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Texas well grid 80-49

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Aransas County and Lavaca County. 138 reports, median depth 182 ft.

138Reports
182 ftMedian depth
37 ftWater at
45 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 80-49

Logged in state well grid 80-49, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand 103, Clay 44, Blue Clay 8, Sand & Shell 7, Sand & Clay 6, Concrete And Base 4
25–50 ftClay 39, Sand 28, Sand/Sea Shell 11, Sand & Clay 10, Sand & Shell 8, Blue Clay 6
50–100 ftClay 56, Sand 25, Red Clay 19, Sand & Clay 9, Clay & Sand 6, Clay And Sand 5
100–200 ftSand 63, Clay 29, Sand & Clay 14, Red Sand 16, Sandstone 8, Sand And Clay 6
200–300 ftSand 5, Clay 3, Sand W/ Clay Streaks 2, Red Clay 1, Clay, Sand, & Shell 1, Sand & Clay 1
300–500 ftSand 2, Clay 3, Shale 2, Clay & Shell 1, Silty Sand 1, Yellow Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 80-49, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING77195502003–2025
Mikes Drilling and Pump Service26184402009–2026
Mikes Drilling11170252006–2014
Timberwolf Environmental8132025
Front Range Drilling, Inc.4162012
EnviroCore, Inc.3182014
Metcalf Drilling3203252003–2006
Lynch Water Well Drilling Inc.24604122010–2015
Talon/LPE11502018
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.13002009
John Hines Water Well Service1161202009
J & S Water Wells1702007

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic9367.4%190
Irrigation1611.6%179
Monitor128.7%13
Stock53.6%165
Rig Supply42.9%320
Environmental Soil Boring42.9%16
Public Supply32.2%460
Industrial10.7%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s5719030
2010s5018039
2020s3118048

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 80-49. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
220817201046024285Public Supply
452192201744011100Rig Supply
393143201540031412Public Supply
108433200732012100Rig Supply
1059542007280575Rig Supply
61559220222251265Rig Supply
58241720212154445Domestic
71232020252104040Domestic
69690420252107125Irrigation
64412020232104835Irrigation

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 80-49?

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This grid falls in Aransas County, Lavaca County, Refugio County.

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