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Texas well grid 57-36

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Blanco County and Gillespie County. 141 reports, median depth 200 ft.

141Reports
200 ftMedian depth
54 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-36

Logged in state well grid 57-36, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 38, Top Soil 36, Brown Topsoil 27, Brown Clay 12, Granite Gravel 9, Red Clay 6
25–50 ftGranite Gravel 4, Brown Limestone 3, Red Granite 4, Tan Ls 3, Black Granite 3, Gray Granite 3
50–100 ftRed Granite 8, Gray Limestone 5, Gray Granite 4, Pink Granite 4, Brown Limestone 3, Water 2 Gpm 3
100–200 ftRed Granite 8, Black Granite 7, Break 3, Water 4 Gpm 4, Brown Sandstone 3, Water 6 Gpm 3
200–300 ftRed Granite 6, Water 1 Gpm 3, Black Granite 3, Water 2 Gpm 3, Red Granite With Black Layers 2, Black & Red Granite 2
300–500 ftRed Granite 3, Black Granite 4, Red Ss 3, Black/Red Granite 2, Gray White Sand 1, Broken Brown Limestone 2
500–1000 ftGrey Sandstone 1, Tan Gray Ss 1, Brown Tan Gray Ss 1, Red Ss 1, Gray Tan Ls W/ White Sand 1, Sand 1
1000–5000 ftClay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-36, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
L & L Drilling Co.43224132001–2025
Apex Drilling, Inc.38200232009–2026
Virdell Drilling Inc.23150252001–2019
Walden Drilling Inc1124082012–2026
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC6125122017–2024
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.6200302016–2022
Texan Water2315402020–2023
Associated Drilling Inc2105102014
J and J Water Wells11502025
Centex Pump & Supply, Inc.14002023
aquatech solutions1160102023
Sarris drilling13002016
J&S WATER WELLS11,0101402014
Western Water Wells16002009
CENTRAL TEXAS DRILLING, INC.1252008
HARRISON WELL SERVICE, INC.1480102008
Highland Drilling Inc.1280402006

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic11279.4%200
Stock1913.5%200
Unknown64.3%240
Irrigation21.4%310
Closed-Loop Geothermal10.7%300
Fracking Supply10.7%1,010
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s3220460
2010s4918354
2020s6022052

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-36. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
36953120141,01080140Fracking Supply
147371200891024050Domestic
282257200990025Domestic
133831200884040015Domestic
7119882025785100Domestic
6957442025600753Stock
6003682022600Domestic
314599201360027517Domestic
1811632009600Domestic
5639062020505Domestic

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 57-36?

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This grid falls in Blanco County, Gillespie County, Burleson County, Mills County, San Saba County.

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