texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 56-63

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Kerr County and Gillespie County. 460 reports, median depth 400 ft.

460Reports
400 ftMedian depth
340 ftWater at
35 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 56-63

Logged in state well grid 56-63, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 56, Limestone 45, Overburden 22, Surface Rock 17, Topsoil 16, Yellow Limestone 14
25–50 ftBlue Shale 17, Lost Circulation 6, Gray Shale 5, Blue Clay 4, Grey Clay 4, (Gw) Gravel, Subround To Subangular, Well Graded, ~0.10" To 2
50–100 ftGray Lime 10, Blue Clay 9, Limestone 8, Blue Shale 6, Grey Limestone 5, Gray Shale 4
100–200 ftBlue Shale 22, Gray Lime 13, Blue Clay 7, Grey Limestone 6, Limestone 6, Grey Shale 5
200–300 ftBlue Shale 15, Blue Clay 10, Red Sand 6, Green Shale 5, Grey Shale 5, Red Sand H2O 5
300–500 ftTan Sand 23, Red Sand 25, Blue Clay 11, Brown Lime 8, Blue Shale 6, Grey Shale 5
500–1000 ftTan Sand 13, Red Sand 13, Tan Sand (H2O) 6, Red Sand H2O 7, Coarse Red Sand (H2O) 4, Red Sand (H2O) 4

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 56-63, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.139102006–2025
Tinnin Water Wells56575402004–2017
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC31222024–2025
Edmonds Drilling28500402004–2012
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP20202019–2021
cypress creek drilling1754032001–2010
Edmonds Water Well Drilling16660202013–2024
Mocio Well Services, LLC15540152021–2025
Waterboyz, LLC13640402019–2025
Hill Country Water Well Drilling10460252018–2026
Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling9302024
Aquatech Drilling, Inc.8560302008–2018
MAP Water Well Drilling LLC7540172017–2025
TR Drilling & Service LLC7460202004–2019
PICKENS DRILLING CO.5390302006–2026
American Water Well Services Inc.5710252017–2023
Edmond's Drilling5440602003–2005
Alamo1 Drilling4402025–2026
Texan Water4720102021–2025
H. W. Schwope & Sons Inc.44571982–2016
CA Drilling4600402002–2006
BUDDY'S SEPTIC & WATER WELL SVC LLC3750202020–2025
Eagle Remediation3352020
Armadigger, Inc.3790202007–2008
PHELPS DRILLING LLC3460182001–2003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic21446.5%520
Environmental Soil Boring16936.7%10
Monitor429.1%34
Stock183.9%580
Public Supply102.2%715
Irrigation40.9%700
Closed-Loop Geothermal20.4%300
Industrial10.2%220
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1970s1446320
1980s117882
2000s107490320
2010s21035365
2020s14155335

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 56-63. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
6904562025940441Public Supply
5710362021885457200Public Supply
5317002019870580100Public Supply
1794292007860520200Domestic
325023201285057435Domestic
594465202284051035Domestic
2314742007840474130Irrigation
191315200484053080Domestic
1445612007840575100Domestic
2891102011831540700Public Supply

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 56-63?

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This grid falls in Kerr County, Gillespie County, McCulloch County.

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