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Texas well grid 69-47

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Medina County. 193 reports, median depth 45 ft.

193Reports
45 ftMedian depth
28 ftWater at
150 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 69-47

Logged in state well grid 69-47, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 30, Yellow Clay 27, Surface 20, Very Dark Gray-Brown Clay Loam, Friable 19, Brown Clay, Firm, Small Masses Of Calcium Carbonate 19, Brown/Yellow Clay Loam, Friable, Small Masses Of Calcium Car 19
25–50 ftGravel 24, Yellow Clay 23, Gravel And Water 9, Gravel And Clay 8, Clay 8, Clay And Gravel 7
50–100 ftYellow Clay 14, Gravel 8, Grey Clay 7, Clay 7, Gray Shale 5, Sandy Shale. 3
100–200 ftBlue Shale 4, Grey Sand (Escondido) 2, Anacocho Shale 1, Clay 1, Gray Sand 1
200–300 ftBlue Shale 2, Blue Shale With Hard Streaks 1, Grey Clay And Shale With Hard Ribs 1
300–500 ftAustin Chalk 2, Sandy Shale 1, Sand 1
500–1000 ftAustin Chalk 4, Chalk 3, Buda 3, Anacacho 2, Chalk Formation 2, Blue Shale 2
1000–5000 ftBuda 9, Del Rio 6, Edwards 6, Limestone 2, Edwards Limestone 4, Eagle Ford Shale 3

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 69-47, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.70102007–2018
T M Johnson Drilling29602002006–2014
Wilson Drilling, Inc.20602502008–2011
SHEPHERD DRILLING19602002003–2018
Artesia Drilling61,597202015–2021
Wilson Drilling and Pump Company61,435502011–2021
McKinley Drilling51,539252014–2026
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC5452022–2024
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services5202010
ETTL Engineers & Consultants Inc.5402005
Tierra Roja, Inc.4651762006–2008
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP3252020
Alsay Incorporated3785002001
Well Done Water Works, LLC21,9562002024
Underground Water Resources, LLC21,0241502020–2023
Cherokee Drilling2241002004–2006
Shepherd Services12,560202025
Utopia sales & Services Inc13662022
Cruz Drilling120032017
Geoprojects International, Inc.1422013
T M Johnson1502007
Cross Country Drilling1352006
Total Support Services1352003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Irrigation7237.3%60
Environmental Soil Boring6232.1%10
Monitor2814.5%39
Stock178.8%1,348
Domestic147.3%52
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s894518
2010s845034
2020s201,024240

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 69-47. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
69142320252,5608020Stock
52982020192,34015020Stock
59360320212,28524020Stock
22794520102,20022015Stock
22757520102,08020015Stock
68484420241,956129200Stock
68484520241,820317150Stock
14171620081,69220312Stock
64775420231,627165Irrigation
64774920231,597305Irrigation

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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