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Texas well grid 57-03

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in San Saba County and Llano County. 214 reports, median depth 200 ft.

214Reports
200 ftMedian depth
44 ftWater at
27 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-03

Logged in state well grid 57-03, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 162, Red Sandy Clay 25, Red Sandstone 25, Brown Clay & Gravel 16, Brown Sandstone 12, Brown Clay 11
25–50 ftRed Sandstone 9, Gray Sandstone 8, Red & Black Metamorphic 7, Grey Sandstone 3, Brown Sandstone 3, Gray Granite 2
50–100 ftRed Sandstone 8, Gray Sandstone 8, Gray Granite 3, Brown Sandstone 3, Red & Brown Sandstone 3, Black And Red Granite 2
100–200 ftRed Sandstone 12, Blue Sandstone 7, Hickory Sand 6, Gray Sandstone 5, Gray Limestone 5, Brown Sandstone 3
200–300 ftRed Sandstone 5, Grey Sandstone 2, Grey Granite 3, Gray Sandstone 3, Brown Sandstone 2, Hickory Sands 2
300–500 ftBrown Limestone 1, Green Granite 1, Grey Granite 1, Grey / Brown Sandstone Wb 100+ At 490 Tds 1, White Sands 1, Redv Granite 1
500–1000 ftWater 1 Gpm 2, Gray & White Limestone With Blue Shale Streaks 1, Brown & Red Limestone 1, Water 2 Gpm 1, Water 1.5 Gpm 1, Gray Limestone 1
1000–5000 ftBrown, Yellow, Red & White Limestone 1, Gray Limestone 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-03, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Virdell Drilling Inc.70160302001–2018
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC53185252016–2026
Walden Drilling Inc37205302010–2023
Highland Drilling Inc.17200402003–2012
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.1324052021–2023
Apex Drilling, Inc.6300152014–2025
Magill Well Service42051002002
Faught Hill Country Drilling2290302013–2014
L & L Drilling Co.21,20942011
Whisenant & Lyle Water Services2360302007
BoreTek LLC11602025
Western Water Wells13052023
Texan Water11502021
Western Water Wells Drilling Inc12252020
Magill Drilling1342015
Associated Drilling Inc12015
LEONARD WATER SERVICES12011
Walden Driling, Inc1160252011

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic14768.7%185
Stock6028.0%200
Irrigation41.9%305
Unknown31.4%300
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s5618038
2010s9320048
2020s6520546

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-03. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
25896320111,2093104Domestic
25896620119673064Domestic
5857132021600Stock
5710582021400Stock
4339622016400130Stock
4884182018385Stock
120935200738016030Domestic
655944202336015Stock
12323520073607Domestic
12321620073601830Domestic

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 57-03?

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This grid falls in San Saba County, Llano County.

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