texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 69-40

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Medina County. 198 reports, median depth 430 ft.

198Reports
430 ftMedian depth
188 ftWater at
30 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 69-40

Logged in state well grid 69-40, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 21, Topsoil 20, Surface 20, Clay 14, Gravel 15, Caliche 14
25–50 ftClay 7, Limestone 6, No Returns 5, Tan Limestone 4, Gray Shale 4, Yellow Clay 4
50–100 ftLimestone 7, White Limestone 7, Tan Limestone 6, Clay 6, Gray Limestone 5, Blue Shale 5
100–200 ftTan Limestone 9, Del Rio Shale 5, White Lime 3, Shale 4, White Limestone 3, Grey Limestone 3
200–300 ftTan Limestone 7, Del Rio Shale 4, No Returns 4, Grey Limestone 3, Limestone 2, Georgetown 2
300–500 ftGrey Limestone 5, White Limestone 5, No Returns 4, Gray Limestone 4, Lost Returns 4, Tan Limestone 4
500–1000 ftGrey Limestone 5, Gray Limestone 3, Gray Limestone/Light Gray Limestone 1, White Limestone 2, Edwards 2, Del Rio Clay 2
1000–5000 ftWhite Limestone 2, Eagle Ford 2, Buda Limestone 2, Del Rio 2, Brown Limestone/Gypsum 2, Greyish/Tanish Sand Trinity 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 69-40, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Armadigger, Inc.28440352001–2010
Cruz Drilling14200352003–2012
Artesia Drilling11500202014–2021
Aquatech Drilling, Inc.11400502007–2016
Pipe Creek Water Well, Inc.10360152005–2011
American Water Well Services Inc.9500502021–2026
McKinley Drilling81,1204502012–2026
D K Drilling and Water Systems8410302019–2026
Utopia Sales & Service, Inc.8410752006–2025
SHEPHERD DRILLING8460152005–2020
Louis Bergmann & Sons75102024–2025
T M Johnson Drilling7461,2002002–2013
Sides Drilling7275202004
Davenport Drilling & Pump Service65001002014–2022
Underground Water Resources, LLC5464162021–2025
C&C Groundwater Services LLC41,1807002017–2018
Big Iron Groundwater45102015–2016
Wilson Drilling, Inc.460602008–2011
Waterboyz, LLC3460202025–2026
Wilson Drilling and Pump Company3400172021–2023
McGowan Well Drilling34502022–2023
Utopia sales & Services Inc34001002017–2020
Davenport Drilling31,0901002015–2016
Wilson Drilliing & Pump Co.340502008
H & H Drilling2515302025–2026

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic15276.8%410
Irrigation199.6%58
Stock178.6%500
Industrial94.5%1,180
Other10.5%520
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s70275120
2010s73430200
2020s55480250

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 69-40. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
66048720241,570Irrigation
62720320221,500238200Irrigation
35954520141,40020020Stock
12895520071,40062162Industrial
12895220071,40062162Industrial
59358920211,38523620Stock
57158320211,384Domestic
39737420151,370233Industrial
1455920021,3651121,200Irrigation
41207620151,32020015Domestic

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 Medina County.

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