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Texas well grid 68-27

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Bexar County and Medina County. 411 reports, median depth 66 ft.

411Reports
66 ftMedian depth
260 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-27

Logged in state well grid 68-27, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay, With Silt And Gravel; Brown; Hard; Dry 25, Topsoil 22, Clay And Marl; 2-4 Foot Interbedded; Tan; Hard; Dry; Minor I 21, Tan Limestone 19, Concrete & Base (Fill) 17, Yellow Limestone 17
25–50 ftTan Clay 3, Yellow Clay 2, Grey Shale 2, Orange Ferrous Seam (1') Over Red Clay (1') Over Lt Brown Wa 2, Dk Brown Wackestone (Crystalline) Over White Micritic And Ta 2, Grey Limestone 2
50–100 ftBuda 5, Denser Pink-Tan To Tan To Light Yellow Microcrystalline Edwa 4, No Returns 3, Eagleford Shale 3, Grey Shale 3, Grey L/S 3
100–200 ftTan Limestone 10, Grey Limestone 8, Gray Limestone 8, Del Rio 7, Del Rio Shale 5, Gray Clay 3
200–300 ftNo Returns 4, Lt.Gray Lime 4, Tan Rock 2, Tan Limestone 3, Edwards Limestone 3, Gray Limestone 3
300–500 ftTan Limestone 4, Gray Shale 1, Gray Limestone 3, No Returns 3, Water 3, Rock 1
500–1000 ftTan Lime Few Intermitten Frac. 4, Bexar Shale 8, Cow Creek 6, Lt.Gray Lime 3, Lower Glenrose 3, Spotted Gray Limestone 2
1000–5000 ftCow Creek 2, Pi 1, Lower Glenrose 1, Bexar Shale 1, Pine Island Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-27, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.13192005–2019
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP46192019–2023
Armadigger, Inc.21460251996–2008
TR Drilling & Service LLC20445202004–2025
American Water Well Services Inc.15500402018–2026
Davenport Drilling & Pump Service13897202004–2019
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.12530302014–2016
H & H Drilling11400102003–2016
Tejas Water Well LLC.10500202012–2014
Pacific West Environmental and Infrastructure9102024
CoreCoUSA, Inc.81002022–2023
Strata Core Services, LLC8242013–2017
BUDDY'S SEPTIC & WATER WELL SVC LLC7450502020–2025
D K Drilling and Water Systems7510302021–2025
Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling722024
Aquatech Drilling, Inc.7420302007–2018
Cutting Edge Core Drilling, Inc.6562016
Martinez Water Well6760202008–2013
H. W. Schwope & Sons Inc.5800202003–2021
Davenport Drilling5762172007–2017
Alamo1 Drilling4132026
McGowan Well Drilling42102023
Pipe Creek Water Well, Inc.4920302008–2012
Haskin One Pump, Ltd.4400102003–2005
Gainco, Inc.3352022

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring16941.1%10
Domestic16139.2%500
Monitor6114.8%30
Irrigation71.7%450
Other61.5%56
Industrial30.7%513
Public Supply20.5%1,140
Stock10.2%210
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1990s3460280
2000s86400210
2010s19751275
2020s12526297

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-27. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
15675820041,540210125Industrial
14906020021,140230300Public Supply
17636420081,04535012Domestic
35884620141,040470Domestic
68512220241,010284Domestic
43834720161,01050Domestic
14906420021,000225300Public Supply
6918662025960532Domestic
1761422008960214450Domestic
499266201894020Domestic

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, Medina County.

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