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Texas well grid 57-39

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Burnet County and Blanco County. 402 reports, median depth 255 ft.

402Reports
255 ftMedian depth
85 ftWater at
10 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-39

Logged in state well grid 57-39, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 133, Topsoil 88, Tan Limestone 56, Caliche 46, Tan Ls 33, Brown Topsoil 30
25–50 ftRed Clay 20, Gray Limestone 19, Gray Clay 14, Gray Clay & Shale 12, Tan Limestone 11, Tan Ls 8
50–100 ftRed Clay 28, Gray Limestone 19, Red Sandstone 13, Gray Clay 13, Brown Limestone 11, Grey Limestone 10
100–200 ftRed Clay 31, Gray Clay 22, Gray Limestone 20, White Limestone 20, Tan Clay 20, Tan Limestone 16
200–300 ftTan Clay 23, Gray Clay 19, Gravel 15, Red Clay 15, Tan Limestone 9, Gray Limestone 8
300–500 ftTan Clay 20, Gray Clay 11, Gravel 6, Tan Dolomite 3, Gray Shale 5, Gray Limestone 5
500–1000 ftTan White Dolomite 2, Tan Gray White Dolomite 2, Dense Grey Rock 2, Water 2 Gpm 2, Water 10 Gpm 1, Gray Limestone 2
1000–5000 ftTan Gray Dolomite 1, Water 100+ Gpm 1, Water 20 Gpm 1, Tan Brown Rock 1, Brown Limestone 1, Sandy Brown Limestone 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-39, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Apex Drilling, Inc.16626082002–2026
L & L Drilling Co.7621882002–2026
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.4830072002–2025
Western Water Wells22300202003–2024
Associated Drilling Inc1625052007–2025
Whisenant & Lyle Water Services122402008–2015
CENTRAL TEXAS DRILLING, INC.11240352005–2008
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.10470152018–2020
Centex Pump & Supply, Inc.62102021–2025
TOM ARNOLD DRILLING5145302003–2018
Geoprojects International, Inc.51262902006–2011
Texan Water32002025
Holt Engineering, Inc.3542019–2021
BULLS EYE SERVICES LLC3345102020
Walden Drilling Inc3762014
DELTA DRILLERS24002025
Motal Well Service22002005
Virdell Drilling Inc.2180152003–2004
Trinity Water Solutions130002024
Paul W McAnear1800302023
Jones Drilling Inc.12013
Terra Power Drilling LLC13002011
Highland Drilling Inc.1200152011

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic30976.9%240
Test Well4110.2%306
Unknown164.0%285
Public Supply143.5%495
Irrigation92.2%310
Stock41.0%1,400
Monitor30.7%54
Industrial30.7%600
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s18620570
2010s12724083
2020s89305104

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-39. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
68981920251,52014520Stock
15292220081,44825225Domestic
68804920251,40018620Stock
40809220151,3688550Domestic
41004920151,34618Domestic
71465720261,28913230Domestic
9354720061,22015Domestic
39029720151,200Test Well
72411320261,1502831Test Well
71509620261,1002Test Well

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, Blanco County, Travis County, Gillespie County.

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