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Texas well grid 83-05

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in San Patricio County and Nueces County. 289 reports, median depth 53 ft.

289Reports
53 ftMedian depth
22 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 83-05

Logged in state well grid 83-05, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftNo Recovery 85, Silty Clay 33, Fine Sand 31, Clay 26, Road Base 24, Cl: Lean Clay With Sand, (Cl) Brown, Moist, Stiff, Low Plast 18
25–50 ftFine Sand 29, Sandy Clay 17, Clay 14, Sand 12, Fine Sand. 8, Clayey Sand, Tan 8
50–100 ftClay 47, Clay. 30, Wet Sand 27, Sand 16, Wet Sand. 20, Sandy Clay, Gray 5
100–200 ftSand 16, Clay 11, Sand And Clay 4, Broken Sand 3, Sand & Clay 2, Sand Stone And Clay 2
200–300 ftSand 10, Clay 5, Sand & Clay 2, Sand And Clay 2, Sand Stone And Clay 2, Clay & Sand 1
300–500 ftSand W Streaks Of Clay 1, Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 83-05, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC106652013–2017
Vortex Drilling, Inc.39152010–2019
EnviroCore, Inc.29302003–2025
ECI21602006–2008
Cascade Technical Services20122019
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING17250752003–2026
Cascade Drilling11252011–2024
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.10302004–2005
ECO DRILLING10302002
Timberwolf Environmental8332025
MARTIN WATER WELLS71432003–2025
Gainco, Inc.3372010–2014
sotex water well service1400302026
Mikes Drilling and Pump Service1145502017
Mikes Drilling114562015
Jones Environmental Drilling, Inc.1322011
RIOMAR ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLING1202011
B.T. Sikes Water Wells, Inc.11002009
Victor's Water Well Drilling Co1240602010
Fugro Geosciences, Inc.1582003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor20771.6%60
Environmental Soil Boring5318.3%12
Domestic165.5%220
Rig Supply62.1%260
Industrial41.4%280
Stock31.0%145
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s745432
2010s1896414
2020s263017

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 83-05. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
728043202640015530Domestic
169552200934832Domestic
1000222006300Industrial
573968202128031320Rig Supply
15956120052803250Industrial
72185520262702475Domestic
57256820212603275Rig Supply
53125720192604060Rig Supply
13077420072543975Rig Supply
34076020132501775Domestic

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 83-05?

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This grid falls in San Patricio County, Nueces County.

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