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Texas well grid 85-05

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Webb County. 104 reports, median depth 560 ft.

104Reports
560 ftMedian depth
203 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 85-05

Logged in state well grid 85-05, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 44, Top Soil 17, Siltstone Yellow Tan 13, Siltstone & Clay Yellow Tan 12, Sandy Clay 6, Clay 6
25–50 ftSandy Shale Gray 7, Sandy Gray Shale 5, Sand 3, Light Gray Shale 2, Sandy Shale 2, Siltstone Yellow Tan 2
50–100 ftShale 11, Sandy Shale Gray 10, Light Grey Shale 6, Sandy Gray Shale 4, Light Gray Shale 2, Sandy Gray Shale With Sand Stks. 2
100–200 ftPale Blue Shale 5, Sand 4, Grey Shale 4, Clay 4, Light Grey Shale 3, Sand/Shale 3
200–300 ftShale 14, Sand 9, Sand (Laredo) 6, Pale Blue Shale 3, Light Grey Shale 3, Grayish Green Shale 3
300–500 ftDark Grey Shale 4, Sand With Shale Stks. Gray To Graywhite 4, Sandy Shale Gray 4, Dark Gray Shale 4, Sand Graywhite 3, Sandy Gray Shale 3
500–1000 ftShale 7, Sandy Shale Gray 5, Sandy Shale 4, Sandy Gray Shale 3, Clay 2, Sand 2
1000–5000 ftShale 12, Sand 15, Sandy Shale 7, Sand Shale And Rock Layers 4, Carrizo Sand 3, Shale And Rock Layers 3

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 85-05, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Woods Drilling Co.43520302003–2023
Palacios Water Well Drilling16460402017–2025
Dennis Drilling Company14600252008–2012
McKinley Drilling82,8701852009–2022
Water Well Services, Inc.83,0002002008–2017
Bull's Eye Services, LLC36451202022–2023
McKinley Drillling32,745902010–2011
Cruz Drilling3300402007
BULLS EYE SERVICES LLC2585852023–2024
R. MOLINA WATER WELL SERVICE, INC.2700602009–2010
Ivy Water Well Drilling, Inc.1320202018
Victor's Water Well Drilling Co1660802013

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic4947.1%520
Stock2120.2%480
Rig Supply1817.3%2,811
Irrigation87.7%620
Industrial43.8%585
Fracking Supply32.9%3,000
Test Well11.0%600
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s33580160
2010s49560205
2020s22545300

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 85-05. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
63625620233,526425225Fracking Supply
28570520123,516Rig Supply
21518920103,400398160Rig Supply
21777020103,300333150Rig Supply
20117520093,210209185Rig Supply
20316520093,106431225Rig Supply
46503720173,000518200Fracking Supply
26867820113,000210300Fracking Supply
21042520102,910289160Rig Supply
23060220102,870345125Rig Supply

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 85-05?

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This grid falls in Webb County.

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