texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 83-06

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in San Patricio County. 491 reports, median depth 20 ft.

491Reports
20 ftMedian depth
13 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 83-06

Logged in state well grid 83-06, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 29, Caliche Fill 21, Silty Clay, Dark Gray, Medium Plasticity, Dry, Medium Stiff, 17, Sand 14, Concrete 14, Silty Sand; Gray 14
25–50 ftClay 10, Sand 9, Clay; Gray & Tan 8, Silty Clay, Light Yellow Brown 5, Clay, Lt. Gray 5, Clay; Gray 4
50–100 ftClay 16, Sand 10, Broken Sand 4, Caliche 2, Caliche And Sand 1, Red Clay 1
100–200 ftClay 14, Sand 14, Broken Sand 5, Red Sand 2, Caliche & Sand 2, Red Sand Sand Stone 1
200–300 ftSand 8, Clay 5, Broken Sand 2, Sand Stone 1, Sand Streaks And Clay 1, Gray Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 83-06, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.140202010–2018
EnviroCore, Inc.64202008–2019
Fugro Geosciences, Inc.54272001–2003
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.38252005–2025
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP38152020–2022
Gainco, Inc.332022011–2021
Select Drilling Services, LLC.20122016
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC18202015–2025
Sunbelt Industrial Services13222019–2020
MARTIN WATER WELLS112562005–2026
Pacific West Environmental and Infrastructure7252025–2026
Professional Service Industries72014
Vista GeoScience6202015
Mikes Drilling5143502007–2015
Fugro5552011
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling4172019
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING4270602004–2018
Tolunay-Wong Engineers,Inc4252017–2018
Mikes Drilling and Pump Service3145402009–2023
Cascade Technical Services3202017
JEDI Drilling Contractors3182008
Alpine Field Services3102004
Terra Power Drilling LLC2252017
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP22003
dba Universal Drilling Services2302003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor31363.7%24
Environmental Soil Boring15130.8%15
Industrial81.6%270
Irrigation61.2%157
Domestic51.0%225
Test Well40.8%17
Stock20.4%143
Other10.2%269
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s1043020
2010s2942012
2020s931813

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 83-06. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
177810200532012Industrial
486178201830010Industrial
17071520042702560Industrial
16031820052702260Industrial
43856920162691875Other
7141042025265Irrigation
238882201026420Rig Supply
4196542016263Industrial
419601201625610Industrial
50451420182502950Domestic

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 San Patricio County.

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