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Texas well grid 68-15

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Comal County. 434 reports, median depth 600 ft.

434Reports
600 ftMedian depth
251 ftWater at
10 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-15

Logged in state well grid 68-15, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 80, Tan Limestone 35, Yellow Limestone 28, Topsoil 20, White Limestone 15, Top Soil/ Loose Rocks 12
25–50 ftLost Returns 15, Yellow Limestone 10, Tan Limestone 10, Blue Limestone 9, Gray Limestone 6, Red Clay 5
50–100 ftLost Returns 15, Tan Limestone 13, Yellow Limestone 8, Gray Limestone 8, Blue Limestone 8, Brown Limestone 5
100–200 ftGray Limestone 26, Lost Returns 24, Tan Limestone 18, Yellow Limestone 16, Grey Limestone 14, Blue Limestone 14
200–300 ftGray Limestone 24, Lost Returns 16, Grey Limestone 12, Blue Limestone 10, Grey Slate 9, Tan Limestone 8
300–500 ftTan Limestone 16, Gray Limestone 14, Grey Slate 10, Lost Returns 8, Gray/Tan Limestone 8, Gray Limestone And Shale 6
500–1000 ftTd 19, Tan Limestone 15, Gray Limestone 12, Light Brown Limestone 6, Grey Slate 7, Brown Lime 7
1000–5000 ftPine Island Shale 1, Tan To Red Limestone 1, White Sandstone 1, Cow Creek Limestone*(Water Bearing) 1, Limestone And Shale 1, Honeycomb Limestone*(Cow Creek) 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-15, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Kutscher Drilling19660072003–2025
Spring Branch Water Well Service29604122015–2025
flugrath construction24620102007–2025
BoMax Industries, Inc.23640102001–2013
R.R.R. PUMP SALES & SERVICE, INC.22500132002–2012
Paul D. Motal21640102001–2003
flugrath const.14680102006–2011
Puddle Jumper Well Company11570202003–2022
s.w. owen drilling11640102002–2007
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP8202020–2021
Newborn Waterwell Service8530122001–2006
Paul Motal8640152003–2004
Motal Well Service7640102004–2005
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC6102023
Vortex Drilling, Inc.5502014–2016
sw owen drilling4600152004
Texan Water3660102023–2025
Talon/LPE3152013
TR Drilling & Service LLC26802025–2026
H. W. Schwope & Sons Inc.2185122005–2006
American Water Well Services Inc.11,1002026
Waterboyz, LLC1680202026
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.148042023
Mocio Well Services, LLC16402022
Geoprojects Int'l168052018

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic38789.2%604
Environmental Soil Boring153.5%20
Irrigation122.8%300
Monitor81.8%50
Industrial61.4%720
Stock30.7%660
Other10.2%360
Closed-Loop Geothermal10.2%300
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s192600250
2010s151580250
2020s91604262

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-15. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
71062920251,240348Domestic
10187520061,12032612Domestic
73025820261,100370Domestic
38742720141,08243715Domestic
362020011,080320Domestic
44206920171,065285Domestic
361920011,06029020Domestic
123758200782030015Domestic
673306202480010Domestic
4225102016800230Industrial

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 68-15?

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This grid falls in Comal County.

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