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Texas well grid 56-08

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Mason County and San Saba County. 107 reports, median depth 205 ft.

107Reports
205 ftMedian depth
70 ftWater at
35 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 56-08

Logged in state well grid 56-08, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 72, Red Sandstone 21, Brown Sandstone 12, Red Sandy Clay 12, Brown Clay & Gravel 11, Brown Clay 9
25–50 ftGray Sandstone 2, Tan Sandstone 4, Red Sandstone 4, Brown Sandstone 4, Yellow Sandstone 3, Red Granite 2
50–100 ftRed Sandstone 9, Gray Sandstone 6, Tan Sandstone 4, Brown Sandstone 3, Yellow Sandstone 3, Grey Sandstone 2
100–200 ftBrown Sandstone 14, Tan Sandstone 7, Red Sandstone 5, Gray Sandstone 4, Red & Brown Sandstone 5, Granite 3
200–300 ftRed Sandstone 5, Tan Sandstone 2, Brown Sandstone 1, Yellow Sandstone 2, Red Sandstone Small Gravel 1, Red & Brown Sandstone (Upper Hickory) 2
300–500 ftRed Sandstone 4, Brown Sandstone 2, Red/Brown Sandstone 1, Red Metamorphic 2, Red And Black Granite 1, Tan Sandstone 1
500–1000 ftRed Sandstone 1, Tan Sandstone 1, Granite 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 56-08, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Virdell Drilling Inc.49200402001–2018
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC26205202016–2026
Lange Drilling Co162251002019–2026
Walden Drilling Inc720042012–2024
Texan Water3360602019
Western Water Wells23602006–2010
Ashley Drilling & Well Service13652023
Associated Well Services, Inc.1140352018
brian Walden drilling1202011
Western Water Wells Drilling Inc12002010

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic6661.7%200
Stock3229.9%205
Irrigation76.5%320
Public Supply10.9%140
Test Well10.9%360
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s3018058
2010s3822086
2020s3921049

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 56-08. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
6100212022550100Irrigation
33900420134407025Stock
429506201643015550Stock
523061201942060Domestic
298836201240285Domestic
6100202022385100Stock
10719200237330400Irrigation
6514602023365Stock
5230572019360Irrigation
884162006360Test Well

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, San Saba County, McCulloch County.

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