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Texas well grid 68-49

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Medina County and Atascosa County. 349 reports, median depth 190 ft.

349Reports
190 ftMedian depth
64 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-49

Logged in state well grid 68-49, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftYellow Clay 120, Sand 85, Red Clay 53, Caliche 46, Surface 48, Yellow Sand 35
25–50 ftSand 39, Yellow Clay 21, Shale 15, Gray Clay 14, Blue Shale 14, Clay 12
50–100 ftSand 82, Shale 46, Shell 22, Rock 22, Blue Shale 17, Yellow Clay 16
100–200 ftSand 91, Shale 52, Rock 24, Blue Shale 20, Gray Sand 18, Grey Sand 12
200–300 ftSand 30, Shale 24, Blue Shale 14, Clay 13, Gray Sand 9, Sandy Clay 7
300–500 ftShale 8, Clay 5, Blue Shale 4, Sand 4, Gray Sand 3, Blue Shale/Clay 1
1000–5000 ftLimestone And Shale (Anacacho) 1, Blue Shale 1, Limestone/Blue Shale (Austin Chalk) 1, Black Shale (Eagle Ford) 1, White Limestone (Buda) 1, Grey Shale/Clay (Del Rio) 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-49, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Cherokee Drilling112150152003–2022
Underground Water Resources, LLC51220122019–2026
SHEPHERD DRILLING38200152003–2026
Vortex Drilling, Inc.2635—2006–2013
Well Done Water Works, LLC19220202021–2026
Artesia Drilling11220202014–2023
Unison Drilling Inc11200252016–2019
Cruz Drilling11180182005–2017
PC Drilling & Service, LLC6160—2014
Stewart Shepherd6—202006
L.McCelvey Water Well Services LLC396102024–2026
Sarita Well Service3167102009–2016
Utopia Sales & Service, Inc.3118302007
Quality Constructing Solutions, LLC2314452026
Shepherd Services22,120172024–2026
Hurst H2O Well Service,LLC2295152025–2026
sotex water well serv2420302025
McKinley Drilling2233402023
Moy's Water Well Drilling & Services of Texas2360122022–2023
Bull's Eye Services, LLC2345172017–2021
PC Drilling and Service, LLC2140—2013
Alsay Incorporated24201,5002011–2013
Forney Drilling2212102012–2013
T M Johnson Drilling260152010–2012
sotex water well service1260152025

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic20257.9%194
Irrigation7722.1%190
Stock3810.9%240
Monitor144.0%50
Environmental Soil Boring133.7%25
Injection20.6%172
Public Supply20.6%420
Industrial10.3%100
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s9918070
2010s14414250
2020s10622070

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-49. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
66557020242,1207517Stock
72213320262,043260—Stock
540106202043020050Stock
5059402019424158—Irrigation
691181202542014230Domestic
2711512011420117200Public Supply
4632862017385160—Stock
5720122020380——Irrigation
2918982012378170100Irrigation
509325201836316055Domestic

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, Atascosa County.

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