texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 69-18

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Real County. 156 reports, median depth 292 ft.

156Reports
292 ftMedian depth
300 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 69-18

Logged in state well grid 69-18, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 23, Black Dirt 16, Gravel 15, Blk Dirt 8, Tan Shale 6, Red Sandy Loam 5
25–50 ftGrey Shale 11, Gray Shale 8, Grey Limestone 4, Gravel 3, Yellow Clay 3, Tan Lime 2
50–100 ftTan Limestone 3, Gray Shale 4, Grey Shale 3, Gray Lime 3, Annahydrite 2, Lite Gray Shale 2
100–200 ftTan Lime 3, Dark Gray Lime 3, Gray & Tan Limestone 1, Grey Limestone 2, Gray & Tan Lime 2, Lite Gray Lime 2
200–300 ftGrey Limestone 3, Gray Lime 3, Tan Lime 3, Lite Gray Lime 2, Gray Clay/Light Limestone 1, Tan Limestone W/Gray & Tan Shale 1
300–500 ftTan Lime 11, Tan Limestone 6, Gray Lime 6, Lite Gray Lime 4, Shale 3, Gray & Tan Lime 2
500–1000 ftTan Lime 8, Dark Gray Lime 7, Tan Sandy Lime 3, Grey Lime 3, Grey Sand 2, Tan Sandy Limestone 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 69-18, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Wilson Well Service34200202007–2025
Select Drilling Services, LLC.302015
Utopia Sales & Service, Inc.29688602004–2021
Vortex Drilling, Inc.2122007–2014
Jones Environmental Drilling, Inc.882003–2004
Utopia Sales and Service6607602003–2012
Utopia sales & Services Inc5630302019–2021
Jedi Drilling42004
Cruz Drilling3660102005–2009
Davenport Drilling380182006
BLUEBONNET DRILLING34002002–2003
Bluebonnet Drilling & Pump22102003
Hill Country Water Well Drilling14002026
Waterboyz, LLC1700252026
Bollinger Drilling12922020
Alvis W. Tinsley1780152004
Davenport Drilling & Pump Service1402005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic8151.9%460
Environmental Soil Boring6038.5%2
Monitor74.5%35
Public Supply31.9%50
Test Well31.9%160
Irrigation10.6%
Stock10.6%620
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s59300300
2010s83118327
2020s14367180

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 69-18. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
112560200792847080Domestic
503048201987256830Domestic
1098432007848423100Domestic
334190200584540040Domestic
227806201080723450Domestic
129557200780745350Domestic
167799200980036635Domestic
268930201178854875Domestic
173239200478055015Domestic
36453200478046020Domestic

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 69-18?

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This grid falls in Real County.

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