texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 27-61

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Ector County and Andrews County. 127 reports, median depth 125 ft.

127Reports
125 ftMedian depth
80 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 27-61

Logged in state well grid 27-61, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTop Soil 65, Caliche 64, Dry Sand 18, Sand 10, Topsoil 12, Clache 11
25–50 ftDry Sand 16, Brown Sand Stone 7, Limestone 5, Tan Sandstone 4, Brown Sand 5, Sand 4
50–100 ftWet Sand 31, Water Sand 31, Yellow Sand 11, Sand 11, Red Bed 10, Brown Sand 7
100–200 ftRed Bed 72, Water Sand 12, Red Clay 10, Redbed 7, Clay 6, Yellow Sand 4
500–1000 ftBrownish Red Clay, Gay Shale 1
1000–5000 ftBrown Clay, Small Sand 1, Brown Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 27-61, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Wheeler Drilling44122102004–2026
MARK'S WATER WELL SERVICE, INC15115202015–2026
Elite Drillers Corporation131552025–2026
Permian H2O Solutions51402019–2021
Wildcat Services LLC51302016–2020
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE51252008–2020
DARRELL CRASS DRILLING5120122001–2015
Marks Water Well5120252005–2014
Mark's Water Well5121382006–2010
J-R'S WATER WELL SERVICE41602026
Marks Water Well Service4120402010
Marks Water Well Drilling, Inc.4160702003–2005
CASE DRILLING AND PUMP SERVICE, LLC3130152013
Mark's Water Well Drilling, Inc.39782003
Aqua Tech Solutions21002021
Blue Quail Energy Services LLC.11002026
AAW Services, LLC1120202021
Stansell Pump11252019
tucker water well svc1130202018
EAGLE CORROSION COTROL12008

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic7458.3%120
Rig Supply1411.0%140
Irrigation1411.0%115
Fracking Supply1310.2%155
Industrial43.1%140
Monitor32.4%125
Stock32.4%140
Unknown21.6%130
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s2511577
2010s5912080
2020s4314087

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 27-61. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
29585620121,613Rig Supply
4489772017180Domestic
7255772026170Rig Supply
7180462026165Fracking Supply
7255792026160Rig Supply
7255782026160Rig Supply
7255762026160Rig Supply
5703122021160Stock
2860820031606080Industrial
7180542026157Fracking 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 27-61?

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

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