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Texas well grid 83-26

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Kleberg County and Nueces County. 228 reports, median depth 25 ft.

228Reports
25 ftMedian depth
17 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 83-26

Logged in state well grid 83-26, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 25, Concrete 21, Brown Clay 17, Tannish/White Clay 16, Gray Clay 16, Top Soil 11
25–50 ftClay, Silty, Gray 5, Sandy Clay (Cl) 2, Tan Sand 4, Clay, Sandy, Gray 3, Clay, Silty, Very Plastic, Moderately Stiff, Tan To Buff, Mo 1, Clay 3
50–100 ftClay 8, Sand 7, Soft Clay 1, Shale And Clay 1, Shale With Caliche 1, Shale&Clay 1
100–200 ftClay 7, Sand 4, Shale 4, Red Clay 2, Clay / Little Sand 1, Clay / Sand 1
200–300 ftClay 8, Sand 8, Shale 3, Sandy Shale 2, Shale With Sand 1, White Clay 1
300–500 ftClay 16, Sand 13, Sandy Shale 7, Shale 3, Shale With Sand 2, Broken Sand 3
500–1000 ftSand 24, Clay 14, Shale 6, Sandy Shale 3, Brown Sand 1, Medium White Sand 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 83-26, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.61202006–2019
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP27202019–2022
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC26252023–2026
MARTIN WATER WELLS127002005–2014
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.10322020
Sunbelt Industrial Services10402008–2009
EnviroCore, Inc.9302006–2013
Select Drilling Services, LLC.8252016–2017
Alpine Field Services7252013–2014
JEDI Drilling Contractors7302008–2012
Talon Drilling, LP7202006
PAGE WATER WELL5620402010–2019
dba Universal Drilling Services5202003–2005
Alamo1 Drilling4202025–2026
Front Range Drilling, Inc.3252012
Friedel Drilling Company31,0208002002–2008
ESN-South32008
CoreCoUSA, Inc.2252023
Richardson Water Well Drilling2842602018–2019
Cinco E Inc.2785402011–2015
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.22006
PAGE WATERWELL DRILLING2720752005
ECI2252005
Weisinger Incorporated1730402026
Thomas Moy and Sons Water Well Drilling Inc.11,0004502025

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor10646.5%25
Environmental Soil Boring7834.2%20
Domestic208.8%700
Industrial62.6%1,000
Injection62.6%
Test Well52.2%30
Stock41.8%720
Public Supply20.9%865
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s802016
2010s7730177
2020s712015

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 83-26. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
1949420021,020242699Industrial
70104020251,000250450Industrial
1949520031,000268800Industrial
1714652005888157Domestic
327023201186543165Public Supply
515836201984218760Domestic
3578662014827212Industrial
402475201578522517Stock
242225201178018240Domestic
645202202375024070Domestic

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 Kleberg County, Nueces County.

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