# Well grid 79-60, Texas — San Patricio — how deep, and through what

> 317 well reports in Texas state well grid 79-60, covering San Patricio. Median depth 105 ft.

## Texas well grid 79-60

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in [San Patricio County](/county/san-patricio.md). **317** reports, median depth **105 ft**.

### What you will drill through in grid 79-60

*Logged in state well grid 79-60, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.*

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Clay** 90 , **Red Clay** 37 , **Top Soil** 36 , **Topsoil** 31 , **Sand** 23 , **Caliche** 11 |
| 25–50 ft | **Clay** 31 , **Sand** 22 , **Red Coarse Sand** 19 , **Sand & Clay** 9 , **Sand And Clay** 8 , **Caliche** 6 |
| 50–100 ft | **Clay** 52 , **Sand** 49 , **Sand & Clay** 17 , **Red Clay** 18 , **Caliche & Sand** 10 , **Sand And Clay** 11 |
| 100–200 ft | **Sand** 80 , **Clay** 65 , **Red Clay** 22 , **Red Coarse Sand** 15 , **Sand & Clay** 19 , **Sand And Clay** 16 |
| 200–300 ft | **Sand** 41 , **Clay** 19 , **Sand & Clay** 9 , **Blue Coarse Sand T.D.** 4 , **Sandstone** 3 , **Shale** 3 |
| 300–500 ft | **Grey Sand** 1 , **Grey Clay** 1 , **Clay** 1 , **Sandstone & Clay** 1 , **Sand** 1 , **Sand & Clay** 1 |

### Who drills here

*Licensed firms in state well grid 79-60, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING](/driller/carter-water-well-drilling.md) | 62 | 220 | 50 | 2003–2026 |
| [B.T. Sikes Water Wells, Inc.](/driller/b-t-sikes-water-wells-inc.md) | 51 | 210 | 80 | 2003–2018 |
| [Vortex Drilling, Inc.](/driller/vortex-drilling-inc.md) | 43 | 2 | — | 2007–2018 |
| [MARTIN WATER WELLS](/driller/martin-water-wells.md) | 32 | 262 | — | 2003–2026 |
| [Talon Drilling, LP](/driller/talon-drilling-lp.md) | 24 | 27 | — | 2002–2008 |
| [Gainco, Inc.](/driller/gainco-inc.md) | 15 | 30 | — | 2010–2022 |
| [Envirotech Drilling Services LLC](/driller/envirotech-drilling-services-llc.md) | 14 | 25 | — | 2015–2024 |
| [BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.](/driller/best-drilling-services-inc.md) | 14 | 35 | — | 2010–2020 |
| [EnviroCore, Inc.](/driller/envirocore-inc.md) | 11 | 24 | — | 2015–2021 |
| [H/ET](/driller/h-et.md) | 7 | 27 | — | 2008 |
| [Tolunay-Wong Engineers,Inc](/driller/tolunay-wong-engineers-inc.md) | 5 | 15 | — | 2018 |
| [Vortex Drilling Partners, LP](/driller/vortex-drilling-partners-lp.md) | 4 | 15 | — | 2021 |
| [Thomas Moy and Sons Water Well Drilling Inc.](/driller/thomas-moy-and-sons-water-well-drilling-inc.md) | 4 | 260 | 80 | 2020 |
| [Mikes Drilling](/driller/mikes-drilling.md) | 4 | 215 | 70 | 2006–2015 |
| [Mikes Drilling and Pump Service](/driller/mikes-drilling-and-pump-service.md) | 3 | 135 | 75 | 2023–2025 |
| [PAGE WATER WELL](/driller/page-water-well.md) | 3 | 300 | 60 | 2020–2023 |
| [Right Drill, LLC.](/driller/right-drill-llc.md) | 2 | 20 | — | 2024 |
| [James Pawlik Water Wll Service, Inc.](/driller/james-pawlik-water-wll-service-inc.md) | 2 | 350 | 80 | 2018–2019 |
| [Evans Drilling](/driller/evans-drilling.md) | 2 | 280 | 70 | 2013 |
| [Hydrogeologic/Environmental Testing](/driller/hydrogeologic-environmental-testing.md) | 2 | 48 | — | 2009 |
| [Wild C Ranch](/driller/wild-c-ranch.md) | 1 | 300 | — | 2026 |
| [Richardson Water Well Drilling](/driller/richardson-water-well-drilling.md) | 1 | 145 | 80 | 2021 |
| 4-H Drilling | 1 | 240 | — | 2020 |
| BT Sikes Water Wells Inc. | 1 | 220 | 60 | 2011 |
| Lynn A. Stapleton | 1 | 127 | 12 | 2009 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 152 | 47.9% | 220 |
| Monitor | 92 | 29.0% | 25 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 38 | 12.0% | 2 |
| Rig Supply | 8 | 2.5% | 260 |
| Test Well | 7 | 2.2% | 30 |
| Irrigation | 6 | 1.9% | 300 |
| Injection | 6 | 1.9% | 75 |
| Industrial | 5 | 1.6% | 263 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94 | 100 | 27 |
| 2010s | 136 | 75 | 25 |
| 2020s | 87 | 170 | 25 |

### The deepest reports on file

*Deepest reports in state well grid 79-60. Column one is the tracking number.*

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204733 | 2006 | 470 | 45 | — | Irrigation |
| 452056 | 2017 | 420 | 34 | 60 | Domestic |
| 123503 | 2007 | 370 | 44 | 400 | Domestic |
| 482204 | 2018 | 350 | 29 | — | Irrigation |
| 522648 | 2019 | 328 | 38 | — | Rig Supply |
| 259299 | 2011 | 314 | 51 | 75 | Domestic |
| 708489 | 2025 | 307 | — | — | Domestic |
| 720860 | 2026 | 300 | 35 | — | Domestic |
| 544753 | 2020 | 300 | 25 | 60 | Irrigation |
| 544715 | 2020 | 300 | 25 | 60 | Irrigation |

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](/county/san-patricio.md).

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Fonte: Texas Submitted Driller's Report Database — Texas Water Development Board, from reports filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Recolha: 2026-08-23