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Texas well grid 84-56

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Brooks County and Burnet County. 185 reports, median depth 30 ft.

185Reports
30 ftMedian depth
75 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 84-56

Logged in state well grid 84-56, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSandy Clay 43, Sand 32, Clay 19, Surface Sand 12, Top Soil 9, Clay, Sandy 6
25–50 ftCaliche 11, Clay 8, Clay, Sandy 4, Clay, Tan, Brown, Very Sandy (40% 2, Sand, Vfg, Clayey 2, Sand, Clayey 2
50–100 ftSand 7, Clay 8, Shale 4, Sandy Shale With Sandstone 2, Caliche, Clay & Shale 2, Fine Sand 1
100–200 ftClay 12, Sand 8, Broken Sand 2, Clay W/ Sand 2, Shale 1, Sandy Shale 2
200–300 ftSand 15, Clay 11, Shale 3, Clay With Sand 4, Sandy Shale 2, Sand Mix 2
300–500 ftClay 23, Sand 25, Sandy Shale 5, Shale 3, Red Clay 4, Clay W/ Sand 3
500–1000 ftSand 14, Clay 12, Feet Shale 3, Shale 4, Feet Sand 3, Sandy Shale 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 84-56, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.113202007–2013
R. MOLINA WATER WELL SERVICE, INC.13600552005–2022
Stapleton Water wells8562252011–2022
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP832021
Pacific West Environmental and Infrastructure7352025
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.6352024
MARTIN WATER WELLS66052005–2009
J Drilling5560502022–2025
Richardson Water Well Drilling4762702016–2024
Richardson Water Well4781702009–2014
Alamo1 Drilling2352026
J&S WATER WELLS2580802020
PAGE WATER WELL26801002011–2016
PAGE WATERWELL26401002008–2009
Triple C. Drilling1610402021
R. Molina Water Well Serv., Inc.1580502007
Premium Well Drilling19301,0592004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring7741.6%15
Monitor5931.9%20
Domestic2513.5%580
Stock179.2%610
Rig Supply42.2%591
Industrial21.1%510
Irrigation10.5%930
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s652579
2010s822868
2020s383587

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 84-56. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
3485420049301451,059Irrigation
38004420148227370Stock
687417202478295Stock
342315201378173100Stock
43346920167627170Stock
537563202074270Stock
2967332011680100Rig Supply
23271620106609555Domestic
20092720096408890Stock
70743520256308930Stock

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 84-56?

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This grid falls in Brooks County, Burnet County.

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