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Texas well grid 57-22

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Burnet County and Llano County. 660 reports, median depth 200 ft.

660Reports
200 ftMedian depth
45 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-22

Logged in state well grid 57-22, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 238, Granite Gravel 130, Topsoil 129, Pink Dolomite 31, Red Sandstone 22, Brown Clay 21
25–50 ftPink Granite 21, Granite Gravel 7, Black And Red Granite 6, Red Sandstone 6, Red Granite 6, Pink Dolomite 5
50–100 ftPink Granite 23, Red Granite 18, Red Ss 13, Granite Gravel 9, Fracture 7, Red Sandstone 11
100–200 ftPink Granite 14, Red Sandstone 14, Red Ss 9, Gray Green Tan Ls 10, Fracture 5, Grey Sandstone 8
200–300 ftRed Sandstone 14, Grey Sandstone 9, Pink Granite 8, Gray Sandstone 6, Red Ss 5, Red Limestone 5
300–500 ftRed Sandstone 22, Grey Sandstone 12, Red Ss 9, Gray Sandstone 8, Gray Limestone 7, Tan Sandstone 5
500–1000 ftGrey Sandstone 12, Granite 8, Red Sandstone 6, Red Ss 7, White Sand 5, Gray Sandstone 3
1000–5000 ftRed Sandstone 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-22, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Apex Drilling, Inc.355200302002–2026
Western Water Wells70300152003–2023
Highland Drilling Inc.69180252003–2012
Virdell Drilling Inc.23140252001–2009
J and J Water Wells212002022–2026
TOM ARNOLD DRILLING181851002005–2024
Associated Drilling Inc1830572014–2020
Walden Drilling Inc15100172011–2026
Vortex Drilling, Inc.12202008
Western Water Wells Drilling Inc84052007–2020
L & L Drilling Co.8244502003–2012
Texan Water720582020–2026
B & B Water Well Service, Inc6175302013–2024
Underground Water Resources, LLC57402021–2022
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.432072003–2023
TR Drilling & Service LLC37802025
Lucy Creek Water Well Service31202021–2023
HARRISON DRILLING3153602002–2004
aquatech solutions2840102022
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC1125152025
Motal Well Service16402025
CoreCoUSA, Inc.1402022
Austin Geo-Logic1302022
APEX Drillng Inc.1602013
APEX Drillling Inc.1452013

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic59189.5%200
Test Well192.9%285
Irrigation132.0%100
Environmental Soil Boring101.5%20
Monitor81.2%297
Unknown71.1%240
Industrial50.8%440
Stock30.5%120
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1970s1203
2000s30420031
2010s19922050
2020s15620061

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-22. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
61800920228808Domestic
317342003875Domestic
619405202284010Domestic
137341200884026110Domestic
105992200682510Domestic
480821201882025Unknown
160377200882031625Domestic
1459662008820Domestic
8893020068003030Domestic
7027962025795300Industrial

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, Llano County.

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