texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 56-46

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Gillespie County and Kimble County. 302 reports, median depth 300 ft.

302Reports
300 ftMedian depth
174 ftWater at
8 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 56-46

Logged in state well grid 56-46, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 86, Top Soil 56, Solid Limestone 55, Caliche 31, White, Brown & Gray Limestone 25, White Limestone 23
25–50 ftWhite Limestone 4, Tan Limestone 3, Yellow Limestone 3, Solid Limestone 3, Limestone 2, Caliche 2
50–100 ftWhite Limestone 5, Yellow Limestone 4, Fractured Limestone, Lost Return 4, Solid White And Grey Limestone 4, Limestone With Fractures 3, Tan Limestone 2
100–200 ftLimestone With Fractures 23, Solid Limestone 21, Fractured Limestone 15, White Limestone 7, Broken Up Limestone / No Return 5, Tan Limestone 6
200–300 ftSolid Limestone 35, Gray Limestone 18, Gray Shale 13, Blue Shale 8, Limestone With Fractures 7, Blue Clay 6
300–500 ftBlue Clay 14, Solid Limestone 13, Gray Limestone 3, Blue Shale 3, Gray Shale 3, Fine Red Sand 1
500–1000 ftRed Sand 6, Tan Sand 3, Red Sand/H2 0 2, Brown Lime 2, Light Brown, Greenish, & Maroon Sandstone With Maroon Clay 1, Lost Returns (Water) 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 56-46, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
PICKENS DRILLING CO.9628592005–2026
Virdell Drilling Inc.3926082001–2014
Walden Drilling Inc25260152012–2021
CA Drilling2128052002–2005
C A Drilling Services, Inc.18300102000–2001
Tinnin Water Wells16720202005–2015
AQUA DOC WELL SERVICE9315102023–2026
Hill Country Water Well Drilling8360—2020–2025
Allison Well Service733062017–2024
Will Pickens Drilling Company731092004–2005
Pickens Drilling Co. & Well Service626072009
Bollinger Drilling536082003–2004
CA Drilling Services, Inc5305102000–2002
AQUADOC WELL SERVICE431582021–2022
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.4660402015–2022
Texan Water3285102019–2024
Edmonds Water Well Drilling3660202015–2016
cypress creek drilling3360—2001–2010
American Water Well Services Inc.2690202025
Hill Country Well Service2340—2020–2022
MAP Water Well Drilling LLC2720172021–2022
Apex Drilling, Inc.2300242014–2016
Edmonds Drilling2700802007
C.Aspra2—102003
BUDDY'S SEPTIC & WATER WELL SVC LLC1850102024

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic26989.1%300
Stock3110.3%300
Other10.3%690
Public Supply10.3%660
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s127300170
2010s92280172
2020s83305195

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 56-46. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
675181202485057010Domestic
2314802007850535—Domestic
4157102015825292—Stock
6607352024800625—Domestic
430814201578063832Domestic
419996201578063832Domestic
237553200778058540Domestic
202035200778061020Domestic
2870902011750580—Domestic
5672252021720——Domestic

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 Gillespie County, Kimble County, Kerr County.

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