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Texas well grid 85-13

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Webb County. 176 reports, median depth 660 ft.

176Reports
660 ftMedian depth
280 ftWater at
42 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 85-13

Logged in state well grid 85-13, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 102, Top Soil 28, Siltstone Yellow Tan 26, Siltstone & Clay Yellow Tan 23, Clay Tan 19, Clay 15
25–50 ftSandy Shale Gray 10, Siltstone Yellow Tan 4, Sandy Gray Shale 2, Sandy Shale With Sand Stks. Gray 2, Clay 2, Sandy Shale With Sand Stks Gray 2
50–100 ftSandy Shale Gray 27, Hard Rock And Clay 11, Sandy Shale With Sand Stks. Gray 7, Sandy Gray Shale 5, Sand 3, Shale/Clay 2
100–200 ftSandy Shale Gray 7, Sand 6, Sand/Shale 5, Clay 3, Gray Shale 4, Shale 3
200–300 ftSand 18, Clay 8, Shale 6, Pale Blue Shale 3, Sandy Shale Mix 3, Grey Shale 2
300–500 ftSand 13, Sand/Shale 9, Sandy Shale Gray 8, Water Sand 8, Clay 6, Shale 5
500–1000 ftSandy Shale Gray 26, Sand 14, Shale 10, Sand With Shale Stks. Gray To Graywhite 11, Sandy Gray Shale 10, Sand With Thin Shale Stks Gray To Graywhite 6
1000–5000 ftShale 4, Sand 4, Sandy, Shale 1, Grey Shale 2, Sandy Shale 3, Sandy Shale Mix 3

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 85-13, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Woods Drilling Co.100660421999–2022
Dennis Drilling Company186802007–2024
BULLS EYE SERVICES LLC81,0651752020–2023
T Molina8520152011–2012
Palacios Water Well Drilling7400302016–2023
Bull's Eye Services, LLC67651002021–2025
T Molina Water Well LLC6600152009–2016
McKinley Drilling58082002010–2024
MBS Water Well Service3630402021
Woods Drillg Co.3680222015
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.23,4772021–2022
James Pawlik Water Well Service, Inc.11,002502024
Underground Water Resources, LLC1660142024
Thomas Moy and Sons Water Well Drilling Inc.1824802023
Water Well Services, Inc.13,6101502017
McKinley&McKinley13,2502013
Donald D. Davis1600202013
Wilson Drilling, Inc.1600502001

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic11062.5%660
Stock2614.8%660
Fracking Supply158.5%930
Rig Supply105.7%746
Public Supply63.4%808
Test Well42.3%660
Other31.7%610
Industrial21.1%705
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1990s1600257
2000s36640262
2010s83680268
2020s56680320

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 85-13. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
64172220233,850336180Fracking Supply
59090220213,850274220Fracking Supply
64704420233,827320Rig Supply
45684520173,610420150Fracking Supply
63792420233,482499125Fracking Supply
62201120223,477Public Supply
64349220233,360503150Fracking Supply
65238320233,280618350Public Supply
34161320133,250Rig Supply
55691520201,065269231Fracking 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.

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This grid falls in Webb County.

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