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Texas well grid 83-36

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Kleberg County and Nueces County. 247 reports, median depth 20 ft.

247Reports
20 ftMedian depth
14 ftWater at
90 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 83-36

Logged in state well grid 83-36, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftLif Boring, No Cuttings 26, Clay 12, (Cl) Clay; Lean, Soft, Dry 8, Silty Clay; Light Brown, Medium Dense, Medium Plasticity, Mo 9, Hand Auger 9, (Cl) Clay; Lean, Firm, Dry 6
25–50 ftNo Recovery 1, Sand 3, (Ch) Fat Clay; Fine Grained, Trace Sand, Trace Silt, Firm, M 3, (Cl) Clay; Lean, Soft, Wet 3, Shale 2, (Ch) Fat Clay; Fine Grained, Trace Sand, Trace Silt, Soft, W 2
50–100 ftSandy Silt, Lt. Gray 1, No Recovery 1, Sand Mix 1, Silty Sand, Lt. Brownish 1, Sand 1, Clay 1
100–200 ftClay 6, Sand 4, Gravel 1, Caliche 1, Clay & Rock 1, Sand & Clay 1
200–300 ftSand 3, Clay 2, Shale, Clay & Rock 1, Shale 1, Shale & Clay 1
300–500 ftSand 5, Clay 4, Clay & Rock 2, Sand & Rock 2, Shale & Clay 1, Sand Mix 1
500–1000 ftSand 4, Clay 4, Shale 1, Sand Mix 1, Clay & Shale 1, Hard Clay 1
1000–5000 ftSand 4, Sand & Rock 3, Clay 3, Shale 1, Shale & Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 83-36, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.69302011–2017
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP51212019–2022
Vortex Drilling, Inc.45252017–2025
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC28202019–2026
WALKER HILL ENVIRONMENTAL INC26152020
Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling15202024
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.6292012
J&S WATER WELLS41,0801202016–2020
Johnny Body Drilling Services172018
James Pawlik Water Wll Service, Inc.11,220202015
MARTIN WATER WELLS14222009

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring13655.1%20
Monitor10542.5%22
Stock31.2%1,210
Irrigation20.8%1,080
Domestic10.4%422
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s142223
2010s1322214
2020s1142014

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 83-36. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
40740420151,2204120Stock
43839820161,2104080Stock
46612920171,08060120Irrigation
46606420171,08060120Irrigation
53465020209704090Stock
189762200942223Domestic
301517201270Monitor
453065201750Environmental Soil Boring
453063201750Environmental Soil Boring
453072201745Environmental 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 83-36?

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This grid falls in Kleberg County, Nueces County.

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