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Texas well grid 68-20

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Bexar County and Starr County. 310 reports, median depth 480 ft.

310Reports
480 ftMedian depth
272 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-20

Logged in state well grid 68-20, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 28, Tan Lime 22, Top Soil 20, Caliche 17, Tan Limestone 13, Limestone 9
25–50 ftTan Limestone 5, Grey Limestone 4, Gray Limestone. 3, White Rock 3, Tan Rock 3, Limestone 3
50–100 ftTan Limestone 10, Lt.Gray Lime Few Shale St. 7, Grey Limestone 6, Tan Lime 5, Med Hard Yellow Rock 4, Tan Rock 4
100–200 ftTan Lime 13, Tan Limestone 8, Tan Rock 7, Gray Lime 4, Gray Limestone 6, Lt.Gray Lime 6
200–300 ftTan Lime 13, Tan Limestone 12, Lt.Gray Lime 10, Gray Limestone 6, Tan Rock 7, Gray Lime 6
300–500 ftLt.Gray Lime 18, Bexar Shale 18, Tan Lime 11, Tan Limestone 11, Lt.Gray Lime Few Intermitten Frac. 12, Gray Limestone 6
500–1000 ftTd 12, Cow Creek 6, Gray Lime 6, Tan Limestone 4, Bexar Shale 5, Lt.Gray Lime 5

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-20, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Geoprojects International, Inc.68311552002–2024
TR Drilling & Service LLC33560202003–2026
Vortex Drilling, Inc.33352009–2016
SCI222010
Martinez Water Well20520202005–2013
Spring Branch Water Well Service15660102015–2025
Puddle Jumper Well Company13550152004–2023
H. W. Schwope & Sons Inc.10575152004–2015
Talon/LPE91452022
White Drilling Company, Inc.8752006–2008
Davenport Drilling & Pump Service78721502003–2020
H & H Drilling7560102006–2020
BoMax Industries, Inc.7700122003–2013
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP582022–2023
Directed Technologies Drilling52008
American Water Well Services Inc.4710502022–2025
Geoprojects Int'l43002017–2018
Armadigger, Inc.4560201996–2009
Louis Bergmann and Sons4480552003
TR Drilling and Service35002024–2025
Zavala Drilling, CO32502012–2023
Kutscher Drilling3490102017–2019
Pipe Creek Water Well, Inc.2500402005–2009
Hood Drilling2600152002–2003
D K Drilling and Water Systems1510302025

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic12841.3%580
Monitor8226.5%159
Environmental Soil Boring6220.0%22
Public Supply113.5%579
Irrigation61.9%710
Industrial61.9%538
Closed-Loop Geothermal51.6%250
Injection51.6%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1990s1325
2000s121425259
2010s129500300
2020s59520270

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-20. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
165620011,022189314Public Supply
15646920031,0002141,000Public Supply
9424420069806507Domestic
332292200694036015Domestic
153481200892051010Domestic
428182000910255350Public Supply
194361200990035515Domestic
3408012013872440150Public Supply
186334200986530Domestic
383225201486013035Domestic

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 Bexar County, Starr County, Comal County, Bandera County.

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