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Texas well grid 88-34

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Willacy County. 101 reports, median depth 20 ft.

101Reports
20 ftMedian depth
14 ftWater at
200 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 88-34

Logged in state well grid 88-34, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftConcrete 26, Black Silt 13, Olive Brown Silt 13, Gray Silt 13, Gray Clay 13, Yellow Brown Sand & Gravel 12
25–50 ftCoarse Sand 1, Tan Sand, Fine Grained, Loose, Saturated At 26�, Confined Un 1
50–100 ftSand 1, Sandy-Shale 1
100–200 ftBrown And Grey Clay 1, Clay 1, Tan Sandy Shale 1, Tan Sand W/ Clay 1, Sandy Grey Clay 1, Shale 1
200–300 ftGrey Clay 1, Grey Clay And Sands 1, Fine Grey Sand W/ Clay 1, Sandy Clay 1, White & Red Clay 1, Red Clay W/ Sand 1
300–500 ftSand 2, Sandy Clay 1, Shale 1, Sandstone And Clay 1, Sands And Grey Clay 1, Clay W Sand 1
500–1000 ftGray Clay W/ Sand 1, Fine Tan Sand 1, Grey Clay 1, Gray Clay 1, Sand 1, Shale 1
1000–5000 ftSands And Grey Clay 1, Brown Shale 1, Tan Sand 1, Sandy Clay 1, Fine Tan Sand 1, Brown Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 88-34, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.28202010–2019
Talon/LPE1682010–2018
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC12202024–2026
Gainco, Inc.9202013–2018
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP9272003–2015
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.7202007–2019
Front Range Drilling, Inc.4122014
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.3242004
BELL WATER WELL SERVICE21,200602015–2016
dba Universal Drilling Services2252003
Hydro Resources11,2202024
MARAL DRILLING18002002018
Alsay Incorporated11,2007002016
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling1152015
Miller Water Wells1452010
ESN1152009
Front Range Environ. Drilling, Inc.12005
R. Pizano Waterwell Service140302008
Talon Drilling, LP1202004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor5049.5%20
Environmental Soil Boring4443.6%15
Public Supply33.0%1,200
Domestic22.0%45
Stock11.0%800
Test Well11.0%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s192521
2010s691514
2020s132010

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 88-34. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
71280520241,220Public Supply
42937920161,20050700Public Supply
42539720161,20029Public Supply
487576201880041200Stock
2067832010456Domestic
133814200840630Domestic
34207520133022Environmental Soil Boring
34207420133022Environmental Soil Boring
34207220133022Environmental Soil Boring
2474420033026Monitor

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 Willacy County.

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