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Texas well grid 68-59

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Atascosa County and Wilson County. 156 reports, median depth 400 ft.

156Reports
400 ftMedian depth
170 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-59

Logged in state well grid 68-59, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand 34, Top Soil 40, Red Clay 21, Clay 14, Surface 16, Tan Clay 12
25–50 ftSand 6, Shale 4, Gray Clay 5, Rock 4, Tan Clay 3, Tan Sand 3
50–100 ftSand 22, Shale 11, Rock 5, Clay 5, Grey Shale 4, Gray Clay 5
100–200 ftSand 37, Rock 15, Shale 9, Gray Clay 10, Sandy Shale 9, Grey Shale 8
200–300 ftSand 27, Shale 13, Rock 9, Sandy Shale 6, Sandy 1, Sand & Shale 5
300–500 ftSand 35, Shale 18, Grey Sand 5, Carrizo Sand 7, Gray Clay 6, Sandy Shale 5
500–1000 ftSand 6, Shale 4, Sandy Shale 3, Grey Sand 1, Sand And Shale 1, Sand With Shale Streaks 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-59, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
B&K Water Well Drilling30360402013–2025
McKinley Drilling135801,0002011–2025
Thomas Moy and Sons124601002003–2017
Underground Water Resources, LLC11360122019–2025
Cherokee Drilling9320152004–2011
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.74182018–2025
Moy's Water Well Drilling & Services of Texas7450802020–2024
Drillink, Inc.6360502021–2022
J B Drilling5353602010–2013
EDWARD PAWLIK & SON W S5360602012–2013
DRT Services, LLC4450702013–2025
James Pawlik Water Well Service, Inc.34703552011–2022
Cruz Drilling3260802008–2012
M&C WATERWELL DRILLING3400752004–2013
SHEPHERD DRILLING2360502005–2023
Thomas Moy and Sons Water Well Drilling Inc.2400602022–2024
STEVENS DRILLING & WATER WELL SERVICE2405402022
Water Well Services, Inc.25358002013–2018
Pipe Creek Water Well, Inc.2510402010–2012
Thomas Moy & Sons2485802005–2008
Thomas Moy & Sons Water Well Drilling2420602004–2006
James Pawlik Water Well Ser. Inc.24501,0002009
R&K Water Well Drilling1400402026
Well Done Water Works, LLC1460802025
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE14405002024

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic8453.8%360
Irrigation3522.4%500
Stock2415.4%400
Industrial42.6%450
Monitor42.6%300
Public Supply21.3%604
Other10.6%440
Test Well10.6%460
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s27375162
2010s74400162
2020s55400192

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-59. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
17293920091,050200500Irrigation
33811920118701051,200Irrigation
2915562012760601,200Irrigation
3049382012694146Domestic
7230932023649250400Irrigation
554079202064021645Domestic
4067972015640225150Irrigation
623942202262520560Monitor
26555320116161601,500Irrigation
71087520246052211,100Irrigation

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.

Drilling a well near grid 68-59?

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This grid falls in Atascosa County, Wilson County.

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