texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 69-16

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Bandera County and Kerr County. 397 reports, median depth 480 ft.

397Reports
480 ftMedian depth
240 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 69-16

Logged in state well grid 69-16, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftYellow Limestone 81, Caliche 56, Tan Limestone 41, Yellow Caliche 41, Tan Caliche 22, Topsoil 17
25–50 ftGrey Limestone 28, Gray Shale 22, Grey Shale 17, Grey Limestone & Shale 17, Gray Limestone & Shale 11, Gray Limestone 8
50–100 ftGrey Limestone 31, Gray Shale 16, Gray Limestone 15, Tan Limestone 11, Grey Limestone & Shale 11, Grey Shale 6
100–200 ftGray Limestone 38, Tan Limestone 35, Grey Limestone 18, Grey & Tan Limestone 12, Light Brown Limestone 8, Gray And Tan Limestone 6
200–300 ftGrey & Tan Limestone 41, Tan Limestone 29, Gray Limestone 20, Tan & Gray Limestone 13, Grey Limestone 8, Gray And Tan Limestone 8
300–500 ftGray Limestone 40, White Limestone 41, Bexar Shale 37, Green & White Limestone 23, Green Marl 26, Spotted Gray Limestone 21
500–1000 ftGray Limestone 14, White Limestone 13, Pine Island Shale 12, Green & White Limestone 7, Dark Grey Limestone 7, Brown & Tan Limestone 6

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 69-16, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Aquatech Drilling, Inc.98480252006–2019
Pipe Creek Water Well, Inc.56480202001–2011
American Water Well Services Inc.39480202016–2026
Armadigger, Inc.37480152003–2010
Waterboyz, LLC32480202019–2026
BUDDY'S SEPTIC & WATER WELL SVC LLC31470202019–2026
Sides Drilling23475252003–2020
D K Drilling and Water Systems20490302019–2024
Buddy Water Well Service9490152017–2019
Edmonds Drilling7700602005–2011
TR Drilling & Service LLC5565302004–2007
Tejas Water Well LLC.41,0002011
Tinnin Water Wells4670122003–2007
cypress creek drilling4500102001–2008
H. W. Schwope & Sons Inc.36002010–2025
Hill Country Water Well Drilling36202022
Kutscher Drilling38402011–2017
Mocio Well Services, LLC28602025
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE2910502004–2007
Puddle Jumper Well Company2480102003–2004
Utopia Sales & Service, Inc.161252016
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.1540252015
Serna's Drilling & Pump Inc147062015
Tinnin Water Well LLC1830402011
C & C Groundwater Services11002008

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic36090.7%480
Stock205.0%520
Test Well82.0%660
Irrigation51.3%880
Public Supply41.0%713
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s160480228
2010s138480220
2020s99480265

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 69-16. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
27665620111,000655Domestic
4394462016980650Stock
4383322016960150Irrigation
166624200491050Public Supply
1025732007910247Stock
463840201790063620Domestic
2492562011900587Domestic
3296592013880200200Irrigation
6965472025860635Domestic
4869002018860352Test Well

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 Bandera County, Kerr County.

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