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Texas well grid 68-46

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Bexar County and Wilson County. 251 reports, median depth 50 ft.

251Reports
50 ftMedian depth
62 ftWater at
40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-46

Logged in state well grid 68-46, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 34, Clay 28, Sand 24, Rock 18, Red Clay 16, Surface 15
25–50 ftRock 13, Shale 13, Sand 12, Blue Shale 6, Blue Clay & Rocks 4, Tan Clay 3
50–100 ftRock 46, Shale 36, Sand 31, Blue Shale 9, Sandy Shale 5, Gray Clay 3
100–200 ftShale 47, Rock 50, Sand 42, Sandy Shale 6, Clay & Rocks 7, Sandy 6
200–300 ftSand 49, Rock 31, Shale 31, Sandy Shale 7, Clay 5, Sandy Shale W/ Streaks Of Shale 2
300–500 ftRock 16, Sand 17, Clay 11, Shale 10, Sand & Clay 3, Sandy Shale W/ Streaks Of Grey Sands 1
500–1000 ftLimestone, Sand And Clay T.D. 1, Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-46, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.59202005–2025
HERBOLD BROTHERS22280302003–2015
Deharde Water Well Service21400702004–2024
Strata Core Services, LLC21272016
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP18202019–2021
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC16402022–2024
HERBOLD DRILLING13245222014–2025
J B Drilling11250502008–2014
STEVENS DRILLING & WATER WELL SERVICE10278152016–2026
Gainco, Inc.10102020
Moy's Water Well Services8396502017–2024
Mesquite Drilling5228352006–2008
Stevens Drilling and Water Well Service4325452014–2025
Thomas Moy and Sons4511452009–2018
TJ & TB Drilling Inc4290602013–2016
TJ&TB Drilling3290352013–2014
B&K Water Well Drilling2360352016–2025
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.26506002019
Keltic Drilling2452011
JB Drilling2331402003–2007
Texas Southern Drilling1245402026
Alamo1 Drilling1402026
sotex water well service1260202025
Moys Water Well1316452025
Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling1102024

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic10140.2%300
Environmental Soil Boring7128.3%15
Monitor5622.3%30
Stock166.4%250
Irrigation31.2%58
Test Well20.8%270
Public Supply20.8%650
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s4130080
2010s1186258
2020s923263

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-46. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
531674201965024600Public Supply
199745200955681Domestic
1985502009511108Public Supply
6751492024490132Domestic
728821202646513871Domestic
422296201644056Domestic
51999020194233270Domestic
55086320204224660Domestic
598735202242059100Domestic
51998420194204550Domestic

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.

Drilling a well near grid 68-46?

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This grid falls in Bexar County, Wilson County.

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