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Texas well grid 57-09

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Llano County and Mason County. 217 reports, median depth 185 ft.

217Reports
185 ftMedian depth
44 ftWater at
6 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-09

Logged in state well grid 57-09, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 143, Red Granite 45, Red Sandy Clay 37, Alternating Red And Black Granite 22, Black And Red Granite 16, Alternating Red And Grey Granite 15
25–50 ftRed Granite 7, Red Metamorphic 6, Gray Granite 5, Grey Sandstone 4, Red & Gray Metamorphic 3, Red And Gray Granite 2
50–100 ftRed Metamorphic 8, Gray Granite 6, Red Granite 5, Brown Sandstone 4, Grey Sandstone 3, Pink Granite 2
100–200 ftRed Granite 14, Gray Granite 6, Red Metamorphic 3, Grey Granite 2, Black Metamorphic 2, Gray Pink Granite 1
200–300 ftRed Granite 3, Break Water Trace 1, Sand 1, Red & Gray Granite 2, Red Metamorphic 2, Blue Sandstone 1
300–500 ftSand 1, Black Granite 1, Blue Sandstone 1, Pink Granite 1, Black & Pink Shist 1, Water 1 Gpm 1
500–1000 ftSand 1, Blue Sandstone 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-09, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Walden Drilling Inc8520052010–2024
Virdell Drilling Inc.6416082001–2018
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC4718572017–2026
Apex Drilling, Inc.724062008–2026
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.315022021–2026
L & L Drilling Co.334442007–2016
Highland Drilling Inc.2540202005
BoreTek LLC11002025
Paul W McAnear12502023
Magill Drilling1160122016
Magill Well Service1100162015
Western Water Wells Drilling Inc128012010
Western Water Wells13302005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic11753.9%180
Stock9443.3%200
Irrigation62.8%210
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s4520040
2010s8118040
2020s9120050

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-09. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
66106200554036120Domestic
72251220265002Stock
4382722016405246Domestic
268261201140095Domestic
10330520074001002Domestic
124710200734433Domestic
267535201134012020Domestic
22710020103402009Domestic
160520013403130Domestic
589512005330Domestic

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 Llano County, Mason County, Burnet County.

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