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Texas well grid 87-56

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Hidalgo County. 176 reports, median depth 20 ft.

176Reports
20 ftMedian depth
12 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 87-56

Logged in state well grid 87-56, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay (Cl-Ch): Very Fine-Grained, Medium To High Plasticity, 4, Sand, Silty, Loose, Brown, Saturated 10, Poorly Graded Sand With Clay (Sp-Sc): Fine-Grained, Non-Plas 5, Lean Clay With Sand (Cl): Fine-Grained, Medium Plasticity, O 3, Sand, Clayey, Loose, Brown, Saturated 7, Soil Brown 7
25–50 ftSand Brown 4, Clay, Brown, Hard. 4, Clay Grey 3, Sand, Light Brown, Coarse, Poorly Sorted 1, Sand, Wet, Brown, Poorly Sorted 1, Sand 2
50–100 ftClay 2, Sand Brown 2, Pit Gravel Brown 1, Sandy Brown 2, Hard Sand 1, Pit Gravel 1
100–200 ftClay 4, Pit Gravel Brown 5, Gravel 3, Sand 3, Clay Gray 2, Sand Brown 1
200–300 ftClay 4, Sand 2, Sand / Clay 1, Clay Yellow 2, Tan Sandy Silt 1, Sand And Clay 1
300–500 ftGravel 2, Sand With Gravel 2, Sand And Clay 1, Sticky Clay 1, Tan Find Sand W/Clay Streaks 1, Tan Sandy Silt 1
500–1000 ftClay 1, Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 87-56, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.8115—2005–2017
dba Universal Drilling Services1325—2002–2003
Front Range Drilling, Inc.1120—2014–2017
Killinger's Water Well Drilling10157402004–2016
Hydrogeologic/Environmental Testing932—2009
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP715—2015
JEDI Drilling Contractors510—2007–2025
Select Drilling Services, LLC.425—2015
MARAL DRILLING44005002003–2012
Front Range Environmental Drilling416—2011–2012
Alamo1 Drilling330—2026
Roddy Qualls Drilling3——2013
EnviroCore, Inc.3——2011
I Deal Drilling,LLC225—2023
BELL WATER WELL SERVICE2730602003–2017
Layne Christensen24002013
Alsay Incorporated24051,3022011–2012
Miller Water Wells240—2008–2009
Jones Environmental Drilling, Inc.2——2003
Pacific West125—2024
Eagle Remediation125—2023
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP120—2021
Gainco, Inc.120—2016
Kilinger's Water Well Drilling143152012
Andrews & Foster Drilling Co14002002010

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor8246.6%25
Environmental Soil Boring7240.9%15
Irrigation105.7%105
Domestic52.8%150
Public Supply31.7%405
Test Well21.1%730
Industrial10.6%300
Rig Supply10.6%150
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s443016
2010s1211610
2020s112520

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 87-56. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
46882120177302560Test Well
2889742012405241,300Public Supply
227933201040011200Test Well
197759200640020—Domestic
88691200340016500Public Supply
43916120163003240Industrial
177845200529712628Irrigation
2477412008260840Irrigation
34875020132002080Irrigation
7987220041573—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.

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