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Texas well grid 83-08

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Aransas County and Nueces County. 286 reports, median depth 167 ft.

286Reports
167 ftMedian depth
45 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 83-08

Logged in state well grid 83-08, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand 216, Clay 64, Blue Clay 36, Sand & Shell 14, Carbon Black 12, Sand/Shell 10
25–50 ftSand/Sea Shell 52, Clay 37, Sand 21, Blue Clay 21, Sand & Shell 20, Sand/Shell 15
50–100 ftClay 89, Red Clay 68, Sand 42, Clay & Sand 15, Sand/Shell 12, Sand And Shell 9
100–200 ftSand 88, Red Sand 69, Clay 51, Sandstone 22, Sand & Clay 19, Red Clay 23

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 83-08, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Mikes Drilling and Pump Service85168302009–2026
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING83180352003–2026
Mikes Drilling49163252006–2015
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.25142014–2015
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC16152017–2018
MARTIN WATER WELLS91802023–2024
EnviroCore, Inc.5202018
Metcalf Drilling5163252003–2006
Alpine Field Services42005
Lynn A. Stapleton2169202009
John Hines Water Well Service1129102011
ESN12008
John Hines W. W. S.1180102007

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic21374.5%170
Monitor4616.1%15
Irrigation165.6%167
Stock51.7%50
Environmental Soil Boring51.7%
Industrial10.3%185
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s6916942
2010s14716244
2020s7018048

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 83-08. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
67679620242156515Irrigation
72994720262005935Domestic
647302202319540Domestic
31540320131956430Domestic
647301202319135Domestic
17856520061885260Domestic
72548920261875835Domestic
72513920261877811Irrigation
71550920261875245Domestic
70717420251876850Domestic

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 83-08?

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This grid falls in Aransas County, Nueces County.

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