texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 88-51

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Cameron County. 571 reports, median depth 25 ft.

571Reports
25 ftMedian depth
15 ftWater at
40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 88-51

Logged in state well grid 88-51, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftFat To Lean Clay (Cl-Ch): Very Fine-Grained, Medium To High 8, Concrete 38, Top Soil 31, Clay, Brown 29, Lean Clay (Cl): Fine-Grained, Low To Medium Plasticity, Brow 8, Clay Brown 22
25–50 ftFat To Lean Clay (Cl-Ch): Very Fine-Grained, Medium To High 7, Coarse Sand 15, Fine Sand 11, Clay 5, Sand, Brown 5, Sand Brown 5
50–100 ftClay, Brown 7, Sand, Brown 6, Fine Sand 4, Sand 2, Coarse Sand 3, Sand Brown 3
100–200 ftSand, Brown 5, Sand Brown 4, Light Gray Clay 3, Clay 2, Coarse Sand 3, Brown Clay 2
200–300 ftGravel 2, Small Gravel 2, Fine Sand 2, Clay And Fine Sand 1, Corse Sand Mix Gravel 1, Clay Yellow 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 88-51, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.130202005–2019
EnviroCore, Inc.74302003–2024
Miller Water Wells55452003–2018
JEDI Drilling Contractors36202006–2025
Gainco, Inc.27202011–2021
dba Universal Drilling Services27252002–2005
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP21202019–2022
R. Pizano Water Well Service2055402003–2026
APOLLO Environmental Strategies, Inc.16372006
Front Range Drilling, Inc.14162014–2015
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services12252010
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.9252004–2021
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP9242003–2018
Alamo1 Drilling8352025–2026
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC8302022–2026
I Deal Drilling,LLC8242023
BELL WATER WELL SERVICE855602007–2022
ESN-South8202007
Select Drilling Services, LLC.7202015–2016
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.72003
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling6202021–2022
Total Support Services6212005–2009
dba Universa Drilling Services Company6352002
Talon/LPE5252020–2021
Talon Drilling, LP5202004–2008

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor34961.1%25
Environmental Soil Boring12521.9%20
Irrigation5810.2%47
Domestic295.1%55
Test Well40.7%25
Stock20.4%180
Industrial20.4%38
Other10.2%6
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s2182615
2010s2432515
2020s1102412

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 88-51. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
256064200530020Domestic
56532720212861260Domestic
1125582007260Irrigation
34614320132552045Irrigation
23422020092404040Irrigation
304052003240240Irrigation
304062003215240Irrigation
60598420222001240Domestic
21022120101956Closed-Loop Geothermal
444907201718017Irrigation

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.

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