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Texas well grid 84-48

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Kleberg County and Jim Wells County. 159 reports, median depth 55 ft.

159Reports
55 ftMedian depth
101 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 84-48

Logged in state well grid 84-48, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 16, No Recovery 7, Top Soil 12, Mip Boring, No Cuttings 9, Surface Sand 9, Silt, Drk. Brown 9
25–50 ftClay 9, No Recovery 4, Sandy Clay, 10Yr 6/3 - Pale Brown, Very Fine Grains, High Pl 2, Fat Clay 10-15% Fine Sand 3, Clay & Sand; Light Gray, Moist, Medium Stiff. 3, Sand 3
50–100 ftClay 4, Caliche 3, Fine Fat To Lean Clay With Some Sand 2, Shale With Caliche 2, Sandy Silt, Very Pale Brown 2, Caliche And Clay 1
100–200 ftClay 7, Sand 4, Shale 4, Sandy Shale 4, Shalel 2, Clay W/ Sand 2
200–300 ftClay 13, Sand 11, Sandy Shale 8, Shale 6, Sand Fine 2, Clay W/ Sand 3
300–500 ftSand 19, Clay 13, Sandy Shale 12, Shale 7, Clay W/ Sand 6, Red Clay 3
500–1000 ftSand 5, Clay 4, Clay W/ Sand 4, M/C Red Sand 2, Sand, Shale And Gravel 1, Shaly Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 84-48, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.32582011–2016
WALKER HILL ENVIRONMENTAL INC20292020–2022
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.15582012
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP10602019–2022
PAGE WATER WELL10560752003–2020
Vortex Drilling, Inc.10402011–2017
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC9552024–2026
Cascade Drilling9552022
R. MOLINA WATER WELL SERVICE, INC.9600552004–2017
MARTIN WATER WELLS74882005–2025
Richardson Water Well Drilling6502502018–2023
Stapleton Water wells6482122014–2019
Tolunay-Wong Engineers,Inc4552025
RIOMAR ENVIRONMENTAL DRILLING4202011
Victor's Water Well Drilling Co2480402006–2021
PAGE WATERWELL DRILLING25201002005–2011
R. Molina Water Well Serv., Inc.2660452006–2010
Cinco E Inc.1510172016
ECI12006

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor6742.1%55
Environmental Soil Boring4528.3%28
Domestic2415.1%520
Stock1710.7%500
Industrial31.9%580
Test Well21.3%63
Rig Supply10.6%520
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s14500126
2010s865854
2020s5955125

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 84-48. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
442882201766010160Stock
27748520126609560Domestic
27748320126609560Domestic
21159720106609545Domestic
5362802019640108100Stock
352828201464011675Stock
2289652010607100Domestic
380268201460014155Domestic
123104200460014250Domestic
579791202058014075Industrial

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 84-48?

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This grid falls in Kleberg County, Jim Wells County, Brooks County, Jim Hogg County.

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