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Texas well grid 57-61

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Blanco County and Kendall County. 350 reports, median depth 416 ft.

350Reports
416 ftMedian depth
159 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 57-61

Logged in state well grid 57-61, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftBrown Topsoil 87, Top Soil 51, Tan Limestone 34, Topsoil 25, Gray Shale & Clay 25, Tan Ls 25
25–50 ftGray Shale & Clay 24, Gray Limestone 18, Gray Tan Ls 9, Gray Clay & Shale 9, Gray Shale 7, Brown Limestone 7
50–100 ftGray Limestone 24, Gray Shale & Clay 22, Tan Limestone 19, Brown Limestone 15, Gray Shale 11, Gray/Tan 8
100–200 ftGray Limestone 33, Gray Shale 21, Gray Shale & Clay 17, Tan Limestone 15, Brown Limestone 14, Tan Ls 11
200–300 ftGray Limestone 43, Brown Limestone 22, Gray Shale 21, Tan Limestone 18, Water 2 Gpm 17, Water 3 Gpm 16
300–500 ftGray Clay 46, Gray Limestone 41, Td 33, Water 2 Gpm 22, Water 5 Gpm 14, Water 10 Gpm 17
500–1000 ftTd 22, Gray Ls 12, Tan Ls 9, Gray Tan Ls 5, Gray Clay 7, Gray Ls W/ Clay 6

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 57-61, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
L & L Drilling Co.148404302002–2026
Spring Branch Water Well Service61462102016–2026
Apex Drilling, Inc.30520252003–2026
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP12352016–2018
Associated Drilling Inc1143032014–2026
Vortex Drilling, Inc.102008–2010
TR Drilling & Service LLC9340202004–2023
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.8365302005–2026
Centex Pump & Supply, Inc.7610202014–2023
Kutscher Drilling7460102006–2022
Puddle Jumper Well Company6365402004–2023
H. W. Schwope & Sons Inc.6335102005–2015
Texan Water5400102022–2025
Jolander Well Drilling Co4350102005–2009
CENTRAL TEXAS DRILLING, INC.4302006–2008
James Tucker Drilling, Inc.41202001–2002
Select Drilling Services, LLC.3252016
Martinez Water Well3500152006
Whisenant & Lyle Water Services2425202015
Armadigger, Inc.2252010
BoMax Industries, Inc.260062004–2008
Spring Branch Wter Well Service12015
precision geothermal drilling12011
Walden Drilling Inc1325502010
Flugath Construction1400302007

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic30787.7%425
Monitor174.9%35
Stock102.9%350
Environmental Soil Boring102.9%
Closed-Loop Geothermal20.6%300
Test Well20.6%400
Other10.3%460
Public Supply10.3%340
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s131384164
2010s108403116
2020s111464235

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 57-61. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
66509120248455650Monitor
77953200678040514Domestic
525504201975039520Domestic
6675602024705366Domestic
522254201970512Domestic
5686402021704Domestic
633518202369737120Domestic
222723201068724220Domestic
632741202368510Domestic
583141202168515Domestic

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, Kendall County, Lampasas County.

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