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Texas well grid 79-64

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Aransas County and San Patricio County. 1,099 reports, median depth 170 ft.

1,099Reports
170 ftMedian depth
49 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 79-64

Logged in state well grid 79-64, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand 905, Clay 300, Blue Clay 125, Sand & Shell 100, Sand And Shell 37, Poorly Graded Sand With Silt (Sp-Sm): Fine-Grained, Non-Plas 11
25–50 ftSand/Sea Shell 172, Clay 137, Sand & Shell 119, Sand And Clay Mix 89, Blue Clay 87, Sand 62
50–100 ftClay 440, Red Clay 309, Sand 110, Clay & Sand 70, Sand & Clay 55, Sand/Shell 44
100–200 ftSand 431, Red Sand 314, Clay 181, Sand & Clay 116, Sandstone 100, Sand & Shell 101
200–300 ftSand 8, Clay 3, Sand & Clay 2, Red Sand 1, Red Clay 1, Sand & Shell 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 79-64, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING445180342003–2026
Mikes Drilling and Pump Service377167302007–2026
Mikes Drilling115163302006–2015
Metcalf Drilling33159352003–2006
Vortex Drilling, Inc.27102007–2019
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.24152024–2025
Front Range Drilling, Inc.11152009–2014
MARTIN WATER WELLS101952024–2026
Jones Environmental Drilling, Inc.102005
John Hines Water Well Service8150302007–2010
Wild C Ranch61802025–2026
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC6202019
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP42006–2013
Gainco, Inc.3252020
sotex water well service2220252026
Cady's Water wells2200142009
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.22004
A C Water Well Service11962023
EnviroCore, Inc.1152020
CARTE WATER WELL DRILLING1180452014
Metcaln Drilling1163352006
Lynn A. Stapleton1168352009
Stapleton Water wells1202009
John Hines W. W. S.1100502007
Carter Drilling Co., Inc11951002003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic79272.1%170
Irrigation20618.7%183
Monitor524.7%15
Environmental Soil Boring363.3%12
Stock50.5%83
Industrial40.4%190
Injection20.2%178
Other10.1%49
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s35717044
2010s33816946
2020s40416954

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 79-64. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
17351020043255520Domestic
25245720053201060Domestic
97118200628029100Irrigation
3197920032652075Domestic
178532200625025100Domestic
17860420062483160Domestic
67400020242407650Domestic
66397820242405350Domestic
61679220222405630Domestic
17952620042353175Domestic

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 Aransas County, San Patricio County.

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