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Texas well grid 57-38

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Blanco County and Burnet County. 346 reports, median depth 300 ft.

346Reports
300 ftMedian depth
65 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-38

Logged in state well grid 57-38, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 148, Topsoil 58, Tan Ls 56, Tan Limestone 39, Caliche 25, Gray Tan Ls 23
25–50 ftTan Dolomite 10, Tan Limestone 4, White Dolomite 3, Tan Ls 3, Gray Dolomite 3, Tan Pink Dolomite 3
50–100 ftTan Dolomite 16, Tan Limestone 9, Grey Dolomite 8, Pink Dolomite 7, Tan Pink Dolomite 5, Brown Limestone 6
100–200 ftTan Dolomite 29, Pink Dolomite 15, Grey Dolomite 9, Gray Dolomite 12, Gray Tan Dolomite 11, Gray Limestone 10
200–300 ftPink Dolomite 11, Gray Tan Dolomite 7, Gray Dolomite 8, Grey Dolomite 7, Tan Pink Dolomite 6, Fracture 5
300–500 ftGray Dolomite 12, Grey Dolomite 6, Pink Dolomite 5, Tan Dolomite 6, Gray Tan Dolomite 6, Pink Tan Dolomite 5
500–1000 ftGray Limestone 3, Gray Dolomite 2, Water 10 Gpm 1, Water 2 Gpm 2, Brown Limestone 1, Brown & Gray Limestone 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-38, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Apex Drilling, Inc.189320222002–2026
L & L Drilling Co.48264262002–2026
Centex Pump & Supply, Inc.22310102018–2024
Virdell Drilling Inc.19220162001–2018
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.11240252004–2026
Associated Drilling Inc93052013–2022
Whisenant & Lyle Water Services7260402013–2015
Walden Drilling Inc622042011–2025
Highland Drilling Inc.6280102003–2009
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.5360252017–2018
Vortex Drilling, Inc.532008
B & B Water Well Service, Inc3380202017–2022
Western Water Wells3180302003–2007
Texan Water26152021–2023
Tomahawk Water Well Drilling LLC2398352016
Geoprojects International, Inc.12602023
J and J Water Wells13002023
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC1365202019
Kutscher Drilling124032017
APEX Drillig Inc.13402013
Terra Power Drilling LLC13002011
CENTRAL TEXAS DRILLING, INC.1202006

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic29986.4%305
Test Well174.9%300
Stock102.9%205
Unknown72.0%420
Environmental Soil Boring51.4%3
Public Supply41.2%300
Irrigation30.9%220
Closed-Loop Geothermal10.3%300
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s12924461
2010s12930071
2020s8838095

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-38. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
71634820261,2072160Domestic
34280020131,020Domestic
6178872022863169Domestic
61746120228435050Irrigation
617462202280095Domestic
25894220116874921Domestic
3529172013685718Domestic
35291820136456617Domestic
706940202562017312Domestic
6568672023615203Domestic

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 Blanco County, Burnet County, Llano County, Travis County.

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