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Texas well grid 68-23

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Comal County and Guadalupe County. 484 reports, median depth 27 ft.

484Reports
27 ftMedian depth
183 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-23

Logged in state well grid 68-23, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 33, Yellow Limestone 20, Tan To Lt Brown Silt 20, Same, No Odor 8, Silty Clay; Reddish Brown, Firm Dry, Minor Limestone And Che 15, Plastic Clay Olive/Gray Moist 14
25–50 ftSame, No Odor 8, Yellow Clay 6, Yellow Limestone 3, Silty Clay Gray/Orange Moist 2, Yellowish Tan Limestone 2, Lost Returns 2
50–100 ftBlue Clay 6, Fractured Tan Limestone 4, Gray Clay 4, Lost Returns 4, Fractured Tan Limestone/ Red Clay 3, Tan Limestone 3
100–200 ftLost Returns 10, Yellow Limestone 7, No Returns 6, White Limestone 4, Yellowish Tan Limestone 3, Fractured Tan Limestone 3
200–300 ftLost Returns 10, Yellow Limestone 6, Tan Limestone 6, Fractured Tan Limestone 3, Blue Limestone 3, Grey Limestone 3
300–500 ftLost Returns 7, Upper Glenrose 6, Blue Limestone 5, Grey Limestone 5, Tan Limestone 3, Grey Clay 2
500–1000 ftLower Glenrose 7, Td 2, Gray And Tan Limestone 2, Bexar Shale 2, Grey Limestone & Gyp 1, Grey Limestone 1
1000–5000 ftCow Creek 5, Bexar Shale 2, Lower Glen Rose 1, Bear Shale 1, Bexar Shell 1, Pine Island 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-23, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.199232006–2024
Kutscher Drilling78380152003–2026
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP6752020–2023
Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling2542024
C&C Groundwater Services LLC153802013–2024
Gainco, Inc.1082021
WEST Drilling8202015–2018
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.7452020–2021
ALPHA & OMEGA DRILLING SERVICES, INC.72012–2015
Davenport Drilling & Pump Service71,3005002004–2012
Austin Geo-Logic6102019–2020
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC4332015–2019
R.R.R. PUMP SALES & SERVICE, INC.4455202003–2010
Alamo1 Drilling3152025–2026
Texan Water32402024–2025
McKinley Drilling31,3026802015–2021
flugrath construction3100152008–2014
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.3152013
Newborn Waterwell Service3375122001–2005
STEVENS DRILLING & WATER WELL SERVICE2232152021–2026
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE21802026
Spring Branch Water Well Service25842022–2024
Beyond Engineering & Testing, LLC.2502021
Davenport Drilling21,0083002016–2021
Puddle Jumper Well Company239072014–2018

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring24250.0%10
Monitor10020.7%30
Domestic8818.2%360
Industrial275.6%420
Other91.9%20
Public Supply91.9%620
Test Well40.8%1,260
Irrigation40.8%800
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s79125212
2010s24230138
2020s16310200

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-23. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
60425820211,55523315Test Well
46277520171,500138Industrial
19019820091,360194Industrial
17719120041,340197600Industrial
42915420161,32085Industrial
39743320151,302140680Industrial
42297420151,300170Monitor
21520920071,300170500Public Supply
19018920081,300181Industrial
71730920251,270384Domestic

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, Guadalupe County, Williamson County.

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