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Texas well grid 83-43

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Kleberg County and Kenedy County. 146 reports, median depth 25 ft.

146Reports
25 ftMedian depth
28 ftWater at
70 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 83-43

Logged in state well grid 83-43, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand 12, Clay 11, Top Soil 12, Fine Sand, Some Clay, Trace Silt, Lt. Gray 9, No Recovery 7, Caliche 7
25–50 ftClay 6, Sand 4, Clayey Sand, Fine-Grained, Gray 2, Sandy Shale 2, Shale 2, Fine Brown Sand 2
50–100 ftClay 6, Blue Clay 3, Green Clay 3, Sand 3, Shale 2, Clay W/Some Sea Shell 1
100–200 ftClay 7, Sand 4, Shale 5, Green Clay 4, Shale With Sand 1, White Sand 2
200–300 ftSand 9, Clay 7, Blue Clay 6, Blue Sand 4, Shale 3, Shale With Sea Shells 2
300–500 ftClay 9, Sand 11, Shale 6, Blue Clay 7, Sandy Shale 4, Fine Grey Sand 3
500–1000 ftSand 16, Clay 12, Shale 8, Brown Sand 8, Sandy Shale 5, Shale With Sand 2
1000–5000 ftSand 1, Clay 1, Shale 1, Shale & Clay 1, Shale & Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 83-43, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.44252010–2022
Vortex Drilling, Inc.33152011–2012
Cinco E Inc.16885602002–2020
EnviroCore, Inc.72015
MARTIN WATER WELLS78202004–2013
JEDI Drilling Contractors6252006
JEDI Drilling Contactors,Inc6202006
Richardson Water Well Drilling5842702018–2025
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP4202020
Richardson Water Well4901702009–2013
J&S WATER WELLS38101002016–2024
Gainco, Inc.3202016
dba Universal Drilling Services3252003
T Molina Water Well LLC1840402022
Moy's Water Well Drilling & Services of Texas19031002021
PAGE WATER WELL19051002011
Fugro1252011
PAGE WATERWELL DRILLING18851002004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor9867.1%25
Domestic2416.4%870
Stock117.5%885
Environmental Soil Boring96.2%16
Other10.7%840
Irrigation10.7%1,230
Public Supply10.7%
Rig Supply10.7%905
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s262557
2010s1072520
2020s1381054

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 83-43. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
43560920161,2304060Irrigation
47179420189424870Domestic
66899720249226470Stock
2797322012914108Domestic
39033920159057117Domestic
37751520149055360Domestic
296693201190577100Rig Supply
586749202190396100Stock
35129120149037135Stock
34210920139017070Domestic

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 83-43?

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 Kleberg County, Kenedy County.

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