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Texas well grid 57-31

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Burnet County and Williamson County. 361 reports, median depth 183 ft.

361Reports
183 ftMedian depth
46 ftWater at
6 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-31

Logged in state well grid 57-31, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 131, Topsoil 55, Red Clay 41, Brown Topsoil 38, Tan Limestone 32, Gravel 29
25–50 ftGravel 22, Red Clay 19, Gray Clay 18, Tan Clay 15, Sand 12, Black Limestone 8
50–100 ftGray Clay 23, Red Clay 20, Tan Clay 16, Gray Limestone 17, Gravel 15, Black Limestone 13
100–200 ftTan Clay 24, Gravel 20, Red Clay 11, Gray Shale 10, Black Ls 7, Black Limestone 7
200–300 ftTan Clay 6, Gray Limestone & Blue Shale 4, Light Brown & Gray Limestone 3, Brown Limestone 4, Black Limestone 3, Gray & White Limestone 4
300–500 ftGray Limestone 4, Tan Gray Dolo 1, Fracture 1, Gray & Light Brown Limestone 3, Gray Shale 2, Tan Limestone 2
500–1000 ftTan Clay 2, Black Rock 1, Gravel W/ Sand 1, Gray Black Tan Ls 1, Darl Grey Shale 1, White Hard Limestone 1
1000–5000 ftTan Dolomite 1, Gray Dolomite 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-31, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Apex Drilling, Inc.19916282002–2026
L & L Drilling Co.6120252002–2022
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.1919052003–2024
Western Water Wells14210102005–2025
Highland Drilling Inc.1120052003–2011
Whisenant & Lyle Water Services94052014–2015
Walden Drilling Inc818022012–2026
Centex Pump & Supply, Inc.8410102017–2025
Virdell Drilling Inc.7110102001–2011
Geoprojects International, Inc.67222011–2023
Geoprojects3381602014
Texan Water214052023
Associated Drilling Inc21,0002013–2015
CENTRAL TEXAS DRILLING, INC.21652005–2012
TOM ARNOLD DRILLING21652006
J and J Water Wells1602024
B & B Water Well Service, Inc1602023
Lucy Creek Water Well Service12102021
Sarris drilling13002014
Zavala Drilling, CO13002013
HARRISON DRILLING115452004
Brien Water Wells17082003
Jones Drilling Inc.12402001

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic27576.2%180
Unknown318.6%200
Test Well298.0%165
Irrigation143.9%100
Public Supply82.2%77
Closed-Loop Geothermal20.6%300
Other10.3%300
Injection10.3%240
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s15116254
2010s11218034
2020s9821053

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-31. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
72546520261,100Test Well
38027620141,100Test Well
1696520031,0354Domestic
35158020131,000Domestic
6035072022890Domestic
27891420118804Domestic
599064202287010Domestic
3435252013860Domestic
229769201082040Domestic
31058620108001Domestic

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, Williamson County.

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