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Texas well grid 45-08

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Midland County and Ector County. 3,035 reports, median depth 84 ft.

3,035Reports
84 ftMedian depth
26 ftWater at
15 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 45-08

Logged in state well grid 45-08, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 1,094, Top Soil 1,097, Dry Sand 484, Topsoil 280, Sand 195, Tan Sand 104
25–50 ftWet Sand 194, Water Sand 156, Sandstone 132, Dry Sand 117, Sand 107, Tan Sand 68
50–100 ftRed Bed 606, Water Sand 402, Red Clay 295, Wet Sand 307, Sandstone 112, Sand 103
100–200 ftRed Bed 426, Red Clay 163, Water Sand 76, Sandstone 44, Redbed 41, Wet Sand 23
200–300 ftRed Shale 1, Shale 1, Sandstone & Sand 1, Tan Sandstone, Sand 1, Brown Shale 1
300–500 ftLoose Shale 1, Red Bed 1
500–1000 ftSand 2, Water Sand With Red Bed Stringers 2, Sandy Clay 1, Red Bed 1, Santa Rosa/Dockum 1, Red Shale 1
1000–5000 ftSandstone 1, Sandy Shale 1, Shale/Mudstone 1, Sand Stone 1, Red Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 45-08, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Wheeler Drilling752100152003–2026
Straub Corporation33830182002–2018
Talon/LPE191422012–2025
DARRELL CRASS DRILLING180115302001–2015
Wildcat Services LLC120100152013–2026
MARK'S WATER WELL SERVICE, INC117100202007–2026
Stansell Pump102902017–2024
AAW Services, LLC97100202008–2025
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE9695152006–2026
Peterson Drilling & Testing, Inc.90802009–2017
White Drilling Company, Inc.86442002–2023
Cascade Drilling59662013–2022
Talon LPW492014
Vortex Drilling, Inc.43252008–2018
dba Universal Drilling Services43352002–2005
Marks Water Well36115302005–2015
Blue Quail Energy Services LLC.29100202013–2026
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC27302020–2026
J-R'S WATER WELL SERVICE22852025–2026
Permian H2O Solutions2185122019–2025
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services1922015
CASE DRILLING & PUMP SERVICE, LLC1870152011–2014
T&T Drilling18382002–2004
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling17202021–2023
JWL Well Services17100402018–2020

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic1,52050.1%100
Monitor88829.3%40
Environmental Soil Boring2016.6%10
Irrigation1515.0%92
Rig Supply1314.3%100
Injection521.7%65
Fracking Supply301.0%100
Industrial190.6%115
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s8837026
2010s1,5639030
2020s5898024

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 45-08. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
50810620191,44534660Rig Supply
43741320161,400Fracking Supply
43741220161,400Fracking Supply
38508320141,380550120Fracking Supply
45688020171,370Fracking Supply
474792201881065Domestic
1630002008335Rig Supply
830272006300Industrial
27522620112600Rig Supply
32438120132406520Domestic

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, Ector County, Glasscock County, Upton County.

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