Texas well grid 68-61

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Atascosa County and Bexar County. 292 reports, median depth 394 ft.

292Reports

394 ftMedian depth

100 ftWater at

60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 68-61

Logged in state well grid 68-61, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ft	What was logged there
0–25 ft	Sand 42, Top Soil 41, Clay 34, Shale 22, Surface 18, Tan Clay 17
25–50 ft	Sand 13, Clay 7, Gray Clay 6, Tan Clay 6, Shale 5, Tan Silt 5
50–100 ft	Sand 28, Shale 22, Rock 14, Gray Clay 11, Sand & Clay 6, Sandy Shale 6
100–200 ft	Sand 65, Shale 32, Rock 27, Gray Clay 14, Sandy Shale 9, Grey Shale 7
200–300 ft	Sand 63, Shale 34, Rock 25, Gray Clay 14, Clay 10, Sandy Shale 8
300–500 ft	Sand 59, Shale 23, Rock 13, Clay 12, Gray Clay 6, Gray Shale 9
500–1000 ft	Sand 11, Sandstone 4, Sandy Clay 3, Gray Clay 5, Clay 3, Gray Sandy Clay, Fine Sand 4
1000–5000 ft	Hard Shale 1, Rocks & Sand 1, Sand 3, Clay/Sand 1, Sand/Lignite 1, Sand/Shale/Lignite 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 68-61, busiest first.
Firm of record	Wells	Median depth, ft	Median yield, gpm	Years
Vortex Drilling, Inc.	50	20	—	2010–2016
Thomas Moy and Sons	23	440	90	2008–2021
M&C WATERWELL DRILLING	23	355	70	2004–2013
Alsay Incorporated	21	610	87	2002–2024
B&K Water Well Drilling	20	340	40	2013–2026
Thomas Moy and Sons Water Well Drilling Inc.	18	440	80	2012–2026
J B Drilling	16	350	50	2007–2017
Moy's Water Well Drilling & Services of Texas	14	460	80	2018–2023
Texas Southern Drilling	10	245	60	2022–2026
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co., Inc.	8	845	—	2005
McKinley Drilling	7	967	1,100	2012–2020
Stewart Brothers Drilling	7	950	1,240	2005
STEVENS DRILLING & WATER WELL SERVICE	5	400	60	2021–2025
EDWARD PAWLIK & SON W S	5	385	60	2010–2014
Thomas Moy & Sons	5	440	60	2005–2007
TJ & TB Drilling Inc	4	570	70	2016–2018
Moys Water Well	3	435	70	2025–2026
DRT Services, LLC	3	420	50	2013–2025
Busselman Water Wells, LLC	3	380	75	2025
Alsay Water Inc.	3	747	40	2022
Moy's Water Well Services	3	336	60	2017–2022
Cascade Drilling	3	—	—	2014
Sarita Well Service	3	200	20	2009–2010
ECI	3	64	—	2005–2007
EnviroCore, Inc.	3	70	—	2004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
Purpose	Wells	Share	Median depth, ft
Domestic	140	47.9%	400
Monitor	35	12.0%	66
Stock	33	11.3%	350
Irrigation	32	11.0%	723
Environmental Soil Boring	25	8.6%	10
Public Supply	9	3.1%	949
Industrial	6	2.1%	390
Injection	5	1.7%	66

By decade drilled.
Decade	Reports	Median depth, ft	Water at, ft
2000s	69	480	117
2010s	157	350	90
2020s	66	400	105

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 68-61. Column one is the tracking number.
Report	Year	Depth, ft	Water at, ft	Yield, gpm	Purpose
138074	2007	3,000	34	1,000	Test Well
546473	2020	1,987	277	1,007	Public Supply
244045	2008	1,780	81	2,023	Public Supply
724818	2026	1,205	—	15	Domestic
460478	2017	1,123	140	1,200	Public Supply
294678	2012	1,113	126	1,200	Irrigation
293322	2012	1,110	124	72	Monitor
106012	2007	1,088	—	1,200	Irrigation
299877	2012	1,087	150	1,400	Irrigation
312203	2012	1,050	90	650	Irrigation

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 Atascosa County, Bexar County, Wilson County, Karnes County.