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Texas well grid 84-55

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Brooks County. 117 reports, median depth 25 ft.

117Reports
25 ftMedian depth
16 ftWater at
70 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 84-55

Logged in state well grid 84-55, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftConcrete 32, Sand, Dark Brown To Red Brown 12, Silty Sand (Reddish Brown To Fine Grained) 12, Silty Sand And Clay Brown 12, Siltstone White 11, Light Brown Silty Sand 11
25–50 ftHard Sections 1, Sand With Sandstone 1, Caliche And Clay With Caliche Streaks 1, Sandy Shale 1, Sand 1, Shale 1
50–100 ftSand 3, Clay 3, Feet Sand 3, Shale 2, Caliche 2, Sand W/Some Caliche 1
100–200 ftClay 11, Sand 5, Feet Shale 2, Shale 2, Feet Sandy Shale 2, Shale/Some Caliche 1
200–300 ftClay 11, Sand 4, Sandy Shale 3, Feet Clay 3, Feet Shale W/Some Sand 2, Feet Sandy Shale 2
300–500 ftClay 9, Sand 8, Shale 7, Feet Sandy Shale 5, Feet Shale 4, Sandy Shale 4
500–1000 ftSand 9, Feet Shale 5, Clay 5, Shale 6, Feet Sandy Shale 3, Shaly Sand 4

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 84-55, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.46202013–2018
Sunbelt Industrial Services12242011
Richardson Water Well Drilling7721702011–2023
R. MOLINA WATER WELL SERVICE, INC.7600602004–2019
Front Range Drilling, Inc.7252014–2015
Petra Enviromental Inc.6202006
Richardson Water Well4841802009–2012
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.4252005
dba Universal Drilling Services4302003–2004
Right Drill, LLC.2252024
Stapleton Water wells2582352017–2024
Triple C. Drilling2520452005–2021
Cinco E Inc.24451002004–2014
boartlongyear22012
Alsay Incorporated27103002008–2009
PAGE WATER WELL1720802020
Haner Water Well Service14502020
J&S WATER WELLS17904102016
MARAL DRILLING13802005
MARTIN WATER WELLS16802004
Alpine Field Services1252006
PAGE WATERWELL DRILLING11002005
Geothermal Drilling inc12004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor6051.3%20
Environmental Soil Boring2420.5%20
Domestic1512.8%582
Stock1210.3%761
Public Supply21.7%790
Rig Supply21.7%445
Test Well10.9%707
Injection10.9%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s293086
2010s792415
2020s955572

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 84-55. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
30636820129416380Stock
653544202390272Stock
30567620128419270Stock
16617320098417160Stock
423227201679098410Public Supply
44035720167827470Stock
19796920097618580Stock
44236020177425770Stock
25907820117219060Stock
579794202072015480Domestic

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 84-55?

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This grid falls in Brooks County.

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