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Texas well grid 83-15

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in San Patricio County and Nueces County. 365 reports, median depth 25 ft.

365Reports
25 ftMedian depth
17 ftWater at
40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 83-15

Logged in state well grid 83-15, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand 144, Clay 118, Topsoil 43, Clay, Shale 18, Sandy Clay 15, Sandy, Silty Clay, Medium Dark Gray 15
25–50 ftClay 69, Sand 47, Broken Sand 6, Sand/Sea Shell 5, Sandstone 4, Sand & Clay 4
50–100 ftSand 59, Clay 31, Red Clay 8, Sand & Clay 8, Sand & Shell 5, Sand/Shell 5
100–200 ftRed Sand 9, Sand 7, Red Sand With Sand Stone 3, Clay 3, Samd 1, Tan Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 83-15, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Ballard Water Well Co. LLC761002002007–2019
EnviroCore, Inc.57142003–2018
Vortex Drilling, Inc.52152006–2018
Gainco, Inc.511322012–2015
Mikes Drilling and Pump Service3790252009–2026
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING2790252003–2025
Mikes Drilling2780252007–2015
Environmental FX252007
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.4202015
Metcalf Drilling390252003–2004
Rock Engineering2302020
ESN-South22003–2008
MARTIN WATER WELLS11532024
Metcalf Driling190502006

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring11030.1%15
Monitor8824.1%15
De-watering6618.1%100
Irrigation5414.8%90
Domestic287.7%90
Industrial92.5%45
Other71.9%80
Stock20.5%90
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s1431517
2010s1902017
2020s329018

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 83-15. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
670190202415330Irrigation
38088320141503330Domestic
57816220211452445Irrigation
10720720071412440Irrigation
25584120111403245Irrigation
69337620251392140Irrigation
29088420121392540Irrigation
48937420181354020Domestic
48304420181352730Irrigation
39751920151352135Irrigation

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 83-15?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

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This grid falls in San Patricio County, Nueces County, Aransas County.

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