texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 56-27

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Kimble County. 177 reports, median depth 190 ft.

177Reports
190 ftMedian depth
125 ftWater at
10 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 56-27

Logged in state well grid 56-27, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 60, Red Clay 35, Topsoil 21, Gravel 20, White Limestone 16, Limestone 14
25–50 ftRed Clay 18, Blue Clay 9, Gravel 7, Clay 6, Grey Clay 4, Grey Limestone 2
50–100 ftSand 12, Blue Clay 15, Red Clay 13, Grey Clay 8, Rock 3, Yellow Clay 4
100–200 ftRed Clay 23, Sand 15, Grey Clay 11, Blue Clay 12, Yellow Clay 8, Clay 6
200–300 ftRed Clay 10, Red Sand 5, Solid Red & Brown Clay 5, Grey Clay 3, Blue Clay 3, Solid Red Clay 2
300–500 ftSand 8, Grey Clay 3, Orange Sand 2, Yellow Sand 2, Gray Sandstone 1, Grey Limestone 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 56-27, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Hill Country Well Service4418042015–2026
PICKENS DRILLING CO.39230202006–2016
McGuire Well Service3916082002–2014
Allison Well Service12230102016–2023
Pickens Drilling Co. & Well Service10330122009
Lange Drilling Co7300502003–2023
Walden Drilling Inc6200252014–2015
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.5702020
LEONARD WATER SERVICES32053752009–2017
Will Pickens Drilling Company3215122004–2005
Virdell Drilling Inc.2218302003–2011
Elite Drillers Corporation1702022
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC112052020
TR Drilling & Service LLC1500102019
McGuir Well Service12002011
Charles E. McGuire11202011
Leonard Water Service12122004
Magill Well Service1280202002

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic12168.4%200
Stock4424.9%205
Irrigation74.0%212
Monitor52.8%70
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s66185120
2010s76200105
2020s35200162

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 56-27. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
3558682014503Domestic
523812201950038410Domestic
54872002500423Domestic
1878812009475348Stock
1469942008475364Stock
187884200947037812Stock
202362200946537015Domestic
478750201846010Domestic
4224622016460380Domestic
4224542016460380Domestic

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 56-27?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

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This grid falls in Kimble County.

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