texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 56-02

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Menard County. 127 reports, median depth 40 ft.

127Reports
40 ftMedian depth
27 ftWater at
10 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 56-02

Logged in state well grid 56-02, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 21, Gravel 15, Tan Weathered Limestone 15, Brown Clay 13, White Lime 11, Dirt 11
25–50 ftLimestone, Silty, Tan, Med - Soft, With Fragments Of Limesto 2, Red Clay 4, Yellow Lime 3, Limestone, Silty Clay, Tan, Med - Soft, Few Fragments Of Lim 2, White Lime 1, Blue Mud 1
50–100 ftMarl, Slightly Damped, Silty Clay, Tan, Med - Soft, Few Frag 2, Gray Clay 5, Blue Lime 4, Gray Shale 3, Gray Lime 3, Grey Clay 1
100–200 ftGray Clay 3, Red Clay 3, Red Shale 2, Grey Clay 1, Brown Lime 2, Grey Limestone 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 56-02, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.48252007–2015
Lange Drilling Co18120152004–2025
White Drilling Company, Inc.17102003
McGuire Well Service1310062009–2014
MICHAEL C HOELSCHER10701592011–2016
SKG Engineering, LLC6212018–2023
Allison Well Service435202019–2025
Hill Country Well Service310002016–2020
Elite Drillers Corporation21602021
PICKENS DRILLING CO.22002008–2010
John H. Jones22006
Woehl Drilling & Service140202023
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP152019

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring4434.6%10
Domestic3124.4%60
Monitor2822.0%40
Stock1411.0%180
Test Well97.1%60
Irrigation10.8%20
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s661028
2010s516022
2020s1010018

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 56-02. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
4143432016220Stock
4250142016200Domestic
1426802008200Stock
431952004200Domestic
431942004200Domestic
6979702025180128Stock
6979672025180Stock
2092892010180Stock
6020502021160Domestic
5923932021150Stock

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 56-02?

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This grid falls in Menard County.

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