand 32, Caliche 16, Sand & Gravel 9
100–200 ftSand 63, Clay 48, Red Clay 64, Red Coarse Sand 50, Red Coarse Sand T.D. 38, Red Coarse Sand Td 22
200–300 ftSand 15, Red Clay 15, Red Coarse Sand 10, Clay 7, Red Coarse Sand T.D. 7, Clay & Sand 5
300–500 ftSand 6, Clay 3, White Sand 3, Red Coarse Sand T.D. 3, Red Clay 1, Blue And Red Clay 2
500–1000 ftClay 2, Gray Sand 1, Gray Sand W/Strips Clay 1, Gray Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 79-58, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
B.T. Sikes Water Wells, Inc.149180752003–2019
Vortex Drilling, Inc.66342006–2016
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING37180402003–2026
MARTIN WATER WELLS292152003–2026
Bradfute Water Well Drilling13180402003–2012
BT Sikes Water Wells Inc.8145752003–2015
ESN-South8312007
Pacific West Environmental and Infrastructure7102026
4H Drilling Company5180302022–2025
Bradfute Water Well4180402009–2013
EnviroCore, Inc.4402009
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.3452020–2021
Edward Pawlik & Son Well Service3320602008–2009
Moy's Water Well Drilling & Services of Texas27007002026
Richardson Water Well Drilling2312602019–2020
PAGE WATER WELL2360502018
James Pawlik Well Service26005002006–2007
B. T. Sikes Water Well Inc.2185752009
B. T. Sixes Water Wells, Inc.2300702003
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC1502025
Wild C Ranch12002025
James Pawlik Water Wll Service, Inc.14002018
BJ Sikes Water Wells Inc12402014
Richardson Water Well1250702014
B. T. Skikes Water Wells Inc.1802012

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic25868.8%180
Monitor6918.4%35
Environmental Soil Boring225.9%20
Stock102.7%200
Rig Supply51.3%211
Public Supply41.1%685
Irrigation41.1%500
Industrial20.5%320
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s18315560
2010s13518061
2020s5718053

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 79-58. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
725270202670069700Public Supply
14128120086858850Public Supply
7279982026600Public Supply
204751200660063Irrigation
221727200750032500Irrigation
252035201144088400Irrigation
597959202242863Domestic
473553201840051Irrigation
377261201439011580Domestic
33717820123708040Domestic

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, Jim Wells County.

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