texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 56-45

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Kimble County and Kerr County. 118 reports, median depth 325 ft.

118Reports
325 ftMedian depth
212 ftWater at
7 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 56-45

Logged in state well grid 56-45, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 46, Solid Limestone 32, Top Soil 17, Caliche 15, White Limestone 10, Calichie And Limestone 11
25–50 ftLost Circulation Drilled Blind 3, Tan Limestone 2, White & Tan Limestone 1, White Limestone With Flint Streaks 1, Caliche W/ Limestone Stringers 1, White Rock And Flint 1
50–100 ftYellow Limestone 4, Solid Limestone 4, White Limestone 3, White, Brown & Gray Limestone 3, Tan Limestone 2, Fractured Limestone 2
100–200 ftSolid Limestone 7, Gray Limestone 5, Limestone With Fractures 5, White Limestone 3, Solid Limestone / No Return 4, Lost Returns 3
200–300 ftLimestone With Fractures 16, Solid Limestone 13, Limestone 3, Gray Limestone 3, Grey Limestone 2, Cave 2
300–500 ftSolid Limestone 15, Blue Clay 8, Grey Limestone 2, Gray Lime 2, Gray Limestone 2, Grey Shale 2
500–1000 ftRed Sand 3, Blue Clay 2, Shale 1, Sandstone W/ Sand 1, Red Sandy Clay 1, Brown Clay, Sandstone & Coarse Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 56-45, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
PICKENS DRILLING CO.6132082006–2026
Tinnin Water Wells8415202004–2016
Allison Well Service735042018–2025
Virdell Drilling Inc.724042001–2013
Walden Drilling Inc53252013–2017
AQUA DOC WELL SERVICE336052022–2026
McGuire Well Service336072003–2014
Will Pickens Drilling Company3285152004–2005
Texan Water269652025
MAP Water Well Drilling LLC26202023
Hill Country Well Service23402018–2022
Bollinger Drilling2430122004–2006
Mocio Well Services, LLC17002025
Edmonds Water Well Drilling116072023
Hill Country Water Well Drilling14322023
Santa Rosa Well Service13002020
CYPRESS CRK DRILLING14002013
Geothermal Advantage13002012
Pickens Drilling Co. & Well Service118032008
Utopia Sales & Service, Inc.134852008

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic6454.2%336
Stock4639.0%310
Irrigation65.1%620
Other10.8%300
Closed-Loop Geothermal10.8%300
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s39325161
2010s33310203
2020s46345235

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 56-45. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
420086201680062062Stock
4767502018760330Stock
237367200774060020Domestic
151228200474059530Domestic
7211472025700237Irrigation
7166742025696Domestic
675637202468047540Irrigation
69990820256535315Domestic
6469432023620Irrigation
6447522023620Irrigation

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 56-45?

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This grid falls in Kimble County, Kerr County, Gillespie County, Edwards County.

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