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Texas well grid 88-50

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Cameron County and Hidalgo County. 727 reports, median depth 57 ft.

727Reports
57 ftMedian depth
10 ftWater at
40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 88-50

Logged in state well grid 88-50, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay Brown 190, Sand Brown 174, Top Soil 152, Clay, Brown 130, Sand, Brown 109, Clay 83
25–50 ftCoarse Sand 58, Fine Sand 50, Clay Brown 44, Sand Brown 32, Sand 22, Sand, Brown 22
50–100 ftClay Brown 81, Sand Brown 41, Clay, Brown 32, Clay 26, Coarse Sand 22, Clay,Brown 19
100–200 ftSand Brown 72, Coarse Sand 61, Sand, Brown 26, Fine Sand 18, Sand,Brown 18, Sand 6
200–300 ftSand 4, Clay 3, Gravel 3, Bigger Gravel 1, Brown Sand 1, White Clay W/ Sand 1
300–500 ftClay 3, Sand 2, Gravel 1, White Clay 1, Sand & Gravel W/ Clay 1, Small Gravel 1
500–1000 ftBrown Clay 1, Clay & Gravel 1, Sand & White Gravel 1, Sand 1, Hard Shale 1
1000–5000 ftBrown & Black Speckled Sand 1, Black Shale & Brown Clay 1, Brown Speckled Sand W/ Clay Streamers 1, Brown & Greenish Clay W/ Sand 1, Brown Sand W/ Brown Clay 1, Brown Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 88-50, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Miller Water Wells35757752003–2018
R. Pizano Water Well Service151128402003–2026
BELL WATER WELL SERVICE4260302001–2024
Vortex Drilling, Inc.3310—2011–2018
R. Pizano Waterwell Service2780302001–2014
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.24——2004
dba Universal Drilling Services1125—2002–2004
Clearwater Drilling850282002–2008
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC730—2022–2023
Pacific West Environmental and Infrastructure525—2025
I Deal Drilling,LLC515—2023
JEDI Drilling Contractors518—2019–2021
WEST Drilling525—2016
Front Range Drilling, Inc.515—2014–2015
South Texas Water Well Service LLC4240602024–2025
Gainco, Inc.425—2019
Killinger's Water Well Drilling3165302015–2019
Pacific West220—2023
MARAL DRILLING2200902018–2024
qualls drilling222—2014
ESN2——2008
Miller Water Wellls238—2005
R. Pizano Waterwell Drilling Service2130302003
Landowner Drilled150302021
Alsay Incorporated11,6501,1002015

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic43059.1%110
Irrigation16322.4%45
Monitor8411.6%25
Environmental Soil Boring294.0%10
Stock91.2%80
Industrial50.7%164
Public Supply30.4%600
Test Well20.3%450
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s397909
2010s2315010
2020s996010

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 88-50. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
41032120151,650161,100Public Supply
1805002006600231,476Public Supply
89612002502321,050Public Supply
215786201046025—Irrigation
667310202445012320Test Well
12309620053306—Domestic
12309320053307—Domestic
69244220253001060Test Well
677391202424024—Irrigation
38876120152306450Irrigation

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 Cameron County, Hidalgo County, Comal County.

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