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Texas well grid 68-14

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Comal County. 640 reports, median depth 540 ft.

640Reports
540 ftMedian depth
303 ftWater at
12 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-14

Logged in state well grid 68-14, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 91, Caliche 85, Topsoil 79, Tan Limestone 57, Tan 34, Yellow Limestone 27
25–50 ftTan Limestone 10, Grey Limestone 9, Gray Limestone 7, Cream Limestone 6, Yellow Limestone 6, Gray/Tan Limestone 5
50–100 ftTan Limestone 27, Grey Limestone 18, Gray Limestone 16, Yellow Limestone 11, Gray Shale 10, Gray L/S 10
100–200 ftTan Limestone 48, Grey Limestone 33, Gray Limestone 22, Tan 16, Gray/Tan 12, Gray Shale 13
200–300 ftTan Limestone 39, Grey Limestone 28, Gray Limestone 16, Tan 11, Gray/Tan 11, Gray/Tan Limestone 12
300–500 ftTd 41, Tan Limestone 39, Gray Limestone 29, Tan 17, Grey Limestone 20, Gray Clay 12
500–1000 ftTd 44, Gray Limestone 16, Tan Limestone 9, Bexar Shale 8, Cow Creek 8, Grey Rock 7
1000–5000 ftPine Island Shale 1, Gray Brown Clay 1, Brown Limestone 1, Cow Creek 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-14, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Puddle Jumper Well Company100530152002–2023
Spring Branch Water Well Service97504102014–2026
Kutscher Drilling95680152003–2025
BoMax Industries, Inc.69620102002–2013
TR Drilling & Service LLC62570152003–2025
R.R.R. PUMP SALES & SERVICE, INC.41460252002–2022
Vortex Drilling, Inc.32152011–2017
Martinez Water Well18390202004–2011
Davenport Drilling & Pump Service81,000222005–2021
s.w. owen drilling8580202001–2008
TR Drilling and Service772082003–2024
flugrath construction7420102007–2022
H. W. Schwope & Sons Inc.7485152003–2020
Whisenant & Lyle Water Services78603952013–2015
Centex Pump & Supply, Inc.74501002015
Newborn Waterwell Service7650122001–2006
Armadigger, Inc.6640152004–2007
Zavala Drilling, CO42502012–2023
Austin Geo-Logic4272015
Paul D. Motal4740152002
DAVENPORT DRILLING AND PUMP SERVICE3976802007–2013
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.3430352013–2017
L & L Drilling Co.3686432003–2016
Associated Drilling Inc36201502011–2016
Talon/LPE3152013

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic54184.5%542
Environmental Soil Boring264.1%15
Irrigation233.6%460
Public Supply142.2%820
Stock91.4%444
Monitor91.4%25
Closed-Loop Geothermal81.2%250
Other60.9%37
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s245570328
2010s279500280
2020s116542300

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-14. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
72498020261,200Test Well
17659320071,080281300Public Supply
70134520251,060225Domestic
52069020071,05413680Irrigation
39666420151,04052098Public Supply
37759520141,040505Test Well
19331320071,02021220Domestic
17792920071,02021222Domestic
21739020071,000319242Public Supply
4398302017983150Irrigation

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.

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