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Texas well grid 68-17

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Bandera County. 524 reports, median depth 470 ft.

524Reports
470 ftMedian depth
180 ftWater at
24 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-17

Logged in state well grid 68-17, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftYellow Limestone 89, Tan Limestone 57, Caliche 39, Topsoil 36, Yellow Caliche 23, Gravel 22
25–50 ftGray Limestone 16, Gray Shale 16, Grey Limestone 15, Tan Limestone 12, Grey Shale 10, Yellow Limestone 8
50–100 ftGray Limestone 32, Grey Limestone 28, Tan Limestone 22, Gray Shale 13, Grey Shale 10, Tan L/S 10
100–200 ftTan Limestone 55, Gray Limestone 45, Grey Limestone 38, Grey & Tan Limestone 15, Grey L/S 11, White Limestone And Grey Limestone 9
200–300 ftGray Limestone 35, Tan Limestone 30, Grey & Tan Limestone 27, Grey Limestone 17, Spotted Gray Limestone 16, Grey And Tan Limestone 10
300–500 ftGray Limestone 41, Bexar Shale 53, Grey Limestone 34, Brown Limestone 33, Tan Limestone 24, Spotted Gray Limestone 21
500–1000 ftGray Limestone 14, Spotted Gray Limestone 10, Grey Limestone 6, Tan Limestone 7, Gray Shale 6, Solid Gray Limestone 6
1000–5000 ftGrey & Tan Limestone 1, Red & Tan Limestone 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-17, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Aquatech Drilling, Inc.96480302006–2019
Armadigger, Inc.91500202003–2010
Pipe Creek Water Well, Inc.66480202003–2010
BUDDY'S SEPTIC & WATER WELL SVC LLC52450202019–2026
D K Drilling and Water Systems39450302019–2026
Waterboyz, LLC34480302015–2026
American Water Well Services Inc.33500252016–2026
TR Drilling & Service LLC20520152010–2024
Vortex Drilling, Inc.1420—2006–2009
H. W. Schwope & Sons Inc.9460502003–2017
Texan Water8480152020–2022
Buddy Water Well Service7490152017–2019
Sides Drilling7425152005–2016
Puddle Jumper Well Company7400202002–2006
Straub Corporation525—2005–2008
Whiting Well Drilling4445102022–2024
H & H Drilling4460102006–2015
Tejas Water Well LLC.4620202011–2014
DK Drilling and Water Systems3410502020
D-K Drilling3465202003
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.2500322015–2016
Nomad Drilling1900502025
TR Drilling and Service1460—2024
Mocio Well Services, LLC1600—2022
C&C Groundwater Services LLC19402002020

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic46388.4%470
Environmental Soil Boring142.7%20
Test Well132.5%450
Stock122.3%520
Monitor112.1%420
Public Supply81.5%555
Closed-Loop Geothermal20.4%250
Irrigation10.2%360
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s225460180
2010s143470180
2020s156470189

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-17. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
50028520194,41013520Domestic
14688220081,28044035Test Well
11951620071,08031475Monitor
68145420241,020675—Domestic
37192220141,000540—Domestic
14545520081,000575—Domestic
4306220041,00066030Domestic
145477200898057930Domestic
39578200396062025Domestic
6212712022950—8Domestic

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 Bandera County.

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