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Texas well grid 69-08

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Kerr County and Gillespie County. 436 reports, median depth 494 ft.

436Reports
494 ftMedian depth
305 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 69-08

Logged in state well grid 69-08, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 67, Topsoil 60, Gravel 27, Limestone 26, Yellow Limestone 21, Surface Rock 19
25–50 ftBlue Shale 24, Grey Limestone 16, Grey Shale 12, Grey Limestone & Shale 12, Gray Lime Blue Shell 8, Gray Shale 7
50–100 ftGray Lime 17, Blue Shale 13, Gray Shale 6, Grey Limestone 6, Tan Limestone 5, Grey Shale 5
100–200 ftBlue Shale 18, Limestone 11, Gray Lime 9, Grey Limestone 8, Grey Rock 5, Gray Limestone 6
200–300 ftGrey & Tan Limestone 9, Tan Limestone 8, Gray Lime Sand 8, Grey Limestone 7, Gray Limestone 7, Gray Sand 7
300–500 ftTan Sand 37, Grey Limestone 18, Red Sand 20, Tan Limestone 13, Gray Limestone 12, Grey & Tan Limestone 9
500–1000 ftRed Sand 10, Tan Sand 7, White Limestone 6, Grey Limestone 6, Dark Grey Sandstone 5, Tan Sandstone 6

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 69-08, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Edmonds Drilling59480402003–2014
Vortex Drilling, Inc.45152006–2012
H. W. Schwope & Sons Inc.38660402003–2026
Aquatech Drilling, Inc.23440352010–2019
Waterboyz, LLC22600252011–2026
TR Drilling & Service LLC22500202004–2025
Tinnin Water Wells20480402002–2017
BUDDY'S SEPTIC & WATER WELL SVC LLC19610202019–2026
Mocio Well Services, LLC185802022–2026
cypress creek drilling1750012001–2014
MAP Water Well Drilling LLC13494182019–2026
American Water Well Services Inc.13570302018–2026
Hill Country Water Well Drilling124802018–2024
Edmonds Water Well Drilling11540252012–2024
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC10352024
Armadigger, Inc.9252003–2009
Louis Bergmann & Sons8502172004–2006
D K Drilling and Water Systems4590202020–2025
Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling4302024
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.4580202024
C A Drilling Services, Inc.4420402001
Edmond's Water Well Drilling3560222022–2024
Texan Water35802021
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP3352021
Buddy Water Well Service3670152018–2019

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic33075.7%520
Environmental Soil Boring5211.9%15
Public Supply143.2%580
Monitor143.2%35
Stock71.6%580
Industrial61.4%520
Irrigation51.1%460
Closed-Loop Geothermal30.7%250
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1990s1380250
2000s159460275
2010s123460267
2020s153560343

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 69-08. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
6811442024990640Public Supply
438004201694067530Domestic
6498502023880610Domestic
5858412021862Domestic
6295532022861Domestic
6076672022840550Domestic
401854201584067520Domestic
6612342024835Domestic
3303702012835Domestic
2479392010835Domestic

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 Kerr County, Gillespie County.

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