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Texas well grid 57-46

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Blanco County. 224 reports, median depth 310 ft.

224Reports
310 ftMedian depth
115 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-46

Logged in state well grid 57-46, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 73, Topsoil 33, Tan Limestone 26, Tan Ls 26, Caliche 25, Brown Topsoil 20
25–50 ftGrey Limestone 10, Gray Limestone 9, Tan Gray Dolomite 4, Brown Limestone 3, Gray 4, Gray Tan Ls 4
50–100 ftGray 8, Tan Dolomite 8, Brown 6, Brown Limestone 6, Gray Limestone 6, Blue Clay 5
100–200 ftBrown Limestone 11, Gray Limestone 13, Tan Dolomite 9, Brown 7, Brown Sand 7, Tan Limestone 9
200–300 ftTan Dolomite 13, Tan Pink Dolomite 9, Brown Limestone 7, Gray Dolomite 8, Grey Clay 7, Gray Limestone 5
300–500 ftTan Dolomite 9, Gray Dolomite 9, Gray Limestone 6, Gray Tan Dolomite 6, Tan Gray Dolomite 4, Tan Gray Pink Dolomite 3
500–1000 ftRed & White Limestone 2, Gray Limestone 2, Brown/Gray Limestone 1, Gray Clay 1, White & Gray Limestone 1, White & Red Limestone - Water 10 Gpm 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-46, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Apex Drilling, Inc.77400252002–2026
L & L Drilling Co.42304402001–2026
Centex Pump & Supply, Inc.2729062017–2025
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.26270152002–2026
Western Water Wells9280152004–2006
Virdell Drilling Inc.7200102001–2014
Texan Water6380152019–2026
Walden Drilling Inc535332013–2025
Associated Drilling Inc52652013–2020
Spring Branch Water Well Service4480202015–2022
James Tucker Drilling, Inc.428061999–2001
CENTRAL TEXAS DRILLING, INC.3200502003–2007
Whisenant & Lyle Water Services24002013
TOM ARNOLD DRILLING2305302011
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC150082025
Puddle Jumper Well Company13602019
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.1300502016
H. W. Schwope & Sons Inc.1310602010
Jolander Well Drilling Co12022006

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic18381.7%350
Test Well2310.3%265
Unknown83.6%400
Stock83.6%290
Irrigation20.9%320
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1990s1280
2000s4928081
2010s84345121
2020s90360125

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-46. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
71635220261,1477640Domestic
63951320231,04727817Domestic
21139520101,00714Domestic
641300202390725940Domestic
639440202384514020Domestic
62712420227102705Domestic
6258312022620Domestic
55466020206079065Domestic
62911120225606Domestic
6210932022560Domestic

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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