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Texas well grid 57-19

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Llano County. 432 reports, median depth 180 ft.

432Reports
180 ftMedian depth
39 ftWater at
7 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-19

Logged in state well grid 57-19, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 327, Red Sandy Clay 59, Red Granite 46, Red Granite Gravel 43, Metamorphic Gravel & Clay 41, Brown Clay & Gravel 40
25–50 ftGray Granite 42, Red Granite 20, Red & Black Metamorphic 15, Black Metamorphic 14, Grey Granite 8, Black & White Metamorphic 6
50–100 ftRed Granite 14, Gray Granite 12, Black Metamorphic 10, Black Granite 8, Red & Black Metamorphic 7, Red Metamorphic 5
100–200 ftBlack Metamorphic 9, Red Granite 8, Red Metamorphic 8, Black Granite 7, Red & Black Metamorphic 5, Gray Granite 3
200–300 ftBlack Granite 3, Water 1 Gpm 2, Grey Granite 2, Black Schist W/Marble Streaks 2, Gray Sandstone 2, Pink Granite 2
300–500 ftRed Sandstone 1, Water 4 Gpm 1, Light Brown Sandstone (Lower Hickory) 1, Black & White Metamorphic 1, Black Schist 1, Red Sandstone (Hickory) 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-19, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Virdell Drilling Inc.17016082001–2019
Walden Drilling Inc10620052011–2025
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC78165102017–2026
Highland Drilling Inc.2018062003–2012
Vortex Drilling, Inc.11302006–2025
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.10200102020–2026
Apex Drilling, Inc.1024082006–2025
L & L Drilling Co.728562014–2019
Western Water Wells4300402011–2018
Magill Drilling420052016
J and J Water Wells23602023–2024
aquatech solutions22201002023
Associated Drilling Inc23052014
brian Walden drilling22011
Ashley Drilling & Well Service11202025
Magill Well Service1165242015
Zavala Drilling, CO12352012
brian Walden132011

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic34680.1%200
Stock429.7%200
Irrigation266.0%125
Monitor71.6%32
Environmental Soil Boring40.9%10
Injection30.7%165
Public Supply30.7%80
Closed-Loop Geothermal10.2%235
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s12014034
2010s20120044
2020s11120038

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-19. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
572320202154513Domestic
5644132021505Domestic
4382732016505624Domestic
259936201150020025Domestic
20376520095002Domestic
5656182021450Domestic
370291201444017370Stock
395942004400239Domestic
32203200440066Domestic
2848412012390585Domestic

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 57-19?

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This grid falls in Llano County.

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