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
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Clay, 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 ft | Tan 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 ft | Buda 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 ft | Tan Limestone 10, Grey Limestone 8, Gray Limestone 8, Del Rio 7, Del Rio Shale 5, Gray Clay 3 |
| 200–300 ft | No Returns 4, Lt.Gray Lime 4, Tan Rock 2, Tan Limestone 3, Edwards Limestone 3, Gray Limestone 3 |
| 300–500 ft | Tan Limestone 4, Gray Shale 1, Gray Limestone 3, No Returns 3, Water 3, Rock 1 |
| 500–1000 ft | Tan Lime Few Intermitten Frac. 4, Bexar Shale 8, Cow Creek 6, Lt.Gray Lime 3, Lower Glenrose 3, Spotted Gray Limestone 2 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Cow Creek 2, Pi 1, Lower Glenrose 1, Bexar Shale 1, Pine Island Shale 1 |
Who drills here
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Soil Boring | 169 | 41.1% | 10 |
| Domestic | 161 | 39.2% | 500 |
| Monitor | 61 | 14.8% | 30 |
| Irrigation | 7 | 1.7% | 450 |
| Other | 6 | 1.5% | 56 |
| Industrial | 3 | 0.7% | 513 |
| Public Supply | 2 | 0.5% | 1,140 |
| Stock | 1 | 0.2% | 210 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 460 | 280 |
| 2000s | 86 | 400 | 210 |
| 2010s | 197 | 51 | 275 |
| 2020s | 125 | 26 | 297 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 156758 | 2004 | 1,540 | 210 | 125 | Industrial |
| 149060 | 2002 | 1,140 | 230 | 300 | Public Supply |
| 176364 | 2008 | 1,045 | 350 | 12 | Domestic |
| 358846 | 2014 | 1,040 | 470 | — | Domestic |
| 685122 | 2024 | 1,010 | 284 | — | Domestic |
| 438347 | 2016 | 1,010 | — | 50 | Domestic |
| 149064 | 2002 | 1,000 | 225 | 300 | Public Supply |
| 691866 | 2025 | 960 | 532 | — | Domestic |
| 176142 | 2008 | 960 | 214 | 450 | Domestic |
| 499266 | 2018 | 940 | — | 20 | Domestic |
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.