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Texas well grid 56-13

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Mason County and Menard County. 120 reports, median depth 383 ft.

120Reports
383 ftMedian depth
210 ftWater at
35 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 56-13

Logged in state well grid 56-13, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 63, White Lime 13, Red Sandstone 11, Yellow Sandstone 11, Brown Sandstone 10, Brown Clay 10
25–50 ftYellow Sandstone 9, Tan Sandstone 7, Gray Sandstone 7, Yellow Lime 7, Gray Clay 5, Gray Lime 4
50–100 ftGray Sandstone 12, Yellow Sandstone 9, Brown Sandstone 5, Gray Clay 4, Red Sandstone 4, Yellow Sand 4
100–200 ftGray Sandstone 19, Brown Sandstone 17, Yellow Sandstone 14, Tan Sandstone 11, Gray Clay 6, Red Sandstone 6
200–300 ftGray Sandstone 17, Red Sandstone 16, Brown Sandstone 14, Yellow Sandstone 10, Tan Sandstone 7, Gray Shale 3
300–500 ftGray Sandstone 19, Brown Sandstone 19, Tan Sandstone 14, Red Sandstone 9, Yellow Sandstone 6, Dark Gray Sandstone (Lion Mt.) 4
500–1000 ftRed Sandstone 8, Tan Sandstone 7, Gray Sandstone 6, Brown Sandstone 5, Tan Sandstone-Water 3, Yellow Sandstone 3

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 56-13, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Virdell Drilling Inc.51340352001–2019
Lange Drilling Co354502002010–2025
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC19405302018–2026
Walden Drilling Inc8400162010–2024
Tinsley Drilling & Company3605652023–2024
Hill Country Well Service25402024–2025
Western Water Wells27602009

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic6655.0%383
Stock4335.8%445
Irrigation97.5%335
Public Supply10.8%97
Test Well10.8%105
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s36340195
2010s39340172
2020s45465276

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 56-13. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
6293552022900279Irrigation
6803922024800355150Stock
2335872010800350Domestic
6829522024780Stock
390678201578037580Domestic
6073422022760296100Stock
1968032009760Domestic
6570102023754Stock
6067852022720338Stock
6041042022720301Stock

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, Menard County.

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