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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Harold L. Ickes, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. C. Mendenhall, Director

Water-Supply Paper 773 D

GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF 

KLEBERG COUNTY, TEXAS

BY

PENN LIVINGSTON AND 

THOMAS W. BRIDGES

Prepared in cooperation with the 

TEXAS BOARD OF WATER ENGINEERS

Contributions to the hydrology of the United States, 1936 

(Pages 197-232)

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1936

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents. Washington, D. C. ------ Price 10 cents
CONTENTS

Page

Abstract............................................................ 197

Introduction........................................................ 197

History of ground-water development................................. 198

Purpose of the investigation and field operations................... 199

Relation of the geology to the occurrence of ground water........... 200

Geologic formations and their water-bearing properties.............. 201

Utilization of ground water supplies................................ 208

Fluctuations in artesian pressure and decline in head............... 209

Movement of ground water............................................ 212

Chemical character of the ground water.............................. 213

Defective wells..................................................... 216

Waste of water...................................................... 218

Well-drilling methods............................................... 219

Acknowledgments..................................................... 220

Well records........................................................ 220

ILLUSTRATIONS

Plate 17. Map of KLeberg County, Tex., showing location of water

wells, area of artesian flow, and height to which water

would rise in wells near Klngsville in the winter of

1932-33................................................ 198

18. A, Salt-water leakage-testing equipment with crane folded

for moving; B, Leakage equipment ready for a test...... 216

19. A, Well 433 and concrete watering tank on Laureles ranch;

B, Well 433 showing equipment for reducing discharge... 218

20. Typical flowing wells from which water is partly wasted,

KLeberg County, Tex. .................................. 218

21. Diagrams showing location of salt-water leaks in water

wells as determined by electrodes...................... 218

Figure 19. Geologic map of KLeberg and adjacent counties, Texas.... 202

II
GKOUHD-WATER RESOURCES OF KLEBBRG COPKTY. TEXAS

By Penn Livingston and T. W. Bridges

ABSTRACT

Abundant supplies of fresh water are obtained from deep artesian wells 

In all parts of Kleberg County. The water is derived from a stratum of sand, 

10 to 150 feet thick, which usually has been referred to the Goliad sand but 

possibly may be at the base of the LIssie formation. The top of the sand Is 

reached at depths of around 400 feet In the western part of the county, 600 

to 700 feet In the locality of Klngsville, and 1,250 to 1,450 feet In the 

eastern part of the county. Small supplies of fairly good water are obtained 

from shallow wells In very sandy areas in the eastern and southern parts of 

the county, but with this exception, so far as known, no good water has been 

obtained In the county either above or below the artesian fresh-water horizon.

The fresh artesian water Is supplied by percolation from the outcrop 

of the water-bearing sands, which is many miles to the west In Jim Wells, 

Brooks, and Duval Counties. The estimated average replenishment from the 

outcrop to the wells of Kleberg County is 3,000,000 gallons a day.

Available Information regarding most of the wells of the county Is 

given in the table of well records. Of the 43V wells listed 34 are not In 

use, and the water supplies from the others are used as follows: , Entirely 

for stock, 151; domestic use and stock, 241; public supply, 3; Industrial 

supply, 2; Irrigation, 4; railroad supply, 1; unrecorded, 1. About 80 are 

flowing wells In the southern and eastern parts of the county.

It is concluded that the total withdrawal from those wells averages 

about 4,000,000 gallons a day. Some water is wasted, but the amount is 

not very great.

There has been a general decline In the artesian head throughout the 

county. The largest decline has been in the western part of the county and 

In the vicinity of Klngsville, where the water level is now 15 to 45 feet 

below the surface in wells that once had a strong flow. Wells continue to 

flow in the southern and eastern parts of the county, but under less head 

than formerly. There was a small net loss in head in most parts of the 

county between the winters of 1932-33 and 1934-35, indicating that the 

decline is slowly continuing. Originally the artesian pressure In the 

fresh-water sands was much higher than the pressure In the overlying saltwater sands, but this relation has been reversed in the western part of 

the county and In the district around Klngsville, as a result of the 

decline in artesian head.

Water obtained from the fresh-water horizon is comparatively fresh 

in the western and central parts of the county but contains a somewhat 

higher proportion of chlorides toward the Gulf. Samples obtained from 

about 100 wells, located for the most part in the central part of the 

county, showed a. higher chloride content than is normal for the freshwater beds in the area. These wells are believed in large part to be 

defective and to be admitting salt water. This was demonstrated and the 

leaks located in several wells that were tested. No evidence was found 

of salt-water contamination by percolation through the formations, however. The leaky wells should be repaired, If practicable, or sealed to 

prevent them from contaminating the fresh-water sand. The chances of 

leaks developing can be largely eliminated If the wells are properly 

drilled and provided with casing of good grade, and the casing is adequately seated.

INTRODUCTIOH

The supply of underground water in Kleberg County, Tex., is the subject of an investigation started In December 1932, as a part of the survey 

of the underground-water resources of Texas by the United States Geological Survey In cooperation with the Texas Board of Water Engineers. The 

investigation in Kleberg County Is being made by Penn Livingston and

197
198 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1936

T. W. Bridges under the general direction of 0. E. Meinzer and W. H. White, 

of the Geological Survey. Though the study is continuing, a large part of 

the field work has been completed and conclusions have been reached regarding the extent of the water supply and proper methods for conserving it.

The streams of the county are small and intermittent, and the valleys 

for the most part are wide and flat and unsuitable for reservoir construction. A few small natural fresh-water lakes furnish water for livestock 

in parts of the area. In the greater part of the county, however, ground 

water is the only trustworthy source of water supply,

Kleberg County is part of the Coastal Plain in southern Texas. It 

borders on the Gulf, and the coast is indented by several shallow bays or 

sounds. (See pi. 17.) The surface is comparatively flat and featureless, 

the land gradually rising from an altitude of about 15 feet along the Gulf 

to about 65 feet at Kingsville, 35 miles inland. Thence westward the surface rises a little more rapidly and reaches an altitude of about 135 feet 

at the Jim Wells County line, 12 or 13 miles west of Kingsville. There are 

no natural perennial streams in the county. Drainage is provided by small 

intermittent creeks that empty into Baffin's Bay or Olmos Creek. The average annual precipitation at Kingsville for 30 years, according to records 

of the United States Weather Bureau, was 25.15 inches.

A description of artesian wells in Nueces County, to which Kleberg

1 

County once belonged, was given by Taylor in 1907. Brief investigations

of ground water in the county were made by Alexander Deussen in 1913 and 

by S. Spencer Nye in 1928. The data they obtained are in the files of the 

Geological Survey at Washington and have been used in the preparation of 

this report.

HISTORY OP GROUND-WATER DEVELOPMENT

In pioneer days travelers learned that supplies of fresh water sufficient for camp use might be obtained by digging shallow pits in sand 

dunes that were covered by thickets of hackberry, this type of brush apparently being an indication of the presence of fresh water close to the 

surface. It was found, however, that these shallow wells could not be 

relied upon to yield water through long periods of drought. Later more 

trustworthy supplies were obtained in sandy areas in the eastern part of 

the county, especially along the Gulf, by means of wells, some of which

1 Taylor, T. U., Underground waters of the Coastal Plain of Texas: 

U. S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 190, pp. 9-13, 1907.
tj. B. GEOLOGICAL STTKVEY

J I M

WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 773 PLATE 17

EXPLANATION

ALTITUDE ABOVE SEA LEVEL TO 

WHICH WATER IN DEEP WELLS WOULD 

RISE IN WINTER OF 193E-I933

KL E B E R G

O WELL WITH HAND PUMP 

WELL WITH WINDMILL 

WELL WITH PUMPING PLANT

 FLOWING WELL WITH NO PUMP 

FLOWING WELL WITH WINDMILL 

UNUSED WELL

NUMBER OPPOSITE WELL REFERS TO 

DESCRIPTION OF WELL IN TABLES

APPROXIMATE AREA OF 

ARTESIAN FLOW IN WINTER 

OF 1932-1933

C 0 U NTY

r

K L E B E R G 

*

C OUN<TY

U R E

KLEBERG COUNTY

BROOKS COUNTY STATE HIGHWAY 16 KENEDY COUNTY

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND 

TEXAS BOARD OF WATER ENGINEERS

UJ

BASE COMPILED FROM MAPS BY US. j >- 

WAR DEPARTMENT, US GEOLOGICAL I h 

SURVEY, TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT] § 

MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY, COUNTYJ O 

SURVEYOR,AND FROM FIELD NOTES [ °

O

MAP OF KLEBERG COUNTY, TEX., SHOWING LOCATION OF WATER WELLS, AREA OF ARTESIAN FLOW, AND HEIGHT TO WHICH WATER WOULD RISK IN WELLS NEAR KINGSVILLE IN THE WINTER OF 1932-33.

55701 36 (Facep. 198)
GROTJHD-WATER RESOURCES OP KLEBERG COUNTY, TEX. 199

were drilled into the sand to a depth of nearly 100 feet. These wells ordinarily yielded good water, but when they were drilled too deep or pumped too 

rapidly the water became salty. In the greater part of this region, however, the water from shallow wells was found to be unfit for domestic use 

or stock, and both stock raising and farming in the region were handicapped 

until it was 'found that abundant supplies of fresh water could be obtained 

from deep wells.

In 1899 a well 532 feet deep was drilled by T. L. Herring in the Palo 

Alto pasture, west of Bishop, in Nueces County, not far from the north 

boundary of KLeberg County. This well developed a substantial flow, the 

water in it rising about 8 feet above the surface, A second well was put 

down about 5 miles west of the first one and also proved to be a flowing 

well. Mr. Herring then put down a well 530 feet deep at the Santa Gertrudis 

ranch headquarters, 2 miles west of Klngsville. (See pi. 17.) The artesian 

head' in this well was sufficient to raise the water 25 feet above the surface, and the well had a flow of 250 gallons a minute. By 1904 several 

additional flowing wells had been drilled in the county, Including one at 

the railroad station at Klngsville, which is said to have had a flow more 

than 20 feet above the surface. In 1904, experimental irrigation of garden 

truck with artesian water having proved successful, a part of the King 

ranch, comprising 42,000 acres in the vicinity of Klngsville, was subdivided into small tracts, and a large number of wells were put down to 

irrigate them.

By 1908 or 1909 some of the wells had ceased to flow, and by 1910 

pumping was started. The height of the development was reached in 1912, 

when, it is estimated, about 3,500 acres was irrigated from wells. About 

1913 or 1914 pumping for irrigation was discontinued, owing to the low 

prices for garden truck and other irrigated crops.

PURPOSE OP THE INVESTIGATION AND FIELD OPERATIONS

The purpose of the investigation was to obtain information from which 

an estimate could be made of the extent of the available supplies of fresh 

ground water and from which a plan could be worked out for conserving the 

-water and preventing it from being contaminated by salt water.

In the course of the field work 434 wells were located and mapped, 

and all available information regarding them was collected, tabulated, and 

studied. Samples of water were obtained from most of the wells and tested 

^n the field for hardness and chlorides. Samples from 13 wells were collected and analyzed in the water-resources laboratory of the Geological
200 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1936

Survey at Washington. Tests were made in 10 wells by means of electrical 

conductivity apparatus to determine the location of salt-water leaks. 

Static water levels were determined in nearly all the wells by means of a 

pressure gage or elevated pipe in flowing wells and by water-level measurements with a steel tape from a fixed measuring point on nonflowing wells. 

The measuring points on wells along the Missouri Pacific Railroad, the 

highway northwest of Kingsville, and the road to the Laureles ranch, east 

of Kingsville, were connected by levels, and a map was compiled showing 

the depth to which water in these wells would rise above sea level in 

the winter of 1932 (pi. 17). In the next 2 years the water levels in 

107 selected observation wells were measured several times in order to 

determine the fluctuations in artesian pressure.

RELATION OP THE GEOLOGY TO THE OCCURRENCE OP GROUMD WATER

In Kleberg County the well drill first passes through a layer of 

soil or wind-blown sand and then penetrates a long succession of beds of 

clay and sand, some of which are moderately cemented, belonging in turn 

to the Beaumont clay (Pleistocene), Lissie formation (Pleistocene), and 

Goliad sand (Pliocene). If the well is continued still deeper it passes 

through the Lagarto clay (Miocene?) and successively lower formations.

Many of the beds were undoubtedly deposited in shallow lagoons along 

the shore, and some of the beds down the dip may be of marine origin. 

These beds, therefore, were originally saturated with more or less salty 

water. In addition marine terraces on the Gulf Coastal Plain indicate 

that the area was covered by the sea from time to time during the 

Pleistocene epoch. In general the beds of sand vary considerably in 

thickness, and some of them pinch out entirely. The clays not only predominate but usually are thicker and, more persistent than the sands. 

In few places do they pinch out entirely, and as they are very nearly 

impermeable they serve as barriers to the penetration of rainfall and 

to the passage of water from one bed of sand to another. The formations 

dip to the east at an angle that is considerably greater than the surface slope. Therefore, in crossing this part of the Coastal Plain from 

east to west the traveler passes over the beveled edges of successively 

older formations. Beds that are far beneath the surface in Kleberg 

County crop out in Brooks, Duval, and Jim Wells Counties. These conditions are favorable for the development of a fresh-water artesian system 

in a sand or sandy zone that persists from the outcrop down the dip for 

long distances. In such a bed the water enters the sand at the outcrop
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OP KLKBERG COUNTY, TEX. 201

and moves slowly down the dip, filling or nearly filling the interstices in 

the sand. The highest part of the bed is at the outcrop. Farther down the 

dip, if the bed is overlain by an impermeable or relatively impermeable clay, 

the water will be under hydrostatic pressure and may rise to the surface 

when it is encountered by wells.

During successive inundations by the sea the sediments presumably were 

saturated practically everywhere with sea water. Since the retreat of the 

sea the thicker and more persistent sands have gradually been flushed out 

by fresh water, which moves from the outcrop down the dip to some unknown 

outlet, perhaps under the Gulf at the edge of the Continental Shelf. The 

thin-bedded lenticular sands, however, are surrounded by impermeable or 

relatively impermeable clays, and a certain amount of salt water is still 

trapped in them.

GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS AND THEIR WATER-BEARING PROPERTIES

The geologic map (fig. 19) shows the outcrop areas of the Beaumont 

clay, Lissie formation, and Goliad sand in ELeberg and adjacent counties, 

together with the largest important areas of recent wind-blown sands or 

sand dunes. The boundary between the Beaumont clay and Lissie formation 

is taken from a preliminary geologic map of Texas, compiled by the United 

States. Geological Survey. The boundary between the Lissie and Goliad was 

mapped for the most part by A. N. Sayre and is shown in a preliminary 

mimeographed report released February 12, 1933, entitled "Ground-water 

resources of Duval County, Texas."

Wind-blown sand of recent origin covers large areas in the eastern 

part of the county, as is shown by the map, and also occurs in isolated 

tracts in the southwestern part. This sand in places reaches a thickness 

of about 100 feet, and wells drilled into it yield small quantities of 

fairly good water, except in places where the sand has filled old saltwater lakes in the underlying clay.

The Beaumont clay is the outcropping formation in the greater part 

of the county. This formation consists predominantly of clay but contains 

thin beds of shale and sand. The formation does not yield good water in 

this part of Texas.

The Lissie formation lies just below the Beaumont and crops out in 

the western part of ELeberg County, in Jim Wells and Brooks Counties, 

and in the extreme eastern part of Duval County. It also consists of 

clay and sand but contains a larger proportion of sand than the Beaumont.

GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OP ELEBERG COUNTY, TEX. 203

The Llssle Is underlain by the Gollad sand, which crops out In a broad 

belt In Duval, Jim Hogg, and Brook Counties. This formation, although composed largely of clay, contains more sand than either the Beaumont clay or 

the Llssle formation. Most of the sands In the Llssle and Gollad formations, 

like those In the Beaumont, contain highly mineralized water. A sandy member that has usually been referred to the Gollad but possibly may be at the 

base of'the Llssle formation, however, yields abundant supplies of good 

water. This sand is encountered by deep wells In all parts of the county. 

According to well logs It ranges In thickness from 10 to 150 feet and In 

most places is divided by a layer of clay. The top of the sand Is reached 

at depths of around 400 feet In the western part of the county, 600 to 700 

feet In the locality of Klngsvllle, and 1,250 to 1,450 feet In the eastern 

part of the county. Good water Is obtained from this sand down to 1,450 

feet below sea level In the eastern part of the county. So far as known, 

no good water has been obtained in the county beneath this sand.

The Goliad Is underlain by the Lagarto clay. It Is thought that at 

least two wells In the western part of the county (wells 38 and 340; see 

well tables) reached this formation. These wells yielded salty water from 

sands encountered at depths of about 1,100 feet, probably belonging to the 

upper part of the Lagarto. The chances of obtaining good water In the 

Lagarto or beneath It are thought to be negligible.

The following logs represent wells widely spaced throughout the 

county:

Drillers' logs of wells In ELeberg County 

21. Santa Gertrudis ranch,Dairy No. 1

Thick- _ .. 

ness Dap** 

{feet) ( feet >

34.

60

on

30

60

Santa

4

90

. . 100

.. 170

13

87

60 

80 

280 

310 

370

Thickness 

(feet)

Clay................

Gertrudis ranch, Yoakum Hill well

4

94 

194 

364 

377 

464

White clay and shale

Hard and soft sand. .

20 

110 

20 

105

16 

102 

21 

124

Depth 

(feet)

390 

500 

520 

625

480 

582 

603

727
204 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1936

Drillers' logs of wells in Kleberg County - Continued

38. Santa Gertrudis ranch, Escondldo

Clay, 

Sand 

Clay 

Clay 

Clay,

Clay 

Clay,

Sand

PI o-tr

and

and

and

and

Water sand, cased

Thickness 

(feet)

.... 208

.... 41

AX>

.... 21

pn

PI

.... 103

.... 21

.... 41

off. 100

Depth 

(feet)

208 

249 

291 

312 

332 

353 

456 

477 

518 

618

Clay. ...............

Water sand, strainer

Water sand, strainer

Thickness 

(feet)

62

60 

38

. 21

62

87

. 147

. 108

Depth 

(feet)

680 

740 

778 

799 

861 

948 

1,095 

1,203

Casing: 513 feet of 5 3/16-inch, 318 feet of 4 1/4-inch, 372 feet of 

3 1/4-inch. The 3 1/4-inch casing is set about 20 feet above bottom of well.

92. City of Kingsvllle

Clay. .................

Clay. .................

Clay. .................

Clay. .................

5 

35 

60 

10 

32 

14 

21 

24 

99 

15

5 

40 

100 

110 

142 

156 

177 

201 

300 

315

Clay. ................

Clay.................

Gumbo. ...............

35 

50 

18 

39 

23 

20 

10 

80 

144 

2

350 

400 

418 

457 

480 

500 

510 

590 

734 

736

355. J. Koch et al

Soil..................

Yellowi'sh clay and

White sand; soft water 

Whitish clay and gypBlue clay and shell ...

Blue clay and gypsum..

Blue and brownish clay

372

Clay..................

Clay. .................

Clay. .................

3 

17

11

17 

8

52 

144 

26 

118 

12 

11 

12

3 

20 

31

48 

56

108 

252 

278 

396 

408 

419 

431

Blue and red clay....

Sandy clay, blue and

Blue and red clay. ...

Sand (sulphur water

Red clay and rock....

87 

10

12 

50 

30

12 

110 

24 

19 

23 

5

518 

528

540 

590 

620

632 

742 

766 

785 

808 

813

. Laureles ranch, Caesar well

272 

21 

40 

20 

144

272 

293 

333 

353

497

Clay.................

21 

21 

41 

82 

88

518 

539 

580 

662 

750

Casing: 600 feet of 5 3/16-inch, 150 feet of 4 1/4-inch.
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OP ZLEBERG COUNTY, TEX. 205 

Drillers' logs of wells in Kleberg County - Continued

422. Laureles ranch, Augustin well

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Thickness 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Sandy clay............ 2 2

White caliche and dry

sand................ 18 20

White and yellow clay. 20 40 

White sand............ 10 50

White and yellow clay

and sand............ 50 100

White clay and rock... 20 120 

Yellow clay with rock. 30 150 

Yellow sand and rock.. 10 160 

Yellow clay, rock,

yellow sand.,.,..... 20 180 

White and yellow clay

and sand............ 20 200

Yellow-blue clay and

rock................ 40 240

Gray sand............. 25 265

Hard sticky white

clay, rock.......... 35 300

Hard sticky yellow and

white clay.......... 20 320

Hard blue-gray clay... 20 340 

Sand and whitishyellow clay......... 40 380

Gray-blue clay, rock

and sand............ 20 400

Blue clay, hard rock,

blue shale.......... 50 450

Blue rock and shale... 30 480 

Hard rock, black rock. 20 500 

Sand, shale and rock.. 40 540 

White sand with blue

rock......,,......... 40 580

Blue sticky clay...... 20 600

Blue-gray clay and

rock................ 20 620

Hard rock, blue-white

clay................ 20 640

White-blue sand....... 10 650

Blue shale, brown clay, 

mixed with rock and 

gravel.............. 50

Hard, sticky clay, 

blue, white, and 

brown............... 20

White-blue clay with

rock................ 30

White clay and rock... 30 

White sand and gravel. 20 

White clay and rock,

very hard........... 40

White and red clay 

with rock and white 

sand................ 40

Red and pink clay..... 30

Pink and white clay... 20 

Very hard rock........ 10

Blue clay with shell

and gravel.......... 20

Blue aand and rock.... 20

White and blue clay... 20 

Blue clay, rock....... 20

Blue clay, gravel,

blue sand........... 40

Pink and white clay 

mixed with green 

clay...............

Green and white-brown 

clay with shell and 

better water........ 30

Pink and white clay... 50 

Red clay.............. 20

Red and white clay.... 30

White sand with hard

rock................ 10

Red clay.............. 10

Brown sand} water

sand................ 26

700

720

750

780

800

840

880

910

930

940

960

980

1,000

1,020

1,060

40 1,100

1,130

1,180

1,200

1,230

1,240

1,250

1,276

Casing; 910 feet of 6 5/8-inch, 436 feet of 5 3/16-inch, 

casing 70 feet.

Lap of

423. Laureles ranch, Ojo del Agua well

Soil.................. 2 2

White clay............ 10 12

White sand............ 4 16

White clay............ 9 25

Yellow sand........... 11 36

Yellow clay........... 104 140

Caliche............... 19 159

Blue clay............. 139 298

Light-blue sand and

some gravel......... 20 318

Blue rock and clay.... 31 349

White clay............ 31 380

White sand............ 18 398

Blue rock............. 10 408

Blue clay............. 12 480

Blue rock............. 6 426

White sand...........; 19 445

Blue rock............. 5 450

White sand............ 6 456

Caliche and clay...... 12 468

Blue clay and rock.... 21 489

Yellow clay........... 21 510

White sand............ 28 538

Hard rock and blue

clay................ 22 560

Blue soft clay........ 19 579

Caliche............... 20 599

Blue clay............. 31 630

White sand............ 17 647

Blue clay............. 12 659

Gypsum................ 7 666

Blue clay......'....... 10 676

Blue rock............. 9 685

Gypsum...........,...; 11 696

Blue clay............. 9 705

White clay and caliche 35 740

Blue clay............. 19 759

White sand............ 10 769
206 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1936

Drillers' logs of wells in Kleberg County - Continued

423. Laurelea ranch, Ojo del Agua well - Continued

Thickness 

(feet)

White clay and caliche 21

White clay and caliche 30

Blue clay and gypsum. . 10

Blue clay and gyp sum. . 14

Light-blue clay and

Blue clay and gypsum.. 23

Depth 

(feet)

790 

808 

830 

860 

870 

880 

886 

900 

930 

940 

950 

970

990 

1,002 

1,025 

1,045 

1,047 

1,065 

1,080

White sticky clay....

Thickness 

(feetj

. 20

3

. 22

. 32

. 15 

3

7

White clay and gypsum. 4

Blue clay and gypsum. 

White sticky clay....

. 12

. 14

. 18 

. 13 

. 15

3

V

4

. 20

Depth 

(feet)

1,100 

1,103 

1,125 

1,128 

1,160 

1,175 

1,178 

1,185 

1,196 

1,200 

1,204 

1,216 

1,230 

1,248 

1,261 

1,276 

1,279 

1,286 

1,290 

1,310

Casing: 802 feet of 5 3/16-inch, 540 feet of 3 1/4-inch, 

ing 32 feet.

Lap of cas427. Laureles ranch, Mato Mesquite well

Soil, black sand, 

white clay, and

White and yellow clay

Yellow clay and rook.. 

White sand and shell..

Gravel, rock, and blue

Hard rock with white

White and yellow clay

White clay with rock

Rock with blue and

Very hard rock with 

white and blue clay. 

Blue rock and sand.... 

Blue and white clay

Blue clay, sand, and

Rock and blue clay.... 

Blue-white clay with

White and blue elay

Gray and blue clay

Gray-blue clay and

20

5

35

20 

20 

60

40

50

50

50

50

100

35

15

30

30

20

23 

21

22

24

18

20

25

60

80 

100 

160

200

250

300

350

400

500

535

560

590

620

640

663 

684

706

730

*74fl

Gray and blue clay, 

white sand, and rock 22

Brown, white, and blue

Gray clay and rock.... 21 

Brown, blue, and white

Brown and white clay.. 21

Mixed white, blue, and

Mixed clay, brown, red,

Mixed clay, brown and 

white............... 17

Brown, white, and pink

Pink and white clay, 

rock, white sand.... 21 

Pink and white slate 

clay, rock, white

Mixed clay, red, brown,

hard rock, white sand 13 

Brown and blue clay,

Rock, red clay, gray

Red and blue clay.

Red and brown clay. ... 20

770

7Q1

812

833 

854

875

900

920

940

QK*7

arm

998 

1,020

1,041

1,054 

1,075

1,095

1.115

1,135

1.154
GROUND-WATER RESOTJRCBS OP KLBBERQ COUNTY, TEX.

Drillers' logs of wells in Kleberg County - Continued

427. Laureles ranch, Mato Mesquite well - Continued

207

Red clay, fine gray

Red clay, sticky;

Thickness 

(feet)

,. 19

18

19

Depth 

(feet)

1 1 "74.

1,193

1,212

1,230

1,249

Hard clay, white

Thickness 

(feet)

.... 30

.... 10

and 

.... 11

Depth 

(feet)

1,279

1,289

1,300

1,331

Casing; 5 3/16-inch from surface to 1,135 feet, 3 1/4-inch below 

1,135 feet.

429. Laureles ranch, Alta Prieta well

Blue clay and shale...

White rock, gravel,

Blue rock, very hard..

rrr»p-trftl r*~\ OT

Very hard rock and

Yellow and white sand. 

Hard blue and white

White and blue gravel 

mixed with whitish60

40 

150

150

150

200

173

22

15 

20

40

15

45

40

60

100 

250

400

550

750

923

945

960 

980

1,020

1,035

1,080

1,120

Gray and blue rock,

White and blue and

Black rock with darkvery hard rock. ....

Strawberry clay, red, 

white, and yellow..

40

40

40

40

25

15

40 

5

35

20

5

TO

1,160

1,200

1,240

1,280

1,305

1,320

1,360 

1,365

1,400

1,420

1,425

1,435

430. Laureles ranch, Devisadero well

Blue sand and slush...

Blue clay mixed with

Blue clay, gravel, and

Blue clay, white sand,

Hard white rock with 

white and blue clay. 

White and blue clay

Hard rock; used roller 

bit.................

Blue and white clay...

Blue, yellow, and

Yellow, white, and

60

60 

80

100

100

40

80

40

40

70

30

200 

20

40

40

c>n

60

120 

200

300

400

440

52D

560

600

670

700

900 

920

960

1,000

1,020

White and pink clay..

Strawberry play, red,

Sand, white and brown 

Red and brown clay. . .

Yellow-brown sand; 20-

Red clay mixed with

40

40

20

40

60

40

fin

9 

12

15

no

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23

30

1,060

1,100

1,120

1,160

i c>on

1,260

1 -zpn

1,329 

1,341 

1,356

1,375

1,400

1 4.29

1,445

1,475

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GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OP KLEBERG COUNTY, TEX. 209

to the information on the 437 wells listed in the table, some data were obtained on 13 wells on the Santa Gertrudis ranch and 36 wells on the Laureles 

ranch that had been abandoned for one reason or another. Of the wells in 

the subdivided area 14 were not visited or included in the tabulation.

The withdrawals of ground water in the county reached a maximum when 

irrigation from wells was at its peak about 1912. If 3,500 acres was then 

irrigated and 2 acre-feet of water was applied annually, the consumption 

of ground water for irrigation alone amounted to 7,000 acre-feet a year, 

which Is the equivalent of about 6,250,000 gallons a day throughout the 

year. The total consumption at that time probably exceeded 7,000,000 gallons a day.

It is difficult to estimate the present consumption of ground water 

in the county. The records as to the amount of water pumped for public 

and industrial uses are not complete, and the use of water for stock can 

be only roughly estimated. Moreover, no exact information is available 

as to the proportions of the time the flowing wells are allowed to flow 

and are shut down during the different seasons. However, the discharge 

from a large number of wells was measured, and after consideration of all 

the available data it is concluded that the present withdrawals average 

about 4,000,000 gallons a day. The heaviest withdrawals are in the vicinity of Kingsville.

FLUCTUATIONS IN ARTESIAN PRESSURE AND DECLINE IN HEAD

When the first wells were drilled into the artesian sand the water 

was under high pressure, but soon after the beginning of irrigation from 

wells in 1904 the pressure began to drop. Some of these wells had ceased 

to flow in 1908 or 1909, and pumping was started in 1910.

At present the water level in wells is from 15 to 45 feet below the 

surface in the vicinity of Kingsville and in the western part of the 

county, where strong flows were formerly obtained. The decline is smaller 

elsewhere in the county. Wells continue to flow in the southern and 

eastern parts of the county, but under legs head than formerly. Originally the artesian pressure in the fresh-water sands was much higher 

than the pressure in the overlying salt-water sands, but this relation 

has been reversed in the western part of the county and in the district 

around Kingsville, as a result of the decline in the fresh-water head.

A comparison of measurements by S. S, Nye with measurement's of the 

same wells by the writers indicates that some decline in head occurred 

in parts of the area between the spring of 1928 and the winter of 1932-33.
210 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1956

During the following 2 years several rounds of measurements were made to 

determine the fluctuation In artesian pressure, as determined by changes 

In water levels, In 107 observation wells In all parts of the county. The 

results of these measurements are shown In the table below, the location 

of the wells Is Indicated on plate 17, and other data In regard to the 

wells are given In the table at the end of the report. The measurements 

show that In most of the wells there was a small net loss In head between 

the winters of 1952-33 and 1934-35. Similar measurements should be made 

once or twice a year for an indefinite period.

Water levels in observation wells in KLeberg County, Tex.,

1 

in feet above or below measuring point

No. of Prior to 

well 1907

4 ....

5 ....

8 ....

9 ....

10 ....

15 Plow

15 ....

16 ....

25 ....

24 ....

26 ....

27 ....

29 ....

30 ....

31 ....

55 ....

37 ....

40 ....

41 Plow

43 ....

44 ....

45 Plow

46 ....

49 ....

51 ....

52 ....

53 ....

56 ....

57 ....

59 ....

61 ....

64 ....

73 ....

79 ....

83 ....

91 ....

92 .... 

93 ....

96 ....

103 ....

1913 1928 1932-33 

(Mar.) (Mar.) (Dec. to Feb.)

.... .... -62.1

.... .... -47.0

.... .... -31.6

.... .... -38.1

.... .... -48.6

.... .... -45.2

.... .... -40.3

42 7

.... .... -47.4

.... .... -28.1

.... .... -51.2

.... .... -33.8

.... .... -32.1

.... .... -30.3

.... .... -30.0

.... .... -31.5

.... .... -13.8

_1 ft 9

.... .... -20.0

.... .... -19.4

.... .... -38.4

.... .... -28.3

.... .... -30.7

.... .... -22.7

.... .... -17.3

.... .... -13.2

.... .... -14.7

.... .... -15.8

.... .... - 2.6

.... .... - 8.9

.... .... - 3.7

.... .... - 1.1

.... .... -33.3

.... .... -42.6

.... .... -40.8

.... .... 1/-46.6 

.... .... I/-48.7

.... .... -24.1

.... .... -28.8

1933 1934 

(Dec.) (Feb.)

-61.2

-46.7

-30.7

-36.4

-47.5

-46.0 -44.7

-40.5 -40.1

.... -45.8

.... -45.9

.... -27.6

.... -30.7

.... -33.5

.... -31.6

.... -29.5

.... -28.8

.... -29.8

.... -14.1

"1 C O

.... 4.O.O

.... -20.3

.... -19.1

.... -37.8

.... -27.8

.... -30.2

.... -22.4

.... -16.7

.... -12.6

.... ^14.1

.... -16.1

.... - 2.2

.... - 8.6

.... - 3,2

.... - .7

-32.2 -32.2

.... -40.4

 » « 

_ "*rh&»S7 4.O Q_A1 ~rfc.L»l1 

-42.0 -40.6 

-41.8 -40.9

.... «

 « « 

1934 

(Nov.)

-63.5

-48.3

-32.9

... *

-49.6

-46.3

-42.0

-44.1

-48.5

....

-32.5

-34.8

-32.8

-31.1

-32.1

-34.1

-15.5

-21 1 5

-19,9

-38.6

-29.0

-31.3

-23.6

-18.4

-13.7

-15.3

-17.6

- 5.0

- 9.6

- 3.7

- 1.2

-35.6

-46.1

-45.6

-46.0

-44.9 

-47.6

-24.4

-29.2

1935 

(Mar.)

-65.8

....

-32.7

-38.7

-49.6

-47.2

-42.5

-48.2

....

-55.5

 . *

-33.3

...»

....

-33.8

-14.9

-£5! 9

....

-29 1 1

....

-23.4

-13.6

-15.5

-17.6

- 3.5

-10.0

- 4.5

- 1.5

-36.1

-45.9

-42.5

Hi:

-23^3

-28.6

I/ The top of the well casing or top of the pump-pipe clamp was used 

as the measuring point in most of the wells. 

2/ Measured in October 1932.
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OP ELEBERG COUNTY, TEX. 211

Water levels In observation wells in Kiotoerg County - Continued

No. off Prior to 

well 1907

106 ....

Ill ....

113 ....

127 ....

128 ....

136 ....

144 ....

150 ....

156 ....

165 Flow

173 ....

179 ....

188 ....

190 ....

201 ....

207 ....

210 ....

217 ....

219 ....

222 ....

228 ....

236 ....

238 ....

244 ....

257 ....

258 ....

262 ....

264 ....

269 ....

271 ....

273 ....

278 ....

282 ....

283 ....

290 ....

298

307 ....

325 ....

337 ....

339 ....

372 ....

375 ....

380 ....

381 ....

382 ....

383 ....

384 ....

386 ....

387 Flow

389 ....

390 ....

395 ....

396 ....

397 ....

398 Flow

399 ....

400 ....

403 ....

406 ....

408 ....

55701 O 36 2

1913 1928 1932-33 

(Mar.) (Mar.) (Dec- to Feb.)

.... .... -25.1

.... .... -23.1

.... .... OO.ft tt 0 

.... .... -24.4

.... .... -36.1

* * . . «» w 8*o

.... .... -23.4

.... .... - 7.3

.... .... -21.4

.... .... -14.9

.... .... - 1.3

.... .... -14.7

.... .... -18.9

.... .... -15.2

.... .... -27.6

.... .... -16.1

.... .... -13.8

+ 2.0 -10.8 -12.5

+ 4.0 - 9.0 -10.3

.... .... -22.0

.... .... -17.7

.... v fr **OU«<7

.... .... - 3.6

.... .... - 9.6

.... .... -10.7

.... .... -11.7

.... .... -12.5

.... .... - 9.6

.... .... - 9.2

.... .... - 3.0

.... .... - 3.5

.... .... - 7.5

.... .... - .8

.... .... - 2.2

.... .... - 4.5

.... .... - 2.9

.... .... - 4.4

.... .... - 4.2

.... .... -10.7

.... 3.8 ....

.... .... 23 . 6

.... .... - 7.6

.... .... -13.4

.... .... -18.6

.... .... - 4.4

.... .... - 5.2

.... .... -17.9

.... .... + 3.0

.... .... + 4.3

.... .... - 2.5

.... .... 10.3

.... .... - 3.5

» » * ** + 8»D

.... .... +11.5

.... .... + 4.1

.... ... - 4.1

.... ... - 2.5

.... ... + 8.5

.... ... -23.3

.... ... * 5.4

1933 

(Dec.)

 * *

-31.7

-22.8

....

... *

... *

* *

....

... *

-18.6

....

....

....

 . * *

-11.6

-10.1

-17.5

....

....

....

....

....

....

«...

....

- 3.1

....

-10.7

 . *

-21.4

....

....

....

....

 ...

....

....

....

. . 

....

....

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

1934 

(Feb.)

-24.0

 O1 T

-22.7

-34.9

- 8.6

-21.5

- 7.0

... *

-14.0

-14.2

-18.4

-14.7

-24.8

-15.0

-13.7

. « «.

- 9.8

-30^7

- 3.3

-10.7

- 9.9

-12.8

-11.8

- 8.4

- 8.6

- 2.2

- 2.8

- 7.3

- .8

- 4 2

- 2.7

..!.

-10.4

- 4.0

-20.6

-13 !5

-17.2

- 4.0

- 4.5

-14.8

- 2.7

... *

... *

-'ile

+ 9.1

+12.7

+ 3.2

-'2!!

... *

-23 .,2

1934 

(NOT.)

. . 

-26.3

-40.8

- 9.5

-25.3

- 8.3

-21.0

-16.2

- 1.1

-15.8

-21.4

-16.9

....

-17.9

-14.2

-13.3

-11.2

-18.4

-33.8

- 4.7

-11.8

-11.0

* . *

-12.9

- 9.7

- 8.5

- 3.2

- 4.6

- 9.2

- 2.1

- 4^2

-11.4

- 3.4

-22.4

- 7.9

-17 1?

- 4.6

- 4.6 -'z'.o

+ 4.2

- 2.3

- 9.4

- 3.0

+ 9.1

-11.5

+ 4.6

- 4.2

- 2.4

+ 9.1

-23.6

+ 5.3

1935 

(Mar.)

* * » *

-25.1

-37.7

....

-24.2

- 7.4

....

-16.5

- 1 2

-15 U

-20.2

-16.3

... *

-17.0

....

-13.3

-11.1

-18.4

....

- 4.5

-12.1

-10.8

-is Ii

-10.5

- 9.5

* . * 

- 3.8

- 9.5

- 3.0

- 3.4

- 4.2

-11.7

- 3.6

-22.4

- 7.8

-13 '.7

....

- 4.6

-'s'.2

+ 6.6

- 2.2

- 9.3

- 2.4

+ 9.8

+'475

- 6.0

- 1.7 \

+10.6

+ *5l4
212 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1936

Water levels in observation wells in Kleberg County - Continued.

Ho. of Prior to 

well 1907

412 Plow 

416 ....

4.P1?

431 ....

433 ....

434 ....

1913 1928 1932-33 

(Mar.) (Mar.) (Dec. to Feb.)

.... .... + 4.2

_ii

.... .... + 8.6

.... .... +13.6

.... .... +15.4

1933 

(Dec.)

 * 

1934 

(Feb.)

....

+ 9.2

. .0.

1934 

(Nov.)

+ 4.5 50

+ 7.5

+16.4

4-1 Q Q

+18.2

+13.9

1935 

(Mar.)

+ 4.2

+ 9.3

+18.0

+20.1

+18.7

4-1 A P

MOVEMENT OF GROUND WATER

The water withdrawn from the underground reservoir of fresh water in 

Kleberg County is supplied by percolation from the outcrop, which is many 

miles to the west. The water moves in the direction of the hydraulic gradient, which is at right angles to lines of equal artesian pressure. Such 

lines have been drawn for a part of the county from data obtained in the 

winter of 1932-33 and are shown on plate 17. Apparently in the western 

part of the county the general movement is from west to east; but in the 

locality of Kingsville a depression in the artesian head has been created 

by the heavy pumping, and water is moving toward Kingsville from all directions. It is possible that a small depression in the artesian head 

has also been produced in an area a few miles east of Riviera, where the 

discharge from flowing wells is rather heavy, but the available data are 

insufficient to determine whether or not this depression exists.

The amount of the inflow of ground water to any part of the county 

depends on the hydraulic gradient and the thickness and permeability of 

the water bearing sands. The coefficient of permeability can be expressed as the number of gallons of water that will flow through a croas 

sectidn of the water-bearing bed 1 foot high and 1 mile wide for each 

foot of head per mile. The total flow across a segment of the formation 

1 mile wide is obtained by multiplying the coefficient of permeability 

by the thickness of the formation and multiplying the product by the 

hydraulic gradient. The average coefficient of permeability is very 

difficult to obtain and at the best can be only roughly estimated. On 

the basis of extensive investigation the average permeability was estimated as 200 for the Carrizo sand (Eocene) in Dimmit and Zavala Counties and 150 for the Lissie and Goliad sands in the Houston district. 

No tests were made of the permeability of the Goliad sand in Kleberg 

County, but by comparative study it was estimated at 150.
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OP KLEBERG COUNTY, TEX. 213

In order to reach a tentative figure as to the annual replenishment 

from the outcrop to the wells of Kleberg County, it has been assumed that 

the inflow passes through a vertical section of the fresh-water sand 30 

miles long having an approximately north-south direction across the western 

part of the county. (See pi. 17.) It is roughly estimated that along this 

line the average thickness of the fresh-water sand is 125 feet, the average coefficient of permeability 150, and the average hydraulic gradient 

5 feet to the mile. On this basis the estimated flow into the county is 

about 3,000,000 gallons a day. The artesian pressures in the county appeared to show a general slight downward trend during the years 1933 and 

1934, and the withdrawals of ground water in the county are estimated to 

average about 4,000,000 gallons a day.

The hydraulic gradient would be increased if the pressure cone were 

deepened by still heavier pumping. In that event the movement of the 

water, according to Darcy's law, Would increase proportionally. The inflow of water from the direction of the outcrop might thus be increased, 

but in order to accomplish this it would be necessary to lower the water 

levels still further in the central part of the county, and inequalities 

in pressure would be produced that might cause a general intrusion of 

salt water.

CHEMICAL CHARACTER OP THE GROUND WATER

Samples of water from most of the wells of the county were tested 

in the field for chlorides and hardness, and samples from 24 wells were 

analyzed in the water-resources laboratory of the United States Geological Survey at Washington. The results of the field tests are given 

in the table of well records at the end of this report, and the analyses 

are shown in the following table:
214 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROU3GFT, 1936

Analyses of water from Kleberg County, Tex. 

per million. Well numbers correspond to numbers In table of well records^

Total 

Well dissolved Silica

Ho.

20

65 

87 

91

92

93

95

121

127

158

186 

191

211

217

219

262

279 

310 

353 

340

345

353 

407 

427

solids (SiOg)

951 21

1/749 

1/930 

3/960

986 24

979 22

1,108 32

1,729

1/925

1,214

1/895 

1/1,100

1/655

1/940

3/930

1/928 

1/16,750 

3/998 

1/844 

J/7,686

1,082

1/1,400 

2^195 17

I/ Calculated.

S/ By turbidity.

2/ Determined.

Iron

(Pe)

0.25

6"" 

0

.08

.08

...»

'.20

....

6""

1.1

0

0

1.5'

.60 

6.3

.0

0

"lio

Calcium

(Ca)

24

2/25

24

24

# B

68

2/36

45

2/28

2/28

..

2/34 

668 

2/22 

1/20 

368

33

£

Magnesium

(Mg)

12

 

*9.9

10

t ^

33

17

 

1!

580 

181

9.0

*7.0

PotasSodium slum

(Na) (K)

303 13

1/243 

1/340 

3/340

315 9.0

314 12

362

521

1/296

379

1/301

3/2S2

3/330

I/MO

1/301 

1/47S57 

j/349 

1/290 

1/2,120

3/325

3/510 

3/558 

750 9.3

Bicar- Sulbonate phate

(HC03 )

316

336 

312 

308

310

305

314

302

296

286

300 

879

318

320

326

277 

413 

284 

333 

63

359

319 

278 

204

I (S04)

135

176 

143 

164

163

161

220

425

231

339

225 

344

116

208

127

270 

3,165 

215 

178 

3,095

204

492

341 

616

Chloride

(Cl)

265

138 

260 

252

266

266

289

531

216

295

199 

216

142

208

268

192 

7,475 

288 

198 

1,950

826

244

466 

658

Total 

Hi- hardness 

trate as CaCOs

(N03 )

12

1.2

'l.o

8.3

4.4

....

6.8

....

8.3

.20

....

....

8.3

1.9 

.10 

.0 

.87

....

'120 

.0

(calculated)

109

3/126 

I/ 86 

5/92

101

101

112

305

3/150

182

3/114 

1/212

|/99

S/108

W 98

3/152 

7,048 

3/105 

J/108 

1,416

119

3/106 

f/ 27 

84

Owner, date of collection, analyst, and remarks

2O. King ranch, Feb. SO, 1933. Margaret D. Foster, analyst. 

65. King ranch, Feb. 18, 1933. Margaret D. Foster, analyst.

87. J. f. Schlenke et ai.,Mar. 3, 1913. W. T. Read, analyst; sample collected by David Donoghno 

under the supervision of Alexander Deussen.

91. City of Kingsville, Mar. 3, 1913. W. T. Bead, analyst} sample collected by David Donoghue 

under the supervision of Alexander Deussen.

92. City of Kingsville, Mar. 9, 1928. Margaret D. Poster, analyst. 

23. City of Kingsville, Feb. 20, 1933. Margaret D. Foster, analyst. 

95. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., Jan. 30, 1929. Dearborn Chemical Co., analyst. 

121. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., Sept. 30, 1938. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., analyst. 

127. R. P. Preuit', Feb. 80, 1933. Margaret D. Poster, analyst.

138. Mrs. W. E. Cumberland, Nov. 11, 1932. Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., analyst. 

185. J. E. Foster, Mar.' 4, 1933. Margaret D. Poster, analyst. 

191. Texas-Mexican Institute, Mar. 3, 1913. W. T. Read, analyst; sample collected by David Donoghue

under the supervision of Alexander Deusseu.

211. F. B. Duke, Mar. 4, 1933. Margaret D. Poster, analyst. 

217. J. R. Trussell, Mar. 3, 1913. W. T. Read, analyst; sample collected by David Donoghue under

the supervision of Alexander Deussen. 

219. A. J. Williams, Mar. 3, 1913. W. T. Read, analyst; sample collected by David Donoghue under

the supervision of Alexander Deussen.

252. Ed. Ramirez, Mar. 4, 1933. Margaret D. Foster, analyst. 

279. Herbert Andrews, Feb. 21, 1935. Margaret D. Foster, analyst. 

310. Leo Taklln, Feb. 20, 1933. Margaret D. Foster, analyst. 

333. Q. A. Rlsken, Feb. 18, 1933. Margaret D. Foster, analyst. 

340. B. A. Whitcomb, Jan. 1932. Margaret D. Foster, analyst. Sample taken when well was 1,100 feet

deep. It was plugged later at 783 feet. 

346. V. E. Mately, June 80, 1913. W. T. Read, analyst; sample collected by David Donoghue under the

supervision of Alexander Deussen. 

355. Koch et al.,Mar. 3, 1913.

407. King ranch, Mar. 3, 1935. Margaret D. Foster, analyst. 

427. King ranch, Mar. 2, 1933. Margaret D. Foster, analyst.
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OP KLEBERG COUNTY, TEX. 215

A comparison of the field and laboratory determinations for water from 

identical wells indicates that the field tests for chlorides are fairly 

good, "but the field tests for hardness are uniformly too high. Nevertheless, the field tests are believed to be sufficiently accurate to serve 

as a valuable index of the comparative mineral content of the different 

waters, and the brief discussion that follows is based largely on them.

Wells in the sand dunes usually yield small quantities of water 

that contains less than SOO parts per million of chloride or hardness 

and is acceptable for drinking. In some localities, however, the sand 

seems to occupy low places that were formerly filled with brackish water, 

and a well In such a locality will yield water that is too salty to 

drink. Along the Gulf, where the sands are relatively deep, wells sunk 

to a considerable depth below sea level yield good water. The fresh 

water floats on the salt water, and if the wells are sunk too deep or 

pumped too heavily salt water is drawn Into them. It is probable, however, that fairly large quantities of fresh water could be obtained in 

these areas from a large number of closely spaced and slightly pumped

wells. The possibility of doing this along the coast of Connecticut

2 

is discussed by Brown.

Water obtained from the fresh-water beds In the Goliad sand or 

Lissie formation is comparatively fresh in the western and central 

parts of the county but contains a somewhat higher proportion of chloride toward the Gulf. In the subdivided area in the central part of 

the county the chloride ranges from 200 to 300 parts per million. 

There are two outstanding areas of unusual water in the northeastern 

part of the county one along Agua Dulce Creek, where the water is 

exceptionally fresh, and soft, and the other along the north county 

line east of Laguna Larga, where it is exceptionally high in both 

hardnes.s and chloride.

Water in the salt-water beds above the fresh-water sands contains chloride ranging from an amount sufficient to give the water a 

somewhat salty taste to more than 7,000 parts per million. The hardness in these waters is usually about equal to the chloride. Well 

279, about 4 miles north of Riviera, was said by the driller to have 

passed through a bed of gypsum. The water from this well recently

2 Brown, J. S., A study of coastal ground water, with special 

reference to Connecticut: U. S. Oeol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 537, 

p. 17, 1925.
216 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1936

developed a bitter taste and when analyzed showed about 7,000 parts per 

million of chloride and about 4,000 parts per million of hardness» (See 

table of analyses.) This water Is probably coming entirely from some of 

the upper salt-water sands.

According to the well drillers, all attempts to find fresh water below the .fresh-water sand have been unsuccessful. A -water sample taken 

from the 1,100-foot sand in well 340, at Riviera, contained nearly 2,000 

parts per million of chloride and about 1,400 parts per million of hardness. (See table of analyses.) This well was shut off at a depth of 783 

feet and has since yielded potable water. Salty water was obtained in 

well 38 from a depth of 1,183 feet, several hundred feet below the freshwater sands. A short distance south of Ricardo a well drilled below the 

fresh-water sand yielded salt water.

Samples of water from 394 wells were tested for chloride and hardness, and the results of these tests are shown in the table of well records. Of the 59 samples collected on the Santa Gertrudis ranch 8 show a 

higher chloride content than is normal for the fresh-water beds in the 

area. Of the 273 samples collected in the subdivided area, 92 show a 

materially higher chloride content than the others. Altogether 62 samples were collected on the Laureles ranch, but owing to the large area 

over which the wells are spaced and the normal increase in salinity toward the Gulf it is difficult to determine whether or not a high salt 

content in a given well is abnormal.

DEFECTIVE WELLS

The wells mentioned in the preceding section as yielding water exceptionally high in chloride are believed in large part to be defective. 

Either holes have developed in the well casing by corrosion, or the wells 

were improperly constructed in the first place and leaks have developed 

as a result of the decline of the fresh-water pressure. Several wells 

in different parts of the county were tested in an attempt to determine 

the position of the salt-water leaks. In these tests an instrument is 

used consisting essentially of a pair of electrodes connected to a battery and milliammeter and a cable operated by a small winch for lowering 

the electrodes into the well. (See pi. 18.) As the electrodes are 

^slowly lowered the milliammeter indicates the conductivity of the water 

at different depths, and when the instrument reaches salty water higher 

readings are immediately shown. Then if the test has been made under
V. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 773 PLATE 18

A. SALT-WATER LEAKAGE TESTING EQUIPMENT WITH CRANE FOLDED FOR MOVING.

B. LEAKAGE EQUIPMENT READY FOR A TEST.
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OP KLEBERG COUNTY, TEX. 217

proper conditions and the milliammeter readings are plotted against the 

depths at which they were taken the locations of the salt-water leaks are 

plainly indicated.

The part of the instrument carrying the electrodes is made as small 

as possible in order to pass the pump cylinder or pump bowls and avoid the 

work of removing the pump. However, in many of the wells in KLeberg County 

the necessary clearance of one-fourth inch is not available, and it was 

possible to lower the electrodes into only 10 wells of the 20 that were 

tried. The contamination of wells by salty water thus far is believed to 

have been due to defective well casings. No evidence has been found of 

contamination by percolation through the formations nor of contamination 

of a good well by a salty well at any considerable distance from the good 

well. However, if a defective well is admitting salt water and the water 

is being transmitted by the well into the fresh-water sand, a long time 

is required for the salt water to replace the fresh water and move any 

considerable distance from the well. No one can say, therefore, that a 

leaky well is not a source of danger, and any well that yields water that 

is too salty to use should be repaired, if practicable, or sealed to prevent it from contaminating the fresh-water sand. If there is a further 

decline in the fresh water pressures more wells will become salty, and 

those already contaminated will become more highly mineralized.

A summary of the results of the tests on the 10 wells is given below:

Results of tests for determining location of salt-water leaks 

in wells in ELeberg County, Tex.

°!T? Owner Date of

88

92

121

121

123

139

193

258

269

372

G. Nolan et al.

City of Kingsvllle

Missouri Pacific

Railroad Co.

do.

F. D. Yeary

Mrs. J. G. Olson

B. Gillespie

Wilbur Bartlett

F. D. Yeary

Laureles ranch

(Caesar well)

Feb.

Dec.

Dec.

Mar.

Dec.

Feb.

Mar.

Feb.

Feb.

Mar.

13,

6,

21 *

24,

21,

13,

22,

22,

16,

22,

test

1933

1932

1932

1933

1932

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

Location of leaks

58, 141, and 198

feet below pipe

clamp.

294.3 feet below

top of casing.

172 feet below

pipe clamp.

169 feet below

top of casing.

50 feet below

pipe clamp.

262 feet below

top of casing.

25, 292, and 335

feet below top

of casing.

307 feet below

top of casing.

40 feet below

top of casing.

30-60 and 265

feet below top

of casing.

Remarks

Three leaks.

Depth to saltwater mark on

air line 294.6

feet.

Well obstructed

at 250 feet.

Well obstructed

at 200 feet.

One leak only.

One leak only.

Three leaks.

One leak only.

Very salty. Well

had been idle too

long to permit

location of leaks

below 40 feet.

Many holes between

30 and 60 feet.
218 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1936

Graphs showing the mllliammeter readings in four of the wells tested 

are shown in plate 21. The position of the leaks indicated by the tests 

shows that salty water is entering the wells from beds above the freshwater sands. It is believed that in all the wells tested the leaks are 

very small, amounting perhaps to less than 1 gallon a minute of very 

highly mineralized water.

The graph for well 193 shows that salt water enters the well at 

depths of 25, 292, and 335 feet below the top of the casing. The graph 

for well 88 shows that salt water enters the well at 58, 141, and 198 

feet below the top of the pipe clamp. The graph for well 139 shows a 

single salt-water leak at 262 feet below the top of the well easing. 

The graph for well 123 shows a substantial salt-water leak at 50 feet 

below the top of the pipe clamp. The water in all four of these wells 

becomes salty when the wells stand idle for a time and is materially 

freshened when the wells are pumped with a windmill.

WASTE OP WATER

In earlier years, when the artesian pressure in the fresh-water 

sands was higher than at present, considerable quantities of fresh water 

probably escaped through defective wells and flowed into salt-water zones 

of less pressure. Now, however, conditions are reversed. The pressure 

in the salt-water sands is higher, and salt water tends to move into 

the fresh-water sands. Most of the flowing wells are kept under control, and relatively little water is wasted from them. Some of the 

wells, however, are allowed to flow all the time, and water from them is 

largely lost. Plate 19 shows views of a flowing well on the Laureles 

ranch, the discharge of which has been reduced tout is still partly 

wasted. The discharges from most of the other wells on the ranch are 

controlled by floats on the tank, and no water is wasted from them. 

The greatest observed waste was in the flowing-well area east of Riviera. 

Views of typical flowing wells in that area from which water is partly 

wasted are shown in plate 20.

The supply of fresh water in the underground reservoir in Kleberg 

County is not very great, and although the waste of water is not large, 

it is sufficient to deplete the supply to some extent. Every man who 

has a well should realize that he and his neighbor in fact the whole 

community - are drawing from a common reservoir and that any depletion 

of this reservoir is suffered by all. The waste of water from artesian
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

A. WELL 433 AND CONCRETE WATERING 

TANK ON LAURELES RANCH.

WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 773 PLATE 19

B. WELL 433 SHOWING EQUIPMENT FOR 

REDUCING DISCHARGE.
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATEB-SUPPLY PAPEB 773 PLATE 20

TYPICAL FLOWING WELLS FROM WHICH WATER IS PARTLY WASTED, KLEBERG

COUIVFY, TEX.
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

,24 26 ___28 30

WATEB-BtTPPLY PAPER 773 PLATE 21

6. MILAN £7AL WELL 

fM/LE H'EST OF KW6SV/LLE

3 ? 3 * 

M 'LLIAMPEt ~>£S

MRS. J.('. OLSON'l WELL 

1 M/LE S '. OF K/fi SSV/LLE

34 36 %

too

ISO

250

300

350

4OO

450

600

5?

SW.

6? e 9

DIAGRAMS SHOWING LOCATION OF SALT-WATER LEAKS IN WATER WELLS AS DETERMINED BY ELECTRODES.
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF KLEBERG COUNTY, TEX. 219

wells Is prohibited by law in Texas (Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, vol. 2, 

1925, pp. 2198-2200, articles 7600-7605, 7613-7615), and a penalty is provided 

for violation of the law. Every citizen should feel that it is his public 

duty to support this law. Moreover, the citizens shcmld organize to prevent 

 unwise overdevelopment in the future, either by means of existing laws or by 

new legislation.

WELL-DRILLING METHODS

The life of any well in this area depends upon the manner in which it 

was drilled, the kind of casing used in it,, and the method employed in seating the casing. A properly constructed well provided with a casing of good 

grade should yield good water almost indefinitely. The corrosive action of 

salty water causes most of the leaks that develop in the casing. It follows, 

therefore, that when the well is constructed provision should be made to 

prevent salt water from coming into contact with the casing, so far as this 

is possible.

The following method of construction is suggested for protecting and 

cementing the casing. The well should be drilled nearly through the clay 

overlying the fresh-water sand with rotary tools at least 2 inches larger 

than the outside diameter of the casing collars. During the drilling the 

circulating mud should be kept as heavy as possible, and if it is necessary 

to lighten it, fresh water should be used. Before the casing is lowered 

into the well it should be cleaned with a wire brush and painted with a 

heavy asphaltic paint. Then it should be given three spiral wrappings 

with strips of light canvas, etfch wrapping followed by a coat of asphaltic 

paint. This is to prevent rocks from scratching through the asphaltic 

paint as the casing is lowered into the hole. It will be necessary at 

first to leave a small uncovered space at the ends of each length of pipe, 

so that it can be manipulated with the elevators and pipe tongs, but after 

the pipe is connected with the string and is ready to be lowered into the 

hole each joint should be carefully wrapped and painted.

The casing should be lowered in one solid string and suspended about 

10 feet above the bottom of the hole while neat cement is pumped in at 

the bottom through a small pipe. After the cementing pipe has been removed the casing should be tightly capped and lowered to the bottom, 

thus forcing the cement around the outside of the casing. After* the 

cement has set, the mud on the inside of the casing may be pumped out and 

the well drilled into the water-bearing sands. The screen may be placed 

In position separately so as to extend from the bottom of the water sand 

upward into- the casing.
220 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1936

The use of cast-iron casing, which was introduced in this county a 

few years ago, is believed to represent a forward step. Cast-iron casing 

should add a great many years to the life of a well. In any event only 

firat-class casing should be used, and the casing should be protected with 

paint,, wrapping, and mud.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thanks of the authors are due especially to Mr. A. L. KLeberg, of 

Kingsville, for hia personal interest and assistance in the field work. 

Acknowledgments are also made for valuable information and assistance 

given by Messrs. R. J. Mills, George Hollimon, B. 0. Sims, Herbert Andrews, 

T. L. Herring, B. A. Whitcomb, and Peter Christensenj by representatives 

of the King ranch properties and of the engineering and agricultural departments of the Missouri Pacific Railroad} and by engineers of the Texas 

State Highway Department.

WELL RECORDS

The information concerning individual wells obtained during the 

studies in ELeberg County is presented in the following table. Nearly all 

the wells here listed obtain water from sands that belong either to the 

upper part of the Goliad sand or the lower part of the Lissie formation. 

The Goliad sand was formerly called the "Reynosa formation." Wells 28, 

42, 69, 134, 406, 414, 416, 418, 419, 420, 421, and 424 derive water from 

wind-blown sand or the Beaumont formation.

The information regarding the depth of the well and size of the casing at different depths was obtained from many sources and for a few of 

the wella may be in error.
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF KLEBERG COUNTY, TEX. 221

Records of wells In ELeberg County, Tax. 

Wells on Santa Sertrudis ranch at King estateffexr in -which the well was completed; altitude of the measuring point (generally the top of the 

casing or top of the pump-pipe clamp); depth and diameter of the well; pressure head or level of 

the water, expressed In feet above or below the measuring point; date of measurement; method of 

lift; estimated yield. In gallons a minute; use that Is made of the water; and chloride content 

and hardness, In parts per million as determined by field tests. The hardness was determined by 

the soap method and Is expressed as calcium carbonate. See notes following this table for Information as to the name or owner and the location of the well, the driller, and remarks. Abbreviations! H, hand pump; W, windmill; A, air lift; G, gas engine; D, domestic; S, stock; P, public supply; I, Irrigation; Ind., Industrial; R.R., railroad; N, not usedj/

No

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30

31 

32 

33 

34 

35

36 

37 

38 

39 

40

41 

42 

43 

44 

45

46 

47 

48 

49 

50

51 

52 

53 

54 

55

56 

57 

58 

59 

60

61 

62 

63 

64

65

66 

67 

68 

69 

70

Year

1931 

1931

....

....

1924

1905

1916 

1914 

1916

1927 

1915 

1915 

1911

1906

1906

1905

1906

1914

1904 

1904

....

1906

'.'.'',

1917

1904

I!"

....

1928 

About 1980

Altitude 

(feet)

......

......

......

134.20

iislsl

100.00

98.67

::::::

93.21

......

......

......

......

 "'

'.'.'.'.'.I

......

47.94

......

::::::

Depth 

(feet)

490 

505

480 

606

614

480 

625± 

427 

587 

567

550

630 

663 

680

625 

608 

652 

532 

575

477

*52±

508

727

588

1,203 

608

465

100

475 

410

397 

402

630 

474

619 

495

525

707 

591

685

615

750± 

760±

32 

720±

Diameter 

( Inches )

5 3/16 

lAl/2 

I/B 3/8 

6 3/4

6 3/4 

12 

10

5 3/16 

1/6 374 

f/7 5/16 

5 3/16 

1/7 5/16

6 5/8 

5 3/16 

6 5/8 

6

8 

7 1/16 

5 3/16 

6 3/4 

5 3/16

6 5/8 

1/9 

f/6 1/2

*$$

4 1/2 

8 11/16 

6 1/2 

30 

1/7

5 5/8 

1/51/2 

5 3/4 

1/5 5/8 

1/5 1/2

1/7 */,* 

T/5 7/8 

1/4 5/8 

f/7 1/4 

1/5 3/4

1/8 V*

T/5 3/4 

g?V8

*1$.

1/7 1/8 

1/6 5/8 

T/5 3/4

J#$

$ 1/4

U5 1& 

T/6 3/4 

1/51/8 

51/2

UlscellE

i/6 1/2 

6 

1/5 3/4 

6 

4 1/2

Water level

Feet

-75.00 

-63.08

-62.08 

-47.00

-31.56 

-38.08 

-48.58

-48.64 

-51.41 

-45.16 

-56.62 

-40.27

-42.69

-42.24 

-52.67

-49.20 

-48.16 

-47.44 

-28.08 

-34.81

-31.24 

-33.79 

-39.07 

-32.11 

-30.29

-30.55

-55.94 

-31.53

-27.24 

-13.80 

-25.65 

-12.84 

-16.18

-20.05 

-21,37 

-19.39 

-38.37 

-28.27

-30,72 

-26,30 

-30.65 

-22.76 

-14.45

-17.30 

-13,20 

-14.70 

-17.5 

-12.30

-15.84 

- 2.62

-13.61 

- 8.95

- 3.68 

- 9.42 

- 5.13 

- 1,06 

+ 7.0

meous fa

-38.18

Date

Feb. 7, 1933 

Dec. 9, 1932

Dec. 9, 1932 

f>ec. 8, 1932

Dec. 8, 1932 

do. 

do.

Feb. 7, 1933 

Dec. 9. 1932 

do. 

do. 

do.

do.

Dec. 8, 1933 

Jan. 5, 1933

Jan. 5, 1933 

do. 

do. 

Dec. 9, 1932 

do.

Jan. 7, 1933 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do.

Jan. 5, 1933

Dec. 7, 1932 

Jan. 10, 1933

do. 

do. 

Jan. 7, 1933 

Jan. 10, 1933 

Jan. 9, 1933

do. 

do. 

do. 

Jan. T, 1933 

do.

do. 

do. 

Jem. 9, 1933 

do. 

do.

do. 

do, 

do. 

Jan. 10, 1933 

do.

doT 

do. 

do. 

do.

Jan. 10, 1933 

Jan. 11, 1933 

Jan. 10, 1933 

Jan, 11 1933 

do.

rm and town wells

Dec. 15, 1932

kethod 

of 

lift

W 

W 

W 

W

W

W 

W 

W 

W

W 

W 

W 

W 

W

W

W 

W 

10 h.p. 

electric 

W 

W 

W 

W 

W

W 

W 

W 

W 

W

W 

W 

W 

W 

W

W 

W 

W 

W 

W

W 

W 

W 

W 

W

W 

W 

W 

W 

W

W 

W 

W 

W 

W

W 

W 

W 

W 

W

W 

W 

W

Flow 

W

W 

H 

W

Yield

"io" 

.....

10

**io"

10 

10

.....

5 

5

10

45

.....

1 

S 

4 

.....

.....

.....

5

i/i£*

2/38* 

5

10 

5

Use

8 

S 

S 

S 

S

S 

S 

S 

S 

S

S 

S 

8 

S 

8

S 

D.S 

D,S 

D,S

D,S

Ys 

s

s 

s

Ys

s 

s

Ys

s 

s 

s 

s 

s

s

Ys

s

Ys 

s 

s

s 

s 

s 

s 

s

s 

s 

s 

s 

s

3

s 

s 

s 

s

D,3 

H 

D,S 

D,S 

D,S

Ohioride

240 

210 

490 

560 

510

280 

250 

280

510 

400 

230 

450 

270

280 

280 

210

28.0

240 

200 

220

150 

170 

180 

210 

240

250 

250 

250

240

210 

190 

230 

220 

170

180 

430 

160 

170 

230

2*0 

2SQ. 

190 

180 

2^0

190 

19ft 

170 

130 

150

16ff 

260 

240 

230 

200

170 

43Q 

170 

160 

150

220

230

25 

250

Hardness

220 

190 

310 

420 

350

190 

170 

210

380 

390 

290 

380 

200

220 

170 

150

150

150 

150 

280

190 

200 

320 

190 

190

200 

160 

160

160

190 

210 

320 

260 

220

240 

920 

240 

220 

240

250 

260 

2%& 

230 

270

200 

200 

'seo 240

270

26Q 

240 

S*Q 

160 

£60

240 

280 

230 

190 

180

160

ISO 

270 

180

!/ Outside diameter. 

Measured.
222 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1936

Records of wella in KLeberg County, Tex. - Continued

Ho. Year Altitude Depth 

(feet) (feet)

71 About 1905......

73 .... 64.1 

74 .... 66.2 

76 .... .....

77 About 1914.... i 

78 .... .....

79 1804 71.6 

80 19K2 .....

si .... .....

89 About 1903..... 

83 1926 ..... 

84 .... .....

86 .... .....

97 About 1901..... 

88 .... .....

91 1910 67.06 

92 1926 67.16 

93 .... 66.19 

94 .... .....

96 About 1925.....

96 About 1918..... 

97 1909 ..... 

98 .... ..... 

99 About 1906..... 

100 .... .....

101 .... .....

104 About 1906..... 

106 .... 66.64

106 .... 61.85 

107 .... .....

108 .... .....

110 About 1906 47.15

111 About 1905 50. TO 

112 .... ..... 

113 .... ..... 

114 .... ..... 

115 .... .....

116 .... .....

118 .... .....

119 .... ..... 

120 .... .....

121 .... .....

122

123 1913 ..... 

124 .... .....

125 .... .....

126 1906 .....

127 1932 68.0 

128 .... 60.3 

129 .... ..... 

130 .... .....

131 .... ..... 

132 .... .....

133 .... ..... 

134 .... ..... 

135 .... .....

136 .... ..... 

137 .... .....

138 About 1909..... 

139 About 1907..... 

140 About 1906.....

141 About 1906..... 

142 1907 ..... 

143 1912 ..... 

144 About 1912..... 

145 About 1928.....

146 .... ..... 

147 .... .....

148 About 1920.....

I/ Ontalde diameter. 

2/ Measured.

MlS

745 

806

806±

600+

630 

634

620

eoot

626

685

721 

736 

810 

609

650± 

669 

600± 

750± 

800t

610

628 

640

76Q±

630

640 

800± 

760± 

760± 

626

650±

780±

soot

800±

661 

6S»

TSOt

780± 

660 

720±

600+ 

840± 

800±

soot

800± 

800± 

800± 

786± 

600±

780± 

720±

Diameter 

(Inches)

cellaneout

1/6 3/4 

T/6 5/8 

1^43^4 

6

1/4 1/2

8 1/4 

1/6

1/6 1/2 

6 

6 

5 3/16

60

8 1/4 

16

8

i/5 1/2 

1/5 1/2

1/5 1^2 

1/4 1/2 

1/51/2 

1/5 1/2

1/5 1/2 

1/5 3/4

1/5 1/2 

5

5 3/4 

1/5 5/8 "'S 1/2 

1/6 1/2 

1^51/2

1/6 1/2 

i/5 1/2 

1/4 5/8 

1/6 

6 3/4

6

1/8 7/8 

1/5 5/8

.....

4 

6

5*5/8

7 1/4 

4 1/2

5"***

5 1/2

5 1/2

1/5 1/2 

1/5 1/2 

1/5 1/2

J* 1/2 

1/6 1/2 

1/5 3/4

4

1/6 1/2

1/5 \/Z 

1/5 5/8

Water level

Feet Date

Bet

It

farm and town wella - Contin 

-45 Dec. 15, 1932

-33.26 

-31.96 

-34.50

-28.00 

-26.22

-42.62 

-40.10

-40.81 

-44.15

-39.89

-46.9 

-47.6 

-48.72

-24.11

-29.95

-32.62 

-28.76

-35

-25.14

-23 

-16.96 

-18.44

-23.14 

-32.08 

-33.18

-36.70

-29.22

-36.29 

-23.54 

-34.42

-29.86

-24.45 

-36.10 

-30 

-31.72

-33.33 

-29.32 

-27.69

-33.00

- 8.48 

-12.91 

-24.20 

-34.28

-29.84 

-24

-23.42

-21.48

-14.99 

- 7.32

Dec. 

Dee.

Dee.

Dec.

Dec.

Oct.

Dee.

Dec.

Dee.

Dec.

Dec.

Dec. 

Dec.

Dec.

Dec.

Oct. 

Dec.

Dec.

HOT. 

Dec. 

Jan.

Jan.

Feb. 

Jan,

Deo.

Dec. 

Jan.

Dec.

Jan.

Jan.

15, 

do. 

do.

17» 

do.

15, 

do.

7, 

do..

18,

26, 

do. 

do.

7,

16,

17, 

do.

16, 

do.

17, 

do. 

do.

do. 

18,

16,

18,

18r

26, 

18, 

do. 

do. 

8,

30, ":

do.

do. 

do. 

do.

4,

16, 

4,

do. 

17,

16, 

4,

16,

4,

6, 

do.

1932 

1932

bod 

f Yield 

ft

ued

II 5 

A .....

5 

10

1932 S 

10

1932 ... ..... 

V .....

1932 V 10

1932

A 40

A .....

I 2/260

1932 ... .....

1932 W .....

1932

1932

I* '.','.'.'.

R 5

1932 6

1 

5

1932 "*B* 

1932 H .....

1932

1932

1932 

1932

1932

1932 

1932 

1933

1933

1933 

1933

1932

1932 

1933

1932

1933

1933

*'*5*

5

.....

.....

2/2 

"*5*

10 

5 

2

.....

Use

D,S 

D,8

V0,8

a

0,3 

D,8 

D,S 

B,S

H 

H 

H

Y

H 

H

¥Ind.

S

H 

t 

H 

E.E.

H 

H 

H 

H 

0,8

H

VD,3 

D,S

3 

D,3 

S 

D,3 

D,3

S 

D,3 

D,S

H

H 

I 

D,S 

D,3 

D,S

VD,3 

D,S 

D,3

D.S

V 

V

D,3

D3S 

D.S 

D,S

D,3 

D.S 

D,S,I 

D,S 

D,S

D,8

D§S 

D,S 

D,8

D.S 

0,3 

D,S 

D,3 

D,S

Ohio Hapd 

ride nesa

2,400 

260 

350 

740 

280

280 

700 

280 

230 

230

790 

460

240 

310 

240

240

210

500

860 

600

2.900 

270 

290 

270 

260

1,150 

230 

800

250 

260 

4,000 

240

510 

1,350 

1,400 

320 

400

520 

210 

7.600 

3,000 

10

310 

240 

1,060 

340 

760

310 

330 

610 

730 

220

210 

240 

1,400 

210 

230

26 

230 

260 

230 

360

1,300 

150 

170 

420

160

110 

800 

140 

150 

160

480 

270

230 

200 

220

190

ISO

740

960

440

2.200 

170 

140 

180 

220

1,200 

200 

870

150 

210 

4,000 

190

410 

1,590 

1,380 

200 

360

430

190 

4,700 

6,800 

80

190 

200 

2,000 

300 

2,300

240 

220 

890 

720 

190

190 

180 

1,400 

190 

240

120 

160 

180 

160 

200
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF KLEHERG COUNTY, TEX. 223

Records of wells in ELeberg County, Tex. - Continued

Ho. Tear A}*ltu^ 

(feet.

6 Depth 

(feet)

Diameter 

(inches)

Miscellaneous

151 .... ..... 

152 1908 .....

155 .... .....

154 .... .....

155 About 1917.... .

156 .... .....

1B7 .... .....

158 .... .....

159 .... .....

160 .... .....

161 .... .....

162 1908 .....

163 .... .....

164 About 1914.....

165 1911 .....

167 .... .....

168 .... .....

169 1929 ..... 

170 About 1916.....

171 About 1910..... 

172 .... .....

173 1928 .....

174 About 1928.....

175 .... .....

176 About 1926.....

177 1912 .....

178 .... .....

179 .... .....

181 1909 .....

182 1930 .....

183 .... .....

185 .... .....

186 .... .....

188 .... 68.20

189 .... .....

190 1927 55.68

191 1912 .....

192 1928 .....

193 1912 .....

194 .... .....

195 .... .....

196 1906 .....

197 1928 .....

198 1915 ..... 

199 1924 .....

201 1929 .....

203 1924 ..... 

204 1914 .....

206 .... .....

207 1925 ..... 

208 1924 .....

209 1915 .....

210 1926 .....

211 1929 .....

212 .... .....

213 1929 .....

214 1920 .....

215 1912 .....

216 .... .....

BIT .... 54.2

218 1926 .....

219 About 1910 51.6 

220 1928 .....

221 .... .....

223 1908 .....

224 .... .....

I/ Outside dlam 

Zj Measured.

702

700±

625*

800*

7124

soot

804

712+

709

800*

616

711

580 

 600±

750±

810

362

570±

711

700±

600±

500*

804

656

804

650±

...

780t

600*

800±

850±

900±

780*

712

893

685

900*

606

583

576^ 

600*

600±

611 

600±

640*

300±

608

620

...

600±

812

600*

700± 

600-

800±

800±

eter.

5 1/4 

1/5 3/4

I/4

1/5 3/4

1/5 3/4

1/5 5/8

5 3/16

5

5 3/16

6

g

1/6 1/4

7 1/2

1/4 1/2 

1/53/4

1/5 1/4 

1/5 5/8

3/4 1/2

1/5 3/4

T/5 3/4

1/43/4

o

1/7 3/4

5

5 3/16

4

5 1/2

'4 3/4

1/4 5/8

......

5 1/4

4 1/2

4 1/2

5 3/16 

4 1/2

4

4 1/2

4 1/4 

5 1/2

5

41/2 

5 1/2

5 9/16

4

4 1/2

4 1/2

4 1/2

4 1/2

5 3/4

6

4 1/2

5$

6

4 1/2

7

Wat

Feet

farm and

-16.83

-19.80

-17.95

-21.41

-17.17

-15.33

-14.95

-10.20

-16.15

-28.40 

-27.20

-17.55 

-15.14

- 1.27

-13.77

-16.54

-16.85

-14,75

+

+

-14.04

-12.00

+

-17.90

-18.92

-15.20

-18.0

-33.50

-27.62

-18.73

-16.14

-13.73

-12.50

-10.74

-10.34

-13.08

-22.05

-16.76

-31

if lev

D.

el

ate

town well

Jan.

Jan.

Dec.

Jan.

Deo.

Jan.

Jan.

Feb.

Jan.

Feb.

Feb

Oct

Jan

Oct

Jan

Jan.

Jan.

Deo.

Feb.

liar.

Dec.

Dec.

Dec.

Feb.

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Dec.

Jan.

6,

6,

do.

17,

6,

20,

6,

6,

do.

do. 

do.

do. 

4,

fln.

6,

dn.

4,

4,

26,

6

2fi,

5,

5,

4,

8

25,

22,

9,

9,

do.

16,

14,

5 r

do.

do.

4,

fi

18,

4,

Method 

of 

lift

Yield Use Ohio- Hardride neaa

s - Continued

1933

1933

1932

1933

1932

1933

1938

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1932

1933

1933

1932

1932

1932

1933

1933

1933

1933

1932

1933

W

W

W

H

W

n

w

Tf

w

w

H

W

V

W

W 

W

...

W

G,flow

W

W w

H

Flow

Flow

W

W

W

Flow

W

A

W

W

W

E

W

W

Tf

W

W

W

W

W

W

W 

W

W

H

W

W

W

H

H

W

Q

W

H

W

W

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

Ilil*

.....

2^18

....*

50

 

 *.* 

 * * 

14

.....

. « . .

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

 . .

.....

.....

.....

....

.....

.....

.....

....

.....

D,8 

D,3

D,3

D,3

H

D,S

3

S

D,S

H

D,3

D,S

H

D,3

D,S

D,B 

D,3

D.S 

VH

D,S

Ind.

D.S

D,S

D,3

D,3

D,S

D,3

D.S

D,S

D.S

D,3

D8

D,8,I

D,S

B,3

D,S

8

D,3

D,S

D,3

D,S

D,S

8 

D,8

D,8

D,3

D,3

D,8 

D,S

D,3

D.8

D,8 

D,S

S

3

D,3

S

3

3

3

3

3

3

D,8,I 

H

D

H

D,3

3

230 

260

270

270

^

220

260

160

250

...

230

270

340

260

240 

290

540 

250

230

450

270

250

240

240

250

380

200

230

220

220

230

250

220

210

190

210

230

1,100

320

200

670

7,000 

160

210

440

240

4,000 

250

400

160

2,300 

850

1,000

2,900

150

270

170

850

170

210

290

230

260

250

250

220

140 

210

200

230

^

200

150

150

240

...

200

180

180

170

200 

140

180 

200

210

120

180

200

200

160

180

240

170

140

200

160

170

180

210

220

160

190

1,390

310

190

870

8,200 

150

220

360

340

2,900 

330

330

200

1,400 

900

950

3,600

140

150

190

890

170

170

110

150

150

160

140

160
224 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1936

Records of wells in Kleberg County, Tex. - Continued

Wo.

226

227

228

229

230

231

232

233

234

235

236

237

238

239

240

241

242

243

244

245

246

247

248

249

250

251

262

253

864

255

256

267

258

269

260

261

262

263

264

265

266

26V

266

269

270

271

272

273

274

276

276 

27V

278

279 

280

281

282

283

284

286

286 

28V

288

289

290

291

292 

293

294

296

296

297 

298 

299

300

v-.,,. Altitude Depth 

" (feet) (feet)

1925

....

«...

1912

....

1930

....

....

1914

1931

1924

1932

....

....

....

....

....

 * .4

....

1910

1912

1920

1930

....

1917

1925

1906

1924

1929

....

....

1913

....

....

1912

1910

 . 

1928

....

 . 

1929

1913

1914 

1927

1913

1915

1909

1914 

1914 

1916 

1916

1913

.....

59.9

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

....

....

....

....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

52.9

53.2

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

48.81

47.12

44.8V

42.4

4Y«7

43.6 

46.1

40.3

39.75

41.36

::::: '.'.'.'.'.

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

His

818

700t

...

800±

780±

665

900±

800±

800*

800*

607

600*

710

800+

620*

760±

780*

600*

665

880*

835

...

863

716

800*

800*

576

643

574

608

950*

960±

808

...

...

900t

800*

...

670* 

600*

680

520*

688*

745±

750 

700*

819

900* 

860*

860* 

884

soot

900*

886

Diameter 

(inches)

cellaneou:

4 1/2

4 1/2

5 3/4

5 3/16

5 1/2

4 1/2

4 1/2

5 1/2

5 1/2

.....

.....

5

4 1/2

4 1/2

4 1/2

5 1/2

.....

5 1/2

4 1/2

4 1/2

5 1/4

4 1/2

6

6

4 1/2

4 1/2

5

5 1/2

5 1/2

4 1/2

5 9/16

5 1/2

4 1/2

5

5 3/4

4 3/4

5 3/4

5 1/2

5 3/4

.....

5 9/16

5 1/2

5

5 1/2

5 1/2

6

5 1/2 

6

5

1/6 3/4 

1/41/2

1/7

IE/7

T/4 3/4

5 1/2

6 1/2 

3 1/2

.....

4 1/2

7

5 

4 1/2

6

4 1/2

4 1/4 

4 1/2 

7 

4 1/2

4 1/2

Water level

Feet Date

Method 

of 

lift

Yield Use Ohio- Hardride neaa

farm and town wells - Continued

-35.80

-22

-17.75

-14.52

-14.83

-35.52

-22.20

-30.90

-21.43

- 3.62

-29.18

.....

+ 8.1

- 9.62

- 1.79

- 2.05

+ 5.8

+

+ 3.5

- .54

- 4.68

- 6.07

-12

-10.VO

-11.67

-10.48

-14.45

-12,50

- 9.58

- 8,63

- 3,05

- 6.12

- 3.47

.....

- 2.00

+

- V.53

-14.98 

- 6.V7

- 1.66

- .86

- 2.1V

4.48

2.2 

2.7

- 4.62

- .03

- s',90 

-11.10

+

Jan. 4, 1933

do.

Dec. 20, 1932

Jan. 6, 1933

Jan. 7, 1933

Jan. 5, 1933

Jan. 7, 1933

do.

Jan. 6, 1933

do.

do.

do.

Jan. 10, 1932

Jan. 6, 1933

Jan. 9, 1933

do.

Jan. 10, 1933

Jan. 9, 1933

do.

Jan. 1 r 1933

do.

do.

do.

Dec. 17, 1933

Dec. IV, 1932

Dec. IV, 1932

Dec. 16, 1932

do.

Dec. IV, 1932

Feb. 16, 1933

Dec. 20, 1932

do.

do.

do.

Jan. 7, 1933

do. 

Jan. 9. 1932

Jan. 11, 1933

do. 

do.

do.

do.

do.

Jan. 17, 1932

do.

do. 

do.

do. 

do.

Jan. 16, 1933

Jan. 16, 1933

Jan. 16, 1933 

Jan. 17, 1933

do.

Jan. 16, 1933

do. 

Jan. 10, 1933 

do. 

do.

do.

V

W

V

W

V

W

V

V

W

H

H

W

V

W

W

W

Flow

W

V

W

V

Flow

W,Flow

W,Flow

W

W

H

W

W

V

W

W

W

V

W

W

W

W

W

W

W

H

W

W

W-Flow 

W,Flow

W

V 

V

W

W

V

H,Flow

Flow

H 

Flow

Flow 

W

W

Flow

Flow 

Flow

Q

H

W 

V 

W W

Flow

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

.....

2/43"

.....

.....

...,.

.....

2/19

2

2/12

.....

.....

.....

 ....

....

.1...

B

....

.....

.....

^

.....

.....

.....

:::::

.....

.....

.....i

6

1 

4

5 

1

2

Z/1

.....

1

.....

"16'

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

D,S

D,S

D,S

D'S

D.S

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,8

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,8

D'S

D^S

D D'SS

D.S

D,S

D.S

D,S

D D'SS

D,S

D S

D D'SS

D'S

D»s

D,S

D,S

D;S

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S 

D,S

D,S 

D,S

D,S

S

D,S 

D,3

D,S

D,3

D,S 

D,3 

D,3

ojs

390

250

260

1,000

220

230

260

260

230

250

230

250

240

240

220

220

220

260

310

240

360

700

230

460

220

240

190

270

250

210

210

1,300

390

3,400

230

190

150

140

290

470

180

440

370

1,100

280

360

210

260

200

180

200 

350

800

6,700 

260

250

310

360

210

220

430

460

230 

440

230

210

250 

270

210

280

260

220 

240 

240

270

190

160

220

1,900

140

140

170

140

190

120

120

140

70

120

130

130

190

100

110

130

130

240

180

130

190

220

130

ISO

170

140

200

800

270

4.000

280

210

200

220

240

360

240

260

240

800

200

320

280

230

200

220

170 

190

360

6,800 

190

220

2SO

200

240

200

320 

260

160 

240

200

200

190 

160

160

190

200 

200 

240 

200

170

I/ Outside diameter.

Z/ Measured.
(BOUND-WATER RESOURCES OF KLEBERG COUNTY, TEX. 

Records of wells in KLeberg County, Tex. - Continued

225

No. Year Altitude 

(feet)

Depth 

(feet)

Diameter 

(Inches)

Hlscellaneou

301 1914 ..... 

302 1914 .....

303 1914 .....

304 1913 .....

305 .... .....

306 .... .....

307 .... .....

308 .... .....

309 .... .....

310 1915 .....

311 .... .....

312 .... .....

313 1919 .....

314 .... .....

315 1915 .....

316 1915 ..... 

317 1914 .....

318 1912 .....

319 1914 .....

320 .... .....

321 1912 .....

322 .... .....

323 .... .....

324 .... .....

325 .... .....

326 1910 .....

329 .... .....

331 .... .....

333 .... .....

335 About 1926.....

336 .... .....

337 .... 46.8 

338 1928 44.26

339 1907 42.10

340 About 1916 39.82

341 .... ....

341a 1906 ..... 

341b 1927 ..... 

341o 1926 .....

343 .... .....

346 1915 .....

348 .... .....

353 .... ..... 

354 .... .....

368 .... .....

359 1913 ..... 

360 1913 ..... 

361 1912 ..... 

362 1910 .....

363 .... .....

364 .... ..... 

365 1929 ..... 

366 1910 ..... 

367 .... .....

368 .... .....

371 .... .....

I/ Outside diamet 

S/ Measured.

882 

875±

900±

900±

800+

854

850±

850±

800±

910±

859± 

865

875

905

800±

...

700±

599

710±

676

717

783

600 

650t 

652

900±

soot

720

813 

760±

soot

800± 

945 

900±

1,665± 

1,000±

764

sr.

41/4

41/4

5

5 1/2

4 1/2

5 1/2

4 1/2

4 1/2

.....

4 1/2

5 1/2 

7

5 1/2 

4 1/2

41/4

4 1/2

6

6

5

5 1/2

5 1/2

5

53

4 1/2

1/41/2

5

1/5 3/4

±/*l

5 3/16

41/4 

5 3/16 

5 3/16

4 1/2

5 

6

6

4 1/2

5 1/4

4 1/4

41/4

5 3/16 

4 1/2 

5 1/2 

4 1/2

5 3/4

8 

41/4 

4 1/2 

4 1/2 

5 3/16

4'i/i

5 3/16 

6 1/2

41/4

6 

5 3/16

Water level

Feet Date

Method 

of 

lift

Yield Use Ohio- Hardride ness

3 farm and town wells - Continued

- 2.44

+ 1.5

+

- 3.74

- 4.38

+ 6.0

+ 7.5

+ 8.2

+

+ 7.0

+ 9.0

+ 4.0

+ 7,6 

+ 5.3

-21.20

- .86

- 2.20

- 4.23

+

+

-17.45

+ 1.2

- .70

-10.71 

- 3.55

- 4

+ 2.4

- 3.00

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

:

- 9.56 

-16.08

-10.65 

+ 5.8 

+ 7.0

+

+ .....

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Feb.

Jan.

Jan.

Jan. 

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Mar.

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Feb.

Feb. 

Feb.

Febk

Feb.

10, 

do.

do.

15,

16,

Ifi

15,

1 1

20,

1 ,

flo.

15

do.

11, 

IB,

16,

16,

17,

19,

17,

19,

19,

do.

11,

11, 

do.

do.

22, 

do.

SO,

do.

19,

19,

do.

20,

do.

20, 

do. 

do. 

do.

4,

do. 

do. 

do. 

do.

4,

do. 

do. 

6,

do.

4,

8.

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933 

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933

1933 

1933

1933

1933

Flow 

H

Flow

W.Flow

H

H

Flow

Flow

Flow

Flow

Flow

Flow

Flow 

W

Flow 

Flow

W

W

W

W

W

W

...

W.Flow

Flow

H

H

H

Flow

W

W

H 

W

W

W

Flow 

W 

Flow

W

H

Flow

W

W

W,Flow

Flow

Flow

Flow

W,Flow 

Flow 

Flow 

W,Flow

Flow 

Flow 

W 

Flow 

W

W

Flow 

Flow 

Flow

Flow

Flow

Flow

2/33

2/16

.....

2/38

.....

2/50

S/19

2/3S

2/15

2/33 

1/20

.....

.....

....

....

«...

....

2

10

» 

.....

4

t

.....

.....

1747 

.....

I/1 5

.....

.....

2

6

12

"ii"

.....

m2/12

25

.....

D.S 

D,S

D,S

DS

N

D S

g

D,8

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S 

D,8

D,S 

D.S

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S

S

D,S

N

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S

D 8

N

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S 

D,S

v

Y 

VD,S

D,S

D,S 

D,S

D,S

*D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S 

D,S 

D,S 

D,S

D,S

D,S 

D,S 

D,S 

D,S 

D,S

D.S 

D,S 

D,S 

D,S

D,S

D,S

D,S 

D,S

280 

320

270

270

450

280

1,300

260

280

280

300

370

290

300 

310

310 

260

290

340

490

250

270

260

230

240

200

210

220

240

210

190

190

350

190

410

120 

150

210

190

190 

210

210

200

200

200

210

200

220 

210 

440 

250

250

950 

240 

270 

330 

270

330 

710 

290 

290

300

300

310 

320

200 

270

200

240

140

200

800

230

220

150

200

240

190

170 

200

210 

140

180

250

240

180

210

140

200

200

120

140

220

120

140

160

180

240

180

230

170 

140

170

140

130

150

140

130

130

120

130

120 

120 

540 

140

160

480 

160 

180 

200 

190

330 

410 

200 

160

160

160

180 

160
226 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1936

Records of wells In Kleberg County, Tez. - Continued

Ho.

372 

373 

374 

375 

376 

377

378 

379 

380 

381 

382

383 

384 

385 

386 

387

388 

389 

390 

391 

392

393 

394 

396 

396 

397

308

309 

400 

401 

402

403 

404

405 

406 

407

408 

409 

410 

411 

412

413 

414 

415 

416 

417

413 

419 

420 

421 

422

423

424 

425 

426 

427

428 

429 

430 

431 

432

433

434

Tao_ Altitude Tear (feet)

1927

....

1913

1917

1911 

1916

1916

....

 

1900

1929 

1927

1915 

1929

1929 

1930 

1916

1929 

1928

53.90

53.46 

37.87

.....

34.64 

34.32 

34.99

:::::

:::::

.....

14^56

.....

22.96

:::::

.....

26.19 

15.38

:::::

Depth 

(feet)

7S9

852

1,035 

1,050

945

909 

945 

928

913± 

982 

982±

913 

1,063

1,051 

1,206

1,290 

1,206

1.240 

1,020 

100- 

1,200±

998

1,185

1,150 

40± 

140*. 

46± 

1SO±

90± 

50± 

100±

1,276

1,310 

50±

1,240 

1,331

1,435 

1,475 

1,396

1,295 

1,212

Diameter 

(Inches)

Wel 

5 3/16 

1/5 5/8 

ITlO 1/2

6 5/8

7

6 5/8

^3/4 

6 5/8 

1/8 3/4

7 

7 1/4 

6 5/8 

7 1/4 

1/5 5/8

7 

5

1/7 1/4 

lAl/8

1/5 1/2

1/5 1/2 

5 3/16 a/* v*

1/4 1/2

1/5 3/4 

T/7 3/8

577 

575 1/2 

t/5 3/8

5 1/2

1/5 \/Z

5 5/L6 

1/6 3/4 

1/6 

5/5 

]/ 6 5/8

1/6 7/8 

1/6 5/8 

1/6 1/2 

1/5 3/4 

6 5/8

5 3/16 

1/5 5/8 

6 

6 

8 1/4

8 1/2 

6 5/8

1/6 1/2

8 1/4 

6 5/8

Water level

Feet Date

Is on Laureles ranch

-22.37 Dec. 15, 1932 

-21.26 Jan. 12, 1933 

-30.89 do. 

- 7.52 do. 

-21 do. 

-19 Jan. 13, 1933

-12.87 do. 

+ do. 

-13.44 do. 

-18.64 do. 

- 4.42 do.

- 5.24 Jan. 27, 1933 

-17.98 Jan. 19, 1933 

- 2.96 do. 

..... do.

+ 4.35 Jan. 27, 1933

- 2.49 

-10.34

+ 1.61 

- 2

- 3.55 

+ 8.5 

+11.5

+ 4.08 

+ 4.08 

- 2.50 

+10.8 

+ 5.06

+ 8.50 

- 2.42 

+ 3.75 

-23.30 

+ 9.79

+ 5.46 

+ 4.35

+ 4.21

+ 2.75 

-13.15 

-35 

- 3

-35.45 

- 9 

-20

-21.18 

+ 8.58 

+13.90 

+15.25

+ 1.98 

+ 9.1 

+13.6

+15.4 

+12.45

Jan. 13, 

do. 

Jan. 19, 

do.

Jan. 20, 

do. 

do. 

Jan. 26, 

Jan. 20,

Jan. 26, 

do. 

do. 

do.

Jan. 20,

Jan. 27, 

do, 

do. 

Jan. 28, 

Jan. 19,

Jan. 27,

Jan. 27,

Jan. 18,

Jan. 17, 

do. 

do. 

do.

Jan. 18, 

do. 

do.

Jan. 18, 

do. 

do. 

Jan. 25,

Jan. 25, 

do. 

do. 

do.

do. 

do.

1933 

1933

1933

1933 

1933

1933

1933 

1933

1933 

1933

1933

1933

1933 

1933

1933

1933 

1933

1933

Method " 

of 

lift

W 

W 

W

w 

w 

w

w

W,Flow 

W 

W 

W

W 

W 

W 

W 

Flow

W,Flow 

W 

W 

W,Flow 

Flow

W 

W,Flow 

W 

Flow 

Flow

Flow 

Flow 

W 

Flow 

Flow

Flow 

W 

Flow 

W 

Flow

Flow

Flow

Flow

Flow 

W 

W 

W 

w

E***** 

*

w

Flow 

Flow 

Flow

Flow 

Flow 

Flow 

Flow

Flow 

Flow

Yield

10 

2/20

5

3

5

**°5*

5

8 

8

i/ll

2/14' 

2^19*

2/r27* 

5

.....

"io*

10

2

2*

2^43*

2/17

2/43 

2/33

Use

S 

S 

S 

S

Y

s 

s 

s 

s 

s

s 

s 

s 

s 

s

s 

s 

s 

s 

s

s

D,S

s 

s

s

s 

s

8

s 

s

s

s 

s

Y

s

D,3 

S 

S 

S

S 

S

s 

s 

s

s 

s 

s 

s 

s

s 

s 

s 

s 

s

s 

s 

s 

s 

s

s 

s

Ohio- Bardride ness

920 480 

300 130 

330 200 

340 170 

310 200 

330 110

290 130 

370 130 

270 120 

310 160 

330 120

410 170 

520 700 

400 140 

450 80 

450 100

370 100 

370 100 

340 160 

270 40 

310 120

460 460 

400 120 

510 330 

370 120 

380 110

590 300 

460 100 

530 120 

560 120 

440 00

560 130 

660 120 

720 130 

310 4,000 

440 70

480 80 

550 00 

750 120 

700 120 

800 160

950 240 

1,100 320 

1,000 280 

2.700 1.600 

1,200 480

1,900 1,400 

230 320 

320 460 

750 1,040 

810 250

960 1,080 

300 330 

830 180 

TOO 240 

640 130

1,000 240 

850 130 

700 90 

1,800 2,100

560 80 

490 100

I/ Outside diameter. 

'zj Measured.

Name or owner and the location of the well, the driller, and remarks 

Wells on Santa Qertrudls ranch of King estate

1. El Burro, 10 miles northwest of ranch headquarters. H. J. Hills, driller. Casing! 394 feet of 

7-Inch, 86 feet of smaller size.

2. Chlvo, lOj miles northwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

3. Presa del Hlo (?), 9^ miles northwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

4. Palo Lobo, 7i miles northwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

5. Morgan, 8 miles northwest of ranch headquarters. Morgan-Miller, drillers.

6. Creek Pasture, 7t miles north-northwest of ranch headquarters. A. B. Fuller, driller.

7. Homer, 6i miles north of ranch headquarters. A. B, Fuller, driller. Formerly known as "Homer 

well"; reported flow (prior to 1907) 50 gallons a minute. {Record from Water-supply Paper 

190, pp. 10, 11.)

8. Cola Blanco> 6 miles north-northeast of ranch headquarters. H. C. McOavlt, driller.

9. Lower Little Pasture, 3-J miles north-northeast of ranch headquarters. R. J. Hills, driller*
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF KLEBERG COUNTY, TEX. 227

Records of wells in KLeberg County, Tex. - Continued

Name or owner and the location of the well, the driller, and remarks Continued 

Wells on Santa Qertrudls ranch of King estate - Continued

10. Little Mill, 4 miles north-northwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

11. Los Cerritos, 4j miles northwest of ranch headquarters. Tom Leary, driller. Formerly known an 

"Indies well") reported flow (prior to 1907) 100 gallons a minute. (Record from Water-Sugply 

Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

12. Papalote Blanco, 8 3/4 miles northwest of ranch headquarter. R. J. Mills, driller.

13. Tamales, 8 miles west-northwest of ranch headquarters. King Machine Co., driller. Formerly 

known as TConehas well"; reported flow (prior to 1907) 30 gallons a minute. (Record from 

Water-Supply Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

14. Mota Hegros, 6% miles northwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller. Casing} 403 feet 

of 5 3/16-lnch, 200 feet of 4^-lnch.

15. Pnreta, 5 miles northwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

16. Murta, 2 miles north-northwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

17. Austin, 1 mile northwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

18. Douglas, 1 3/4 miles northeast of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller. Caslngj 470 feet 

of 5 3/16-inch, 185 feet of 4i-lnch.

19. Headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller. 452 feet of casing.

20. Headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller. Caeingi 505 feet of 6-inch, 190 feet of 5 3/16-lnch.

21. Dairy Ho. 1, 1 mile west of ranch headquarters. Qeo. Hollimon, driller. Principal waterbearing bed at 520 to 525 feet.

22. Dairy No. 2, 1 mile west of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

23. Caldero, 2i miles west-southwest of ranch headquarters. Casing: 480 feet of 5 3/16-lnoh, 178 

feet of 4j-inch.

24. Tulosa, 4j miles west-southwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

25. Los Baronos (?), 7 3/4 miles west of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller. Casing: 4.05 

feet of 5 3/16-lnch, 205 feet of 4j-inoh.

26. Cabeza Chlca, &£ miles west-southwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

27. Cabeza Center, 9 miles southwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller. Also 7j-lneh 

casing.

28. Rawllnson, 8 3/4 miles southwest of ranch headquarters.

29. Anagua, 6f miles southwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

30. Cowell, 3 3/4 miles southwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller. Also 5 5/8-inch 

casing.

31. Liberty, 2 miles south of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

32. Plomo No. J, 1 mile southeast of ranch headquarters. H. C. HeOavit, driller. Also 5 3/4-lnch

casing. 

S3. Plomo Ho. 2, 1 mile southeast of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

34. Yoakum Hill, it miles east of ranch headquarters. Layne Texas, driller. Also 9 5/8-lnch casing. Principal water-bearing bed at 603 to 727 feet.

35. Silo, 14 miles southeast of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

36. Pita, 3J miles south of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

37. Mesqulte, 5-J miles south-southwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

38. Escondldo, 5 miles southwest of ranch headquarters. Also 4-J-inoh and 3-J-lnch casing. Cased to 

depth of 1,183 feet. Top of principal water-bearing bed at 680 feet. Geo. Hollimon, driller.

39. Media Luna, 74, miles south of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

40. Rincon, 84 miles south-southwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

41. Alazan, 9$ miles southwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller. Formerly known as

"Alazan well Ho. 2"; reported flow (prior to 1907) 90 gallons a minute. (Record from WaterSupply Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

42. Bob Hill, 10 miles southwest of ranch headquarters.

43. Baneero, 104, miles southwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

44. Media, &J miles southwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

45. Big Cabeza, 124, miles southwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mlllq, driller. Formerly known 

as "Cabeza well"; reported flow (prior to 1907) 60 gallons a minute.

46. Ebonite, 12 miles southwest of ranch headquarters.

47. Jenson, 14 miles southwest of ranch headquarters. T. L. Herring, driller. Formerly known as 

"Jensen well"; reported flow (prior to 1907) 225 gallons a minute.

48. Valllgos, 13 miles southwest of ranch headquarters. T. L. Herring, driller. Formerly known as 

"Jensen well"; reported flow (prior to 1907) 225 gallons a minute.

49. Balancin, 14j miles southwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller. Casing: 454 feet 

of 5 3/4-inch, 210 feet of 4 1/4-lncb.

50. Falsano, 18 miles southwest of ranch headquarters. E. J. Mills, driller.

51. Laguna Larga, 16 miles south-southwest of ranch headquarters. R, J. Mills, driller.

52. Sarpanloc, 17 miles south-southwest of ranch headquarters. R. J, Mills, driller. Casing: 440

feet of 5 3/16-lnch, 211 feet of 4 1/4-lnch. 

58. Canelo, 15 miles south-southwest of ranch headquarters. T. L. Herring, driller. Reported to

have had a flow of 250 gallons a minute. (Record from Water-Supply Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

54. Sana, 15$ miles south of ranch headquarters.

55. Lampososa, 12 miles south of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller. Formerly known as

"Santa Clara well"; reported to have had a flow of 400 gallons a minute. (Record from WaterSupply Paper. 190, pp. 10, 11.)

58. Chanza, 124, miles south of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

57. Horia Charra, 16 miles south of ranch headquarters. Caslngj 503 feet of 5 3/16-lnch, 239 feet 

of 2 1/4-ineh.

58. Valdera, 11 miles south-southeast of ranch headquarters. Tom Leary, driller. Formerly known

as "Valderas well"; reported to have had a flow of 400 gallons a minute. (Record from WaterSupply Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

59. Hota Corpus, 11 miles south-southeast of ranch headquarters.

60. Dick, 12$ miles south-southeast of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller. Formerly known 

ay "Presta well"; reported to have had a flow of 100 gallons a minute. (Record from WaterSupply Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

61. Santa Cruz, 14j miles south-southeast of ranch headquarters. Rose Mosley, driller.

62. Spohn, 16 miles southeast of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

63. Rincon Pancho, 16 miles south-southeast of ranch headquarters. King Machine Co., driller. 

Formerly known as "Rincon Tio Pancho well"; reported to have had a flow of 400 gallons a 

minute. (Record from Water-Supply Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

64. Rlncon Caesar, 18 miles south-southeast of ranch headquarters. Rose Mosley, driller. Also 

4^-lnch casing.

65. Olmos Creek, 17f miles south-southeast of ranch headquarters. H. C. McSavit, driller. Temperature 86° F.

Miscellaneous farm and town wells

66. Mrs. J. B. Wrlght, 2 miles northwest of Kingavllle. Prank Eonse, driller.

67. Mrs. J. B. Wrlght, 2 miles northwest of Kingsville. Prank Eonse, driller. Also 4-lnch casing.

68. 0. M. Wilson, 14 miles north of Kingsville. Prank Honse, driller.

69. J. W. Base, 2 miles north of KingBTille.

70. J. W. Base, 2 miles north of Kingsville. Prank Honse, driller. 

55701 O 30 3
228 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1936

Records of wells in ELeberg County, Tex. - Continued

Name or owner and the location of the well, the driller, and remarks - Continued 

Miscellaneous farm and town wells - Continued

71. J. J. Severs, 2 miles north of Klngsvllle. R. J. Mills, driller. Also 4|- and Si-inch casing.

72. L. M. Smith, 2 miles north of Kingsville. T. L. Herring, driller. Formerly owned by T. Herringj reported flow (prior to 1907) 20 gallons a minute. (Record from Water-Supply Paper 190, 

pp. 10, 11.)

78. Joe Stelzig, 2 miles north-northeast of Kingsville. George Hollimon, driller.

74. 0. S. Crook, 2j miles north-northeast of Klngsvllle.

75. C. H. Plato et al., 2i miles northeast of Klngsvllle. George Hollimon, driller. Also 4-inch 

easing.

76. Mrs. M. Plato et al., 2£ miles northeast of Klngsvllle. Prank Honse, driller.

77. Anton Bneler estate, 2$ miles northeast of Kingsville. Peter Chrlstensen, driller.

78. Joseph M. Nash estate, l£ miles northeast of Kingsville. Harper & Parker: driller.

79. W. H. Xoung, ij miles north of Klngsvllle. J. P. Morris, driller. Reported flow (prior to 

1907) 60 gallons a minute. (Record from Water-Supply Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

80. W. H. McCraken et al.,14- miles northwest of Klngsvllle. R. J. Mills, driller.

81. W. H. McCraken et al.,l| miles northwest of Kingsville. T. L. Herring, driller.

82. College of Arts and Industries, 1& miles northwest of Kingsville. T. L. Herring, driller.

Formerly known as "Taylor well"; reported flow (prior to 1907) 40 gallons a minute. (Record

from Water-Supply Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

88. College of Arts and Industries, li miles northwest of Klngsvllle. T. L. Herring, driller. 

84. College of Arts and Industries, lj miles northwest of Kingsville. 

SB. Klngsvllle Commission Co., 1 mile northwest of Kingsville. Formerly known as "Johnson well";

reported flow (prior to 1907) 40 gallons a minute. (Record from Water-Supply Paper 190,

pp. 10, 11.)

86. KLkabeas Co., Inc., l£ miles northwest of Kingsville.

87. J. W. Schlenke et al.,1 mile northwest of Kingsville. R. J. Mills, driller. Formerly known as 

"Harper well"} reported flow (prior to 1907) 100 gallons a minute. (Record from Water-Supply 

Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

88. G. Nolan et al.,l£ miles southwest of Kingsville.

89. Mrs. Miller, 3/4 mile northwest of Kingsville. T. L. Herring, driller.

90. Central Light & Power Co., Klngsvllle. Layne Texas, driller.

91. City of Klngsvllle, Klngsvllle. R. J. Mills, driller. Also 6 5/8-ineh casing.

92. City of Klngsvllle, Kingsville. Layne Texas, driller. Also 8-inch casing. Principal waterbearing bed at 590-784 feet. Draw-down during pumping is about 24 feet. 

98. City of Klngsvllle, Klngsvllle. George Hollimon, driller.

94. Missouri Pacific R. R., Kingsville. R, Robertson, driller.

95. Missouri Pacific R. R., Klngsvllle.

96. Missouri Pacific R. R., Kingsvllle.

97. Missouri Pacific R. R., Klngsvllle.

98. B. 0. Sims, 8/4 mile east of Kingsville. Prank Honse, driller. Reported flow (prior to 1907) 

3.4 gallons a minute. (Record from Water-Supply Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

99. Minor Hall, 1 mile southeast of Kingsvllle.

100. J. H. Watson, l£ miles east of Klngsvllle. Honse & Hollimon, drillers. Principal water-bearing 

bed at 600-800 feet.

101. Collins et al.,1} miles southeast of Kingsville. T. L. Herring, driller. Formerly known as

"MoNeil well*1 ; reported flow (prior to 1907) 75 gallons a minute. (Record from Water-Supply 

Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

102. Fred Xeary, It miles east of Kingsville. Otto Ouster, driller.

108. E. V. Boggan, 1 3/4 miles east of Klngsvllle. W. J. Honse, driller.

104. Prank Laza, 1 3/4 miles east of Kingsvllle. A. B. Puller, driller. Formerly known as "Warren 

well": reported flow (prior to 1907) 110 gallons a minute. (Record from Water-Supply Paper 

190, pp. 10, 11.)

105. R. F. Watt, 1 8/4 miles southeast of Kingsvllle. A. B. Fuller, driller.

106. George Graul, 3 miles east-southeast of Klngsvllle. Tom Leary, driller. Formerly known as

"TrajMpiletos well"; reported flow (prior to 1907) 150 gallons a minute. (Record from WaterSupply Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

107. Mrs. I. A. Wright, 3 miles east-northeast of Kingsville. Prank Honse, driller.

108. J. I. Kubicek, 4 miles east-northeaat of Klngsvllle. Honse Sc Hollimon, drillers.

109. H. Andrews, 4 miles, east-southeast of Kingsvllle. Frank Honse, driller.

110. A. Kleschnick, 3j miles east-southeast of Klngsvllle. T. L. Herring, driller. Formerly known 

as "Huffman well"; reported flow (prior to 1907) 66 gallons a minute. (Record from WaterSupply Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

111. E. A. Jesse, 3 miles east-southeast of Klngsvllle. J. P. Morris, driller. Also 4i-ineh and 

5^-inch casing.

112. W. H. Paraley, lj miles southeast of Kingsville. George Hollimon, driller.

113. Robert Skipworth, 1 mile southeast of Klngsvllle. Honse & Hollimon, drillers. Also S-lnch casing.

114. W. H. Parmley, lj miles southeast of Klngsvllle. W. J. Eonse, driller.

115. Geo. C. Hoffman, 3/4 mile southeast of Klngsvllle. T. L. HerrlTig, driller. Formerly known as 

"Hoffman well*; reported flow (prior to 1907) 75 gallons a minute. (Record from Water-Supply 

Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

116. Southmore Acres, 1 mile south of Klngsvllle.

117. King estate cemetery, 1 mile southwest of Klngsvllle. Frank Honse, driller.

118. Aug. Richter, ij miles southwest of Kingsvllle.

119. B. 0. Sims, l£ miles southwest of Kingsvllle. Fete Chrlstonsen, driller.

120. Grace Whitmon, 2 miles southwest of Klngsvllle.

121. Missouri Pacific R. R., 1^° miles south of Kingsville. George Hollimon, driller.

122. Joseph Stelzig, 1* miles south of Klngsvllle. Frank Honse, driller. 

128. P. D. Xeary, 1 3/4 miles south of Klngsvllle. Frank-Honse, driller.

124. H. Andrews, Z\ miles southwest of Kingsvllle. Frank Honse, driller.

125. T. K. Lawrence, 2^ miles south of Kingsvllle. Frank Honse, driller.

126. R. F. Prealt etal., 24 miles south of Kingsville. Honse & Hollimon, drillers.

127. R. F. Preait etal.. 2$ miles south of Klngsvllle. R. J. Mills, driller. Principal water-bearing 

bed at 600-661 feet.

128. Dr. J. v. Chandler etal., 1 3/4 miles south of Klngsvllle. W, J. Eons*, driller.

129. Dr. J. V. Chandler etal.^ 1 8/4 miles south of Klngsvllle. T. L. Herring, driller. Formerly 

known as "Harvey well"; reported flow (prior to 1907) 100 gallons a minute. (Record from 

Water-Supply Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

130. W. H. Parmley, li miles south of Kingsville. T. L. Herring, driller. 

181. Stella Miller, li miles south of Kingsvllle. Honse & Hollimon, drillers.

132. Mrs. C. C. Kirk, 1 3/4 miles south-southeast of Klngsvllle. Andy Fergerson, driller.

133. W. A. Patlllo, 2 miles south-southeast of Klngsvllle. Frank Honse, driller.

134. Henry Ondrey, 2£ miles south-southeast of Kingsvllle. W. J. House,, driller. Formerly known as 

"Penn well*} reported flow (prior to 1907) 150 gallons a minute. (Record from Water-Supply 

Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

135. A. M. Barry etal., 2 3/4 miles south-southeast o;T Klngsvllle. Prank House, driller.

186. King Bros., Si miles south-southeast of Kingsville. George Hollimon, driller.

187. G. Arnst, 3 8/4 miles south-southeast of Klngsvllle.

1S8. Mrs. W. K. Cumberland, 2j miles southeast of Kingsvllle. Andy Fergerson, driller.
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF KLEBERG COUNTY, TEX. 229

Records of wells in ELeberg County, Tex. - Continued

Hame or owner and the location of the well, the driller, and remarks - Continued 

Miscellaneous farm and town wells - Continued

159. Mrs. J. G. Olson, 2 miles southeast of Kingsville. Andy Fergerson, driller.

140. Martin Christopher, 2 miles southeast of Kingsville. A. B. Fuller, driller.

141. Mrs. J. G. Olson, 2$ miles southeast of Kingsville. W. J. Honse, driller.

142. A. Paulson, 2% miles southeast of Kingsville. Prank Honse, driller.

143. H. B. Gaskell, 2£ miles east-southeast of Kingsville. Andy Fergerson, driller.

144. Joe Elsik, 3 miles southeast of Kingsville. Frank Honse. driller.

145. W. A. Boggan, 3 miles southeast of Kingsville. Pete Christensen, driller.

146. E. E. Mullan, 3 miles southeast of Kingsville. Honse & Hollimon, drillers.

147. W. M. Freeman, 3 miles southeast of Kingsville. W. J. Honse, driller.

148. Y. J. Fling, 3 miles southeast of Kingaville.

149. Fosselman & Anderson, 3ft miles southeast of Kingsville. W. J. Honse, driller. Stopped flowing

in 1914. 

160. A. Robinson, 4 miles southeast of Kingsville. Andy Fergerson, driller.

151. W. M. Olson, 4 miles southeast of Kingsville.

152. John Johnson, 4 miles southeast of Kingsville. R. J. Mills, driller.

153. B. 0. Sims, 34 mile southeast of Kingsville. Peter Christensen, driller.

154. ?. 0. Sims, 5f mile southeast of Kingsville. W. J. Honse, driller.

155. John Hansvick, 4 mi es southeast of Kingsville. George Hollimon, driller.

156. Honae Bros., 3 mile east-southeast of Kingsville. W. J. Honse, driller.

157. Honse Bros., 3 mile east-southeast of Kingsville. Honse & Hollimon, drillers.

158. Honse Bros., 4 mile east-southeast of Kingsville. Frank Honse, driller.

159. Honse Bros., 4 mile east-southeast of Kingsville. R. J. Mills, driller.

160. L. D. Nix, 4ft miles east-southeast of Kingsville. R.'J. Mills, driller.

161. Martin Hansen, 4ft miles southeast of Kingsville, Honse & Hollimon, drillers.

162. Ludvik Hasek, 4ft miles southeast of Kingsville. R. J. Mills, driller. Also 3ft-inoh casing. 

165. Ludvik Hasek, 5 miles southeast of Kingsville. Frank Honse, driller.

164. Alfred Ploug, 5 miles southeast of Kingsville. Frank Honse, driller.

165. J. M. Reed, 5 miles east-southeast of Kingsville. T. L. Herring, driller. Formerly known as 

"Reed well'; reported flow (prior to 1907) 70 gallons a minute. (Record from Water-Supply 

Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

166. B. C. Brookshire, 5 miles east-southeast of Kingsville. A. B. Fuller, driller.

167. B. C. Brookshire, 5ft miles east-southeast of Kingsville. Prank Honse, driller. Also 5-lnoh 

casing.

168. J. T. Mork, 5 miles east-southeast of Kingsville. R. J. Mills, driller.

169. Alfred Ploug. 5 miles southeast of Kingsville. George Hollimon, driller.

170. L. Bareis, 6ft miles east-southeast of Kingsville. Frank Honse, driller.

171. W. H. Bareis, 5ft miles east-southeast of Kingsville. George Hollimon, driller.

172. Hodlsta Garza, 6 miles east-southeast of Kingsville. Pete Chrlstensen, driller.

173. C. Brigido, 6* miles southeast of Kingsville. T. L. Herring, driller.

174. C. Brigido, 6ft miles southeast of Kingsville. T. L. Herring, driller.

175. E. C. Dennett et al.,6ft miles southeast of Kingsville. Frank Honse, driller. Temperature 86° P.

176. L. Bareis, 6 miles southeast of Kingsville. Pete Chrlstensen, driller.

177. George Jensen, 5ft miles southeast of Kingsville. R. J. Hills, driller.

178. Christ Wledman, 5ft miles southeast of Kingsville. George Hollimon, driller.

179. N. E. Selstad, 5 miles southeast of Kingsville. Andy Fergerson, driller.

180. Honse Bros., 5i miles southeast of Kingsville. Frank Honse, driller. Temperature 85° F.

181. John Johnson, 4ft miles southeast of Kingsville. R. J. Mills, driller.

182. V. H. ttudd, 5 miles southeast of Kingsville. George Hollimon, driller. 

18S. R. L. Nix, 5 miles south-southeast of Kingsville. R. J. Mills, driller.

184. H. A. Scharlach. 5 miles south-southeast of Kingsville. A. B. Fuller, driller.

185. J. E. Foster, 4ft miles south-southeast of Kingsville. Frank Honse,. driller.

186. E. W. Flynt, 3ft miles south-southeast of Kingsville. George Hollimon, driller.

187. Kingsville Country Club, 3ft miles south of Kingsville. R. J. Mills, driller.

188. J. R. Trussell, 3ft miles south of Kingsville. Frank Honse. driller.

189. B. A. Kempe, 4 miles south of Kingsville. W. J. Honse, driller.

190. L. E. Flato et al.,4ft miles south of Kingsville. Pete Christensen, driller.

191. Texas Mexican School, 4ft miles south of Kingsville. Frank Honse, driller.

192. Texas Mexican School, 5 miles south of Kingsville. Fete Chrlstensen, driller.

193. B. Gillespie, 3ft miles south of Kingsville. Frank Honse, driller.

194. Joe H. Keepers, 5ft miles south of Kingsville. Honse & Hollimon, drillers.

195. Gllberto Dlaz, 4 miles south of Kingsville. Honse & Hollimon. drillens.

196. Glazener-Pels, 4i miles south of Kingsville. Frank Honse, driller.

197. L. W. Stleren, 4$ miles south southwest of Kingsville. George Hollimon, driller.

198. H. W. Moore, 5 miles south-southwest of Kingsville. Frank Honse, driller.

199. House Bros., 5 miles south-southwest of Kingsville.

200. W. G. Bippert, 4i miles southwest of Kingsville. Fete Chrlstensen, driller.

201. M. T. Strange, 5ft miles southwest of Kingsville. T. L. Herring, driller.

202. R. G. Flato (trustee), 6 miles south-southwest of Kingsville. Stoops Bros., drillers,

203. H. Broderhouser, 6 miles south-southwest of Kingsville. Pete Christensen, driller.

204. Mrs. G. A. Dawson, 6 miles south-southwest of Kingsville. Frank Honse, driller.

205. D. Cavazos,. 3ft miles south-southwest.of Kingsville. Pete Chrlstensen, driller.

206. E. 0. Llgon, 6 miles south-southwest of Kingsville. Also 5-inch casing.

207. L. T. Hawlowetz, 7 miles south-southwest of Kingsville. Pete Christensen, driller.

208. A. A. Nix, 8f miles south-southwest of Kingsville. Pete Chrlstensen, driller.

209. R. H. Slmmons, 7$ miles south-southwest of Kingsville. Stoops Bros., drillers.

210. J. L. Shelton, 7ft miles south of Kingsville. Fete Chrlstensen, driller.

211. F. B. Duke. 7* miles south of Kingsville. T. L. Herring, driller.

212. Nettie Will, 7 miles south of Kingsville. George Hollimon, driller.

213. Josef Horak, 5ft miles south of Kingsville. Pete Chrlstensen, driller.

214. A. Flores, 5ft miles south of Kingsville. Frank Honse, driller.

215. Mrs. E. M. King estate, 5ft miles south of Kingsville.

216. J. R. Trussell, 6 miles south of Kingsville. Honse & Hollimon, drillers.

217. J. R. Trussell, 6 miles south of Kingsville. Frank Honse, driller.

218. Mrs. J. B. Craft, 6 miles south of Kingsville. Pete Christensen, driller.

219. A. J. Williams, 6i miles south of Kingsville. George Hollimon, driller.

220. Rlcardo School, 6} miles south of Kingsville. T. L. Herring, driller.

221. Bob Huel, 6ft miles south of Kingsville. Honse & Hollimon, drillers.

222. J. R. Trussell, 6ft miles south of Kingsville. Frank Honse, driller.

223. F. Fromme, 6ft miles south of Kingsville. Prank Honse, driller.

224. Pedro Canales, 7 miles south of Kingsville.

225. Kemper Updike, 7 miles south of Kingsville. George Hollimon, driller.

226. J. W. Llvergood, 7 miles south of Kingsville. Pete Chrlstensen, driller.

227. B. 0. Sims, 7 miles south of Kingsville. Pete Christensen, driller.

228. Jose M. Cisneros, 7 miles south of Kingsville.

229. A. P. Williams, 7ft miles south of Kingsville. Frank Honse, driller.

230. G. L. Murphy. 6ft miles south-southeast of Kingsville. Honse & Hollimon, drillers.

231. Mrs. J. H. Nix, 6ft miles south-southeast of Kingsville. Pete Christensen, driller. 

252. Waldo Garcla, 7 miles south-southeast of Kingsville. A. Travino, driller.
230 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYDROLOGY, 1936

Records of wells in ELeberg County, lex. - Continued

Name or owner and the location of the well, the driller, and remarks - Continued 

Miscellaneous farm and town wells - Continued

233. State Bank of Kingsville, 7 miles south-southeast of Kingsville. Prank Honse, driller.

234. Jorge G. Pena^ 6 miles south-southeast of Kingsville. George Hollimon, driller.

235. M. C. Taylor et al.,6 miles south-southeast of Kingsville.

236. T. M. S. Spencer, 7 miles south-southeast of Kingsville. Honse & Hollimon, drillers.

*3d**« tjergen fiseyer, w mixes soutn-soutneast or jiongsvixj.e. JTOI/O uin-j. 01.0^0 on, driller.

240. Anton Dietz, 8 miles south-southeast of Kingsville. George Hollimon, driller.

241. C. H. Plato, 8 miles southeast of Kingsville. W. J. Honse, driller.

242. C. H. Plato, 9 miles southeast of Kingsville. Prank Honse, driller. Temperature 86° P.

243. V. J. Klvlin, 9 miles southeast of Kingsville, Pete Christensen, driller.

244. Honse Bros.,94, miles southeast of Kingsville. George Hollimon, driller.

246. L. L. Radford et al.,11 miles southeast of Kingsville. George Hollimon, driller.

246. B. Cabrera, 11 miles southeast of Kingsville.

247. R. S. Mull, 11 miles southeast of Kingsville. Pete Chrlstensen, driller.

248. A. J. Pilla, 104, miles southeast of Kingsville. Pete Christensen, driller.

249. E. L. Sanders, 11 miles southeast of Kingsville. Pete Christensen, driller.

250. Pat Cady, 12 miles southeast of Kingsville. Pete Christensen, driller. Temperature 86° P. 

Also 2-inoh casing.

251. C. A. Ford, 94, miles south-southeast of Kingsville. Pete Chrlstensen, driller. Temperature 

84° P.

252. Ed. Samirez, 94 miles south-southeast of Kingsville. Temperature 82° P.

253. E. Leos, 8% miles south-southeast of Kingsville. Pete Christensen, driller.

254. W. I. Trant. 84 miles south-southeast of Kingsville. Prank Honse, driller. 

256. E. S. Phillips, 8 miles south-southeast of Kingsville.

256. J. D. Finnegan, 8 miles south of Kingsville. Honse & Hollimon, drillers.

257. Mrs. J. Talty, 7j miles south of Kingsville. Prank Honse, driller.

258. Wilbur Bartlett, 74. miles south of Kingsville. Pete Christensen, driller.

259. Emma White, 74. miles south of Kingsville. R. J. Mills, driller.

260. A. M. Porsgard, 9 miles south-southwest of Kingsville.

261. J. C. Pergerson, 9 miles south-southwest of Kingsville. Pete Christensen, driller.

262. L. E. Trant, 9 miles south-southwest of Kingsville. T. L. Herring, driller. Principal waterbearing bed at 600-608 feet.

263. R. G. Plato (trustee), 9 miles south-southwest of Kingsville. Honse & Hollimon, drillers.

264. H. A. Nix, 84 miles south of Kingsville.

265. J, W. Nix, 8§ miles south of Kingsville. Frank Honse, driller.

266. R. G. Plato, 84 miles south of Kingsville. Prank Honse, driller.

267. J. W. Nix, 9 miles south of Kingsville. Frank Honse, driller. Also 2-inch casing.

268. Dunn-Stelzig, 84. miles south of Kingsville. Frank Honse, driller.

269. P. D. Yeary, 9 miles south of Kingsville.

270. J. H. White, 9 miles south of Kingsville. Prank Honse, driller.

271. A, Thormaehlen, 84. miles south of Kingsville. Prank Honse, driller.

272. J. K. Northway, 9 miles south of Kingsville. Frank Honse, driller.

273. J. K. Northway, 9 miles south of Kingsville. Prank Honse, driller.

274. N. M. Ragland, 9 miles south-southeast of Kingsville. Frank Honse, driller, 

276. C. N. Ford, 9 miles south-southeast of Kingsville. Honse & Hollimon, drillers.

276. Dr. Northway et al.,9 miles south-southeast of Kingsville.

277. E. A. Ford, 9 miles south-southeast of Kingsville. Temperature 84° P.

278. H. Andrews, 6 miles north of Riviera. Prank Honse, driller.

279. H. Andrews, 44, miles north of Riviera. T. L. Herring, driller.

280. Pay Whitlow, 44, miles north of Riviera. Pete Christensen, driller.

281. Pete Christensen, 34. miles north of Riviera. Tom Leary, driller. Formerly known as 'Redlche 

well": reported flow (prior to 1907) 200 gallons a minute. (Record from Water-Supply Paper 

190, pp. 10, 11.)

282. Pete Christensen, 3 miles north of Riviera. Pete Christensen, driller.

283. W, H. Bensman, 3 miles north of Riviera. Pete Christensen, driller.

284. J. Elsenhower, 3 miles north of Riviera. Stoops Bros., drillers.

285. W, E. Hopkins, 3 miles north of Hiviera.

286. J. 0. Martin, 24. miles north of Hiviera.

287. John Hemlinger. 3 miles north of Riviera. John Remlinger, driller. Temperature 86° P.

288. C. A. Taylor, 3 miles northeast of Riviera. Stoops Bros., drillers.

289. Sam Skaggs, 3 miles northeast of Riviera. Pete Christensen, driller.

290. H. P. Elling, 4 miles northeast of Riviera. Stoops Bros., drillers.

291. J. H. Keepers, 5 miles northeast of Riviera. Temperature 86° P.

292. G. T. Andress, 4 miles northeast of Riviera. George Hollimon, driller. Temperature 86° P.

293. Mrs. P. Schneider, 34, miles northeast of Riviera. George Hollimon, driller.

294. 0. L. Underbrink, 3 miles northeast of Riviera.

295. C. E. Goodman, 4 miles northeast of Riviera.

296. H. J. Schneider, 4 miles northeast of Riviera.

297. J. A. Hubert, 6 miles northeast of Riviera. George Hollimon, driller.

298. T. W. Yaklin, 6 miles northeast of Riviera. George Hollimon, driller.

299. L. L. Huff, 6 miles northeast of Riviera. George Hollimon, driller.

300. Aug. Boensch, 64. miles northeast of Riviera. George Hollimon, driller. Temperature 88° P.

301. Henry Schonefeld, 6 miles northeast of Riviera. George Hollimon, driller. Temperature 86° P.

302. Carl Pildeau, 8 miles northeast of Riviera. George Hollimon, driller.

303. Carl Pildeau, 74. miles northeast of Riviera. Stoops Bros., drillers. Temperature 90° P.

304. R. 0. Moss, 64. miles northeast of Riviera. Sutter & Remlinger, drillers. Temperature 88° P.

305. C. E. Goodman, 44 miles northeast of Riviera.

306. Vattmann Town, 44 miles northeast of Riviera.

307. Vattmann Town, 4j miles northeast of Riviera. George Hollimon, driller.

308. N. T. Durbin, 6 miles east-northeast of Riviera. Temperature 88° P.

309. J, T. Whitley, 7 miles east-northeast of Riviera. Temperature 88° P.

310. Leo Yaklin, 8 miles east-northeast of Riviera. George Hollimon, driller. Temperature 85° P.

311. Martin Pralles, 8 miles east-northeast of Riviera. Andy Pergerson, driller. Temperature 88° P.

312. Pete Christensen, 8 miles east-northeast of Riviera. Stoops Bros., drillers. Temperature 88° P.

313. J. P. Mitchell, 74. miles east of Riviera. Temperature 87° P.

314. E. A. Miller, 74. miles east of Riviera. Temperature 87° P.

316. Anton Dietz, 74 miles east of Riviera. George Hollimon, driller.

316. Anton Dietz, 6$ miles east of Riviera. George Hollimon, driller. Temperature 88° P.

317. Mrs. H. Boeker, 6 miles east of Riviera, Joe Stutter, driller. Temperature 87° P.

318. N. T. Durbin, 54, miles northeast of Riviera. Stoops Bros., drillers. Also 3-inch casing.

319. J. H. Porsthoff, 44, miles east-northeast of Riviera. George Hollimon, driller.

320. H. N. Harrison, 44 miles east-northeast of Riviera.

321. S. P. Vitzthum. 4t miles east-northeast of Riviera. Joe Sutter, driller.

322. Joe Russell; 4jf miles east-northeast of Riviera.

323. L. A. Hubert. 4 miles east-northeast of Riviera.

324. Mrs. H. Harrison, 34, miles east-northeast of Riviera.

325. J. W. Clarkson, 3 miles east-northeast of Riviera.
GROUND-WATER RESOURCES OF KLEBERG COUNTY, TEX. 231

Records of wells in ELeberg County, Tex. - Continued

Name or owner and the location of the well, the driller, and remarks - Continued 

Miscellaneous farm and town wells - ConMnued

326. P. G. Basden, 5jj miles east-northeast of Riviera. Morgan Miller, driller.

327. J. H. Hammer, 2 miles east of Riviera. Temperature 84° P.

328. Francis Park, l£ miles east of Riviera.

329. G. T. Andress, 2 miles northeast of Hivlera.

330. T. Stenau, l£ miles northeast of Riviera.

331. Mrs. K. McClanaian, 1& miles northeast of Riviera.

332. G. M. Sheppard, Ij miles northeast of Riviera.

333. G. A. Hisken, 1 mile northeast of Riviera.

334. J. D. Hallmark. 1/2 mile northeast of Riviera,

335. Ed Lopez, l£ miles north of Riviera. Pete Christensen, driller.

336. Reitsch Farm Lots, 14 miles north of Riviera.

337. Reitsch Farm Lots, 1/2 mile north of Riviera.

338. D. M. Warner, Riviera. Pete Christensen, driller.

339. H. 0. Bundle, Riviera. R. J. Mills, driller.

340. B. A. Whitcomb, Riviera. W. Zimmerman, driller.

341. J. R. Self, 1& miles southeast of Riviera. 

341a.D. J. Sullivan, 11 miles west-southwest of Riviera. Brown, driller. Temperature 84° F.

Puente well.

341b.D. J. Sullivan, 8& miles west-southwest of Riviera. Ruppard Schrock, driller. Salto well. 

341c.McQill Bros., 6j miles southwest of Riviera. Chester Downs, driller. Creek well. 

343. Leo Kaufer, l£ miles southeast of Riviera.

343. E. R. Reitsoh, 1 mile southeast of Riviera.

344. John Diokinson, li miles southeast of Riviera. Temperature 85° F,

345. V. E. Mately, 1 mile east of Riviera.

346. H. Q. Gardner, l£ miles east of Riviera. Stoops Bros., drillers.

347. F. A. Aiken, 2 miles eaat of Hiviera.

348. Mrs. E. A. Cole, 2 miles east of Riviera. Temperature 85° F. . 

349. whltcomb estate, lj miles east of Riviera. King Machine Co., driller. Temperature 84U F. 

Formerly known as "Bovida well"} reported flow (prior to 1907) 300 gallons a minute, 

(Record from Water-Supply Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

350. Jewell, 1& miles southeast of Riviera. Temperature 86° F.

351. Comhaire, 2J miles east-southeast of Hiviera.

352. H. C. Everson, 3 miles east-southeast of Riviera.

353. Koch et el., 3 miles east of Riviera. Stoops Bros., drillers. Depth to top of principal waterbearing bed 742 feet.

354. D. Alvarado, 3 miles east of Riviera. Temperature 86° F.

355. F. C. Duok, £rj miles east of Riviera.

356. Kugent et al.,4 miles east-southeast of Riviera.

357. Mrs. H. Horthrup. 4 miles east of Riviera.

358. C. A. Bobbins, 4§ miles east of Riviera.

359. P. J. Mixon, 4fe miles east of Riviera. Stoops Bros., drillers.

360. E. M. Sears, *| miles east of Riviera. Stoops Bros., drillers.

361. W. A. Wright, 5j miles east of Riviera. Stoops Bros., drillers. Temperature 86° F.

362. A. L. Ray, 5 miles east of Riviera. Fergerson & Miller, drillers,

363. James Mclntyre, 5 miles east-southeast of Riviera.

364. James Mclntyre, 6 miles east-southeast of Riviera.

365. J. C. Nanny, 6 miles east of Riviera. Fete Christensen, driller. Temperature 86° F.

366. F. D. Lewis, 6^ miles east of Riviera. Stoops Bros., drillers. Temperature 86° F.

367. Pete Christensen, 6& miles east of Riviera. King Machine Co., driller. Temperature 86° F. 

Formerly known as "Rincon de los Cabellos well"} reported flow (prior to 1907) 400 gallons 

a minute. (Record from Water-Supply Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

368. J. L. Runnels, 7 miles east of Riviera. Temperature 86° F.

369. H. C. Travers, 7 miles east of Riviera. Temperature 86° F.

370. Qeorge Cunningham, 8 miles eaat of Riviera. Temperature 87° F.

371. Riviera Beach, 9 miles east of Riviera. Andy Fergersen, driller.

Wells on Laurelea ranch

372. Caesar, 20 miles west of ranch headquarters (3 miles northeast of Kingsville). George Hollimon, 

driller. Also 4;-inoh casing; principal water-bearing bed at 662-750 feet.

373. Cuatro Esquinas, 19 miles west of ranch headquarters (3g miles northeast of Kingsville), R. J. 

Mills, driller.

374. Palo Marcado, 15 miles west of rsnoh headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

375. Horia Honda Ho. 1, 12 miles west of ranch headquarters. T. L. Herring, driller.

376. Leoncitoa ranch Ho. 1, IS miles west-southwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

377. Mes<piite, 14 miles west-southwest of ranch headquarters. R, J. Mills, driller.

378. Vinotero, 16 miles west-southwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

379. Pinto No. 1, 14 miles southwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

380. Telephone Ho. 1, 13 miles southwest of ranch headquarters. T. L. Herring, driller. Also 

4j inch casing.

381. Telephone Ho. 2, 13 miles southwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller. Casing: 211 

feet of 6 5/8-inoh, 661 feet of 5 5/16-inch, 100 feet of 4 1/2-inch.

382. Ires Esquinas, 10 miles west-southwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller. Also 

5-inch casing (outside diameter).

383. Quantitos, 8| miles west-southwest of ranch headquarters. J. MacAlister, driller.

384. Aljibres, 7 miles west of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

385. Palaoios, 8 miles west of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller. Casing: 513 feet of 

6 5/8-inch, 399 feet of 5 3/16-inch, 84 feet of 4 1/4-inch.

386. Chlltipin, 5 miles west of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

587. Burro, 5jj? miles south-southwest of ranch headquarters. T. L. Herring, driller. Reported flow 

(prior to 1907) 300 gallons a minute. (Record from Water-Supply Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

388. Huisache, 7 miles southwest of rench headquarters. T. L. Herring, driller.

389. Guallacon, 8 miles southwest of ranch headquarters. T. L. Herring, driller.

390. Gallito, 9$ miles southwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

391. Paso, 15 miles southwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller. Alao 4 3/4-inch easing (outaide diameter). 

592. Madero, 12 milea aouthwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

393. Vianaga, 14 miles southwest of ranch headquarters. T. L. Herring, driller. Formerly known as 

"Visnagawell"! reported flow (prior tp 1907) 40 gallons a minute.

394. Jaboncillo, 11 miles aouthwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

395. Jaboncillo Rincon, 11 miles southwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller.

396. Camiseta, 16 miles aouthwest of ranch headquartera. R. J. Milla, driller. Temperature 90° F.

397. Infernillo,'18 mllea aouth-southwest of ranch headquarters. T. L. Herring, driller. Temperature 90* F. -. -o» -»

398. Vivoras, 13 miles south southwest of ranch headquarters. Curry, driller. Formerly known as

"Vivoris well"} reported flow (prior to 190?) 10 gallons a minute. (Record from Water-Supply 

Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.) *
232 CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYIBOLOGY, 1936

Records of wells In Kleberg County, Tex. - Continued

Name or owner and the location of the well, the driller, and remarks - Continued 

Wells on Laureles ranch Continued

399. Aceltera, ISi miles south of ranch headquarters. R. J. Hills, driller.

400. Portale3, 10$ miles south-southwest of ranch headquarters. R. 3, Hills, driller.

401. Alazan, 10} miles south of ranch headquarters. R. J. Hills, driller.

402. Zacahuistle, 8 miles southwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Hills, driller.

403. Hinojaseno, 5j miles south of ranch headquarters. R. J. Hills, driller.

404. Beserra, 5 miles southeast of ranch headquarters. J. McAlester, driller. Formerly known as 

"Hinoon La 3alle"; reported flow (prior to 1907) 240 gallons a minute. (Record from WaterSupply Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

405. Mujeres, 2 miles south of ranch headquarters. J. HoAlester, driller. Reported flow (prior to 

1907) 120 gallons a minute. (Record from Water-Supply Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

406. Hujeres Chlquito, 1/2 mile south of ranch headquarters.

407. Coyote, 1} miles west of ranch headquarters. R. J. Hills, driller. Temperature 88° P.

408. I>obo Artesian, 2 3/4 miles northwest of ranch headquarters. R. J. Hills, driller.

409. Headquarters, Laurelea headquarters.. J. McAlester, driller. Reported flow (prior to 1907) 

80 gallons a minute. (Record from Water Supply Paper 190, pp. 10, 11.)

410. Bordo, 3 miles northeast of ranch headquarters. Caldwell, driller.

411. Flacuache, 3 miles southeast of ranch headquarters. A. C. Downs, driller.

412. Falomas, 5i miles southeast of ranch headquarters. J. McAlester, driller.

413. Qarcias, 5Jf miles east of ranch headquarters. J. McAlester, driller.

414. Ooyotes No. 2, 7$ miles east of ranch headquarters. T. L. Herring, driller.

415. Coyotes Ho. 1, 7$ miles east of ranch headquarters, T. L. Herring, driller.

416. Clderas, 11 miles east of ranch headquarters. H. C. HcQavit, driller.

417. Patos, 9 miles east of ranch headquarters. T. L. Herring, driller.

418. Hateo, 9 miles southeast of ranch headquarters. William Cody, driller.

419. Lobo, 10 miles southeast of ranch headquarters. William Cody, driller.

420. Novlllo, 10 miles southeast of ranch headquarters. William Cody, driller.

421. Estrello, 8& miles southeast of ranch headquarters. William Cody, driller.

422. Augustin, ?jf miles southeast of ranch headquarters. R. J. Hills, driller. Also 5 3/16-lnch 

casing; principal water-bearing bed at 1,250-1,276 feet.

423. Ojo del Igua, 8j miles southeast of ranch headquarters. A. C. Downs, driller. Also 3i-inch 

casing; principal water-bearing bed at 1,216-1,230 feet.

424. Sordo, 11 miles southeast of ranch headquarters. William Cody, driller.

425. Cabeza, 10 miles southeast of ranch headquarters. H. C. MoGavit, driller.

426. Pera, 9 miles southeast of ranch headquarters. R. J. Hills, driller.

427. Hota Hesquite, 12 miles south of ranch headquarters. R. J. Hills, driller. Also 5 3/16-inch 

casing; principal water-bearing bed at 1,300-1,331 feet. Temperature 94° P.

428. Patrioio, 12 miles south-southeast of ranch headquarters. H. C. HcGavit, driller.

429. Alta Frleta, 13 miles southeast of ranch headquarters. R. J. Hills, driller. Also 6 5/8-, 

5 3/16-, 4 1/4-, and 3 1/4-inch casing; principal water-bearing bed at 1,425-1,435 feet.

430. Devlsadero, 15 miles southeast of ranch headquarters. R. 3. Hills, driller. Also 5 3/16-, 

4 1/4-, and 3 1/4-lnoh casing; depth to top of principal water-bearing bed 1,375 feet.

431. Sartillo. 14 miles south-southeast of ranch headquarters. R. J. Mills, driller. Also

3 1/4-inch casing; cased to depth of 1,050 feet.

432. Salt No. 1, 15 miles south-southeast of ranch headquarters.

433. Tule, 16 miles south of ranch headquarters. R. J. Hills, driller. Also 5 3/16-inch and

4 1/4-inoh casing; principal water-bearing bed at 1,260-1,295 feet. Temperature 94° P.

434. Rlncon, 17 miles south of ranch headquarters. R. J. Hills, driller. Also 5 3/16-lnch casing; 

depth to top of principal water-bearing bed 1,167 feet.