texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 57-57

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Kerr County and Kendall County. 126 reports, median depth 480 ft.

126Reports
480 ftMedian depth
300 ftWater at
25 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-57

Logged in state well grid 57-57, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 50, Caliche 23, Limestone 7, Yellow Limestone 5, Tan Limestone 5, Gray Rock 4
25–50 ftBlue Shale 4, Gray Limestone & Shale 4, Caliche 2, Blue Gray Shale 3, Cream 3, Grey Rock And Clay 2
50–100 ftGray Lime 5, Grey Limestone 3, Gray Shaley Lime 1, Blue Grey Rock 1, Gray Rock And Shale Layers 2, Cream Rock 2
100–200 ftGray Rock 6, Grey Rock 7, Gray Shale 5, Blue Shale 5, Tan Lime 3, Gray Lime 5
200–300 ftGray Shaley Lime 3, Gray Lime & Shale 2, Bexar Shale 3, Green & White Limestone 3, Gray Lime 2, Med Soft Shale 2
300–500 ftGrey Sand 5, Tan Sand 4, Gray Sand 4, Pine Island Shale 4, Grey Shale 3, Red Green Rock 3
500–1000 ftQuartz Sand 7, Red Clay 5, Big Quartz Sand 3, Grey & Tan Limestone 2, Sand 2, White, Pink, Yellow Rock 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-57, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
TR Drilling & Service LLC38640202006–2025
H. W. Schwope & Sons Inc.21385502004–2020
MAP Water Well Drilling LLC9343252017–2023
Waterboyz, LLC8590302020–2026
Louis Bergmann & Sons761062004–2026
Serna Drilling4285202014–2015
cypress creek drilling4540252006–2014
Aquatech Drilling, Inc.4400352013–2014
Tinnin Water Wells35601002003–2015
Edmonds Drilling3640602005–2012
McKinley Drilling29704002024
TR Drilling2620122024
Nomad Drilling26802023
Edmonds Water Well Drilling26402018–2020
Walden Drilling Inc2260102018–2019
Kutscher Drilling2610152008–2016
Armadigger, Inc.2252007–2010
Davenport Drilling1680202021
D K Drilling and Water Systems1370202020
Hill Country Water Well Drilling1340102019
PICKENS DRILLING CO.1560302017
HW Schwope and Sons Inc1390602011
J & S Water Wells - David Northrup1652011
Whisenant & Lyle Water Services1810302011
Associated Services199102010

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic11288.9%464
Stock54.0%540
Public Supply43.2%970
Test Well32.4%620
Irrigation21.6%904
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s29460296
2010s50400230
2020s47625395

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-57. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
34646220131,421Domestic
6775832024970295360Public Supply
6678692024904174400Irrigation
248198201181051330Test Well
726000202680051615Domestic
235518201069040015Domestic
690599202568041515Domestic
6700502024680520Domestic
667699202468039530Stock
6441932023680Domestic

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 57-57?

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This grid falls in Kerr County, Kendall County, Eastland County, Hays County.

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