Compilation of Results of Aquifer Tests in Texas (open access)

Compilation of Results of Aquifer Tests in Texas

"The mission of the Texas Water Development Board's (TWDB) Groundwater Resources Division is to collect, interpret, and provide accurate, objective information on the groundwater resources of Texas. In support of this mission, the TWDB has undertaken a long-term process of mapping and characterizing the aquifers of Texas."
Date: April 2012
Creator: Wuerch, David Robert & Christian, Brent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Groundwater Availability Model for the Edwards-Trinity (Plateau) and Pecos Valley Aquifers of Texas (open access)

Groundwater Availability Model for the Edwards-Trinity (Plateau) and Pecos Valley Aquifers of Texas

This report describes the study area, previous aquifer investigations, and hydrogeologic setting used to develop the Edwards Trinity and Pecos Valley aquifers conceptual models, and provides details on the study and suggestions for future model improvements.
Date: April 2009
Creator: Anaya, Roberto & Jones, Ian
System: The Portal to Texas History
Please Pass the Salt: Using Oil Fields for the Disposal of Concentrate from Desalination Plants (open access)

Please Pass the Salt: Using Oil Fields for the Disposal of Concentrate from Desalination Plants

The purpose of this report is to show that oil and gas fields can physically and chemically accept concentrate from desalination plants, and to recommend changes to statute and rules that would allow the disposal of concentrate in oil and gas fields.
Date: April 2006
Creator: Mace, Robert E.; Nicot, Jean-Philippe; Chowdhury, Ali H.; Dutton, Alan R. & Kalaswad, Sanjeev
System: The Portal to Texas History
Test Well Drilling Investigation to Delineate the Downdip Limits of Usable Quality Ground Water in the Edwards Aquifer in the Austin Region, Texas (open access)

Test Well Drilling Investigation to Delineate the Downdip Limits of Usable Quality Ground Water in the Edwards Aquifer in the Austin Region, Texas

Report on the Edwards aquifer in the Austin region, including test well findings, core testing, drilling logs, core analysis, and more.
Date: April 1990
Creator: Flores, Robert
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ground Water Resources of Rusk County, Texas (open access)

Ground Water Resources of Rusk County, Texas

Report on the ground water of Rusk County, including usage, quality, availability for development, mineralization, and more.
Date: April 1987
Creator: Sandeen, W. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ground Water Resources of the Carrizo Aquifer in the Winter Garden Area of Texas: Volume 2. Records of Wells; Water Levels in Wells; Chemical Analyses of Water; and Well Location Maps (open access)

Ground Water Resources of the Carrizo Aquifer in the Winter Garden Area of Texas: Volume 2. Records of Wells; Water Levels in Wells; Chemical Analyses of Water; and Well Location Maps

"This report … contains supporting basic data including well location maps, records of 3,214 water wells, records of water levels in 474 wells, and chemical analyses of water samples from 1,553 wells" (p. 1).
Date: April 1977
Creator: Marquardt, Glenn & Rodriguez, Eulogio, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chemical and Physical Characteristics of Water in Estuaries of Texas: October 1968-September 1969 (open access)

Chemical and Physical Characteristics of Water in Estuaries of Texas: October 1968-September 1969

Report studying the water estuaries of Texas to properly manage and utilize these resources. Contains maps, data-collection methods, tables, and more.
Date: April 1972
Creator: Hahl, D. C. & Ratzlaff, Karl W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Occurrence and Quality of Ground Water in Throckmorton County, Texas (open access)

Occurrence and Quality of Ground Water in Throckmorton County, Texas

Report on the quality and availability of ground water in Throckmorton County. The quality of the water varies widely, in part because oil operations have injected salt water back into the subsurface.
Date: April 1970
Creator: Preston, Richard D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Future Water Requirements for the Production of Oil in Texas (open access)

Future Water Requirements for the Production of Oil in Texas

Report of future water requirements for the production of oil in Texas, future estimates, and calculations.
Date: April 1967
Creator: Torrey, Paul D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A New Concept--Water for Preservation of Bays and Estuaries (open access)

A New Concept--Water for Preservation of Bays and Estuaries

Report exploring new concepts that would support river development and preservation of Texas Coastal bays and estuaries from a coastal engineering and tidal hydraulics standpoint.
Date: April 1967
Creator: Lockwood, Andrews
System: The Portal to Texas History