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Texas well grid 57-49

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Gillespie County and Kerr County. 531 reports, median depth 315 ft.

531Reports
315 ftMedian depth
158 ftWater at
25 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-49

Logged in state well grid 57-49, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 190, Brown Topsoil 51, Caliche 38, Red Clay 32, Brown Clay 32, Caliche & Gravel 25
25–50 ftGray Shale & Limestone 16, Red Clay 10, Gray Limestone 9, Gray Clay 8, Gray Shale & Clay 9, Gray Clay & Shale 7
50–100 ftBrown Sand 15, Gray Shale & Clay 18, Red Clay 11, Red Shale & Clay 6, Water 10 Gpm 6, Gray Clay 6
100–200 ftRed Clay 30, Brown Sand 20, Red Sand 10, Gray Limestone 11, Red Shale & Clay 7, Water 2 Gpm 10
200–300 ftGray Sand 13, Brown Sand 11, Gray Clay 10, Water 5 Gpm 5, Gray Shale & Clay 6, Grey Clay 7
300–500 ftGray Sand 20, Brown Sand 12, Gray Sandstone 13, Gray Limestone 10, Water 10 Gpm 12, Gray Shale 9
500–1000 ftQuartz Sand 18, Big Quartz Sand 8, Hard Rock 7, Red Clay 5, Sand 4, Red Sandstone 4

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-49, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Virdell Drilling Inc.140200252001–2019
L & L Drilling Co.114298302002–2026
PICKENS DRILLING CO.57325302006–2026
TR Drilling & Service LLC57600202015–2025
Walden Drilling Inc24205202011–2026
Texan Water21240152019–2026
MAP Water Well Drilling LLC17394202017–2022
Hill Country Water Well Drilling123801002018–2025
H. W. Schwope & Sons Inc.12536302007–2023
Tinnin Water Wells10380302003–2017
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC9165702018–2024
Mocio Well Services, LLC6420102022–2024
Waterboyz, LLC5310302021–2023
Apex Drilling, Inc.4573302017–2018
cypress creek drilling41602006–2011
Geoprojects International, Inc.4152005–2006
Legacy V Drilling LLC3110402026
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP3402023
Nomad Drilling33302022
BUDDY'S SEPTIC & WATER WELL SVC LLC2540102022–2023
T Bar Drilling2350172021
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.2385302014–2019
Whisenant & Lyle Water Services24802008–2014
Edmonds Drilling2540302006–2008
TR Drilling1600202024

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic47188.7%338
Stock275.1%180
Irrigation122.3%360
Test Well91.7%370
Monitor40.8%40
Environmental Soil Boring40.8%15
Public Supply20.4%400
Closed-Loop Geothermal20.4%300
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s140240122
2010s235350205
2020s156398230

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-49. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
44516420161,153353Monitor
118209200790012Domestic
6301912023725132Domestic
4032992015710220Domestic
693844202566043520Domestic
634465202366041120Domestic
7083912025640424Domestic
6966572025640424Domestic
604273202264041520Domestic
5853452021640425Domestic

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, Kerr County, Kendall County, Hays County, San Saba County.

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