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Texas well grid 84-40

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Kleberg County and Jim Wells County. 924 reports, median depth 40 ft.

924Reports
40 ftMedian depth
38 ftWater at
65 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 84-40

Logged in state well grid 84-40, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftLif Boring, No Cuttings 67, Clay 48, Silt 38, Sandy Silt, Light Brownish Gray 34, Silty Sand, Light Brownish Gray 27, Silty Sand, Brown 24
25–50 ftSand 24, Clay 16, Silty Sand, Light Brownish Gray 14, Silty Sand, Tan 9, Silty Clay,Gray/Tan 10, No Recovery 3
50–100 ftClay 10, Silty Clay, Red & Gray 5, Lean Clay 3, Clayey Sand 2, No Recovery 2, Silt 3
100–200 ftClay 6, Sand 4, Clayey Sand 2, Sandy Lean Clay 2, Sandy Silt 3, Caliche 3
200–300 ftClay 13, Sand 10, Shale 4, Broken Sand 3, Sandy Shale 3, Silty Sand 3
300–500 ftSand 16, Clay 13, Shale 5, Sandy Shale 2, Lean Clay 3, Silt With Sand And Clay 3
500–1000 ftClay 8, Sand 8, Broken Sand 1, Sld Cut Strks 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 84-40, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.310402010–2017
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC180382010–2026
WALKER HILL ENVIRONMENTAL INC100302020–2022
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP63352019–2022
ECI45802005–2008
Vortex Drilling, Inc.43402013–2025
Tolunay-Wong Engineers,Inc35452025
EnviroCore Drilling, LP29802005
Cascade Drilling242152014–2022
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.24452005–2012
EnviroCore, Inc.16752005–2019
MARTIN WATER WELLS10648652004–2016
Boart Longyear82012
Advanced Drlling Systems, Inc.62013
Enviro Core Drilling, LP62005
Enviro Core Inc.42005
Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling3252024
Richardson Water Well Drilling3522702015–2024
Cascade Technical Services3322019
LTW Services, LP3650902012
Victor's Water Well Drilling Co2520252021
Stapleton Water wells2462242016–2017
PAGE WATERWELL DRILLING2460902004–2006
James Pawlik Water Well Service, Inc.16605002014
Fugro1352007

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor57261.9%50
Environmental Soil Boring31734.3%30
Test Well121.3%45
Industrial80.9%648
Domestic70.8%462
Stock40.4%602
Rig Supply20.2%450
Injection10.1%47
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s1188058
2010s4374035
2020s3693540

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 84-40. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
4206462016681142Industrial
2790682012680146Industrial
2790382012680145Industrial
3665932014660145500Irrigation
2439252011660159Domestic
303473201265014090Test Well
122326200464814065Industrial
3157202012640165Stock
409039201560267Stock
476710201852270Industrial

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 84-40?

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This grid falls in Kleberg County, Jim Wells County.

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