# Well grid 83-16, Texas — Nueces, Aransas — how deep, and through what

> 400 well reports in Texas state well grid 83-16, covering Nueces, Aransas, San Patricio. Median depth 27 ft.

## Texas well grid 83-16

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in [Nueces County](/county/nueces.md) and [Aransas County](/county/aransas.md). **400** reports, median depth **27 ft**.

### What you will drill through in grid 83-16

*Logged in state well grid 83-16, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.*

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Sand** 149 , **Sand, Gray** 11 , **Water** 12 , **Sand, Tan** 11 , **Clayey Sand, Gray** 8 , **Silty Sand, Brown, Dry** 11 |
| 25–50 ft | **Sand, Gray** 9 , **Silty Clay - Dark Gray, Saturated, Soft, Medium Plastic, Int** 6 , **Unconsolidated: Sediment And Sand, Saturated** 7 , **Clayey Sand, Gray** 4 , **Sandy Clay, Gray** 3 , **Sandy Clay, Lt. Gray** 4 |
| 50–100 ft | **Sand, Gray** 7 , **Sand, Tan/Red** 3 , **Sandy Clay, Lt. Gray** 2 , **Sandy Clay, Gray** 2 , **Sand - Tan, Saturated, Loose, Fine-Grained** 2 , **Sand** 1 |
| 100–200 ft | **Red Clay** 1 , **Sand With Clay Mix** 1 , **Sand** 1 |

### Who drills here

*Licensed firms in state well grid 83-16, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Gainco, Inc.](/driller/gainco-inc.md) | 126 | 10 | — | 2009–2017 |
| [Mikes Drilling and Pump Service](/driller/mikes-drilling-and-pump-service.md) | 91 | 27 | 15 | 2009–2026 |
| [Mikes Drilling](/driller/mikes-drilling.md) | 54 | 27 | 18 | 2006–2015 |
| [Envirotech Drilling Services LLC](/driller/envirotech-drilling-services-llc.md) | 30 | 15 | — | 2019–2025 |
| [Tolunay-Wong Engineers,Inc](/driller/tolunay-wong-engineers-inc.md) | 21 | 10 | — | 2019 |
| [BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.](/driller/best-drilling-services-inc.md) | 18 | 70 | — | 2006–2019 |
| [APOLLO Environmental Strategies, Inc.](/driller/apollo-environmental-strategies-inc.md) | 17 | 10 | — | 2004 |
| [CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING](/driller/carter-water-well-drilling.md) | 12 | 37 | 12 | 2009–2010 |
| [Alliance Maintenance & Services, Inc.](/driller/alliance-maintenance-services-inc.md) | 6 | — | — | 2011 |
| [Vortex Drilling Partners, LP](/driller/vortex-drilling-partners-lp.md) | 5 | 20 | — | 2021 |
| [Front Range Drilling, Inc.](/driller/front-range-drilling-inc.md) | 4 | 24 | 25 | 2015–2026 |
| [EnviroCore, Inc.](/driller/envirocore-inc.md) | 4 | 16 | — | 2011–2020 |
| [JEDI Drilling Contractors](/driller/jedi-drilling-contractors.md) | 3 | 8 | — | 2006 |
| [Vortex Drilling, Inc.](/driller/vortex-drilling-inc.md) | 2 | 15 | — | 2017 |
| JEDI | 2 | — | 5 | 2005 |
| [ESN-South](/driller/esn-south.md) | 2 | — | — | 2003 |
| [Geothermal Drilling inc](/driller/geothermal-drilling-inc.md) | 1 | 300 | — | 2020 |
| [Wel-Mat Drilling LLP](/driller/wel-mat-drilling-llp.md) | 1 | 25 | — | 2018 |
| [Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.](/driller/advanced-drilling-systems-inc.md) | 1 | — | — | 2011 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Soil Boring | 186 | 46.5% | 15 |
| Irrigation | 147 | 36.8% | 27 |
| Monitor | 51 | 12.8% | 12 |
| Domestic | 10 | 2.5% | 27 |
| Test Well | 3 | 0.8% | 21 |
| Industrial | 1 | 0.2% | 221 |
| Closed-Loop Geothermal | 1 | 0.2% | 300 |
| De-watering | 1 | 0.2% | 22 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51 | 27 | 6 |
| 2010s | 251 | 27 | 5 |
| 2020s | 98 | 27 | 5 |

### The deepest reports on file

*Deepest reports in state well grid 83-16. Column one is the tracking number.*

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 555079 | 2020 | 300 | — | — | Closed-Loop Geothermal |
| 712091 | 2025 | 221 | 14 | 75 | Industrial |
| 526670 | 2019 | 70 | — | — | Environmental Soil Boring |
| 526669 | 2019 | 70 | — | — | Environmental Soil Boring |
| 526667 | 2019 | 70 | — | — | Environmental Soil Boring |
| 526666 | 2019 | 70 | — | — | Environmental Soil Boring |
| 526663 | 2019 | 70 | — | — | Environmental Soil Boring |
| 526661 | 2019 | 70 | — | — | Environmental Soil Boring |
| 526660 | 2019 | 70 | — | — | Environmental Soil Boring |
| 526659 | 2019 | 70 | — | — | Environmental Soil Boring |

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 83-16?

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This grid falls in [Nueces County](/county/nueces.md), [Aransas County](/county/aransas.md), [San Patricio County](/county/san-patricio.md).

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Página: https://texas-water-wells.pages.dev/area/83-16/
Fonte: Texas Submitted Driller's Report Database — Texas Water Development Board, from reports filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Recolha: 2026-08-23