# Well grid 45-06, Texas — Ector, Midland — how deep, and through what

> 2,019 well reports in Texas state well grid 45-06, covering Ector, Midland. Median depth 126 ft.

## Texas well grid 45-06

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in [Ector County](/county/ector.md) and [Midland County](/county/midland.md). **2,019** reports, median depth **126 ft**.

### What you will drill through in grid 45-06

*Logged in state well grid 45-06, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.*

| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | **Caliche** 1,015 , **Top Soil** 927 , **Dry Sand** 335 , **Topsoil** 300 , **Tan Sandstone** 102 , **Multi Color Sandstone** 80 |
| 25–50 ft | **Wet Sand** 182 , **Dry Sand** 97 , **Tan Sandstone** 90 , **Sandstone** 70 , **Yellow Sand** 63 , **Sand Tan** 59 |
| 50–100 ft | **Water Sand** 455 , **Wet Sand** 315 , **False Red Bed** 213 , **Red Shale** 105 , **Brown Sand** 85 , **Brown Sandstone** 82 |
| 100–200 ft | **Red Bed** 886 , **Red Clay** 293 , **Water Sand** 193 , **Gray Clay** 98 , **Brown Sandstone** 58 , **Yellow Sand** 57 |
| 200–300 ft | **Red Bed** 6 , **Redbed** 3 , **Brown Sand** 1 , **Red Clay And Shale** 1 , **Red Clay** 1 , **Sandstone** 1 |
| 300–500 ft | **Red Clay** 1 |
| 500–1000 ft | **Sand** 2 , **Red Caly** 2 , **Red Sandstone W/Grey Shale** 1 , **Red Sandstone W/ Grey Shale** 1 , **Red Sandstone With Grey Shale** 1 , **Red Sandstone W/ Grey Streaks** 1 |
| 1000–5000 ft | **Red Shale** 5 , **Red Sandstone** 3 , **Redbed** 2 , **Sandstone** 1 , **Red Bed** 1 , **Red Sanstone W/ Red Bed** 1 |

### Who drills here

*Licensed firms in state well grid 45-06, busiest first.*

| Firm of record | Wells | Median depth, ft | Median yield, gpm | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Wheeler Drilling](/driller/wheeler-drilling.md) | 705 | 130 | 20 | 2003–2026 |
| [WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE](/driller/west-texas-water-well-service.md) | 330 | 135 | 40 | 2003–2026 |
| [Harrison & Cooper, Inc.](/driller/harrison-cooper-inc.md) | 203 | 50 | 20 | 2005–2014 |
| [Marks Water Well](/driller/marks-water-well.md) | 106 | 130 | 50 | 2005–2015 |
| [DARRELL CRASS DRILLING](/driller/darrell-crass-drilling.md) | 84 | 160 | 35 | 2001–2016 |
| [Vortex Drilling, Inc.](/driller/vortex-drilling-inc.md) | 75 | 10 | — | 2013–2023 |
| [MARK'S WATER WELL SERVICE, INC](/driller/mark-s-water-well-service-inc.md) | 58 | 130 | 40 | 2014–2026 |
| [Straub Corporation](/driller/straub-corporation.md) | 54 | 10 | 20 | 2003–2024 |
| [White Drilling Company, Inc.](/driller/white-drilling-company-inc.md) | 49 | 120 | — | 2001–2025 |
| [Mark's Water Well](/driller/mark-s-water-well.md) | 32 | 143 | 40 | 2006–2011 |
| [tucker water well svc](/driller/tucker-water-well-svc.md) | 17 | 132 | 40 | 2018–2023 |
| [Wildcat Services LLC](/driller/wildcat-services-llc.md) | 16 | 160 | 25 | 2015–2024 |
| [Monte Moore Drilling](/driller/monte-moore-drilling.md) | 16 | 115 | — | 2012–2013 |
| [Dubose Drilling Inc](/driller/dubose-drilling-inc.md) | 15 | 135 | 27 | 2001–2023 |
| [ECO DRILLING](/driller/eco-drilling.md) | 15 | 103 | — | 2004 |
| [Alamo1 Drilling](/driller/alamo1-drilling.md) | 13 | 3 | — | 2025–2026 |
| [Wel-Mat Drilling LLP](/driller/wel-mat-drilling-llp.md) | 13 | 24 | — | 2015–2016 |
| [Pearson Drilling](/driller/pearson-drilling.md) | 13 | 105 | — | 2012–2013 |
| [J-R'S WATER WELL SERVICE](/driller/j-r-s-water-well-service.md) | 12 | 120 | — | 2025–2026 |
| [Marks Water Well Drilling, Inc.](/driller/marks-water-well-drilling-inc.md) | 12 | 148 | 43 | 2003–2004 |
| [JWL Well Services](/driller/jwl-well-services.md) | 10 | 160 | — | 2020 |
| [Vanguard Well Resources, LLC](/driller/vanguard-well-resources-llc.md) | 9 | 140 | 27 | 2021–2025 |
| [West Texas Water Well](/driller/west-texas-water-well.md) | 9 | 140 | 80 | 2023–2025 |
| [Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling](/driller/roddy-qualls-environmental-drilling.md) | 8 | 15 | — | 2021–2022 |
| [Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling](/driller/alamo-environmental-dba-vortex-drilling.md) | 7 | 4 | — | 2023 |

### What the wells are for

*Purpose, and how deep each went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1,246 | 61.7% | 130 |
| Monitor | 237 | 11.7% | 50 |
| Irrigation | 180 | 8.9% | 126 |
| Environmental Soil Boring | 137 | 6.8% | 8 |
| Rig Supply | 100 | 5.0% | 160 |
| Injection | 55 | 2.7% | 52 |
| Public Supply | 16 | 0.8% | 147 |
| Industrial | 14 | 0.7% | 140 |

*By decade drilled.*

| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 418 | 125 | 47 |
| 2010s | 1,331 | 126 | 50 |
| 2020s | 270 | 128 | 50 |

### The deepest reports on file

*Deepest reports in state well grid 45-06. Column one is the tracking number.*

| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 307944 | 2012 | 1,750 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 368349 | 2014 | 1,680 | 850 | — | Rig Supply |
| 442331 | 2017 | 1,590 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 468373 | 2017 | 1,520 | — | — | Rig Supply |
| 459109 | 2017 | 1,500 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 455355 | 2017 | 1,500 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 451478 | 2017 | 1,500 | — | — | Fracking Supply |
| 381686 | 2014 | 890 | 705 | 110 | Rig Supply |
| 381685 | 2014 | 750 | 700 | 100 | Rig Supply |
| 285396 | 2012 | 260 | — | — | Irrigation |

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 45-06?

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This grid falls in [Ector County](/county/ector.md), [Midland County](/county/midland.md).

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Fonte: Texas Submitted Driller's Report Database — Texas Water Development Board, from reports filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Recolha: 2026-08-23