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Texas well grid 57-08

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Burnet County. 175 reports, median depth 360 ft.

175Reports
360 ftMedian depth
170 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-08

Logged in state well grid 57-08, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 41, Topsoil 31, Overburden 28, Gray Limestone 27, Tan Limestone 18, Caliche 16
25–50 ftGray Limestone 5, Gray Shale 5, Surface Water 3, Grey Lime 3, Grey Shale + L.S. 2, Blue Lime & Clay 2
50–100 ftBlue Shale 4, Gray Limestone 4, Gray Shale 3, Sandstone 2, White Limestone 3, Sand 3
100–200 ftSand 12, Gray Limestone 8, Tan Limestone 7, White Limestone 8, Gray Sand 6, Limestone 5
200–300 ftSand 15, Red Clay 10, Tan Limestone 9, White Limestone 10, Yellow Clay 8, Quartz Sand 5
300–500 ftGravel 11, Grey Lime 5, Tan Clay 9, Grey Shale 5, Red Clay 9, Yellow Clay 7
500–1000 ftTrinity Sand 3, Sandstone 3, Sand Stone 3, Black Limestone 2, Water 1, Dark Grey And Black Limestone 1
1000–5000 ftMarble Falls Limestome 1, Ellenburger 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-08, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Apex Drilling, Inc.34385102002–2026
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.19350152005–2024
J and J Water Wells15370202021–2026
HARRISON DRILLING15340252002–2018
Smart Drilling & Supply Co. Inc.12264252003–2019
Lucy Creek Water Well Service11400202021–2025
Western Water Wells1141052009–2023
HARRISON WELL SERVICE, INC.10315182006–2010
Highland Drilling Inc.7360202004–2011
Associated Drilling Inc63102014–2022
HILL COUNTRY WATER WELL5560602010–2016
Ashley Drilling & Well Service440052024–2025
TOM ARNOLD DRILLING4450402007–2025
Texan Water469052018–2021
B & B Water Well Service, Inc327052012–2024
Smart Drilling and Supply Co., Inc.334452004–2012
David Cowen237062021–2025
Vortex Drilling, Inc.2302017
Trinity Water Solutions1360152026
Centex Pump & Supply, Inc.1330302022
aquatech solutions14052022
Walden Drilling Inc13252017
Wester Water Wells,LLC15602004
Harrison & Sons Well Service, Inc.1335252005
Western Water Wells Drilling Inc14002007

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic14884.6%360
Stock169.1%313
Public Supply42.3%560
Test Well31.7%700
Monitor21.1%30
Unknown10.6%440
Irrigation10.6%645
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s60335141
2010s47360237
2020s68385200

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-08. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
30772020121,560Domestic
1831742009725Domestic
5683542021700Test Well
5683562021690Test Well
56438520216605Domestic
3805492014645Irrigation
1795412009640Domestic
2054192009600Domestic
4289682016560378Public Supply
4289662016560378Public 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.

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This grid falls in Burnet County.

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