# Well grid 87-55, Texas — Hidalgo — how deep, and through what

> 718 well reports in Texas state well grid 87-55, covering Hidalgo. Median depth 25 ft.

## Texas well grid 87-55

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in [Hidalgo County](/county/hidalgo.md). **718** reports, median depth **25 ft**.

### What you will drill through in grid 87-55

*Logged in state well grid 87-55, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.*

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Silty Fat To Lean Clay (Cl-Ch): Fine-Grained, Low To Medium ** 14 , **Concrete** 56 , **Fat To Lean Clay (Cl-Ch): Very Fine-Grained, Medium To High ** 5 , **Silty Fat To Lean Clay (Cl-Ch): Fine-Grained, Medium Plastic** 17 , **Clay (Cl-Ch): Very Fine-Grained, Medium To High Plasticity, ** 4 , **Asphalt** 26 |
| 25–50 ft | **Fat To Lean Clay With Silt (Cl-Ch): Fine-Grained, Medium Pla** 3 , **Silty Sand** 12 , **Clay** 9 , **Weathered Fat To Lean Clay With Silt (Cl-Ch): Fine-Grained, ** 2 , **Clay (Cl-Ch): Very Fine-Grained, Medium To High Plasticity, ** 2 , **Silty Fat To Lean Clay (Cl-Ch): Fine-Grained, Medium Plastic** 2 |
| 50–100 ft | **Clay** 10 , **Sand** 8 , **Pit Gravel Brown** 7 , **Gravel** 4 , **Sand, Brown** 3 , **Pit Gravel** 3 |
| 100–200 ft | **Sand** 16 , **Clay** 12 , **Clay, Yellow** 4 , **Gravel** 3 , **Sand Brown** 3 , **Clay Yellow** 4 |
| 200–300 ft | **Sand With Gravel** 7 , **Sand** 6 , **Gravel** 6 , **Sand Brown** 5 , **Clay** 2 , **Clay Grey** 2 |
| 300–500 ft | **Clay** 2 , **Gravel** 2 , **Sandy Clay** 1 , **Sand** 2 , **Gravel And Sandy Clay** 1 , **Gravel With Some Sand** 1 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Sand** 1 , **Hard Shale & Clay** 1 , **Shale & Clay** 1 , **Rocks & Sand** 1 , **Hard Shale** 1 , **Gravel-Rock** 1 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Hard Shale** 1 , **Sand & Rocks** 1 , **Rocks & Sand** 1 , **Hard Shale & Clay** 1 , **Hard Sand** 1 , **Shale & Clay** 1 |

### Who drills here

*Licensed firms in state well grid 87-55, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Vortex Drilling, Inc.](/driller/vortex-drilling-inc.md) | 198 | 20 | — | 2007–2025 |
| [Wel-Mat Drilling LLP](/driller/wel-mat-drilling-llp.md) | 89 | 25 | — | 2015–2018 |
| [Front Range Drilling, Inc.](/driller/front-range-drilling-inc.md) | 55 | 20 | — | 2011–2017 |
| [Vortex Drilling Partners, LP](/driller/vortex-drilling-partners-lp.md) | 46 | 20 | — | 2019–2023 |
| [EnviroCore, Inc.](/driller/envirocore-inc.md) | 44 | 30 | — | 2010–2020 |
| [JEDI Drilling Contractors](/driller/jedi-drilling-contractors.md) | 23 | 25 | — | 2006–2021 |
| [Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling](/driller/roddy-qualls-environmental-drilling.md) | 23 | 45 | — | 2016–2020 |
| [Gainco, Inc.](/driller/gainco-inc.md) | 21 | 35 | — | 2012–2022 |
| [MARAL DRILLING](/driller/maral-drilling.md) | 21 | 240 | 80 | 2003–2019 |
| [Killinger's Water Well Drilling](/driller/killinger-s-water-well-drilling.md) | 18 | 240 | 50 | 2003–2020 |
| [Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.](/driller/advanced-drilling-systems-inc.md) | 18 | — | — | 2004–2014 |
| [Alamo1 Drilling](/driller/alamo1-drilling.md) | 16 | 20 | — | 2026 |
| [Tolunay-Wong Engineers,Inc](/driller/tolunay-wong-engineers-inc.md) | 13 | 5 | — | 2019 |
| [ESN-South](/driller/esn-south.md) | 12 | 28 | — | 2002–2008 |
| [BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.](/driller/best-drilling-services-inc.md) | 10 | 35 | — | 2006–2025 |
| Jones Enviromental Drilling Inc. | 10 | 8 | — | 2009 |
| [Envirotech Drilling Services LLC](/driller/envirotech-drilling-services-llc.md) | 8 | 35 | — | 2022–2026 |
| [dba Universal Drilling Services](/driller/dba-universal-drilling-services.md) | 8 | 30 | — | 2002–2004 |
| [Fugro Geosciences, Inc.](/driller/fugro-geosciences-inc.md) | 8 | 60 | — | 2002 |
| [Right Drill, LLC.](/driller/right-drill-llc.md) | 7 | 25 | — | 2023 |
| [Eagle Remediation](/driller/eagle-remediation.md) | 7 | 30 | — | 2022–2023 |
| [Strata Core Services, LLC](/driller/strata-core-services-llc.md) | 6 | 45 | — | 2015–2017 |
| [ECI](/driller/eci.md) | 6 | 16 | — | 2005–2008 |
| ALPHA & OMEGA DRILLING | 5 | — | — | 2012 |
| [Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.](/driller/mathers-environmental-drilling-inc.md) | 4 | 35 | — | 2026 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monitor | 442 | 61.6% | 25 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 207 | 28.8% | 20 |
| Domestic | 22 | 3.1% | 240 |
| Irrigation | 19 | 2.6% | 240 |
| Test Well | 13 | 1.8% | 25 |
| Other | 10 | 1.4% | 5 |
| Stock | 2 | 0.3% | 255 |
| Public Supply | 2 | 0.3% | 420 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 134 | 30 | 19 |
| 2010s | 457 | 25 | 16 |
| 2020s | 127 | 25 | 15 |

### The deepest reports on file

*Deepest reports in state well grid 87-55. Column one is the tracking number.*

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 244035 | 2007 | 1,670 | — | — | Test Well |
| 466178 | 2017 | 534 | 20 | — | Test Well |
| 129720 | 2007 | 420 | 12 | 1,440 | Public Supply |
| 288412 | 2012 | 340 | 20 | 60 | Irrigation |
| 271549 | 2011 | 315 | 33 | 700 | Public Supply |
| 494705 | 2018 | 300 | 20 | 80 | Irrigation |
| 466172 | 2017 | 300 | 30 | — | Unknown |
| 339840 | 2013 | 300 | 25 | — | Domestic |
| 337107 | 2013 | 300 | 30 | — | Domestic |
| 124961 | 2005 | 268 | 62 | 50 | 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](/county/hidalgo.md).

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Fonte: Texas Submitted Driller's Report Database — Texas Water Development Board, from reports filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Recolha: 2026-08-23