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Texas well grid 68-16

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Comal County and Hays County. 433 reports, median depth 600 ft.

433Reports
600 ftMedian depth
281 ftWater at
10 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-16

Logged in state well grid 68-16, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 80, Yellow Limestone 48, Tan Limestone 23, Top Soil/ Loose Rocks 22, Topsoil 18, Fractured Tan Limestone/ Red Clay 15
25–50 ftLost Returns 17, Tan Limestone 8, Yellow Limestone 4, Yellowish Tan Limestone 3, Edwards 3, White Limestone 3
50–100 ftLost Returns 33, Yellow Limestone 10, Yellow Lime 9, Tan Limestone 6, Fractured Tan Limestone 6, White Limestone 6
100–200 ftLost Returns 49, Yellow Limestone 25, Tan Limestone 15, White Limestone 10, Blue Limestone 9, No Returns 6
200–300 ftLost Returns 25, Gray Limestone 22, Blue Limestone 19, Yellow Limestone 15, Gray Lime 8, Tan Limestone 6
300–500 ftLost Returns 11, Tan Limestone 9, Gray Limestone 8, Gray/Tan Limestone 7, Blue Limestone 7, No Returns 5
500–1000 ftBrown Lime 8, Gray Limestone 7, Lower Glenrose 6, Gray Lime 6, Gray Shale 5, Lost Returns 4
1000–5000 ftCow Creek 8, Bexar Shale 7, Pine Island Shale 3, Pine Island 1, Light Gray Limestone With Sandstone Stringers 1, Gray Shale And Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-16, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Kutscher Drilling20062052003–2026
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC27402024–2026
s.w. owen drilling24660102001–2007
flugrath const.208082006–2012
flugrath construction19310102007–2024
Paul D. Motal17640102001–2002
Puddle Jumper Well Company13610152003–2017
R.R.R. PUMP SALES & SERVICE, INC.1260222002–2016
BoMax Industries, Inc.9640102002–2013
Vortex Drilling, Inc.82008
Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling7232024
Spring Branch Water Well Service6623102015–2019
Davenport Drilling61,340342015–2018
Newborn Waterwell Service6575102001–2008
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.53602,0002016–2020
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.52008
Gainco, Inc.3402020
Zavala Drilling, CO32502013–2020
Martinez Water Well354052005
Paul Motal3610102002–2004
Total Support Services3252002
Associated Drilling Inc2850302004–2017
Whisenant & Lyle Water Services27002014–2015
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.21,065752004–2009
Motal Well Service21,1002004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic34679.9%620
Environmental Soil Boring388.8%30
Monitor184.2%40
Public Supply143.2%1,250
Industrial61.4%1,205
Stock40.9%430
Closed-Loop Geothermal40.9%250
Test Well20.5%740
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s171600277
2010s151620285
2020s111400300

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-16. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
49451420181,34130832Public Supply
49452320181,3402,90834Public Supply
48864120181,34024245Public Supply
48001020181,33027617Public Supply
43438920161,287140109Industrial
13875220051,280176275Industrial
48758420181,250312127Public Supply
40649320151,205Industrial
62930120221,170420Public Supply
55336620201,160412Public 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, Hays County, Bexar County, Kendall County, Travis County.

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