texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 68-26

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Medina County and Bexar County. 511 reports, median depth 860 ft.

511Reports
860 ftMedian depth
430 ftWater at
40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-26

Logged in state well grid 68-26, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftEdwards 48, Edwards L/S 32, Brown Limestone 22, Yellow Limestone 19, Top Soil 18, Hard Yellow Limestone 17
25–50 ftGray Limestone 5, Grey Shale 2, Yellow Limestone 2, Orange Clay 2, Tan Limestone 2, Hard Tan Limestone 2
50–100 ftLost Returns 10, Gray Shale 6, Gray Limestone 5, No Returns 5, Lost Circulation 4, Tan Limestone 4
100–200 ftNo Returns 18, Lost Returns 16, Gray Limestone 13, Lost Circulation 14, Upper Glenrose 9, Tan Limestone 6
200–300 ftGray Limestone 24, Grey Limestone 11, Upper Glenrose 11, Grey L/S 10, Lime Grey 8, Lost Circulation 7
300–500 ftGray Limestone 32, Gyp 32, Spotted Gray Limestone 11, Grey Limestone 12, Grey L/S 9, Gypsum 9
500–1000 ftGray Limestone 33, Gyp 28, Tan Limestone 27, Lower Glenrose 25, Grey Limestone 15, Lower Glen Rose 15
1000–5000 ftCow Creek 8, Bexar Shale 7, Firm Dark Brown Limestone 3, Pine Island 3, Shale 1, Tan Lime 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-26, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Armadigger, Inc.87840401996–2010
Pipe Creek Water Well, Inc.51860202004–2012
Davenport Drilling & Pump Service43960252001–2021
D K Drilling and Water Systems428701002019–2026
Braendle Drilling, Inc.337651002000–2003
Aquatech Drilling, Inc.28920502007–2017
American Water Well Services Inc.25840402002–2025
Waterboyz, LLC21820302001–2025
Vortex Drilling, Inc.19252007–2009
BUDDY'S SEPTIC & WATER WELL SVC LLC14850202019–2026
H. W. Schwope & Sons Inc.13910452004–2026
H & H Drilling12820102004–2024
Puddle Jumper Well Company12880252003–2018
Davenport Drilling111,000152003–2017
Tejas Water Well LLC.10820502001–2014
TR Drilling & Service LLC88952012–2017
Davenport Drilling & Pump Serv.7900202003–2005
L.McCelvey Water Well Services LLC6900502003–2004
Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling6152025
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.5900502014–2015
Gainco, Inc.4102020
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.31,1402502016–2022
Artesia Drilling39601002016–2022
Buddy Water Well Service3800352018–2019
DAVENPORT DRILLING AND PUMP SERVICE3735502002–2016

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic45589.0%860
Environmental Soil Boring254.9%15
Industrial112.2%1,080
Public Supply61.2%1,200
Stock51.0%911
Other40.8%960
Monitor30.6%40
Irrigation20.4%831
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1990s4780360
2000s289830390
2010s115900475
2020s103880497

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-26. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
20553420091,4802722,100Public Supply
68727620241,28060015Domestic
15698420071,280300720Industrial
65015720231,220572150Public Supply
36856520141,21045Domestic
71190520251,201750Domestic
58414820211,200636Domestic
19507720061,200280250Public Supply
13958420031,200250400Public Supply
5980420051,18050020Domestic

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 Medina County, Bexar County, Bandera County, Kendall County, Guadalupe County.

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