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Texas well grid 68-52

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Bexar County and Atascosa County. 215 reports, median depth 315 ft.

215Reports
315 ftMedian depth
178 ftWater at
35 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-52

Logged in state well grid 68-52, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand 47, Red Clay 19, Clay 16, Top Soil 17, Sandy Clay 10, Surface 11
25–50 ft(Sp) :Saa 11, Sand 14, Sp) :Saa 9, White Clay 5, Yellow Sand 4, Same 3
50–100 ftShale 15, Sand 14, Rock 9, Saa, Dry 3, Clay 4, Gray Clay 5
100–200 ftSand 35, Shale 24, Rock 19, Sandy Shale 13, Grey Clay 12, Clay 5
200–300 ftShale 23, Rock 23, Sand 37, Gray Clay 7, Sandy Shale 10, Grey Clay 6
300–500 ftShale 34, Rock 22, Sand 29, Gray Clay 12, Sandy Shale 14, Gray Rock 4
500–1000 ftSand 8, Fine Sand 3, Shale 3, Rock 3, Hard Shale 3, Shale Layer 3

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-52, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.47952010–2024
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP29502019–2023
Texas Southern Drilling15315102020–2023
B&K Water Well Drilling13340302012–2020
STEVENS DRILLING & WATER WELL SERVICE11380402016–2025
Moy's Water Well Services9455252019–2024
Keltic Drilling8450352011–2020
Thomas Moy and Sons Water Well Drilling Inc.7520802018–2022
McKinley Drilling69051,0502014–2022
Underground Water Resources, LLC6380152020–2021
J B Drilling5411352008–2016
Thomas Moy & Sons5420602005–2007
Moy's Water Well Drilling & Services of Texas4400902019–2024
WALKER HILL ENVIRONMENTAL INC41252022
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC4252020
Thomas Moy and Sons4400602005–2018
DURAN DRILLING37402021
Cherokee Drilling3300302005–2015
JB Drilling3400502003
Moys Water Well24551002026
BULLS EYE SERVICES LLC29158002025–2026
Well Done Water Works, LLC2405302024–2025
sotex water well service2450252025
Stevens Drilling and Water Well Service2378362022
Artesia Drilling271482012–2018

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic9745.1%365
Environmental Soil Boring5224.2%50
Monitor2913.5%105
Industrial157.0%740
Stock125.6%405
Irrigation52.3%407
Test Well41.9%28
Rig Supply10.5%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s22370178
2010s87300172
2020s106310180

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-52. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
6512722022930368800Industrial
6983932025915345440Industrial
4709502017905238Industrial
46125720179052281,050Industrial
46126220179002371,050Industrial
7220552026891365800Industrial
5936112021740Industrial
5936102021740Industrial
5398682020740Industrial
4839732018714260Industrial

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, Atascosa County, Wilson County.

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