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Water wells in Blanco County, Texas

2,845 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 385 ft and struck water at 142 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.

2,845Reports
385 ftMedian depth
142 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in Blanco County

Logged in Blanco County, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 623, Brown Topsoil 514, Topsoil 376, Caliche 270, Tan Limestone 244, Tan Ls 205
25–50 ftGray Limestone 122, Gray Shale & Clay 104, Brown Limestone 47, Gray Clay & Shale 42, Gray Tan Ls 38, Gray Shale 39
50–100 ftGray Limestone 154, Brown Limestone 76, Tan Limestone 70, Gray Shale & Clay 66, Gray Shale 43, Grey Limestone 34
100–200 ftGray Limestone 210, Brown Limestone 136, Tan Limestone 100, Water 1 Gpm 67, Gray Shale & Clay 67, Gray Shale 65
200–300 ftGray Limestone 179, Brown Limestone 95, Tan Limestone 73, Water 1 Gpm 69, Gray Shale 69, Water 2 Gpm 60
300–500 ftGray Limestone 182, Gray Clay 134, Td 111, Brown Limestone 94, Tan Limestone 75, Water 2 Gpm 65
500–1000 ftTd 63, Gray Limestone 48, Gray Clay 26, Brown Limestone 19, Gray Ls 18, Water 2 Gpm 17
1000–5000 ftGray Limestone 4, Red Granite 3, White Sandy Limestone With Blue Shale 1, Water 2, Brown Limestone 1, 5+ Gpm 1

The rock column here is what drillers wrote down, layer by layer, in their own words — 5,345,462 layers across 707,856 wells. It is not a geological survey: two drillers may call the same clay by two names, and this site does not correct them.

Who drills in Blanco County

Licensed firms in Blanco County, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
L & L Drilling Co.990384272001–2026
Apex Drilling, Inc.492400252002–2026
Centex Pump & Supply, Inc.203400202010–2026
Spring Branch Water Well Service199443102014–2026
Bee Cave Drilling, Inc.178330202002–2026
CENTRAL TEXAS DRILLING, INC.104440252002–2010
Associated Drilling Inc91410152002–2026
Virdell Drilling Inc.77180202001–2019
Walden Drilling Inc50400142010–2026
Vortex Drilling, Inc.48352006–2018
Western Water Wells41320152003–2025
Texan Water39420132018–2026
Whisenant & Lyle Water Services34400102006–2016
TR Drilling & Service LLC27500202004–2026
Geoprojects International, Inc.2612302004–2026
Puddle Jumper Well Company19365252004–2026
James Tucker Drilling, Inc.17160121980–2002
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.17390252016–2018
Kutscher Drilling16460152006–2023
Magill Drilling & Water Well Service, LLC15285202017–2026
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP12352016–2018
Jolander Well Drilling Co11350102005–2010
R.R.R. PUMP SALES & SERVICE, INC.9400252005–2019
Martinez Water Well9420202005–2012
BoMax Industries, Inc.8460102004–2011

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic2,49287.6%400
Stock893.1%300
Test Well812.8%305
Monitor572.0%35
Environmental Soil Boring441.5%7
Irrigation260.9%358
Unknown240.8%340
Public Supply200.7%400
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1980s115026
1990s1280
2000s927340126
2010s911364136
2020s1,005410169

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in Blanco County. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
17764920093,23225530Domestic
43352520161,7293004Domestic
44403720171,6647085Domestic
68073220241,609164Domestic
68981920251,52014520Stock
40187620151,460Domestic
68804920251,40018620Stock
68576320241,36928530Domestic
40809220151,3688550Domestic
41004920151,34618Domestic

Every figure on this site is a median, never an average. On reported yield the average is twice the median, because a handful of entries are typing errors — the largest reads 2,200,100 gallons per minute against 30,078 for the next one. Yields above 3,000 gpm (136 wells, 0.045%) and depths beyond 5,000 ft (103 wells, 0.016%) are kept in the file, marked, and left out of the medians.

Drilling a well in Blanco County?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

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