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Texas well grid 57-45

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Blanco County. 421 reports, median depth 310 ft.

421Reports
310 ftMedian depth
63 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-45

Logged in state well grid 57-45, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftBrown Topsoil 79, Top Soil 57, Topsoil 52, Tan Ls 19, Caliche 20, Gray Limestone 19
25–50 ftGray Limestone 10, Brown Limestone 9, White & Red Limestone 7, White Limestone 6, Tan Limestone 3, Gray Shale & Clay 4
50–100 ftGray Limestone 21, White Limestone 10, Water 2 Gpm 10, White & Red Limestone 9, Water 1 Gpm 7, Brown Limestone 9
100–200 ftGray Limestone 29, Brown Limestone 20, White Limestone 14, Water 2 Gpm 14, Water 1 Gpm 10, White & Red Limestone 12
200–300 ftGray Limestone 23, Water 1 Gpm 13, Gray & White Limestone 13, Brown Limestone 10, Gray & Brown Limestone 8, White Limestone 5
300–500 ftWhite & Red Limestone 15, Gray Limestone 20, Water 1 Gpm 9, Gray & White Limestone 8, Water 5 Gpm 8, Brown Limestone 8
500–1000 ftGray Limestone 6, White & Gray Limestone 3, Water 2 Gpm 3, Water 4 Gpm 3, White Limestone 2, Grey Lime 2
1000–5000 ftGray/Red Shale 1, Tan/White/Gray Sandstone 10Gpm 1, White/Red Sandstone 15 Gpm 1, Water 1 Gpm 1, White Limestone With Red Streaks 1, White Limestone With Gray Layers - Water 1 Gpm 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-45, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
L & L Drilling Co.179382252001–2026
Apex Drilling, Inc.41350152005–2026
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.33325502006–2026
Vortex Drilling, Inc.33352006–2018
Centex Pump & Supply, Inc.19400202011–2026
Virdell Drilling Inc.17240252001–2015
Geoprojects International, Inc.1772004–2006
Associated Drilling Inc14410202015–2025
Spring Branch Water Well Service840272015–2025
Texan Water6400302018–2026
Walden Drilling Inc65002013–2020
Whisenant & Lyle Water Services6400102012–2016
Western Water Wells5900202004–2023
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC450522024–2026
White Drilling Company, Inc.4342002
Sunbelt Industrial Services3252010
dba Universal Drilling Services3272004
Jones Environmental Drilling, Inc.32003
Alamo1 Drilling2502025
J and J Water Wells24402025
Hill Country Water Well Drilling24402025
James Tucker Drilling, Inc.2180121980–2002
Edmonds Water Well Drilling1140202025
TR Drilling & Service LLC14402025
MAP Water Well Drilling LLC1525182021

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic32477.0%345
Monitor399.3%35
Environmental Soil Boring296.9%7
Test Well153.6%368
Irrigation41.0%460
Stock30.7%340
Closed-Loop Geothermal30.7%300
Public Supply30.7%425
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1980s115026
2000s17520451
2010s9435075
2020s15138072

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-45. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
67470820241,30922425Domestic
64248820231,1074722Domestic
62934920231,040Monitor
51007320191,0088413Domestic
627752202298715050Domestic
15468020089877410Domestic
30042820129296511Domestic
6424842023927508Domestic
16724520099073217Domestic
60118200490020Domestic

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.

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