Texas well grid 85-28
A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Webb County. 468 reports, median depth 20 ft.
468Reports
20 ftMedian depth
17 ftWater at
2 gpmMedian yield
What you will drill through in grid 85-28
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Concrete 43, Concrete. 28, Concrete And Base 16, Asphalt 15, Concrete: Concrete 14, No Recovery 11 |
| 25–50 ft | Sand With Gravel (Sp), Brown To Light Brown, Soft, Wet 5, Sand With Gravel (Sp), Dark Gray, Soft, Wet 4, Tan Sand 3, Gray Silt And Gravels 3, Sand: Tan, Fine, Rocks Increase With Depth 3, Brown Silty Sand 2 |
| 50–100 ft | Ft. Silt, Dark Gray 1 |
| 100–200 ft | Clay/Shale 1, Clay/Shale/Sand 1 |
| 200–300 ft | Brown Clay/Shale 1, Sand Gray White 1 |
| 300–500 ft | Shale 1, Hard Cap 1, Sandy Shale Gray 1 |
| 500–1000 ft | Sand/Shale 1, Sand/Shale/Clay 1 |
Who drills here
| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vortex Drilling, Inc. | 225 | 20 | — | 2006–2018 |
| Vortex Drilling Partners, LP | 38 | 20 | — | 2019–2021 |
| Envirotech Drilling Services LLC | 28 | 35 | — | 2013–2026 |
| dba Universal Drilling Services | 27 | 40 | — | 2002–2005 |
| Front Range Drilling, Inc. | 24 | 12 | — | 2012–2016 |
| Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling | 19 | 7 | — | 2024 |
| BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC. | 13 | 22 | — | 2004–2005 |
| EnviroCore, Inc. | 12 | 24 | — | 2006–2011 |
| Gainco, Inc. | 10 | 30 | — | 2010–2020 |
| Wel-Mat Drilling LLP | 9 | 16 | — | 2016 |
| Alpine Field Services | 9 | 29 | — | 2009–2013 |
| ECI | 9 | 13 | — | 2007 |
| Talon/LPE | 8 | 50 | — | 2011–2019 |
| Total Support Services | 7 | 45 | — | 2009 |
| ESN-South | 5 | 20 | — | 2002–2007 |
| Alamo1 Drilling | 3 | 17 | — | 2026 |
| Eagle Remediation | 3 | 25 | — | 2023 |
| Front Range Environmental Drilling | 3 | 25 | — | 2011 |
| Pacific West | 2 | 20 | — | 2023 |
| Tolunay-Wong Engineers,Inc | 2 | 23 | — | 2016–2017 |
| ALPHA & OMEGA DRILLING SERVICES, INC. | 2 | 15 | — | 2005 |
| MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services | 2 | 18 | — | 2008 |
| JEDI Drilling Contractors | 2 | 15 | — | 2007 |
| GEOLOGIC Drilling Inc. | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2003 |
| I Deal Drilling,LLC | 1 | 20 | — | 2023 |
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monitor | 246 | 52.6% | 30 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 219 | 46.8% | 15 |
| Domestic | 1 | 0.2% | 775 |
| Test Well | 1 | 0.2% | 320 |
| Injection | 1 | 0.2% | 25 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 143 | 25 | 14 |
| 2010s | 263 | 20 | 19 |
| 2020s | 62 | 20 | 16 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 484473 | 2018 | 775 | 105 | — | Domestic |
| 172792 | 2009 | 435 | — | — | Monitor |
| 333402 | 2006 | 320 | 49 | 33 | Test Well |
| 174701 | 2009 | 53 | — | — | Monitor |
| 518335 | 2019 | 50 | — | — | Monitor |
| 518334 | 2019 | 50 | — | — | Monitor |
| 385482 | 2014 | 50 | 32 | — | Monitor |
| 24203 | 2003 | 50 | — | — | Monitor |
| 385470 | 2014 | 48 | 32 | — | Monitor |
| 385466 | 2014 | 48 | 32 | — | Monitor |
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.