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Texas well grid 87-31

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Hidalgo County. 116 reports, median depth 92 ft.

116Reports
92 ftMedian depth
32 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 87-31

Logged in state well grid 87-31, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 34, Caliche White 23, Surface 16, Sandy Clay; Tan 14, Clay/Sand Brown 13, Clay 9
25–50 ftClay 17, Clay Yellow 11, Hard Sand 7, Sand 4, Find Sandy Clay 4, Sandy Clay 4
50–100 ftSand 19, Sand Brown 16, Shale 10, Clay Yellow 8, Clay 7, Sandy Brown 5
100–200 ftSand 6, Sand/Shale 2, Clay 2, Clay Yellow 2, Tan Clay/ Sand 1, Sandy Brown 1
200–300 ftClay 3, Sand 2, Sandy Shale 1, Sand W/Clay 1, Shale 1, Red Clay 1
300–500 ftSand 7, Shale 3, Sand/Clay 2, Clay 2, Clay W/Sand 1, M/C Red Sand 1
500–1000 ftSand 1, Clay 1, Sand W/Clay 1, Blue Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 87-31, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Killinger's Water Well Drilling41100402003–2025
EnviroCore, Inc.14452010–2012
Vortex Drilling, Inc.13152011
BELL WATER WELL SERVICE1093502014–2016
JEDI Drilling Contractors6432006–2010
Pursley Drilling Ltd.683502004–2009
ECI5452006
Mike-N-Sons All-Terrain Well & Pump Service4140552023–2026
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC4462024
MARAL DRILLING4160352003–2021
PAGE WATER WELL35401002004–2017
PAGE WATERWELL36301002008
R. MOLINA WATER WELL SERVICE, INC.1540602007
Edward Pawlik & Son Well Service15401502004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor3328.4%45
Stock2420.7%120
Irrigation2319.8%97
Domestic2118.1%110
Environmental Soil Boring97.8%15
Rig Supply43.4%630
Industrial21.7%105
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s3710032
2010s638032
2020s1614027

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 87-31. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
178151200863040100Rig Supply
46139320175406350Domestic
14168420075405060Domestic
108759200454075150Domestic
51626820195205045Stock
6975720045206360Domestic
39768200452036100Stock
69304720255155740Domestic
71532120254057840Domestic
71457020254008840Stock

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 87-31?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

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This grid falls in Hidalgo County.

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