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Texas well grid 58-57

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Hays County and Travis County. 223 reports, median depth 400 ft.

223Reports
400 ftMedian depth
205 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 58-57

Logged in state well grid 58-57, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 42, Top Soil 40, White Limestone 22, Tan Limestone 21, Yellow Limestone 15, Caliche 14
25–50 ftBlue Limestone 12, Orange Sandy Lime And Clay 9, Red Clay 5, Gray Limestone 5, Blue Lime 4, Yellow Limestone 4
50–100 ftBlue Limestone 17, Tan Limestone 16, Lost Returns 12, Gray Limestone 10, Black And White Sandy Shale 9, Yellow Limestone 8
100–200 ftLost Returns 24, Tan Limestone 18, Gray Limestone 12, Brown Limestone 6, Gray/Tan Limestone 5, Blue Clay 6
200–300 ftTan Limestone 9, Blue Limestone 9, Gray Limestone 7, Yellow Limestone 5, Broken Edwards 5, Upper Glen Rose 3
300–500 ftUpper Glen Rose 1, Tan Limestone 6, Gray Limestone 6, Grey Limestone 4, Gray/Tan Limestone 5, Hard Limestone 2
500–1000 ftLower Glen Rose 3, Tan Limestone 12, Upper Glen Rose 1, Gray Limestone 9, Hensell 3, Tan/Gray Limestone 5
1000–5000 ftCow Creek 3, Hammett Shale 3, Bexar Shale/ Hensel Sand 2, Hammet Shale 2, Hensel 1, Brown Limestone-Cow Creek 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 58-57, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Associated Drilling Inc55380302002–2025
Kutscher Drilling52380102006–2025
CENTRAL TEXAS DRILLING, INC.22810352004–2008
Centex Pump & Supply, Inc.18670252012–2026
Apex Drilling, Inc.17405402002–2011
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.10506252002–2024
Vortex Drilling, Inc.1052014
Jolander Well Drilling Co7440152004–2016
Talon/LPE7152013
Western Water Wells6450401997–2007
Whisenant & Lyle Water Services5700152010–2014
Texan Water3400132018–2026
DFW Well Services LLC2202024
Davenport Drilling & Pump Service21,2202002010
Motal Well Service1400102025
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.13602017
Sutliff Water Services LLC: dba Whisenant & Lyle Water Services14002015
Whisenant & Lyle Water Service14812009
Whisenant & Lyle W.S.I.1405601998
GENTRAL TEXAS DRILLING INC11002004
Scheel Water Pump Svc12003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic17176.7%400
Test Well198.5%163
Environmental Soil Boring156.7%10
Monitor94.0%315
Stock31.3%925
Public Supply31.3%1,140
Other10.4%1,200
Irrigation10.4%481
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1990s2405204
2000s89450217
2010s105370202
2020s27400206

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 58-57. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
45322820171,460225Monitor
31039720121,410232Test Well
21810520101,220245115Public Supply
68874220251,200206Other
21747220101,140202200Public Supply
13592520071,085Industrial
13591720071,040Monitor
13591220071,040Monitor
6839492024970309Stock
732232005930251150Domestic

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 Hays County, Travis County.

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