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Texas well grid 80-17

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Victoria County. 436 reports, median depth 65 ft.

436Reports
65 ftMedian depth
40 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 80-17

Logged in state well grid 80-17, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 87, Tan Clay 80, Sand 57, Tan Sand 59, Top Soil 51, Topsoil 34
25–50 ftSand 55, Clay 40, Clayey Sand 7, Sandy Clay 4, Tan Clay 6, Gravel 6
50–100 ftSand 81, Clay 53, Gray Clay 11, Gravel 10, Sandy Clay 12, Sand And Gravel 7
100–200 ftSand 31, Clay 23, Sand And Gravel 5, Sandy Clay 5, Gravel 5, Coarse Sand 4
200–300 ftClay 9, Sand 8, Green Clay 2, Silty Sand 2, Sand And Gravel 2, Gray Clay 1
300–500 ftClay 3, Sand 2, Sand Strks. 1, Red Clay 1, Yellowish Gray Sand 1, Greenish Red Sandy Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 80-17, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Sunbelt Industrial Services60252011
Vortex Drilling, Inc.47102009–2025
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.41502004–2025
Cady's Water wells32100752006–2023
WALKER HILL ENVIRONMENTAL INC27852017–2025
A C Water Well Service23100302015–2025
Hydrex Environmental, Inc.18332024
Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling14202024
Friedel Drilling Company13170802008–2025
Cascade Drilling121172026
Rangnow Water Well Service12140502006–2025
leeper w.w.12140202004–2014
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING11150402004–2026
A C Water Well Serv.11115302013–2021
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC8352023–2025
Nickel Water Well Service8118502014–2022
Lynch Water Well Drilling Inc.82851502001–2015
Mikes Drilling and Pump Service785502021–2023
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP7202022
WB Southern Drilling LLC61431002023–2024
Braun Intertec Cororation6672019
Everett Carroll Water Well Service6110452003–2006
EnviroCore, Inc.5442021
Thompson Water Well587502007–2012
Strata Core Drilling Co.5162011

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor16638.1%40
Domestic15836.2%110
Environmental Soil Boring8319.0%20
Industrial81.8%285
Stock61.4%110
Public Supply61.4%260
Test Well61.4%50
Rig Supply20.5%200
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s749337
2010s2175040
2020s1458542

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 80-17. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
7226692026447Monitor
32861520123924680Irrigation
4939652018350240Industrial
128362200734243100Domestic
650874202330060150Domestic
664636202429252100Domestic
155301200829037Industrial
584427202128615Industrial
193787200928537Industrial
592085202128415Industrial

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 80-17?

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This grid falls in Victoria County.

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