texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 56-64

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Kerr County and Gillespie County. 259 reports, median depth 500 ft.

259Reports
500 ftMedian depth
395 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 56-64

Logged in state well grid 56-64, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftLimestone 37, Caliche 34, Overburden 17, Brown Lime 12, Surface Rock 11, Yellow Lime 11
25–50 ftLimestone 3, Blue Shale 3, Lost Circulation 3, Grey Shale 2, Tan Limestone 2, Yellow Orange Lime 1
50–100 ftNo Returns 6, Gray Lime 5, Blue Clay 3, Gray Lime Clay 2, Hard Brown Limestone 2, Clay 2
100–200 ftBlue Shale 17, Gray Lime 11, Limestone 7, Gray Lime Blue Shell 6, Grey Clay 4, Blue Clay 4
200–300 ftBlue Clay 11, Blue Shale 6, Limestone 4, Gray Lime 4, No Returns 3, Grey Rock 2
300–500 ftTan Sand 12, Blue Clay 8, Blue Shale 4, Red Sand 5, Gray Sand 4, Grey Sand 4
500–1000 ftRed Sand 15, Tan Sand 9, Red Sand H2O 6, Dolomite 1, Black Dolomite 1, Brown Sandy Lime 4
1000–5000 ftDolomite 1, Glauconitic Dolomite - San Saba 1, Black Dolomite 1, Argillaceous Sandstone - Point Peak 1, Limestone - Morgan Creek 1, Claystone 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 56-64, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.4752006–2024
Tinnin Water Wells34640402003–2017
Edmonds Drilling18700402004–2012
Hill Country Water Well Drilling10700152018–2023
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC9282023–2025
Edmonds Water Well Drilling9640252013–2022
cypress creek drilling962522004–2013
Hydrogeologic/Environmental Testing9302008–2010
American Water Well Services Inc.8670202021–2025
Mocio Well Services, LLC8620202021–2025
TR Drilling & Service LLC7560402007–2026
Waterboyz, LLC7770302019–2025
BUDDY'S SEPTIC & WATER WELL SVC LLC6640502022–2026
Aquatech Drilling, Inc.6630502015–2017
Total Support Services6102002
H. W. Schwope & Sons Inc.56102005–2026
Austin Geo-Logic5392014
Geoprojects International, Inc.5382004–2005
MAP Water Well Drilling LLC4600202018–2025
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP4252020
Edmond's Drilling4600802004–2005
Armadigger, Inc.4252004–2009
Edmond's Water Well Drilling3540402022–2025
Utopia Sales & Service, Inc.3572152016–2025
PICKENS DRILLING CO.322762014

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic14957.5%620
Environmental Soil Boring5922.8%5
Monitor3312.7%38
Stock72.7%300
Public Supply62.3%655
Irrigation20.8%740
Industrial20.8%500
Other10.4%620
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s100460380
2010s83540410
2020s76550368

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 56-64. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
55303320201,520335800Monitor
71057820251,400500Monitor
679258202495055450Public Supply
6843112024900526Domestic
6230752022850525150Monitor
6416702023840567Domestic
647693202380063515Domestic
5959772021800Domestic
467173201780051050Domestic
244801200979043140Domestic

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 56-64?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

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This grid falls in Kerr County, Gillespie County.

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