Texas well grid 68-50
A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Medina County and Atascosa County. 290 reports, median depth 160 ft.
290Reports
160 ftMedian depth
87 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield
What you will drill through in grid 68-50
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Sand 75, Yellow Clay 61, Red Clay 39, Surface 26, Clay 20, Caliche 16 |
| 25–50 ft | Sand 26, Yellow Clay 12, Gray Clay 8, Rock 6, Shell 5, Sandy Clay 4 |
| 50–100 ft | Sand 46, Shell 14, Shale 14, Gray Clay 12, Rock 8, Blue Shale 5 |
| 100–200 ft | Sand 42, Shale 16, Rock 11, Blue Shale 8, Sandy Clay 6, Coarse Sand 8 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 31, Shale 25, Rock 14, Clay 17, Sandy Clay 8, Grey Clay 5 |
| 300–500 ft | Shale 11, Sand 7, Clay 3, Rock 2, Sandy Grey Clay 2, Sand And Shale 2 |
| 500–1000 ft | Shale 2, Sand 1, Rock 1, Shale / Td 1, Fine Sand, Clay Stks 1, Clay 1 |
| 1000–5000 ft | White Chalk 1, Gray Shale 1, Limestone & Shale 1, Gray & Blue Clay 1, Lt Gray Limestone 1 |
Who drills here
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 121 | 41.7% | 280 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 59 | 20.3% | 20 |
| Irrigation | 47 | 16.2% | 155 |
| Monitor | 41 | 14.1% | 35 |
| Stock | 19 | 6.6% | 140 |
| Public Supply | 1 | 0.3% | — |
| Injection | 1 | 0.3% | 300 |
| Test Well | 1 | 0.3% | 2,700 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | — | 152 |
| 2000s | 87 | 170 | 110 |
| 2010s | 119 | 110 | 33 |
| 2020s | 83 | 280 | 150 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145796 | 2007 | 2,700 | — | — | Test Well |
| 603118 | 2022 | 560 | 230 | 65 | Domestic |
| 375612 | 2014 | 500 | 200 | — | Domestic |
| 627726 | 2022 | 480 | 160 | 19 | Domestic |
| 623508 | 2022 | 465 | 173 | 50 | Stock |
| 518056 | 2016 | 460 | 235 | 25 | Stock |
| 320088 | 2013 | 420 | 260 | — | Domestic |
| 172112 | 2005 | 420 | 198 | 18 | Domestic |
| 95449 | 2003 | 420 | 180 | 20 | Domestic |
| 537168 | 2020 | 414 | 207 | 25 | Domestic |
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, Bexar County, Uvalde County, Gillespie County.