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Texas well grid 56-07

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Mason County and McCulloch County. 213 reports, median depth 100 ft.

213Reports
100 ftMedian depth
27 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 56-07

Logged in state well grid 56-07, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 126, Granite Gravel 50, Red Granite 29, Brown Sandstone 24, Granite Gravel & Clay 18, Red Granite Gravel 17
25–50 ftRed Granite 37, Tan Sandstone 2, Red And Grey Granite 2, Sandstone 2, Granite Gravel & Clay 2, Black Metamorphic 2
50–100 ftRed Granite 13, Gray Granite 3, Gray Sandstone 2, Granite 2, Granite Gravel 2, Red Sandstone 1
100–200 ftRed Granite 6, Tan Sandstone 2, Brown Sandstone 3, Red Sandstone 1, Gray Metamorphic 2, Tan Sandstone-Water 1
200–300 ftBrown Sandstone 2, Gray Sandstone 1, Red Granite 1, Yellow-Gray Sandstone 1, Red-Brown Sandstone 1, Gray Metamorphic 1
300–500 ftBrown Sandstone 1, Gray Sandstone 1, Tan Brown Sandstone 1, Gray Metamorphic 1, Gray Lime 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 56-07, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Virdell Drilling Inc.10480252001–2019
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC26105252018–2025
Vortex Drilling, Inc.232009
Lange Drilling Co17125102006–2026
Walden Drilling Inc138042010–2019
EnviroCore, Inc.12362014
Magill Drilling41002015
cypress creek drilling41102001–2005
Western Water Wells32352012–2014
Aqua Drill2220252020
Highland Drilling Inc.2200102003
Texan Water180202019
Abel Water Systems1202003
Magill Well Service167752002

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic9645.1%100
Stock6329.6%100
Environmental Soil Boring2310.8%
Monitor167.5%42
Irrigation52.3%240
Test Well31.4%48
Industrial31.4%185
Public Supply31.4%235
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s798025
2010s1008025
2020s3412535

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 56-07. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
651769202338550Stock
2503642011350110Irrigation
1069922007320Irrigation
10673820073001701Domestic
993172006300185Domestic
374745201427017475Public Supply
689329202524576Domestic
6543002023240133120Irrigation
3573322014235120Public Supply
56380620202201665Stock

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 Mason County, McCulloch County.

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