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Texas well grid 45-06

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Ector County and Midland County. 2,019 reports, median depth 126 ft.

2,019Reports
126 ftMedian depth
48 ftWater at
25 gpmMedian yield

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, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 1,015, Top Soil 927, Dry Sand 335, Topsoil 300, Tan Sandstone 102, Multi Color Sandstone 80
25–50 ftWet Sand 182, Dry Sand 97, Tan Sandstone 90, Sandstone 70, Yellow Sand 63, Sand Tan 59
50–100 ftWater Sand 455, Wet Sand 315, False Red Bed 213, Red Shale 105, Brown Sand 85, Brown Sandstone 82
100–200 ftRed Bed 886, Red Clay 293, Water Sand 193, Gray Clay 98, Brown Sandstone 58, Yellow Sand 57
200–300 ftRed Bed 6, Redbed 3, Brown Sand 1, Red Clay And Shale 1, Red Clay 1, Sandstone 1
300–500 ftRed Clay 1
500–1000 ftSand 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 ftRed 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 recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Wheeler Drilling705130202003–2026
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE330135402003–2026
Harrison & Cooper, Inc.20350202005–2014
Marks Water Well106130502005–2015
DARRELL CRASS DRILLING84160352001–2016
Vortex Drilling, Inc.75102013–2023
MARK'S WATER WELL SERVICE, INC58130402014–2026
Straub Corporation5410202003–2024
White Drilling Company, Inc.491202001–2025
Mark's Water Well32143402006–2011
tucker water well svc17132402018–2023
Wildcat Services LLC16160252015–2024
Monte Moore Drilling161152012–2013
Dubose Drilling Inc15135272001–2023
ECO DRILLING151032004
Alamo1 Drilling1332025–2026
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP13242015–2016
Pearson Drilling131052012–2013
J-R'S WATER WELL SERVICE121202025–2026
Marks Water Well Drilling, Inc.12148432003–2004
JWL Well Services101602020
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC9140272021–2025
West Texas Water Well9140802023–2025
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling8152021–2022
Alamo Environmental dba Vortex Drilling742023

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic1,24661.7%130
Monitor23711.7%50
Irrigation1808.9%126
Environmental Soil Boring1376.8%8
Rig Supply1005.0%160
Injection552.7%52
Public Supply160.8%147
Industrial140.7%140
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s41812547
2010s1,33112650
2020s27012850

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 45-06. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
30794420121,750Rig Supply
36834920141,680850Rig Supply
44233120171,590Fracking Supply
46837320171,520Rig Supply
45910920171,500Fracking Supply
45535520171,500Fracking Supply
45147820171,500Fracking Supply
3816862014890705110Rig Supply
3816852014750700100Rig Supply
2853962012260Irrigation

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 Ector County, Midland County.

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