texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 57-17

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Llano County and Mason County. 295 reports, median depth 178 ft.

295Reports
178 ftMedian depth
40 ftWater at
6 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-17

Logged in state well grid 57-17, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 243, Red Sandy Clay 69, Red Granite 58, Red Metamorphic 32, Brown Clay & Gravel 29, Red & Black Metamorphic 25
25–50 ftRed & Black Metamorphic 21, Red Granite 14, Red Metamorphic 8, Red And Gray Granite 6, Gray Granite 6, Red & Gray Metamorphic 4
50–100 ftRed Granite 10, Gray Granite 9, Red & Black Metamorphic 8, Red Metamorphic 8, Grey Granite 3, Gray Decomposed Granite 1
100–200 ftRed Metamorphic 13, Red Granite 4, Gray Granite 5, Grey Granite 3, Red & Black Metamorphic 3, Red & Gray Metamorphic 3
200–300 ftRed Granite 3, Gray Granite 2, Gray & Red Metamorphic 2, 1.5 Gpm 1, 1 Gpm 1, Brown & Red Granite With White Quartz 1
300–500 ftRed Granite 2, Water 1, Red & Brown Granite 1, Red & Black Metamorphic 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-17, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Virdell Drilling Inc.12116082001–2018
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC8017572017–2026
Walden Drilling Inc6418052010–2025
Magill Drilling6198212015–2016
Highland Drilling Inc.5180202007–2009
L & L Drilling Co.450552016–2026
Magill Well Service418032003–2015
brian Walden drilling41272011
Ashley Drilling & Well Service21602026
Louis Bergmann & Sons11502024
Texan Water119652024
aquatech solutions116052023
Magill Drilling & Well Service120042015
Apex Drilling, Inc.1362011

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic23981.0%160
Stock5619.0%200
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s9215030
2010s10418040
2020s9918050

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-17. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
4165952016505503Domestic
4165942016505512Domestic
2911362012500Domestic
227302201050011Domestic
7303192026405508Domestic
9151420064002Domestic
6657072024360Stock
1104052007340282Domestic
2262462010320201Domestic
6840182024305Domestic

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 57-17?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. What we do with this.

This grid falls in Llano County, Mason County, Gillespie County.

Grids with a comparable number of reports