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Texas well grid 57-01

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in San Saba County and Llano County. 120 reports, median depth 280 ft.

120Reports
280 ftMedian depth
84 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-01

Logged in state well grid 57-01, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 89, White Limestone 9, Broken Limestone 8, Caliche 7, White Lime 6, Brown Sandstone 6
25–50 ftRed Lime 2, Red Sandstone 2, Gray Granite 2, Yellow Lime 1, Red Sandston 1, Grey / Black Dolemite 1
50–100 ftGrey Limestone 3, Red Sandstone 3, Honeycomb Limestone 2, Red Granite 2, Yellow Clay With Fracture 1, White, Yellow And Red Limestone 1
100–200 ftBrown Sandstone 6, Grey Shale 6, Grey & Green Shaley Limestone 4, Grey Limestone 3, Brown Limestone 2, Red Granite 2
200–300 ftGrey Limestone 4, Brown & Grey Limestone 3, Hickory Sand 3, Red Sandstone 3, Brown Sandstone (Welge) 2, Gray & Brown Limestone 2
300–500 ftRed & Brown Sandstone 9, Green Clay 7, Brown Sandstone 4, Brown Sandstone (Welge) 4, Brown Sandy Limestone 4, Red Sandstone 4

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-01, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Virdell Drilling Inc.44190272002–2016
Walden Drilling Inc21265202011–2026
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC17208202020–2026
Elite Drillers Corporation10420302024
Texan Water10460202023
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.6220102021–2025
Magill Well Service3326502003–2015
Highland Drilling Inc.3240302009–2010
Magill Drilling2240252016
Legacy V Drilling LLC190402026
GAP DRILLING & SERIVICE14032023
Associated Drilling Inc12202019
Sarris drilling13002014

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic8772.5%285
Stock2924.2%250
Irrigation32.5%220
Closed-Loop Geothermal10.8%300
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s27320121
2010s4318075
2020s5036076

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-01. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
644147202352524530Stock
21561200350527550Domestic
364740201450034045Stock
652376202348020Domestic
652324202348020Domestic
670457202446037Domestic
670456202446035Domestic
670453202446037Domestic
652241202346020Domestic
652239202346030Domestic

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 57-01?

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This grid falls in San Saba County, Llano County, Mason County.

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