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Texas well grid 83-03

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Nueces County and San Patricio County. 358 reports, median depth 200 ft.

358Reports
200 ftMedian depth
50 ftWater at
80 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 83-03

Logged in state well grid 83-03, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 96, Sand 51, Top Soil 27, Red Clay 23, Topsoil 15, No Recovery 5
25–50 ftClay 68, Sand 28, Red Clay 9, Caliche 4, Broken Sand 4, Caliche & Sand 4
50–100 ftClay 63, Sand 47, Caliche & Sand 9, Red Clay 10, Caliche And Sand 8, Red Coarse Sand 8
100–200 ftSand 97, Clay 91, Red Clay 24, Red Coarse Sand 13, Broken Sand 13, Caliche & Sand 9
200–300 ftSand 55, Clay 36, Red Clay 11, Red Coarse Sand 11, Red Coarse Sand T.D. 8, Brown Clay 4
300–500 ftClay 14, Sand 12, Brown Clay 3, Brown Sand 4, Tan Sand 3, Tan Clay 2
500–1000 ftSand 9, Clay 9, Brown Clay 4, Shale/Clay 5, White Sand 3, Light Grey Sand 2
1000–5000 ftSand 2, Sand/ Gray Clay 1, Sand/Clay 1, Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 83-03, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.133202008–2014
MARTIN WATER WELLS88222202003–2025
B.T. Sikes Water Wells, Inc.342651002003–2019
Gainco, Inc.18202017–2019
James Pawlik Water Well Service, Inc.108041,0002012–2026
Strata Core Drilling Co.9202010
Alpine Field Services7292012–2014
Weisinger Incorporated68331,5072025
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING6290602004–2021
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling5202019
ESN-South5182009
Bradfute Water Well Drilling5280352003–2004
Right Drill, LLC.4252025
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP4202022
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.31,0652025
Busselman Water Wells, LLC31851002025
PAGE WATER WELL32801002015–2021
Jones Environmental Drilling, Inc.32003
Mikes Drilling2265602007–2015
BT Sikes Water Wells Inc.22401002011–2013
Evans Drilling2160452009
James Pawlik Water Wll Service, Inc.14502018
Mikes Drilling and Pump Service1178152016
James Pawlik Water Well Serv.14305002005
Rangnow Water Well Service12901002011

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic11131.0%258
Environmental Soil Boring10027.9%15
Monitor8824.6%20
Industrial143.9%257
Rig Supply143.9%280
Stock143.9%193
Public Supply92.5%835
Irrigation72.0%430
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s18722251
2010s10918053
2020s6224318

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 83-03. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
50400620182,2589040Domestic
70921420251,066Public Supply
70921320251,065Public Supply
70134920251,05081,107Public Supply
7303642026887851,000Industrial
7257482026884761,000Industrial
7238722026835Public Supply
701348202583521,507Public Supply
701395202583341,507Public Supply
7243192026820301,000Industrial

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 Nueces County, San Patricio County, Aransas County.

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