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Texas well grid 57-20

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Llano County. 174 reports, median depth 200 ft.

174Reports
200 ftMedian depth
42 ftWater at
6 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-20

Logged in state well grid 57-20, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 109, Granite Gravel 19, Top Soil 17, Red Granite 14, Metamorphic Gravel & Clay 12, Brown Clay & Gravel 11
25–50 ftRed Granite 4, Black Metamorphic 4, Black And Red Granite 3, Black Granite 3, Gray & Red Metamorphic 3, Granite 2
50–100 ftBrown Sandstone 4, Black Granite 4, Red Metamorphic 4, Black & Red Metamorphic 3, Black Metamorphic 3, Water Trace 2
100–200 ftBlack Metamorphic 6, Gray Granite 5, Black Granite 3, Red Granite 4, Pink Granite 3, Red Sandstone 2
200–300 ftRed Granite 5, Red & Black Metamorphic 2, Black Metamorphic 2, Black & White Limestone 1, Gray Granite 2, White Sandstone 1
300–500 ftRed Sandstone 4, Gray Black Granite 2, Black Granite 1, White Sand 1, Red Granite 1, Pink / Black Granite 3-4 Gpm 1
500–1000 ftGray Sandstone 1, Red Granite 1, Gray Limestone 1, Brown Sandstone 1, Dark Brown Sandstone 1, White Sandstone 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-20, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Virdell Drilling Inc.6020082001–2019
Walden Drilling Inc2920032014–2026
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC2522552017–2024
Apex Drilling, Inc.19200152004–2025
Highland Drilling Inc.14180122003–2011
L & L Drilling Co.12304162004–2019
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.927852003–2023
Western Water Wells31902006–2023
Texan Water23002020
J and J Water Wells12252025

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic12370.7%200
Stock4827.6%200
Unknown21.1%250
Test Well10.6%400
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s6420035
2010s6320052
2020s4724050

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-20. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
172077200970532016Domestic
1059962007600Domestic
6030272022550Domestic
48774720185506Stock
480232004484391Domestic
684917202446510615Domestic
17207220094604230Domestic
16953200345031520Domestic
480332004423818Domestic
6630892024400200Stock

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 57-20?

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This grid falls in Llano County.

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