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Texas well grid 69-42

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Uvalde County and Medina County. 178 reports, median depth 300 ft.

178Reports
300 ftMedian depth
165 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 69-42

Logged in state well grid 69-42, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 28, Buda Limestone 21, Buda Lime (White) 18, Caliche 15, White Limestone 12, Del Rio Clay (Yellow) 12
25–50 ftOrange Clay 14, Grayson Shale 7, Buda Lime (White) 3, Del Rio Clay (Yellow) 3, Del Rio Clay (Blue) 3, " " " (Gray) 3
50–100 ftGrayson Shale 14, Del Rio Clay (Blue) 10, Buda Lime (White) 7, Orange Clay 6, " " " (Blue) 4, Del Rio Clay 3
100–200 ftEdwards Limestones. With Water Breaks From 180-300 10, Edwards Formation With Water From 180 To 300, Some Orange Cl 9, Del Rio Clay (Blue) 7, Georgetown Lime (White) 6, Georgetown Lime (Yellow) 5, " " (Gray) 5
200–300 ft" " (Tan) 10, " " (Gray) 8, Kiamichi Lime (Black) 5, " " (White) 3, Tan Limestone 2, Kiamiche Lime (Black) 3
300–500 ft" " (Tan) 5, Tan Limestone 2, Kiamichi Lime (Black) 2, " " (Gray) 2, Tan Lime 1, Tan And White Limestone 1
500–1000 ftVoid With Water 1, Tan Limestone 1, Black Hard Limestone 1, Edwards Limestones 150 Gpm At 650' 1, Edwards Limestones, Voids With Water And Lots Of Orange Caly 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 69-42, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
SPURGEON DRILLING CO.60300502001–2021
Wilson Drilling and Pump Company50300172013–2026
Wilson Well Service19320202009–2025
Vortex Drilling, Inc.13102007–2009
Utopia Sales & Service, Inc.9368302009–2025
Cruz Drilling8280152003–2018
Wilson Drilling, Inc.6400302001–2013
SHEPHERD DRILLING4280202005–2024
Cross Country Drilling2245502023–2025
Wiilson Well Service2480122008
Agua Dulce Drilling LLC1330102025
McKinley Drilling17302023
Davenport Drilling & Pump Service14602012
SPURGEON DRIILING CO.13402009
T Bar Drilling130072007

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic13374.7%300
Stock2111.8%300
Environmental Soil Boring137.3%10
Irrigation95.1%460
Industrial10.6%320
Test Well10.6%285
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s52280160
2010s63320160
2020s63300165

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 69-42. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
6501722023730Irrigation
53734620207161,000Irrigation
7233022026572166Irrigation
3264082013515128Domestic
388125201550017017Domestic
136015200848041512Domestic
2957162012460215Domestic
2956252012460160Irrigation
3187282013445170Domestic
5529802020443137200Irrigation

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 Uvalde County, Medina County.

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