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Texas well grid 58-42

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Travis County. 1,700 reports, median depth 100 ft.

1,700Reports
100 ftMedian depth
168 ftWater at
35 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 58-42

Logged in state well grid 58-42, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 337, Tan Limestone 170, Gray Limestone 137, Caliche 101, Top Soil 74, Asphalt 66
25–50 ftGray Limestone 73, Blue Shale 23, Grey Limestone 20, Tan Limestone 18, Gray Clay 17, Gray Lime 11
50–100 ftGray Limestone 86, Grey Limestone 41, Tan Limestone 28, Brown Limestone 18, Gray Clay 11, Hard Chert. 11
100–200 ftGray Limestone 78, Tan Limestone 51, Brown Limestone 37, Grey Limestone 33, Gray Clay 14, White Limestone 14
200–300 ftGray Limestone 57, Tan Limestone 42, Brown Limestone 28, Grey Limestone 15, Gray Shale 11, White Limestone 10
300–500 ftGray Limestone 85, Tan Limestone 74, Brown Limestone 27, Grey Limestone 26, Tan Lime 20, Gray Clay 16
500–1000 ftGray Limestone 62, Red Sandstone 47, Gray Clay 42, Tan Limestone 34, Brown Limestone 19, Gray Shale 21

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 58-42, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.548102005–2019
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.336420402003–2026
Whisenant & Lyle Water Services86420202011–2015
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services79142006–2013
Centex Pump & Supply, Inc.65730302010–2026
TOM ARNOLD DRILLING53350302001–2023
Apex Drilling, Inc.53625452002–2020
Associated Drilling Inc53770502002–2020
Austin Geo-Logic34402011–2025
Zavala Drilling, CO322502009–2023
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC27252012–2025
Environmental Logistics Company, LLC2542019–2021
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP24202019–2023
Cutting Edge Core Drilling, Inc.23452003–2024
Total Support Services23302002–2012
Eagle Remediation & Demolition21102023
Geoprojects International, Inc.1725502003–2024
A&W Drilling Services, Ltd.161402011
TWF Drilling, LLC16182003
Holt Engineering, Inc.15162005–2025
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.14440202016–2018
CENTRAL TEXAS DRILLING, INC.10950502006–2014
JEDI Drilling Contractors9202008
Highland Drilling Inc.9600502006–2008
Petra Environmental9122004–2006

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring58034.1%10
Irrigation50529.7%445
Monitor32018.8%30
Domestic20311.9%600
Closed-Loop Geothermal774.5%250
Other70.4%35
Public Supply30.2%35
Test Well20.1%70
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s49123161
2010s1,009350172
2020s20055168

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 58-42. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
53911320201,06053Irrigation
48031320181,06035050Irrigation
37173120141,02012060Irrigation
41602820161,000483Irrigation
39239220151,000494Irrigation
5093082019990350Irrigation
153336200899012840Domestic
395049201598051040Irrigation
3690322014980233Irrigation
12989200297547450Domestic

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 Travis County.

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