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Texas well grid 57-27

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Llano County. 165 reports, median depth 160 ft.

165Reports
160 ftMedian depth
36 ftWater at
11 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-27

Logged in state well grid 57-27, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 113, Metamorphic Gravel & Clay 20, Top Soil 19, Granite Gravel 19, Brown Clay & Gravel 18, Red & Black Metamorphic 17
25–50 ftRed & Black Metamorphic 16, Red Granite 10, Red Metamorphic 4, Pink Granite 2, Black Metamorphic W/Red Streaks 2, Water 1 Gpm 1
50–100 ftBlack Metamorphic 6, Red & Black Metamorphic 5, Red Granite 4, Dark Gray Metamorphic 3, Pink Black Granite 2, Gray Granite 2
100–200 ftWater 1 Gpm 4, Red Granite 5, Red Metamorphic 5, Black Granite 3, Grey Dolemite 3, Brown Sandstone 3
200–300 ftWater 1 Gpm 3, Brown Sandy Limestone 1, Pink Granite 1, Tan Gray Black Granite 1, Tan Gray Green Granite 1, Gray Granite 1
300–500 ftBlack Granite 1, Red Granite 1, Pink Granite 1, Red Sandstone 1, Grey Sandstone 1, Gray Lime 1
500–1000 ftTan Granite 1, Black Granite 1, White Limestone 1, Blue Gray Limestone 1, Red White Sandstone 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-27, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Virdell Drilling Inc.93120152001–2018
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC22205122017–2026
Apex Drilling, Inc.16220102018–2025
L & L Drilling Co.1021782003–2020
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.9300102021–2025
Walden Drilling Inc712032016–2024
Associated Drilling Inc275052019–2024
Highland Drilling Inc.21602006
MAP Water Well Drilling LLC142102025
J and J Water Wells1852025
Magill Drilling1120132016
Western Water Wells13002008

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic12777.0%165
Stock3219.4%120
Unknown53.0%280
Irrigation10.6%120
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s6914033
2010s4812042
2020s4824563

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-27. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
68080520247504835Domestic
6578142024605470Domestic
7122532025540Domestic
728501202640518812Domestic
656230202340510519Domestic
5755362021405Domestic
5745372021405Domestic
6573522024400240Stock
458172004400Domestic
58158820213903432Domestic

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 57-27?

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This grid falls in Llano County.

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