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Texas well grid 89-04

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Cameron County and Calhoun County. 240 reports, median depth 15 ft.

240Reports
15 ftMedian depth
11 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 89-04

Logged in state well grid 89-04, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSandy Clay; Dark Brown 12, Sandy Clay Silt Brown 16, Silty Clay; Dark Brown 9, Brown Clay 14, Concrete And Base 14, Silty Clay, With Trace Very Fine Sand, Brownish Gray, Firm, 14
25–50 ftGray Sand 4, Brown Clay 4, Ft. Clay, Light Red-Brown 2, -@ 25'-30' Wet 1, Silty Sand: No Recovery- Appeared To Be Wet Sand 1, Silty Sand: Tan, Wet, Fine Grained, Poorly Sorted 1
50–100 ftClay 3, Sand 2, Clay, Brown 1, Sand, Brown 1, Fine Sand 1, Red Clay 1
100–200 ftGravel 3, Clay 2, Clay, Brown 1, Sand, Brown 1, Sand Brown 1, Fine Sand 1
200–300 ftSand With Gravel 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 89-04, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.109102007–2018
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC40122011–2019
Front Range Drilling, Inc.26162009–2016
ESN-South12352007–2008
Total Support Services8142002–2019
dba Universal Drilling Services8202002–2004
EnviroCore, Inc.5202003–2016
BELL WATER WELL SERVICE4902002–2013
MARAL DRILLING42302004–2005
Alpine Field Services4342009
Jedi Drilling42004
I Deal Drilling,LLC3202023
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling2202022
Gainco, Inc.22014
R. Pizano Water Well Service2185502008–2013
GEOLOGIC Drilling Inc.21552005
Sunbelt Industrial Services1302026
Miller Water Wells11602015
Front Raange Drilling, Inc.1162015
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.1202004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring14259.2%10
Monitor8334.6%20
Domestic104.2%180
Test Well31.2%20
Irrigation20.8%216
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s742012
2010s160128
2020s62013

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 89-04. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
202790200523025Domestic
202788200523025Domestic
7655200221625Irrigation
31551320131851530Domestic
14266320081851950Domestic
79952200418025Domestic
338309200617310Irrigation
398021201516015Domestic
79953200414015Domestic
34547020139012Domestic

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.

Drilling a well near grid 89-04?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

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This grid falls in Cameron County, Calhoun County.

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