Texas well grid 42-54
A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in McCulloch County. 248 reports, median depth 18 ft.
248Reports
18 ftMedian depth
50 ftWater at
2 gpmMedian yield
What you will drill through in grid 42-54
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Dark Brown Clay 30, Clayey Gravel 25, Silt And Clay 21, No Recovery. 13, Gravel And Clay 18, Topsoil 13 |
| 25–50 ft | White Limestone 6, White Lime 5, Yellow Clay 5, Red Clay 5, Red Shale 2, Yellow Sandy Clay 3 |
| 50–100 ft | Gray Shale 5, Red Clay 7, White Lime 5, Yellow Clay 5, Brown Shale 4, Blue Shale 4 |
| 100–200 ft | Gray Shale 7, White Lime 5, Gray Lime 5, Blue Shale 5, Brown Shale 5, Gray Sandstone 4 |
| 200–300 ft | Gray Shale 5, White Lime 3, Gray Lime 2, Blue Shale 2, Gray Clay 1, Red Clay Stone 1 |
| 300–500 ft | Gray Sandstone 1 |
| 500–1000 ft | Sand 1, Dolamite 1, Dulamite W/ Shale Stringers 1 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Hickory Sand 3, Ellenburger Sand 1, Dolamite With Sand Stringers 1 |
Who drills here
| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vortex Drilling, Inc. | 175 | 10 | — | 2006–2017 |
| Lange Drilling Co | 11 | 250 | 1 | 2006–2026 |
| Walden Drilling Inc | 9 | 225 | 10 | 2011–2017 |
| Abel Water Systems | 8 | 105 | 1 | 2021–2024 |
| White Drilling Company, Inc. | 6 | 25 | — | 2003–2007 |
| Vortex Drilling Partners, LP | 5 | 22 | — | 2020–2023 |
| W.E.S.T. Drilling | 5 | 20 | — | 2004 |
| MICHAEL C HOELSCHER | 4 | 130 | 6 | 2007–2016 |
| Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC | 4 | 205 | 0 | 2017–2018 |
| RIOMAR DRILLING INC | 4 | 18 | — | 2017 |
| Sunbelt Industrial Services | 4 | 20 | — | 2010 |
| Tinsley Drilling & Company | 2 | 2,083 | 225 | 2020–2022 |
| Alpine Field Services | 2 | 30 | — | 2017 |
| cypress creek drilling | 2 | 230 | — | 2003 |
| Aqua Drill | 1 | 240 | — | 2026 |
| TINSLEY DEL & CO INC | 1 | 1,530 | 350 | 2020 |
| Faught Hill Country Drilling | 1 | — | 3 | 2013 |
| Faught Drilling Co. | 1 | — | 10 | 2010 |
| Caltex Water LLC | 1 | — | 20 | 2010 |
| DIXIE DRILLING | 1 | 28 | — | 2003 |
| Curtis-Abel Water Systems, Inc. | 1 | — | — | 2003 |
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Soil Boring | 146 | 58.9% | 10 |
| Monitor | 56 | 22.6% | 20 |
| Stock | 22 | 8.9% | 225 |
| Domestic | 20 | 8.1% | 165 |
| Irrigation | 2 | 0.8% | 1,650 |
| Test Well | 2 | 0.8% | 130 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29 | 25 | 18 |
| 2010s | 194 | 13 | 34 |
| 2020s | 25 | 180 | 115 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 630467 | 2022 | 2,083 | 421 | 180 | Stock |
| 566539 | 2020 | 1,650 | 285 | 225 | Irrigation |
| 566536 | 2020 | 1,530 | 300 | 350 | Irrigation |
| 260433 | 2011 | 685 | 291 | 10 | Stock |
| 717814 | 2026 | 360 | 204 | — | Stock |
| 405698 | 2015 | 340 | — | — | Stock |
| 688567 | 2024 | 320 | 115 | — | Stock |
| 496473 | 2018 | 305 | — | 0 | Domestic |
| 730952 | 2026 | 300 | — | — | Stock |
| 442267 | 2017 | 300 | 170 | — | Domestic |
Every figure here comes from a report a licensed driller filed on the day the work ended — sometimes decades ago. It describes what was found then, not what a well yields today, and it is not a statement that any well is sound, potable or still in use.
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This grid falls in McCulloch County.