texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 56-56

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Gillespie County and Kerr County. 216 reports, median depth 240 ft.

216Reports
240 ftMedian depth
120 ftWater at
22 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 56-56

Logged in state well grid 56-56, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 64, Top Soil 31, Caliche 23, Brown Clay & Gravel 14, Limestone 11, Caliche & Gravel 13
25–50 ftRed Clay 4, Red Clay & Limestone W/Sand 4, Gray Shale & Clay 3, Brown Sand 2, Blue Shale 3, Red Clay & Limestone Ledges W/Sand Streaks 3
50–100 ftGrey Clay 5, Red Clay 5, Gray Shale And Clay 4, Brown Sand 4, White/Gray Limestone 3, Lost Circulation 3
100–200 ftBlue Clay 7, Brown Sand 3, Red Sand 5, Gray Limestone 4, Red Clay 4, White Limestone 2
200–300 ftRed Clay 4, Brown Limestone 3, Blue Clay 3, Brown Clay 2, Water - 10 Gpm 1, Gray Sand 2
300–500 ftFine Sand 9, Sand Stone 6, Red Clay 6, Gray Sandstone 4, Limestone 5, Sand 3
500–1000 ftRed Sandy Clay 2, Sand And Water 1, Tan Sand (H2O) 1, Pink And White Dolomite 1, Light Red Sands 1, Beige Sands 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 56-56, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Virdell Drilling Inc.63193252001–2018
L & L Drilling Co.21278402002–2026
PICKENS DRILLING CO.20185202007–2023
Walden Drilling Inc11350202013–2026
Vortex Drilling, Inc.11222015–2017
Pickens Drilling Co. & Well Service11220122009
Texan Water9260302019–2023
NextGen Water Well Service8500152022
Hill Country Water Well Drilling73402018–2025
Tinnin Water Wells7495502004–2015
Bollinger Drilling5240122003–2005
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC415032024–2026
Allison Well Service41952019–2021
Mocio Well Services, LLC34802024
Nomad Drilling35052025
Waterboyz, LLC3220202021–2024
Edmonds Water Well Drilling3525252016–2021
H. W. Schwope & Sons Inc.34642009–2017
Armadigger, Inc.3152009–2010
cypress creek drilling3200102002–2009
Hydrogeologic/Environmental Testing3522008
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.24052020
Aquatech Drilling, Inc.2440402010–2017
American Water Well Services Inc.16702026
T Bar Drilling1625252022

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic17179.2%260
Stock2712.5%225
Monitor83.7%30
Environmental Soil Boring73.2%15
Irrigation31.4%285
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s87190110
2010s67225160
2020s62380185

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 56-56. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
653840202375030Domestic
632097202375040Domestic
7261022026670Domestic
6705142024665462Domestic
346812201366012060Stock
630158202364580100Domestic
6896472025640439Domestic
435668201664038425Domestic
651979202262515025Domestic
130391200462037478Domestic

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, Kerr County.

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