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Texas well grid 57-40

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Travis County and Burnet County. 1,011 reports, median depth 245 ft.

1,011Reports
245 ftMedian depth
127 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-40

Logged in state well grid 57-40, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 347, Topsoil 289, Tan Limestone 183, Caliche 144, Tan Ls 125, White Limestone 97
25–50 ftGray Limestone 80, Gray Tan Ls 64, Grey Limestone 56, Tan Limestone 33, Gray Clay 31, Tan Ls 23
50–100 ftGray Clay 111, Red Clay 74, Gray Limestone 71, Blue Clay 60, Tan Limestone 51, Red Ss 51
100–200 ftGravel 227, Red Sandstone 133, Red Clay 143, Red Ss 98, Tan Clay 76, Gray Clay 73
200–300 ftTan Clay 154, Gravel 72, Red Sandstone 48, Gray Clay 52, Turquoise Clay 45, Blue Shale 43
300–500 ftGravel 37, Tan Clay 50, Red Sandstone 26, Red Clay 23, Red Ss 13, Clay 13
500–1000 ftGrey Lime 1, Brn Red Clay Sand Gravel 1, Black Blue Shale 1, Brn Red Clay With Dolomite 1, Red Sandstone W/ Clay 1, Tan Clay 1
1000–5000 ftRed Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-40, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Apex Drilling, Inc.427240152002–2026
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.282260152002–2025
Centex Pump & Supply, Inc.55250152010–2026
TOM ARNOLD DRILLING48245402003–2025
Associated Drilling Inc45310202002–2023
Whisenant & Lyle Water Services3824082007–2015
CENTRAL TEXAS DRILLING, INC.33305202003–2010
L & L Drilling Co.15205222003–2010
Western Water Wells12260101993–2020
Walden Drilling Inc6605—2012–2016
Highland Drilling Inc.6300182003–2010
Texan Water5260152018–2025
B & B Water Well Service, Inc4240—2013–2025
Kutscher Drilling3290—2015–2020
Whisenant & Lyle Water Service3202—2009
Vortex Drilling, Inc.330—2006
Austin Geo-Logic230—2024
NextGen Water Well Service221542022
HILL COUNTRY WATER WELL2340352012–2013
Geothermal Advantage2300—2012–2013
BEECAVE DRILLING2395252010
Holt Engineering, Inc.235—2009
Virdell Drilling Inc.2138302008
Western Water Wells Drilling Inc2360—2007
J and J Water Wells1410—2024

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic90489.4%245
Irrigation494.8%250
Test Well222.2%251
Public Supply141.4%251
Unknown111.1%182
Closed-Loop Geothermal50.5%300
Monitor50.5%30
Stock10.1%345
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1990s2320160
2000s395240122
2010s438253127
2020s176240156

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-40. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
60871200590013040Domestic
3229292013780——Domestic
3163942012660——Irrigation
3044312012605145—Domestic
3044302012605145—Domestic
1494372008580——Domestic
3106812011565—8Domestic
1796362004560——Domestic
637372005540247—Domestic
207305201053024030Domestic

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 Travis County, Burnet County, Gillespie County.

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