Texas well grid 87-47
A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Hidalgo County and Jim Wells County. 364 reports, median depth 25 ft.
364Reports
25 ftMedian depth
17 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield
What you will drill through in grid 87-47
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Concrete 26, Fat To Lean Clay With Silt (Cl-Ch): Fine-Grained, Medium Pla 6, Silty Clay 9, Tan Silty Clay 9, Asphalt 12, Caliche White 12 |
| 25–50 ft | Fat To Lean Clay With Silt (Cl-Ch): Fine-Grained, Medium Pla 2, Sandy Brown 9, Weathered Fat To Lean Clay With Silt (Cl-Ch): Fine-Grained, 1, Fat To Lean Clay With Silt (Cl-Ch): Fine-Grained, Subangular 1, (Cl-Ml) Silty Clay - Reddish-Brown And Light Gray, Very Stif 3, Clay 3 |
| 50–100 ft | Clay Yellow 6, Sand Brown 5, Clay 4, Pit Gravel Brown 3, Sandy Brown 3, Clay Grey 2 |
| 100–200 ft | Sand Brown 4, Clay 5, Clay Yellow 4, Shale Green 2, Sandy Clay Brown 2, Pit Gravel Brown 2 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 6, Sand Brown 5, Clay 3, Sandy Clay Brown 5, Gravel 3, Sandy Clay 1 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 3, Clay 2, Clay (Tight) 1, Sand Brown 2, Gravel 1, Sandy Clay 1 |
| 500–1000 ft | Brown Clay 1, Brown Sand 1, Coal 1, Hard Clay 1, Sand 1, Coal & Sand 1 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Fine Sand 1, Clay 1, Hard Clay 1, Brown Clay 1, Fine Sand & Clay 1, Coarse Sand 1 |
Who drills here
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monitor | 185 | 50.8% | 25 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 139 | 38.2% | 20 |
| Irrigation | 25 | 6.9% | 270 |
| Domestic | 6 | 1.6% | 300 |
| Test Well | 5 | 1.4% | 25 |
| Public Supply | 2 | 0.5% | 1,650 |
| Industrial | 1 | 0.3% | — |
| Stock | 1 | 0.3% | 95 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 115 | 30 | 25 |
| 2010s | 167 | 25 | 17 |
| 2020s | 82 | 20 | 13 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 244040 | 2008 | 1,650 | 20 | 2,220 | Public Supply |
| 550564 | 2019 | 500 | 70 | 70 | Irrigation |
| 143364 | 2004 | 492 | 95 | — | Domestic |
| 30793 | 2003 | 490 | 50 | 70 | Irrigation |
| 192597 | 2009 | 478 | — | — | Irrigation |
| 271218 | 2011 | 425 | 30 | 80 | Irrigation |
| 323785 | 2013 | 400 | 10 | 100 | Irrigation |
| 129694 | 2007 | 380 | 10 | 700 | Public Supply |
| 35487 | 2004 | 380 | 42 | 80 | Irrigation |
| 272398 | 2011 | 340 | 60 | 40 | Irrigation |
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 Hidalgo County, Jim Wells County.