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Texas well grid 58-17

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Williamson County and Burnet County. 710 reports, median depth 510 ft.

710Reports
510 ftMedian depth
369 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 58-17

Logged in state well grid 58-17, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 200, Top Soil 153, Yellow Limestone 141, Caliche 144, Gray Limestone 128, Blue Lime 119
25–50 ftGray Limestone 70, Blue Lime 22, Brown Limestone 14, Gray Lime 14, Blue Limestone & Shale 11, Blue Limestone 11
50–100 ftGray Limestone 72, Brown Limestone 33, Gray Lime 26, Gray Shale 22, Gry Lime 13, Grey Limestone 12
100–200 ftGray Limestone 93, Brown Limestone 74, Brown Lime 32, Blue Limestone & Shale 17, Gray Lime 16, Blue Limestone 14
200–300 ftGray Limestone 74, Brown Limestone 45, Gray Lime 29, Gray Sandstone 25, Grey Limestone 20, Blue Limestone & Shale 19
300–500 ftSandstone 108, Gray Sandstone 115, Sand 84, Gray Sand 79, White Limestone 97, Gray Limestone 97
500–1000 ftSandstone 37, Gray Limestone 40, Grey Limestone 27, White Limestone 23, Trinity Sand 14, Gray Sandstone 21

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 58-17, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
HILL COUNTRY WATER WELL181500402000–2026
TOM ARNOLD DRILLING138510302003–2026
Associated Drilling Inc112510252002–2026
Western Water Wells64535202004–2025
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.35510252002–2026
B & B Water Well Service, Inc25520202010–2025
Highland Drilling Inc.25480302002–2009
J and J Water Wells244902021–2025
Apex Drilling, Inc.21525302002–2024
Alpine water well service11500152018–2023
Paul W McAnear77152023–2024
Western Water Wells Drilling Inc7530202018–2020
Tom Lovelace Water Well Service5530272012–2025
Lucy Creek Water Well Service5530202020–2024
Walden Drilling Inc55002013–2019
HARRISON DRILLING5460302003–2013
Centex Pump & Supply, Inc.4610202018–2023
Ball Drilling Company43002008–2019
McGowan Well Drilling4535202003–2013
HARRISON WELL SERVICE, INC.4510302006
Talon/LPE25552020
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.25052017
Whisenant & Lyle Water Services2520202009–2015
Tom Lovelace Water Well Serv.2580752003–2010
Alpine Water Well2540102009–2010

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic63689.6%510
Irrigation273.8%560
Public Supply192.7%565
Test Well91.3%580
Industrial60.8%620
Closed-Loop Geothermal60.8%300
Stock60.8%482
Other10.1%650
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s213505360
2010s217520370
2020s280510371

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 58-17. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
494544201791047450Domestic
607917202185073015Domestic
6333482023760483Public Supply
6339312023750Public Supply
6620042024720460Public Supply
6553672023715Public Supply
6697832024710424Public Supply
5747072021710Irrigation
6363302023690Public Supply
2286942010680Domestic

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 Williamson County, Burnet County, Milam County, Travis County.

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