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Texas well grid 68-56

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Wilson County and Karnes County. 127 reports, median depth 392 ft.

127Reports
392 ftMedian depth
84 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-56

Logged in state well grid 68-56, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand 31, Clay 28, Top Soil 28, Surface 16, Red Clay 13, Orange Clay 11
25–50 ftShale 13, Sand 11, Clay 6, Rock 5, Sandy Clay 4, White Clay 4
50–100 ftShale 26, Sand 24, Rock 16, Gray Clay 9, Sandy Shale 6, Clay 5
100–200 ftSand 47, Shale 41, Rock 32, Sandy Shale 18, Sandy 5, Clay 4
200–300 ftShale 41, Rock 30, Sand 44, Sandy Shale 20, Hard Shale 7, Clay 5
300–500 ftSand 48, Shale 30, Rock 23, Sandy Shale 14, Clay 9, Hard Shale 6
500–1000 ftShale 4, Sand 3, Rock 2, Sandy Shale 2, Carrizo Sand 2, Sandy 1
1000–5000 ftSand 2, Carrizo Sand 2, Shale 1, Sand And Rock Layers 1, Hard Rock And Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-56, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
STEVENS DRILLING & WATER WELL SERVICE14400652017–2024
TJ & TB Drilling Inc14365702014–2021
Deharde Water Well Service13420802004–2025
McKinley Drilling117156002005–2025
J B Drilling11396602007–2016
HERBOLD BROTHERS10420302003–2014
Thomas Moy & Sons7401602006–2008
JB Drilling6324452003–2007
HERBOLD DRILLING5320352015–2024
Moy's Water Well Services4355602018–2024
TJ&TB Drilling44501002014–2015
Thomas Moy and Sons Water Well Drilling Inc.3460502015–2024
B&K Water Well Drilling2420502019–2025
Moys Water Well2424402024
Stevens Drilling and Water Well Service2460852024
Thomas Moy and Sons25402015
Agua Dulce2351402012–2013
Kutscher Drilling230022008–2009
Hazelett Drilling14402026
R&K Water Well Drilling13202025
Texas Southern Drilling13501002023
Moy's Water Well Drilling & Services of Texas1330602021
J&S WATER WELLS1340802017
TJ and TB Drilling1360502013
Leon Davis Water Well1302013

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic8163.8%368
Stock2620.5%368
Irrigation1612.6%540
Industrial21.6%450
Public Supply10.8%1,110
Rig Supply10.8%340
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s3339278
2010s5539672
2020s3938790

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-56. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
6891120051,3211141,000Irrigation
6891720051,3051081,100Irrigation
28402120111,262411,600Irrigation
53985920201,250Irrigation
66632120241,1102121,000Public Supply
21654020098212051,600Irrigation
7006452025715122200Irrigation
7006472025623118200Irrigation
38714920156005580Stock
338540201060011060Domestic

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, Karnes County.

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