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Texas well grid 57-16

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Burnet County and Williamson County. 398 reports, median depth 365 ft.

398Reports
365 ftMedian depth
210 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-16

Logged in state well grid 57-16, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 146, Top Soil 87, Caliche 80, Blue Lime 41, Tan Limestone 24, Yellow Limestone 22
25–50 ftBlue Lime 17, Gray Limestone 14, Grey Limestone 10, Gray L/S 9, Grey Shale 8, Gray Shale 6
50–100 ftGray Limestone 20, Sand 9, Grey Limestone 8, Gray Lime 8, Grey Shale 5, Grey Lime 4
100–200 ftTan Limestone 15, Sandstone 9, Gray Limestone 11, Grey Shale 11, Grey Limestone 12, Sand 9
200–300 ftSand 46, Tan Limestone 27, Blue Shale 26, Sandstone 19, Gray Sand 13, Gray Sandstone 11
300–500 ftSand 57, Sandstone 32, Tan Limestone 29, Blue Shale 25, White Limestone 26, Gray Sand 19
500–1000 ftSandstone 5, Trinity Sand 2, Grey Clay 4, Sand 3, Blue Clay 3, Gray Limestone 3
1000–5000 ftSand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-16, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Apex Drilling, Inc.59360402002–2024
Highland Drilling Inc.50320302003–2012
Western Water Wells47350302003–2025
HILL COUNTRY WATER WELL44480352000–2025
B & B Water Well Service, Inc31360452011–2024
J and J Water Wells263402022–2026
TOM ARNOLD DRILLING25450402003–2025
Associated Drilling Inc23400302002–2026
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.16500202015–2026
Lucy Creek Water Well Service14390252019–2026
Walden Drilling Inc10300152011–2024
Western Water Wells Drilling Inc9420502007–2020
HARRISON DRILLING8365302002–2012
aquatech solutions6340152022
Smart Drilling & Supply Co. Inc.6224402003–2009
Texan Water534572020–2023
Santa Rosa Well Service45102021
Harrison & Sons Well Service, Inc.2370402005–2006
HARRISON WELL SERVICE, INC.2360402009–2010
Wester Water Wells,LLC23202004
Ashley Drilling & Well Service15402024
David Cowen1360252019
Joe E McDearmon1180602015
B & B Water Well Drilling & Pump Service, Inc.1702010
Tom Lovelace Water Well Service1400452004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic38496.5%360
Public Supply41.0%520
Stock41.0%340
Irrigation41.0%450
Monitor10.3%
Test Well10.3%523
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s131345210
2010s108370228
2020s159370207

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-16. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
5373372020780Domestic
4293702016620362Domestic
716534202661018Domestic
588964202159037615Domestic
507006201658041030Domestic
6619792024570377Public Supply
620439202257010Domestic
5378612019570Domestic
3651982014570315Domestic
6193252022560Domestic

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, Williamson County, Travis County.

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