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Texas well grid 67-17

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Guadalupe County and Fayette County. 100 reports, median depth 47 ft.

100Reports
47 ftMedian depth
21 ftWater at
11 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 67-17

Logged in state well grid 67-17, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftGravel 34, White Clay 23, Black Clay 21, Sandy Clay 18, Yellow Clay 13, Caliche 11
25–50 ftBlue Clay 30, Gravel 17, Rock 14, Brown Clay 12, Clay 8, Shale 3
50–100 ftRock 4, Shale 3, Sand 2, Blue Clay 3, Clay 2, Sand Streaks 1
100–200 ftRock 2, Shale 2, Sandy Shell 1, Sand Streaks 2, Shale With Sand Streaks 1, Blue Clay & Rocks 1
200–300 ftRock 1, Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 67-17, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Deharde Water Well Service4648112005–2024
Kutscher Drilling1450152003–2022
Gainco, Inc.14262020–2021
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP10152020–2021
HERBOLD DRILLING548202022–2024
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC3352025
Maresh Drilling Co., Inc.2100202011–2013
HERBOLD BROTHERS258302004–2005
Friedel Drilling Company1128352023
qualls drilling1302013
ETTL Engineers & Consultants Inc.1552008
KUTSCHER DRILLLING LTD150102004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic6666.0%50
Environmental Soil Boring2020.0%17
Monitor99.0%35
Stock33.0%55
Irrigation22.0%56
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s335022
2010s224817
2020s453525

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 67-17. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
194961200930060Stock
67029820242008510Domestic
6608042024160Domestic
65047220231282135Domestic
260209201112517Domestic
62771520221173070Domestic
34981720131005010Domestic
24822220111005220Domestic
1996342007632211Domestic
199631200763405Domestic

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 67-17?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

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This grid falls in Guadalupe County, Fayette County.

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