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Texas well grid 68-08

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Hays County and Comal County. 516 reports, median depth 730 ft.

516Reports
730 ftMedian depth
320 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-08

Logged in state well grid 68-08, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 118, Yellow Limestone 57, Caliche 51, Tan Limestone 33, Topsoil 35, White Limestone 28
25–50 ftGray Limestone 19, Tan Limestone 16, Blue Lime 13, Lost Returns 12, Gray Clay 10, Yellow Limestone 10
50–100 ftGray Limestone 21, Yellow Limestone 17, Lost Returns 17, Tan Limestone 17, Gray Lime 14, Blue Lime 13
100–200 ftGray Limestone 36, Yellow Limestone 22, Lost Returns 23, Tan Limestone 20, Gray/Tan Limestone 12, Blue Limestone 12
200–300 ftGray Limestone 20, Blue Limestone 16, Gray/Tan Limestone 17, Gray Lime 16, Lost Returns 15, Light Gray Limestone 11
300–500 ftTan Limestone 36, Gray Limestone 31, Gray/Tan Limestone 15, Light Gray Limestone 13, Lost Returns 14, Gray Lime 14
500–1000 ftTan Limestone 38, Gray Limestone 29, Brown Limestone 20, Lost Returns 16, Brown Lime 15, Dark Gray Limestone 12
1000–5000 ftLight Brown Limestone 2, Dark Grey Limestone 2, Dark Gray Limestone 1, White Chalk & Limestone 1, No Returns-Water 1, Gray Sand-25 Gpm 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-08, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Kutscher Drilling17478072003–2026
Associated Drilling Inc55810352002–2026
Centex Pump & Supply, Inc.49830502002–2026
Jolander Well Drilling Co49600122003–2017
s.w. owen drilling33780152001–2010
CENTRAL TEXAS DRILLING, INC.26650802003–2011
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.14887252003–2023
Western Water Wells14500402004–2020
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP14202019–2020
Texan Water71,003152021–2026
Whisenant & Lyle Water Services78202007–2015
Whisenant & Lyle W.S.I.7520302003–2006
flugrath construction6765122011–2017
R.R.R. PUMP SALES & SERVICE, INC.55312003–2016
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC3402023
Gainco, Inc.3252021
flugrath const.3200152007–2011
Newborn Waterwell Service3650102003
Paul D. Motal3640202001–2003
Scheel Water Pump Svc38551002002–2003
Geoprojects International, Inc.2821202024–2026
DAVENPORT DRILLING AND PUMP SERVICE28005502013–2016
Terra Power Drilling LLC23002011–2016
Puddle Jumper Well Company299042008–2014
GA Services23002013

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic47091.1%760
Environmental Soil Boring132.5%20
Monitor91.7%25
Irrigation91.7%800
Closed-Loop Geothermal61.2%300
Public Supply51.0%821
Stock20.4%830
Industrial10.2%980
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s222700290
2010s197760346
2020s97830379

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-08. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
24706620071,12018015Domestic
14894120051,10032025Domestic
62907120221,070368Domestic
71929320261,060485Domestic
69353520251,060468Domestic
62904120221,060325Domestic
24703620061,0603007Domestic
56353120201,050270Domestic
48363920181,04538415Public Supply
37938220141,04031615Domestic

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, Comal County, Harris County, Hemphill County, Kendall County.

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