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Texas well grid 57-12

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Llano County. 235 reports, median depth 120 ft.

235Reports
120 ftMedian depth
30 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-12

Logged in state well grid 57-12, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 175, Red Granite 38, Granite Gravel 35, Red Sandy Clay 26, Granite Gravel & Clay 15, Gray Granite 13
25–50 ftRed Granite 15, Gray Granite 9, Black And Red Granite 8, Red And Grey Granite 5, Granite Gravel 4, Rd And Blk Meta 3
50–100 ftRed Granite 17, Red & Black Metamorphic 3, Fractured Black Granite 1, Black Granite 2, Gray Granite 2, Gray Very Hard Granite 1
100–200 ftRed Granite 4, Stop 2, Red & Black Metamorphic 2, Red Metamorphic 2, Red Granite Fractures 1, Black Granite W/Fine Quartz 1
200–300 ftRed Sandstone 3, Heavily Fractured Pink Qtz Chunks 1, 20Gpm 1, Heavy Fracture Black/Grey Granite 1, 30Gpm 1, Fractured -Stop 35+Gpm 1
300–500 ftRed Sandstone 3, Hickory Sand 2, Brown Sandstone 1, Granite 1, Gray Limestone W/ Red Sandsont Streaks 1, Gray Limestone 1
500–1000 ftRed Sandstone 1, Gray Sandstone (Welge) 1, Dark Gray Sandstone W/Limestone Streaks (Lion Mt.) 1, Red Blue And Green Sandstone 1, Hickory Sand & Blue Sandstone 1, Blue & Green Sandstone 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-12, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Virdell Drilling Inc.90120152001–2019
Walden Drilling Inc5712072012–2025
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC5112582017–2024
Highland Drilling Inc.16360202003–2011
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.9120202021
BoreTek LLC31802024–2026
Apex Drilling, Inc.3220182014–2026
brian Walden drilling3502011
Magill Drilling21252015
Texan Water13602021

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic18679.1%120
Stock4318.3%160
Test Well41.7%80
De-watering10.4%130
Irrigation10.4%160
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s6112036
2010s10012030
2020s7414527

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-12. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
484518201866025030Domestic
212722201060039220Domestic
308570201356032640Stock
254209201154036020Domestic
172746200954038520Domestic
57988200554031020Domestic
501434201948511Domestic
84012200645510420Domestic
59866200544026415Domestic
7137320053809430Domestic

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 57-12?

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This grid falls in Llano County.

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