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Texas well grid 44-09

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Midland County and Upton County. 108 reports, median depth 125 ft.

108Reports
125 ftMedian depth
90 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 44-09

Logged in state well grid 44-09, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 30, Top Soil 23, Limestone 16, Topsoil 17, Brown Dirt 8, Silty Sand,Gray/Brw. 12
25–50 ftSand 7, Tan/Yellow Sandstone & Silty Sand 3, Hard Sandstone 2, Red Sandstone And Red Clay. 3, White Sandstone. 3, Limestone 3
50–100 ftSand 14, Tan Sand 2, Redbed 7, Sandstone 6, Brown Sand 5, Red Clay 4
100–200 ftRed Bed 14, Red Clay 11, Red Shale 7, Sand 6, Tan Sand 2, Redbed 4
200–300 ftRed Clay 4, Redbed & Shale 3, Sandstone 1, Sand & Siltstone 1, Clay, Sand & Trace Gravel 1, Red Bed 1
300–500 ftShale 3, Red Sandstone 2, Red Shale 2, Siltstone, Sand, Clay & Trace Gravel 1, Red Shale And Clay Streaks 1, Redshale 1
500–1000 ftSand 5, Limestone, Shale 3, Red Shale 5, Shale 3, Santa Rosa/Dockum 5, Sand, Shale 2
1000–5000 ftSand, Shale 3, Red Clay 7, Shale/Mudstone 6, Sand 3, Anyhydrite, Sand, Shale 3, Lower Santa Rosa Shale 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 44-09, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
DARRELL CRASS DRILLING321352001–2016
Straub Corporation1972015–2016
Vortex Drilling, Inc.15102011
PC Drilling & Service, LLC91,3202014–2017
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE81,2702013–2018
Latzel Drilling LLC3265252010–2014
PRO OILFIELD31802014
Elite Drillers Corporation3120302013
Blue Quail Energy Services LLC.21,3201002017–2018
CASE DRILLING & PUMP SERVICE, LLC21,105502012–2013
Choate Well Service2130502011
EAGLE CORROSION COTROL22032008
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC1122026
Permian H2O Solutions11902023
Integrity Services11,250502019
JWL Well Srevices11202017
OWEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE11,2402015
GARY L WHITING11,6222012
CASE DRILLING AND PUMP SERVICE, LLC11602011
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.11,4102010

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Rig Supply3734.3%180
Environmental Soil Boring3128.7%10
Fracking Supply1211.1%1,310
Industrial1110.2%130
Domestic54.6%190
Monitor43.7%120
Irrigation43.7%280
Other21.9%130
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s26135140
2010s8012085
2020s2190

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 44-09. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
33198320121,622800Rig Supply
22742820101,410Test Well
47280920151,400Fracking Supply
40284720151,400348Rig Supply
45687920171,370Fracking Supply
48397220181,320100Rig Supply
46930820171,320Fracking Supply
45691720171,320Fracking Supply
24971020111,318Rig Supply
39066820141,310Fracking 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.

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This grid falls in Midland County, Upton County.

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