texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 57-53

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Blanco County. 256 reports, median depth 464 ft.

256Reports
464 ftMedian depth
223 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-53

Logged in state well grid 57-53, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftBrown Topsoil 55, Top Soil 46, Caliche 30, Tan Limestone 27, Gray Shale & Clay 23, Topsoil 22
25–50 ftGray Limestone 18, Gray Shale & Clay 15, Grey Limestone 6, Gray Clay & Shale 6, Blue Lime 4, Gray 4
50–100 ftGray Limestone 12, Blue Lime 9, Gray Shale & Clay 7, Grey Limestone 4, Gray Lime 4, Tan Limestone 3
100–200 ftGray Limestone 17, Gray Shale & Clay 11, Brown Limestone 10, Water 2 Gpm 10, Tan Limestone 8, Gray & White Limestone 7
200–300 ftGray Limestone 20, Brown Limestone 13, Water 2 Gpm 12, Gray Shale 12, Gray Clay 12, Tan Limestone 8
300–500 ftGray Limestone 29, Brown Limestone 19, Gray Clay 20, Td 19, Tan Limestone 15, Gray Shale 14
500–1000 ftGray Limestone 6, Tan Limestone 5, Brown Limestone 3, Tan Gray Limestone 4, Td 4, White Limestone 2
1000–5000 ftWater 11.5 Gpm 1, Water 80+ Gpm 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-53, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
L & L Drilling Co.92445202002–2026
CENTRAL TEXAS DRILLING, INC.55650152006–2010
Spring Branch Water Well Service24442102015–2026
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.23460152004–2025
Centex Pump & Supply, Inc.14530152010–2024
Apex Drilling, Inc.10440132009–2024
Associated Drilling Inc982532013–2024
Western Water Wells6420152003–2025
Texan Water4600102022–2026
Walden Drilling Inc4455152013–2026
Ashley Drilling & Well Service25002022
Jolander Well Drilling Co2430102006
Kutscher Drilling17302023
aquatech solutions1200162022
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.166052017
flugrath const.180062010
H & H Drilling1100102009
Whisenant & Lyle Water Services16002009
Armadigger, Inc.1202009
Virdell Drilling Inc.1254402006
Martinez Water Well1420202005
James Tucker Drilling, Inc.12001
Ball Drilling Company12003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic24595.7%464
Stock52.0%400
Test Well20.8%670
Unknown10.4%440
Public Supply10.4%608
Irrigation10.4%606
Injection10.4%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s116464200
2010s64445222
2020s76465285

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-53. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
66671620241,316218Domestic
14913820081,2481614Domestic
14916620081,2142Domestic
53063320191,00616548Domestic
574480202199029215Domestic
7011222025925467Domestic
6387322023905Domestic
391419201488927610Domestic
6650892024865420Domestic
66509020248454373Domestic

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.

Drilling a well near grid 57-53?

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This grid falls in Blanco County.

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