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Texas well grid 68-03

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Kendall County. 364 reports, median depth 308 ft.

364Reports
308 ftMedian depth
176 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-03

Logged in state well grid 68-03, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 155, Caliche 69, White Rock 19, White Limestone 16, Tan Lime 13, Cream Lime 13
25–50 ftGray Lime 9, Cream Lime 7, Gray Rock And Clay 6, Tan Lime 6, Mh Gray R 3, Tan Limestone 5
50–100 ftTan Lime 20, Gray Lime 19, Tan Rock 12, Grey Rock 8, Tan Limestone 7, Light Gray Lime 8
100–200 ftGray Lime 24, Tan Lime 27, Light Gray Lime 18, Tan Rock 19, Dark Gray Lime 13, Grey Rock 13
200–300 ftPine Island Shale 20, Tan Rock 14, Blue Shale 13, Gray Lime 12, Grey Shale 12, Brown Rock 10
300–500 ftBlue Shale 19, Grey Rock 17, Grey Shale 12, Brown 11, Pine Island Shale 12, Brown Rock 11
500–1000 ftBlue Shale 8, Gray Rock 2, Brown Rock 2, Brown 2, Gray 2, Cream Limestone 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-03, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
TR Drilling & Service LLC153320152003–2026
H. W. Schwope & Sons Inc.106265202003–2025
Louis Bergmann & Sons10405172004–2024
TR Drilling10380202023–2024
MAP Water Well Drilling LLC8315202017–2025
BUDDY'S SEPTIC & WATER WELL SVC LLC8300202020–2024
H & H Drilling8330102005–2020
Puddle Jumper Well Company7350152003–2022
TR Drilling and Service544082003–2024
Vortex Drilling, Inc.5332016
Davenport Drilling & Pump Service5480122009–2015
Texan Water4280302021–2022
Spring Branch Water Well Service3264202016–2020
Davenport Drilling3310102015–2017
Aquatech Drilling, Inc.3460202017
Buddy Water Well Service2630152018–2019
H.W. Schwope and Sons, Inc.22082012–2013
HW Schwope and Sons Inc2510152011
H.W. Schwope2385452004–2007
cypress creek drilling23802005
Trinity Water Solutions1460152025
Braendle Water Well Service1340162024
Cool Water Resources15002016
HW Schwope & Sons Inc.11892015
Geothermal Drilling inc12009

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic33792.6%310
Stock143.8%310
Environmental Soil Boring51.4%33
Test Well41.1%215
Irrigation30.8%238
Closed-Loop Geothermal10.3%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s123308182
2010s108280160
2020s133320178

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-03. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
39114820156803046Domestic
503636201963028615Domestic
552644202060010Domestic
4656292017590Domestic
5908392021585Domestic
690125202558037510Domestic
6128752022580360Domestic
6065682022580228Domestic
446376201758024010Domestic
659391202356024310Domestic

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 68-03?

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This grid falls in Kendall County.

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