texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 57-42

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Gillespie County. 750 reports, median depth 158 ft.

750Reports
158 ftMedian depth
62 ftWater at
22 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-42

Logged in state well grid 57-42, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 242, Red Clay 85, Brown Topsoil 89, Brown Clay 71, Brown Sand 52, Brown Clay & Gravel 53
25–50 ftBrown Sand 43, Red Clay 40, Sand 17, Red Shale & Clay 9, Gray Shale & Limestone 6, Red Shale 4
50–100 ftBrown Sand 45, Red Clay 53, Sand 16, Water 10 Gpm 13, Red Clay & Limestone W/Sand 14, Red Shale & Clay 10
100–200 ftRed Granite 61, Red Clay 32, Brown Sand 22, Sand 13, Water 10 Gpm 18, Granite Gravel 18
200–300 ftRed Granite 15, Red Clay 6, Water 5 Gpm 5, Brown Sandstone 5, Sand 4, Brown Sand 3
300–500 ftWhite & Red Limestone 3, Red Granite 6, Brown Limestone 3, Water 15 Gpm 3, Red Sandstone 3, Water 2 Gpm 4
500–1000 ftBrown Limestone 1, Brown Limestone With Gray Layers 1, Water 20 Gpm 1, Water 12 Gpm 1, Brown Limestone With White Layers 1, Gray & Red Limestone 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-42, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Virdell Drilling Inc.238156222001–2019
L & L Drilling Co.194179302002–2026
Vortex Drilling, Inc.41202010–2019
Walden Drilling Inc40160102011–2026
Texan Water32180152019–2024
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC22148152018–2026
dba Universal Drilling Services19452005
Alpine Field Services162013
ESN-South15152006
PICKENS DRILLING CO.13175152007–2026
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC13162024
MAP Water Well Drilling LLC9193122017–2024
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.7183302019–2025
Apex Drilling, Inc.7260152006–2025
BUDDY'S SEPTIC & WATER WELL SVC LLC6140152022–2023
Nomad Drilling6380232022–2023
H. W. Schwope & Sons Inc.62462013–2019
Strata Core Drilling Co.6522010
cypress creek drilling61602001–2007
Talon Drilling, LP6302004
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP4352019–2021
LandTec Engineers, LLC4252013
Hill Country Water Well Drilling31402020–2025
American Water Well Services Inc.34002021–2023
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.3280102016

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic56775.6%160
Monitor749.9%24
Injection334.4%45
Stock212.8%157
Environmental Soil Boring202.7%15
Irrigation162.1%200
Test Well131.7%244
Public Supply50.7%200
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s28614059
2010s27215663
2020s19218070

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-42. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
58210120212,23810060Domestic
289736201290012410Domestic
710622005826702Domestic
535847202071896122Irrigation
913522006540Domestic
709155202552017750Public Supply
689850202550527460Domestic
710672005504712Domestic
135086200850326633Domestic
6502582023500Domestic

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.

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