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Texas well grid 56-35

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Kimble County. 158 reports, median depth 195 ft.

158Reports
195 ftMedian depth
187 ftWater at
10 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 56-35

Logged in state well grid 56-35, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 31, Asphalt 14, White Limestone 11, Limestone 11, Yellow Clay 10, Caliche 8
25–50 ftRed Clay 8, Grey Clay 6, Hensell Red Clay 4, White Limestone 3, Flint 2, White Lime 2
50–100 ftRed Clay 9, Grey Clay 8, Yellow Limestone 5, Yellow Clay 5, Limestone 1, Blue Clay 2
100–200 ftBlue Clay 11, Grey Limestone 8, Red Clay 6, Grey Clay 7, Sand 6, White Limestone 3
200–300 ftRed Clay 11, Yellow Clay 8, Grey Clay 4, Sand 6, Clay 3, Red Sand 3
300–500 ftRed Sandstone 4, Yellow Clay 3, Grey Clay 2, Sand 2, Red Clay 2, Sand & Clay Layers 2
500–1000 ftRed Sandy Clay/Quartz Trinity 1, Red Quartz/Sand 1, Grey Clay 1, Grey Sand With & Stripes Of Limestone 1, Solid Grey Clay , Grey Sand & Hard Rock 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 56-35, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.52452009–2018
Hill Country Well Service2930012017–2024
McGuire Well Service25200102001–2014
PICKENS DRILLING CO.16305302007–2025
Alpine Field Services152008
Allison Well Service822082020–2025
Pickens Drilling Co. & Well Service5320502009
Hill Country Water Well Drilling25602022–2023
NextGen Water Well Service2405352022–2023
T Bar Drilling13752017
Walden Drilling Inc12002017
Virdell Drilling Inc.1302014
McGuire Well Seervice124032002

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic7144.9%260
Monitor4931.0%45
Stock1912.0%300
Environmental Soil Boring1811.4%50
Irrigation10.6%375
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s86120146
2010s32200155
2020s40300236

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 56-35. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
4766272018640333Stock
6461162023560431Domestic
1745322009530398Domestic
5498492020510459Domestic
69744620245002428Domestic
1186182007500455Domestic
1785442009490360Stock
5498482020480415Domestic
285776201248040030Domestic
6766052024470372Domestic

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 56-35?

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This grid falls in Kimble County.

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