texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 68-09

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Bandera County and Kendall County. 265 reports, median depth 600 ft.

265Reports
600 ftMedian depth
306 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-09

Logged in state well grid 68-09, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 42, Yellow Limestone 32, Caliche 23, Tan Limestone 14, Yellow Caliche 12, Tan Caliche 9
25–50 ftGray Shale 11, Grey Shale 4, Lost Circulation 4, No Returns 3, Gray Limestone 3, Tan Lime 2
50–100 ftGray Shale 9, Grey Limestone 8, Grey Limestone & Shale 7, No Returns 6, Gray Limestone 5, Tan Lime 5
100–200 ftGrey Limestone 14, Gray Limestone 10, Grey Rock 6, Gray Lime & Shale Layers 6, Grey Limestone & Shale 5, Grey Limestone & Gyp 4
200–300 ftGray Limestone 11, Tan Limestone 8, Grey Limestone 7, Grey Rock 5, Gyp 4, No Returns 3
300–500 ftSpotted Gray Limestone 18, Grey Limestone 16, Gray Limestone 13, Grey Limestone & Gyp 11, Tan Limestone 11, Grey & Tan Limestone 7
500–1000 ftWhite Limestone 16, Tan Lime 9, Solid Gray Limestone 11, Grey Limestone 11, Green Marl 11, Tan Limestone 11
1000–5000 ftRed, Green Limestone & Sand 4, Dark Blue Shale 3, Medium Soft Grey And Brown Rock 2, Grey Shale 2, Dark Gray Sandstone 2, Pale Green And Tan 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-09, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
TR Drilling & Service LLC5044012004–2025
H. W. Schwope & Sons Inc.28985202005–2026
Pipe Creek Water Well, Inc.28600252003–2011
Aquatech Drilling, Inc.26580252007–2018
Armadigger, Inc.21520202003–2010
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC19102025
Waterboyz, LLC15760302020–2026
BUDDY'S SEPTIC & WATER WELL SVC LLC14650202020–2026
American Water Well Services Inc.13640302016–2025
D K Drilling and Water Systems8570302019–2026
Louis Bergmann & Sons61,030152004–2023
TR Drilling5660102023–2024
Buddy Water Well Service5530152017–2018
Tejas Water Well LLC.4132011–2012
TR Drilling and Service37802024
Davenport Drilling & Pump Service31,140252008–2011
Kutscher Drilling28402016–2017
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.26602015
Odessa Pumps21,040152002–2003
DK Drilling and Water Systems1650102020
Geothermal Drilling inc12015
HW Schwope and Sons Inc1252013
Mhc x-ploration corp12010
Strata Drilling1202009
Whiting Well Drilling1580252005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic18870.9%640
Stock4918.5%600
Environmental Soil Boring197.2%10
Industrial31.1%520
Monitor20.8%500
Test Well20.8%520
Closed-Loop Geothermal10.4%
Irrigation10.4%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s83600318
2010s70580280
2020s112640348

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-09. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
64372920221,39070080Stock
64376720231,350670Stock
64375120231,350Stock
64374920221,350100Stock
64374120231,300620100Stock
64373420231,300Stock
37243020141,180Domestic
17584820091,14078025Domestic
17584620081,14042625Domestic
11410120071,10085010Domestic

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 68-09?

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This grid falls in Bandera County, Kendall County, Kerr County, Freestone County, Atascosa County.

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