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Texas well grid 68-13

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Comal County and Starr County. 1,209 reports, median depth 480 ft.

1,209Reports
480 ftMedian depth
260 ftWater at
10 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-13

Logged in state well grid 68-13, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 143, Caliche 133, Tan Limestone 90, Top Soil 82, Cream Limestone 72, Dirt 70
25–50 ftGrey Limestone 24, Gray L/S 18, Gray L/S & Shale 17, Gray Limestone 13, Tan 12, Cream Limestone 11
50–100 ftGrey Limestone 48, Tan Limestone 45, Yellow L/S 27, Gray L/S 26, Gray Limestone 20, Tan 19
100–200 ftGrey Limestone 80, Tan Limestone 51, Gray L/S 53, Tan Lime 31, Tan 35, Gray Limestone 31
200–300 ftGrey Limestone 58, Gray L/S 60, Tan Limestone 40, Lt.Gray Lime 34, Tan 28, Tan Lime 26
300–500 ftTan Limestone 57, Td 59, Grey Limestone 38, Gray Lime 33, Gray Limestone 36, Tan 30
500–1000 ftTd 76, Shale 24, Grey Shale 15, Grey Rock 9, Pine Island Shale 9, Gray Limestone 8

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-13, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Puddle Jumper Well Company276490102002–2026
BoMax Industries, Inc.160480102001–2013
Spring Branch Water Well Service149500102015–2026
TR Drilling & Service LLC148500102004–2026
Vortex Drilling, Inc.7852010–2018
Martinez Water Well52500202003–2013
Kutscher Drilling50500102003–2022
EnviroCore, Inc.43102009
H. W. Schwope & Sons Inc.34463152003–2021
Armadigger, Inc.33560102003–2010
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP2522020
R.R.R. PUMP SALES & SERVICE, INC.18410102002–2012
flugrath construction1152082006–2025
American Water Well Services Inc.10480202022–2026
TR Drilling and Service1050082003–2025
Aquatech Drilling, Inc.9460102006–2007
Texan Water8490152019–2025
s.w. owen drilling8500152001–2008
H & H Drilling5500102003–2020
Davenport Drilling & Pump Service5460202009–2013
Hood Drilling5480302002–2003
Paul D. Motal5590102000–2003
Louis Bergmann & Sons4562252004–2024
flugrath const.4580122006–2009
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.380022014–2023

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic1,01584.0%490
Environmental Soil Boring14512.0%7
Public Supply231.9%520
Irrigation100.8%460
Other40.3%400
Monitor30.2%610
Stock30.2%540
Test Well30.2%520
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s563460245
2010s408500263
2020s238500308

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-13. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
42612720164,110296Domestic
113189200792626610Domestic
63316320238003762Public Supply
6290322022800Public Supply
11584200278010Domestic
4889832018755360Domestic
1462022008750560Domestic
2988022012740445Domestic
274339201174042510Domestic
488487201872038410Public Supply

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, Starr County, Guadalupe County, Bandera County.

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