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Texas well grid 68-05

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Comal County and Blanco County. 314 reports, median depth 430 ft.

314Reports
430 ftMedian depth
168 ftWater at
10 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-05

Logged in state well grid 68-05, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 33, Topsoil 31, Tan Limestone 28, Caliche 19, Tan 18, Brown Topsoil 15
25–50 ftGray Limestone 13, Tan Limestone 9, Grey Limestone 7, Dark Gray Shale 4, Gray Shale & Clay 3, Yellow Rock 3
50–100 ftGray Limestone 12, Tan Limestone 12, Grey Limestone 7, Grey Rock 5, Brown Limestone 7, Break 2
100–200 ftGray Limestone 24, Blue Clay 16, Grey Limestone 14, Tan Limestone 10, Grey Shale 10, Gray Shale 10
200–300 ftGray Limestone 14, Tan Limestone 11, Td 8, Water 5 Gpm 7, Water 1 Gpm 6, Brown Limestone 6
300–500 ftTd 35, Tan Limestone 14, Gray Limestone 11, Water 5 Gpm 8, Water 6 Gpm 5, Brown Limestone 6
500–1000 ftTd 18, Tan Lime 2, Brown Lime 1, Dark Brown Rock 1, Brown Sandstone 1, Black Sandstone 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-05, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Spring Branch Water Well Service74460102014–2026
Puddle Jumper Well Company39430102003–2026
L & L Drilling Co.38400302002–2023
TR Drilling & Service LLC36440102004–2025
BoMax Industries, Inc.23460102001–2010
Kutscher Drilling18420152003–2022
R.R.R. PUMP SALES & SERVICE, INC.1638042004–2023
H. W. Schwope & Sons Inc.9360302003–2017
H & H Drilling8360102006–2019
Vortex Drilling, Inc.592018
Oasis Well Service4465152007–2011
s.w. owen drilling4400152001–2005
Zavala Drilling, CO32502021–2023
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP3402020
Martinez Water Well3485302007–2012
Armadigger, Inc.3480102003–2004
Centex Pump & Supply, Inc.2510202020–2026
TR Drilling and Service25402024–2025
flugrath construction2440102019
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.25252017
qualls drilling2402013
HW Schwope and Sons Inc220022011–2012
Whisenant & Lyle Water Services21152011
Brien Water Wells224402005
Hood Drilling2560102003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic28189.5%440
Stock123.8%400
Irrigation51.6%500
Environmental Soil Boring51.6%9
Monitor41.3%40
Closed-Loop Geothermal31.0%250
Public Supply31.0%24
Other10.3%10
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s115420168
2010s122430164
2020s77444195

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-05. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
177169200596033530Domestic
471915201776445Stock
12782620076651205Domestic
4620112017638Stock
4072872015564Domestic
6482412023563Domestic
158863200856017510Domestic
21328200356012010Irrigation
6407762023544Domestic
5651892021544Domestic

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 Comal County, Blanco County, Kendall County, Atascosa County, Bexar County.

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