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Texas well grid 68-34

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Bexar County and Medina County. 249 reports, median depth 440 ft.

249Reports
440 ftMedian depth
220 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-34

Logged in state well grid 68-34, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 38, Yellow Limestone 18, Caliche 15, Soil 15, Clay 12, Topsoil 11
25–50 ftGravel 11, Clay And Gravel 7, Clay 7, Gray Shale 4, Gray Limestone 4, Gravel And Clay 4
50–100 ftGray Limestone 7, Austin Chalk 6, Gravel 5, Gray Clay 5, Grey Limestone 5, Clay 4
100–200 ftBuda 16, Austin Chalk 13, Del Rio 11, Buda Limestone 7, Del Rio Shale 6, Lignite 6
200–300 ftDel Rio 14, Del Rio Shale 11, Buda 11, Georgetown 9, Edwards 8, Del Rio Clay 7
300–500 ftBuda 13, Edwards 9, Edwards Limestone 9, White Limestone 6, Georgetown 8, Eagleford Shale 8
500–1000 ftEdwards 13, Georgetown 8, Edwards Limestone 6, Edwards L/S 4, Del Rio Clay 3, Firm Brown L/S (Water) 2
1000–5000 ftUpper Trinity 1, Lower Trinity 1, Bexar Shale 1, Cow Creek 1, Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-34, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Armadigger, Inc.45480301999–2010
T M Johnson Drilling2162102001–2013
Davenport Drilling & Pump Service16550302002–2019
Underground Water Resources, LLC12460202020–2024
D K Drilling and Water Systems11470502019–2024
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP1152020–2023
Vortex Drilling, Inc.10152008–2017
H & H Drilling10400102004–2017
Tejas Water Well LLC.8560202012–2015
Caltex Water LLC8601502011
Aquatech Drilling, Inc.5500502010–2017
American Water Well Services Inc.4500502018–2023
Artesia Drilling4500202019–2022
Wilson Drilling, Inc.4641,2002011
Puddle Jumper Well Company4640402004–2009
JIREH AGUA WELL DRILLING LLC34502026
sotex water well service3620182025–2026
McKinley Drilling31,0251,6002012–2025
Well Done Water Works, LLC3602252022–2025
Waterboyz, LLC3500752002–2021
Wilson Drilling and Pump Company36002016–2018
Kutscher Drilling34552010–2018
Unison Drilling Inc34302016–2017
Davenport Drilling38003502015–2016
TR Drilling & Service LLC34251002008–2012

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic18072.3%470
Irrigation3012.0%61
Environmental Soil Boring187.2%10
Public Supply83.2%850
Monitor52.0%35
Stock41.6%65
Industrial31.2%550
Test Well10.4%30
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1990s1400180
2000s96460217
2010s99400208
2020s53460260

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-34. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
70367120252,113403400Public Supply
30298620121,0254551,600Public Supply
62740720221,001240Industrial
6814932024960Monitor
1092212007850217Public Supply
3953812015820270Domestic
6832332002800300Domestic
3953762015800270100Domestic
122442002783401Domestic
176892002763420100Domestic

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, Guadalupe County, Lavaca County.

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