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Texas well grid 57-02

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Llano County and San Saba County. 100 reports, median depth 185 ft.

100Reports
185 ftMedian depth
45 ftWater at
25 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-02

Logged in state well grid 57-02, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 71, Brown Sandstone 10, White Lime 8, White Limestone 6, Brown Clay & Gravel 6, Brown Clay 5
25–50 ftRed Granite 3, Gray Granite 3, Grey Sandstone 2, Blue Sandstone 2, Tan Limestone 1, Cream Color - Harder Hammer Resistance 1
50–100 ftRed Granite 4, Red Sandstone 4, Pink Granite 3, Black And Red Granite 2, Hard Sandstone 1, Reddish Hickory Sandstone 1
100–200 ftRed Sandstone 5, Gray Granite 3, Red Granite 3, Gray Lime 2, Yellow Lime 2, Gray Limestone 2
200–300 ftRed Sandstone 3, Fractures 2, Fracture 1, Large Fracture 1, Fractured, More Water 1, More Fractures And Water - Softer Grey Granite 1
300–500 ftStop 2, Heavily Fractured 1, Softer 1, Big Fracture 1, Turn Green/Grey 1, Stop Hammer Lower 4" - Tannish Grey 1
500–1000 ftGray Sandstone (Hickory) 1, Red Sandstone 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-02, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Walden Drilling Inc27201152010–2025
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC26185252017–2025
Virdell Drilling Inc.26160352001–2016
Associated Drilling Inc91852015–2020
BoreTek LLC43802025
J and J Water Wells24802024–2025
Highland Drilling Inc.2220202005–2006
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.2270152004
Faught Drilling Co.1150802009
Magill Well Service13301002003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic5151.0%200
Stock3737.0%175
Irrigation1212.0%240
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s2220037
2010s4718054
2020s3118545

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-02. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
25081200362028560Domestic
630395202350525050Domestic
298980201250320Domestic
8981200250025750Domestic
6700402024480126Domestic
3291512013475Stock
4145442016460130Stock
3718472014460107300Irrigation
5804122021445237Domestic
6140792022425234Domestic

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 57-02?

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This grid falls in Llano County, San Saba County.

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