texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 56-54

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Kerr County and Gillespie County. 288 reports, median depth 285 ft.

288Reports
285 ftMedian depth
167 ftWater at
10 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 56-54

Logged in state well grid 56-54, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 61, Solid Limestone 56, Limestone 36, Caliche 38, Top Soil 34, White Limestone 26
25–50 ftLimestone 7, No Returns 4, Lost Circulation 3, Soft Limestone 3, Grey Limestone 2, White Limestone W/ Flint 2
50–100 ftLimestone 7, Lost Returns 6, Limestone With Fractures 5, Lost Circulation 5, White Limestone 3, Fractured Limestone, Lost Return 3
100–200 ftSolid Limestone 28, Limestone With Fractures 16, Blue Shale 12, White Limestone 6, Limestone 8, Blue Clay 7
200–300 ftSolid Limestone 25, Blue Clay 20, Blue Shale 14, Grey Limestone 6, Gray Limestone 6, Brown Lime 6
300–500 ftBlue Shale 12, Red Sand 8, Blue Clay 8, Brown Lime 5, Tan Sand 6, Gray Limestone 4
500–1000 ftSandy And Fractured Pink Limestone 9, Tan Sand (H2O) 4, Red Sand (H2O) 5, Red Sand 6, Red Sand H2O 4, Sandstone 3

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 56-54, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
PICKENS DRILLING CO.8224552005–2026
Tinnin Water Wells41480352003–2017
Hill Country Water Well Drilling152702018–2025
Edmonds Water Well Drilling15620102016–2024
Texan Water13700152022–2023
Virdell Drilling Inc.1325072001–2019
Walden Drilling Inc122402017–2026
CA Drilling1230052002–2006
Allison Well Service731042018–2024
Waterboyz, LLC7740202018–2024
Edmonds Drilling7660302006–2012
AQUA DOC WELL SERVICE629572024–2026
cypress creek drilling630092001–2011
Aquatech Drilling, Inc.5670252010–2017
Bollinger Drilling526082003–2004
Mocio Well Services, LLC46602022–2025
American Water Well Services Inc.4690302023
Will Pickens Drilling Company428572004–2005
MAP Water Well Drilling LLC3680252019–2026
McGuire Well Service328022002–2006
BUDDY'S SEPTIC & WATER WELL SVC LLC2810102024
D K Drilling and Water Systems28352023
Tinnin Water Well LLC26155602011
Pickens Drilling Co. & Well Service2195132009
WILL PICJENS231072003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic26391.3%285
Stock206.9%255
Test Well20.7%300
Public Supply10.3%400
Other10.3%260
Monitor10.3%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s95285165
2010s83300176
2020s110275164

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 56-54. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
525005201884048525Domestic
6358432023835620Domestic
685057202481056510Domestic
103228200380057450Domestic
342202201376056050Domestic
639458202375054320Domestic
6357902023750483Domestic
5983442022750548Domestic
5984282022745553Domestic
520395201974348416Domestic

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 Kerr County, Gillespie County, Kimble County.

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