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Texas well grid 57-35

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Gillespie County and Llano County. 304 reports, median depth 200 ft.

304Reports
200 ftMedian depth
47 ftWater at
13 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-35

Logged in state well grid 57-35, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 92, Brown Topsoil 71, Top Soil 26, Brown Clay 25, Red Granite 22, Red Rotten Granite 21
25–50 ftRed Granite 20, Red Sandstone 15, Red Clay 6, Granite Gravel 5, Red Rotten Granite 4, Gray Granite 4
50–100 ftRed Granite 35, Water 2 Gpm 11, Red Rotten Granite 8, Red Sandstone 8, Water 5 Gpm 7, Water 0.5 Gpm 6
100–200 ftRed Granite 27, Water 1 Gpm 6, Gray & Red Granite 8, Water 2 Gpm 8, Gray Granite 8, Break 3
200–300 ftRed Granite 20, Brown Sandstone 8, Gray Granite 6, Gray Sandstone 4, Decomposed Granite 2, Water 2 Gpm 2
300–500 ftRed Sandstone 3, Red Granite 2, Water 2 Gpm 2, Break With A Trace Of Water 1, Fractured Red Granite 1, Gray/Red Sandstone- 15 Gpm 1
500–1000 ftGray/Tan Sandstone 15 Gpm 1, Red/White Sandstone 70+ Gpm 1, Red Sandstone With Black Specs 1, Gray Sandy Limestone With Sandstone Streaks 1, Gray Sandstone With Red Streaks 1, Broken Sandstone-Gray 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-35, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
L & L Drilling Co.105264162002–2026
Virdell Drilling Inc.66170152001–2019
Texan Water23245122020–2026
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC22165152019–2025
Vortex Drilling, Inc.21102006–2009
Walden Drilling Inc1918052013–2026
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.11200102021–2024
Apex Drilling, Inc.9250452013–2026
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC4212019
Whisenant & Lyle Water Services42015
brian Walden drilling42011
Legacy V Drilling LLC336082026
Waterboyz, LLC2280302021–2023
J and J Water Wells12602025
Mocio Well Services, LLC11202025
Hill Country Water Well Drilling12202024
Ashley Drilling & Well Service12202024
aquatech solutions13002023
AQUA DOC WELL SERVICE120042023
AQUADOC WELL SERVICE112522022
Edmonds Water Well Drilling12402021
HARRISON WELL SERVICE, INC.131022007
Associated Drilling Inc1210402007

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic24981.9%205
Stock258.2%180
Environmental Soil Boring196.2%10
Monitor62.0%20
Unknown41.3%250
Public Supply10.3%125
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s10720054
2010s9316040
2020s10422551

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-35. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
51296320192,0368Domestic
5066520041,08027035Domestic
6765562024705101Domestic
5611202020600Domestic
606200154012Domestic
865922006525532Domestic
5857702021505321Domestic
4286282016505621Domestic
399597201550515270Domestic
209853201050515880Domestic

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 Gillespie County, Llano County, Kimble County, San Saba County.

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