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Texas well grid 68-54

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Wilson County and Bexar County. 229 reports, median depth 325 ft.

229Reports
325 ftMedian depth
100 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-54

Logged in state well grid 68-54, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 58, Sand 40, Surface 39, Top Soil 31, Shale 24, Sandy Clay 20
25–50 ftSand 23, Shale 15, Rock 9, Gravel 8, Sandy Shale 6, Sandy 4
50–100 ftShale 40, Rock 24, Sand 32, Gravel 21, Clay 12, Sandy Shale 10
100–200 ftShale 59, Rock 53, Sand 64, Sandy 18, Sandy Shale 16, Clay 8
200–300 ftRock 39, Shale 51, Sand 60, Sandy Shale 23, Sandy 12, Clay 6
300–500 ftSand 38, Shale 27, Rock 21, Clay 12, Sandy Shale 8, Sandy 5
500–1000 ftSand 11, Clay 4, Shale 4, Gray Sandy Shale 1, Sandy Clay 2, Brown Sand 1
1000–5000 ftSand 4, Shale 1, Clay 2, Sandy Shale 2, Sticky Shale 1, Sand Hard 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-54, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
J B Drilling30334602007–2016
STEVENS DRILLING & WATER WELL SERVICE20320452019–2026
Vortex Drilling, Inc.14302025
Texas Southern Drilling12365122024–2026
Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling12102024
Alsay Incorporated11568862004–2025
Stevens Drilling and Water Well Service11282842015–2026
Moy's Water Well Services11305402017–2023
Thomas Moy and Sons10444602010–2015
TJ & TB Drilling Inc9285502015–2020
Moys Water Well8370602024–2026
Layne Christensen85837102012
JB Drilling8355502003–2007
HERBOLD DRILLING7280302017–2025
Mesquite Drilling7269402004–2006
Deharde Water Well Service6315702004–2025
B&K Water Well Drilling6360502016–2025
Thomas Moy and Sons Water Well Drilling Inc.43805002021–2026
HERBOLD BROTHERS4310202003–2013
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.36606002019
Thomas Moy & Sons39111,0002006
Underground Water Resources, LLC2360202021–2025
TJ & TB Grilling Inc2240602019
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.2302012
Thomas Moy & Sons Water Well Drilling28902004–2007

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic14864.6%340
Environmental Soil Boring2611.4%10
Stock2310.0%320
Public Supply104.4%1,350
Irrigation104.4%565
Monitor83.5%563
Closed-Loop Geothermal10.4%250
Industrial10.4%361
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s4834085
2010s7836089
2020s103305110

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-54. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
40706220151,7201361,000Public Supply
30135320121,5271291,022Public Supply
30134720121,4931081,022Public Supply
11049520071,41064200Monitor
30136320121,35094710Public Supply
12178120071,33685850Test Well
1655812006911140Irrigation
2098362004890141Irrigation
10221420067541651,465Irrigation
384732004750Monitor

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 Wilson County, Bexar County, Comal County.

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