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Texas well grid 45-04

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Ector County. 244 reports, median depth 121 ft.

244Reports
121 ftMedian depth
68 ftWater at
12 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 45-04

Logged in state well grid 45-04, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 120, Top Soil 116, Dry Sand 52, Topsoil 21, Multi Color Sandstone 16, Tan Limestone 8
25–50 ftDry Sand 19, Brown Sandstone 12, Brown Sand 12, Yellow Sand 9, Sandstone 7, Firm Gray Brown Sandstone 4
50–100 ftWater Sand 74, Wet Sand 61, Tan Sand 10, Yellow Sand & Gravel 8, Sandstone 5, Brown Sand 6
100–200 ftRed Bed 128, Gray Clay 33, Red Clay 28, Water Sand 17, Redbed 9, White Sand 8

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 45-04, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Wheeler Drilling10312582004–2025
White Drilling Company, Inc.36452012–2025
MARK'S WATER WELL SERVICE, INC22130252015–2026
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE20120152013–2022
Marks Water Well13135122005–2015
Straub Corporation13252009
Elite Drillers Corporation6140502024
Mark's Water Well6133402006–2012
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC5612022
DARRELL CRASS DRILLING41602012
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC313042023–2025
DT Oasis Water Wells31402014–2016
Couch Operating, LLC21252024–2025
SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SPECIALISTS11402025
Permian H2O Solutions11302024
Deer Horn Drilling HP11602023
Stewart Brothers Drilling12002014
MarkswaterwellService1123202011
Maks Water Well Inc.1126302011
Wheeler Drillign Company1120202009
KITCHENS CORRISION CONTROL11152005

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic15262.3%125
Monitor5020.5%43
Irrigation177.0%130
Rig Supply145.7%120
Fracking Supply62.5%140
Stock20.8%180
Industrial20.8%150
Environmental Soil Boring10.4%50
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s4411980
2010s14012270
2020s6012457

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 45-04. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
2878782012250Rig Supply
3828932014200125Rig Supply
352376201418517010Domestic
3403482013183Domestic
706818202518015Stock
6570952023160Domestic
2878772012160Rig Supply
2878752012160Rig Supply
2878742012160Rig Supply
358054201415042Industrial

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 45-04?

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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This grid falls in Ector County.

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