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Texas well grid 79-63

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Aransas County and Refugio County. 116 reports, median depth 313 ft.

116Reports
313 ftMedian depth
12 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 79-63

Logged in state well grid 79-63, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 72, Top Soil 33, Sand 24, Topsoil 11, Clay & Sand. 7, Red Clay 6
25–50 ftClay 25, Sand 7, Sand/Sea Shell 5, Clay & Sand 4, Sand & Clay 2, Sand & Shell 2
50–100 ftClay 33, Sand 19, Red Clay 9, Sand And Clay 5, Sandstone 4, Sand/Shell 4
100–200 ftClay 55, Sand 39, Sand & Clay 15, Sand And Clay 9, Red Sand 9, Sandstone 5
200–300 ftSand 42, Clay 44, Sand & Clay 10, Clay & Sand 5, Sand And Clay 6, Clay And Sand 4
300–500 ftSand 41, Clay 34, Sand & Clay 13, Sand And Clay 6, Clay & Sand 7, Clay And Sand 4
500–1000 ftShale 1, Rocks & Sand 1, Hard Shale 1, Hard Blue Clay 1, Sand 1, Gray Sand 1
1000–5000 ftSand 1, Shale 1, Hard Shale 1, Rocks & Sand 1, Shale & Sand Streaks 1, Shale & Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 79-63, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING54400602003–2026
Vortex Drilling, Inc.20452018
Mikes Drilling and Pump Service14230502009–2025
Mikes Drilling8337352006–2015
MARTIN WATER WELLS63192008–2024
J&S WATER WELLS4630802007–2016
B.T. Sikes Water Wells, Inc.4270802004–2010
PAGE WATERWELL23201002007
Thompson Water Well1142402012
CARTER WATER WELL DRLLING1280752011
Metcalf Drilling172502003
Vaughn Water Well Service, Inc.1542005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic7968.1%320
Monitor1210.3%50
Environmental Soil Boring86.9%45
Rig Supply54.3%402
Test Well43.4%165
Stock43.4%337
Industrial32.6%390
Public Supply10.9%630
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s3937218
2010s5416912
2020s2331713

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 79-63. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
43161920162,410880Test Well
191934200763012250Public Supply
183336200451010100Domestic
4994802018500860Domestic
36686320145001575Domestic
145518200847617100Domestic
50804220194751775Rig Supply
46505820174651175Domestic
71824820264601660Domestic
49768920184601250Domestic

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 79-63?

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This grid falls in Aransas County, Refugio County, San Patricio County, DeWitt County.

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