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Texas well grid 68-42

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Medina County and Bexar County. 130 reports, median depth 60 ft.

130Reports
60 ftMedian depth
40 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-42

Logged in state well grid 68-42, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 15, Surface 16, Yellow Clay 12, Top Soil 11, Soil 10, Sandy Clay 8
25–50 ftBlue Shale 10, Gravel 7, Gray Shale 4, Rock 3, Shale 3, Yellow Sand 3
50–100 ftClay 7, Grey Clay 4, Blue Shale 4, Shale 4, Sand 2, Silty Clay, Dark Brown/Brown To Olive Gray, Soft To Very Sti 3
100–200 ftShale 3, Rock 2, Sand 3, Austin Group 1, Sandy Grey Clay 1, Shale Grey 1
200–300 ftShale 3, Rock 3, Sand 2, Austin Chalk 2, Sandy 2, Gray Sand And Shale 1
300–500 ftSand 3, Shale 3, Rock 2, Buda Limestone 4, Austin Chalk 3, Gray Shale, Brown Clay 2
500–1000 ftEdwards 5, Edwards Limestone 4, Del Rio 4, Buda Limestone 3, Del Rio Clay 3, Georgetown 3
1000–5000 ftBuda Limestone 2, Green Shale 1, Buda Lime 1, Del Rio Shale 1, Edwards Lime 1, Austin Chalk 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-42, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
T M Johnson Drilling20561002003–2013
Vortex Drilling, Inc.15152012–2018
SHEPHERD DRILLING1260202003–2022
dba Universal Drilling Services11542004
Underground Water Resources, LLC10200102019–2025
Well Done Water Works, LLC790352023–2024
Alamo1 Drilling4102025
T M Johnson4502015–2016
Davenport Drilling & Pump Service41,090152004–2014
TERO DRILLING LLC3302022
Wilson Drilling and Pump Company3738002012–2019
Cherokee Drilling3120302012–2014
Cruz Drilling36052008
Alsay Incorporated21,1153,0002024–2025
McKinley Drilling22,5155572018–2024
Right Drill, LLC.2152023
Artesia Drilling21,32052014–2020
Unison Drilling Inc2664122016–2017
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.22010
J B Drilling2497502008
Wilson Drilling, Inc.22008
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.11,0162025
Stevens Drilling and Water Well Service1892024
Moy's Water Well Drilling & Services of Texas17552,1601995
D K Drilling and Water Systems16102019

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic4232.3%200
Irrigation2216.9%56
Environmental Soil Boring2116.2%15
Stock1511.5%57
Monitor1310.0%54
Public Supply118.5%1,115
Test Well43.1%40
Industrial10.8%1,320
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1990s175577
2000s336042
2010s635530
2020s3313538

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-42. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
48545120182,515115557Public Supply
12915020072,3311031,500Public Supply
55247420201,320683Industrial
38381920141,134130Public Supply
12372820071,132225Public Supply
70624420251,115983,000Public Supply
68754620241,1151123,000Public Supply
32962820111,10070Domestic
17785120081,0905515Domestic
2112120031,05751100Domestic

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, Starr County, Wilson County.

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