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Texas well grid 85-29

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Webb County. 399 reports, median depth 20 ft.

399Reports
20 ftMedian depth
16 ftWater at
75 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 85-29

Logged in state well grid 85-29, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftConcrete 30, F-C Sand With Silt And Assorted Angular F-C Gravel-Sized Agg 23, Base Material. Clayey Gravel (Gc), Light Brown, Moist To Dry 22, Sandy Gravelly Clay (Cl-Ch), Light Brown, Dry, Low To High P 19, Concrete And Base 13, 2-Inches Of Asphalt. 11
25–50 ftRefusal 12, No Return 2, Silt And Clay With Some Vf Sand, Massive, Olive Brown To Blu 2, Vf-F Sandy Silt, Trace To Some Clay Increasing With Depth, H 2, Poorly Graded Sand With Silt And Gravel (Spsm) Fine To Mediu 2, Poorly Graded Sand With Silt And Gravel (Sp-Sm) Fine To Medi 2
50–100 ftLight Grey Clay 1, Grey Clay 1, Sand Black-Shale 1
100–200 ftGrey Sand Mixed W/ Clay 1, Dark Grey Clay 1, Silty Grey Sand 1, Sand 1, Shale 1
200–300 ftDark Grey Clay 1, Light Grey Sand 1, Sandy Shale 1, Sand Gray To Gray White With Gray Shale Stks 1, Sand Shaley 1, Sand/Shale 1
300–500 ftShale 1, Sand Graywhite Thin Shale Stks. 2, Sand 1, Gray Shale 1, Sandy Shale 1, Sand Gray White 1
500–1000 ftDark Grey Clay 1, Gray Shale 2, Silty Grey Clay 1, Grey/Black Clay 1, Fine Grey Sand 1, Grey Clay W/ Grey Sand Stringers 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 85-29, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.249202006–2025
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP61202019–2022
Front Range Drilling, Inc.19202012–2015
ESN-South7252007–2008
dba Universal Drilling Services7202004–2005
Pacific West6142023
Alpine Field Services5302013–2017
Woods Drilling Co.5655752004–2009
ALPHA & OMEGA DRILLING SERVICES, INC.4302004–2005
Alamo1 Drilling3352026
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC3102025
Pacific West Environmental and Infrastructure3352024
Right Drill, LLC.3252022
Gainco, Inc.3202022
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling3352021
Talon/LPE3462015–2021
RIOMAR DRILLING INC3202017
JEDI Drilling Contractors3242007
Boart Longyear22011
James Pawlik Water Well Service, Inc.1725452025
McKinley Drilling18101502024
I Deal Drilling,LLC1502023
Victor's Water Well Drilling Co1800802013
Dennis Drilling Company11,3372012
Talon Drilling, LP1252008

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring19849.6%18
Monitor18947.4%25
Domestic41.0%725
Irrigation30.8%810
Test Well30.8%35
Industrial10.3%1,337
Stock10.3%400
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s792418
2010s2342014
2020s862225

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 85-29. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
30593520121,337Industrial
6639432024810220150Irrigation
328880201380019280Domestic
712209202572519145Domestic
193594200965516075Domestic
193592200965516075Domestic
333389200642011475Irrigation
203970200940012012Stock
630444202350Monitor
446843201750Monitor

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 85-29?

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This grid falls in Webb County.

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