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Texas well grid 56-48

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Gillespie County and Mason County. 311 reports, median depth 201 ft.

311Reports
201 ftMedian depth
103 ftWater at
16 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 56-48

Logged in state well grid 56-48, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 138, White, Brown & Gray Limestone 43, Caliche & Limestone 41, Top Soil 36, Solid Limestone 35, Brown Topsoil 28
25–50 ftWhite, Brown & Gray Limestone 7, Red Clay 4, Limestone With Fractures 3, Limestone 3, Grey Rock 3, White Rock 3
50–100 ftLimestone With Fractures 11, Gray Limestone 8, Red Clay 6, Grey Limestone 6, Gray Shale & Clay 6, Blue Clay 5
100–200 ftSolid Limestone 20, Gray Shale 17, Gray Limestone 16, Grey Limestone 12, Brown Limestone 11, Blue Clay 12
200–300 ftRed Clay 16, Gray Limestone 12, Gray Shale 10, Brown Sand 6, Ms Red Clay 6, Solid Limestone 6
300–500 ftHard Grey Limestone 8, Brown Sand 5, Red Clay 5, Coarse Sand 2, Brown Limestone 3, Sandstone With Stripes Of Fine Sand 3
500–1000 ftMh Gray Green Sand 1, Tan And Pink Limestone With Red Streaks 1, Red And Brown Sandstone 1, Brown Sandstone 1, Green And Brown Sandstone 1, Green And Red Sandstone 1
1000–5000 ftWater 2 Gpm 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 56-48, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Virdell Drilling Inc.81180172001–2018
PICKENS DRILLING CO.61185202005–2026
L & L Drilling Co.45238302002–2026
Texan Water26242102019–2026
MAP Water Well Drilling LLC20382122018–2024
Walden Drilling Inc19180152012–2026
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC13120152018–2025
BUDDY'S SEPTIC & WATER WELL SVC LLC11210152022–2023
AQUA DOC WELL SERVICE4217112023–2026
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.3240152021–2022
Cool Water Resources3220402015–2016
Zavala Drilling, CO23002025
Edmonds Water Well Drilling26902019–2021
Tinnin Water Wells2400142003–2011
Pickens Drilling Co. & Well Service225052009
cypress creek drilling21402001
Legacy V Drilling LLC1340402026
Nomad Drilling13102025
Mocio Well Services, LLC1300102023
Hill Country Water Well Drilling14502022
AQUADOC WELL SERVICE1160122021
Geothermal Drilling inc12502016
Apex Drilling, Inc.1150152016
Edmonds Drilling1440302006
Whisenant & Lyle Water Services1200202010

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic27688.7%200
Stock278.7%180
Closed-Loop Geothermal31.0%300
Test Well20.6%803
Industrial20.6%170
Irrigation10.3%230
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s78183106
2010s107200120
2020s12621087

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 56-48. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
635466202390550Domestic
482782201880333138Test Well
481032201880031950Test Well
729547202670036715Domestic
5943512021690327Domestic
6360942023660Domestic
9475200250024550Domestic
6110672022450303Domestic
257300200644028030Domestic
6004432022420Domestic

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, Mason County.

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