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Texas well grid 68-43

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Bexar County. 474 reports, median depth 15 ft.

474Reports
15 ftMedian depth
23 ftWater at
25 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-43

Logged in state well grid 68-43, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftNo Recovery 22, No Recovery. 5, Top Soil 13, Gravel 12, Clay, Little Silt, Trace Fine To Medium Sand, Round; Medium 2, Clay, Little Silt, Trace Fine To Medium Sand, Subround To Ro 2
25–50 ftSand 5, Clay 4, Gravel 4, Gravel And Clay 3, Clay, Little Silt, Medium Stiff, Medium To High Plasticity, 1, Clay, Little Silt, Trace Fine To Medium Sand, Round; Medium 1
50–100 ftSand 5, Shale 5, Light Gray Clay 1, Rock 2, Gray Shale 3, Dark Brown Clay 1
100–200 ftRock 2, Shale 3, Sandy 2, Sandy Shale 2, Clay 1, Hard Shale 1
200–300 ftShale 3, Rock 2, Sandy Shale 1, Clay 1, Sandy 1, Gray/Black Clay 1
300–500 ftShale 3, Rock 2, Sandy 2, Clay 1, Sand 1, Sand Td 1
500–1000 ftGray Clay 1, Clay 1, Clay & Shale Mix 1, Del Rio Clay 2, Buda White 1, Gray Clay & Sandstone 1
1000–5000 ftAustin Chalk 4, Buda Limestone 4, Limestone, Sand & Clay 1, Gray Clay & Sand 1, Limestone 1, Eagle Ford Shale 3

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-43, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.234102006–2023
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP50102019–2022
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC30102023–2025
Alamo1 Drilling2752025–2026
Right Drill, LLC.19252024–2025
Geoprojects International, Inc.19362003–2010
Sunbelt Industrial Services14102025
Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling9152024–2025
Select Drilling Services, LLC.6202015–2016
T M Johnson6682014–2015
Total Support Services6112007
Talon/LPE582020
Wilson Drilling and Pump Company5832502010–2016
Eagle Remediation & Demolition4102023
Underground Water Resources, LLC3170202020–2022
TJ&TB Drilling3140102014
Pacific West Environmental and Infrastructure2102024
McKinley Drilling22,160272022–2024
J B Drilling2455502010–2016
Keltic Drilling232011
Davenport Drilling & Pump Service28009002004–2008
Aquatech Drilling, Inc.2502010
Alsay Incorporated22,4608302007–2009
Prospector Drilling and Tool Co., Inc.21312003
Texas Southern Drilling11252025

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring30965.2%10
Monitor12025.3%25
Domestic143.0%125
Irrigation143.0%69
Public Supply61.3%1,932
Stock51.1%115
Other30.6%5
Test Well20.4%60
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s643023
2010s2721025
2020s1381520

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-43. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
14029720072,460Monitor
60415420222,1600Irrigation
18637620092,000830Public Supply
69484920251,994512,200Monitor
28843120121,93275Public Supply
54300920201,700200Domestic
10881520071,20015350Industrial
16612020098821650Domestic
15587120048008020Domestic
42217120164558050Domestic

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.

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