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Texas well grid 83-19

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Nueces County. 210 reports, median depth 25 ft.

210Reports
25 ftMedian depth
30 ftWater at
80 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 83-19

Logged in state well grid 83-19, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 34, Silty Clay, Tan 19, Tan Sandy Clay 13, Sand 16, Top Soil 15, Brown Sandy Clay 13
25–50 ftClay 20, Sand 18, Clay, Brown Matrix, Very Stiff, Dry, Low Plastic. 6, Sand, Light Brown Matrix, Dense, Damp Matrix That Grades To 4, Broken Sand 4, Caliche And Sand 3
50–100 ftClay 30, Sand 25, Broken Sand 5, Caliche And Sand 4, Clayey Sand; Tan 2, Gravel & Sand 2
100–200 ftClay 37, Sand 27, Caliche & Sand 4, Broken Sand 4, Caliche 3, Caliche And Sand 3
200–300 ftClay 34, Sand 30, Caliche & Sand 5, Caliche And Sand 5, Broken Sand 5, Caliche 2
300–500 ftSand 30, Clay 23, Red Clay 3, Sand And Clay 1, Red Coarse Sand T.D. 2, Broken Sand 1
500–1000 ftSand 1, Clay 1, Red Med. Fine Sand 1, Red Coarse Sand Td 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 83-19, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.38202004–2012
MARTIN WATER WELLS354002003–2026
EnviroCore, Inc.23252011–2021
Vortex Drilling, Inc.20202015–2019
Alpine Field Services13242004
Hydrogeologic/Environmental Testing9382008–2012
boartlongyear92009
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP7352019–2023
Savage Excavation6202024
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling6202021
J.E.D.I. Drilling Contractors,Inc.5212006
JEDI Drilling Contactors,Inc5182005
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC4252013–2018
B.T. Sikes Water Wells, Inc.4470802004–2008
ECI42007
Jones Environmental Drilling, Inc.4152004
H/ET3382015–2026
Fugro3402014
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.3432008
Jones Enviromental Drilling Inc.3172004
CARTER WATER WELL DRILLING14001002018
Victor's Water Well Drilling Co1360452010
JEDI Drilling Contractors1192007
Prospector Drilling and Tool Co., Inc.1262005
dba Universal Drilling Services1252004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor10248.6%25
Environmental Soil Boring5023.8%20
Domestic188.6%415
Industrial178.1%407
Test Well157.1%20
Rig Supply62.9%400
Stock10.5%380
Irrigation10.5%447
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s962429
2010s863030
2020s282532

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 83-19. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
234169201074042Industrial
146415200755540100Domestic
402624201552825Domestic
287033201250045Domestic
166376200450029Domestic
166411200548050Domestic
16492720044703880Domestic
437396201646343Industrial
2383302010447Irrigation
538067202044222Domestic

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 Nueces County.

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