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Texas well grid 43-46

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Tom Green County. 179 reports, median depth 160 ft.

179Reports
160 ftMedian depth
90 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 43-46

Logged in state well grid 43-46, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftRed Clay 65, Topsoil 59, Dirt 40, Brown Clay 31, Top Soil 31, Caliche 20
25–50 ftWhite Lime 13, Red Clay 11, Yellow Lime 9, Brown Limestone 7, Brown Rock 5, Yellow Limestone 3
50–100 ftWhite Lime 33, Red Clay 21, Conglomerate 20, Yellow Lime 19, Brown Limestone 12, Blue Lime 11
100–200 ftBlue Lime 19, Gray Shale 17, Red Clay 18, Blue Shale 16, Gray Lime & Shale 14, Conglomerant 15
200–300 ftGray Shale Rock 1, Gray & Black Rock 1
300–500 ftGray Rock 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 43-46, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
MICHAEL C HOELSCHER110175502003–2026
woehl drilling no227160502014–2026
WOEHL DRILLING # 29140752006–2011
Caltex Water LLC51403002011–2013
Talon/LPE52010–2011
Michael Hoelscher51951502004–2010
Woehl Drilling5160302006–2008
Aqua Drill41402019–2026
Lange Drilling Co4100152003–2025
Abel Water Systems2150102017
Hill water well Service11352020
Michael C. Helscher1160802012
Woehl Drilling & Service180202011

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation6234.6%175
Domestic4625.7%140
Test Well4424.6%160
Stock2212.3%140
Environmental Soil Boring42.2%
Monitor10.6%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s4815590
2010s8716085
2020s4417595

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 43-46. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
251524201146010075Irrigation
2509732011255Irrigation
717506202622080100Irrigation
517841201921570200Irrigation
517839201921570300Domestic
560433202020590120Irrigation
81348200420585150Irrigation
718944202620068Stock
703617202520010040Domestic
6885012025200120100Irrigation

Every figure here comes from a report a licensed driller filed on the day the work ended — sometimes decades ago. It describes what was found then, not what a well yields today, and it is not a statement that any well is sound, potable or still in use.

Drilling a well near grid 43-46?

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This grid falls in Tom Green County.

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