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Texas well grid 68-21

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Bexar County and Comal County. 514 reports, median depth 620 ft.

514Reports
620 ftMedian depth
350 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-21

Logged in state well grid 68-21, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 53, Caliche 43, Tan Limestone 34, Top Soil 31, Cream Limestone 22, Tan Lime 21
25–50 ftGrey Rock 4, Gray Lime 4, Grey Limestone 5, Tan Lime 5, Gray L/S 4, Grey Rock & Clay 4
50–100 ftGrey Limestone 11, Gray Limestone 8, Tan Limestone 10, Tan Rock 7, No Returns 5, Grey Rock 5
100–200 ftGray Limestone 13, Tan Limestone 13, Grey Limestone 12, Tan Lime 9, Grey Rock 8, Gray Clay 6
200–300 ftTan Limestone 17, Grey Limestone 14, Tan Lime 11, Gray Limestone 9, Gray/Tan Limestone 10, Lt.Gray Lime 10
300–500 ftTan Limestone 20, Gray Limestone 20, Lt.Gray Lime 13, Tan Lime 15, Grey Limestone 14, Gray Lime 12
500–1000 ftTd 32, Gray Limestone 16, Bexar Shale 19, Cow Creek 16, Tan Limestone 11, Tan Rock 12
1000–5000 ftPine Island 2, No Circulation-Shale & L/S 1, Tan Cow Creek 1, Cow Creek 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-21, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.79152010–2017
TR Drilling & Service LLC65780202003–2026
Puddle Jumper Well Company63600202003–2024
Spring Branch Water Well Service45623102014–2026
BoMax Industries, Inc.40740102002–2013
Kutscher Drilling26700152005–2023
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC16152013–2025
Martinez Water Well15600302004–2013
R.R.R. PUMP SALES & SERVICE, INC.149202006–2013
Davenport Drilling & Pump Service13880502003–2020
H. W. Schwope & Sons Inc.11560402004–2014
Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling1052023–2024
American Water Well Services Inc.7820402023–2026
TR Drilling and Service7820152003–2025
Davenport Drilling7936252015–2018
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP6252020–2022
H & H Drilling6510102006–2016
Armadigger, Inc.6930252004–2008
Alamo1 Drilling5502025–2026
Newborn Waterwell Service5470112002–2006
Geoprojects International, Inc.41602002–2023
Hood Drilling4480202002–2003
Zavala Drilling, CO32502012–2025
D K Drilling and Water Systems3870152021–2023
TERO DRILLING LLC3402021

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic35468.9%720
Environmental Soil Boring9819.1%15
Monitor295.6%40
Public Supply122.3%870
Closed-Loop Geothermal61.2%300
Irrigation61.2%700
Stock40.8%484
Industrial40.8%500
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1990s1225
2000s162620310
2010s242580343
2020s109740403

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-21. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
15615720031,140265500Public Supply
17586420091,12058725Domestic
18059720091,100Domestic
41638120151,04044015Domestic
71500520251,000468Domestic
65677820231,000418Domestic
48510220181,00014025Domestic
563520202098035650Domestic
543922202098039050Domestic
28341200398036645Public 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 Bexar County, Comal County, Blanco County.

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