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Texas well grid 68-33

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Medina County and Guadalupe County. 107 reports, median depth 60 ft.

107Reports
60 ftMedian depth
49 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-33

Logged in state well grid 68-33, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSoil 17, Top Soil 13, Yellow Clay 9, Surface 7, Sandy Clay 7, Clay 6
25–50 ftGravel 18, Gray Shale 7, Clay 4, Shale 4, Gray Clay 3, Gravel And Water 2
50–100 ftGray Shale 6, Blue Clay 5, Tan Clay 2, Blue Shale 2, Gray Clay 2, Anacacho Shale 1
100–200 ftBreak 1, 1+Gpm 1, 5+Gpm 1, Gray Sand 1, Blue Shale 1, Sandy Blue Shale 1
200–300 ftBreak 1, Austin Chalk 3, No Returns 2, Shale 1, Tan & L. Grey L/S (Water) 1, Eagleford Shale 1
300–500 ftBuda Limestone 3, Gray Limestone 2, White Limestone 2, Del Rio Shale 2, Grey Limestone 1, Austin Chalk 1
500–1000 ftEdwards 3, Blue Shale 3, Austin Chalk 3, White Rock 2, Edwards Limestone 3, Del Rio Shale 2
1000–5000 ftBuda 2, Georgetown 2, Eagleford Shale 1, Buda Limestone 1, Del Rio Shale 1, Edwards Limetone 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-33, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
T M Johnson Drilling3256172002–2014
Vortex Drilling, Inc.1942015
Wilson Drilling, Inc.8653002008–2011
Armadigger, Inc.6700502005–2009
SHEPHERD DRILLING545202005–2011
Pipe Creek Water Well, Inc.4520202003–2011
McKinley Drilling31,2503502016–2021
Cruz Drilling370102004–2006
Tierra Roja, Inc.39052502005–2006
D K Drilling and Water Systems21,1042023–2024
Artesia Drilling21,640202013–2020
Schaefer Water Well253152015
Utopia Sales & Service, Inc.2268302007
Johnson Drilling, Inc.21,7501,0002003–2004
Waterboyz, LLC18802002024
Well Done Water Works, LLC1465202023
Unison Drilling Inc11,336102017
Spring Branch Water Well Service12602016
Cool Water Resources13202016
Davenport Drilling11002015
T M Johnson1402015
Tejas Water Well LLC.12012
HERBOLD BROTHERS140302010
Davenport Drilling & Pump Service1680152008
Aquatech Drilling, Inc.11,0602009

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic4138.3%440
Irrigation3734.6%55
Environmental Soil Boring1917.8%4
Stock87.5%260
Industrial10.9%1,250
Fracking Supply10.9%48
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s34380120
2010s674846
2020s6880287

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-33. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
2112220031,7502981,000Irrigation
31852120131,64028020Domestic
56718020201,540200Stock
51706820191,436280Domestic
32968720111,37030020Domestic
44584420171,33630810Domestic
42417720161,250240350Industrial
25663620111,105294Domestic
68042720241,104304Domestic
16830220091,060200Domestic

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, Guadalupe County.

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