texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 27-45

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Andrews County and Martin County. 465 reports, median depth 114 ft.

465Reports
114 ftMedian depth
75 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 27-45

Logged in state well grid 27-45, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 300, Caliche 272, Topsoil 83, Rock 53, Dry Sand 51, Hard Rock 39
25–50 ftDry Sand 110, Wet Sand 30, Sand 21, Rock 18, Hard Rock 13, Caliche 11
50–100 ftWater Sand 185, Wet Sand 132, Sand 42, Dry Sand 40, Red Clay 36, Red Bed 35
100–200 ftRed Bed 229, Red Clay 57, Redbed 19, Gray Clay 9, Yellow Clay 7, Brown Sand 4
200–300 ftBlue/Red Sandstone 1, Grey Clay 1, Redbed 1, Sandstone, Shale 1
300–500 ftClay 1, Sand 1, Sand And Shale 1, Red/Blue Shale 1, Red Clay 1, Sand, Sandstone, Shale 1
500–1000 ftSand 1, Sand With Shale Stringers 1, Clay 1, Sandy Shale 1, Red Clay 1
1000–5000 ftSandy Shale 1, Sand 1, Mud Stone 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 27-45, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Wheeler Drilling212112122003–2025
DARRELL CRASS DRILLING461152002–2012
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE31119152008–2025
MARK'S WATER WELL SERVICE, INC17120252015–2026
Wildcat Services LLC16100132013–2026
Neufeld Family Drilling llc161002017–2025
Goertzen Drilling141202005–2024
Spot On Drilling10120352025
Kenneth Ainsworth9100202014–2015
Marks Water Well Drilling, Inc.9118302003–2004
Mark's Water Well7101152008–2009
Diversified Drilling and Pump Service6115122020–2021
J & C Water Well6111302012
J & C Water Well Drilling5100302012
R DARRELL CRASS51202011
Blue Quail Energy Services LLC.41202021–2026
West Texas Water Well4120152023–2024
Marks Water Well4100602007–2014
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC31072020–2023
Baccus Drilling Co.31902018
CASE DRILLING AND PUMP SERVICE, LLC3130202013
Jeter Drilling Co.31182011–2012
Wes Tex Exploration31162003
PETER KLASSEN21222020–2025
Stansell Pump21162021–2024

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic36077.4%112
Rig Supply6012.9%115
Irrigation286.0%117
Stock71.5%115
Industrial51.1%190
Unknown30.6%120
Fracking Supply20.4%1,850
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s9211275
2010s26611174
2020s10711680

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 27-45. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
38088220141,850713170Fracking Supply
1019702006600Rig Supply
2953452012360Rig Supply
21935720102247Domestic
4962152018192Industrial
4962122018190Industrial
4962022018185Industrial
65487820231704Domestic
2103682010160Rig Supply
35007320131558535Rig Supply

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 27-45?

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This grid falls in Andrews County, Martin County, Midland County.

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