texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 45-13

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Ector County. 1,999 reports, median depth 110 ft.

1,999Reports
110 ftMedian depth
67 ftWater at
10 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 45-13

Logged in state well grid 45-13, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 916, Top Soil 875, Dry Sand 283, Topsoil 164, Multi Color Sandstone 119, Clache 61
25–50 ftDry Sand 157, Wet Sand 150, Yellow Sand 65, Brown Sand 54, Sandstone 55, Brown Sandstone 54
50–100 ftWater Sand 473, Red Bed 276, Wet Sand 223, Brown Sand 98, Yellow Sand 85, Gray Clay 91
100–200 ftRed Bed 683, Gray Clay 165, Water Sand 128, Red Clay 121, Yellow Sand 43, Brown Sand 38
200–300 ftRed Bed 4, Blue Shell & Red Bed 1, Clay, Light Grey, W/ Trace Gravel, Stiff. 1, Sandy Clay 1
500–1000 ftRed Clay & Sandstone 1, Brown Clay & Sandstone 1
1000–5000 ftBrown Sandstone (Fine) 1, Brown Clay (Td) 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 45-13, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Wheeler Drilling740110102003–2026
MARK'S WATER WELL SERVICE, INC194118152009–2026
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE17112062003–2026
Straub Corporation162352002–2018
Marks Water Well107115152005–2015
Vortex Drilling, Inc.58212006–2018
Mark's Water Well51125102006–2015
Talon/LPE47302011–2026
White Drilling Company, Inc.40502002–2021
Geoprojects International, Inc.25862008
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling23252020–2022
dba Universal Drilling Services23452002–2004
Harrison & Cooper, Inc.22902006–2019
Talon Drilling, LP19202003–2009
West Texas Water Well1811552023–2025
DT Oasis Water Wells161202012–2020
WEST Drilling15502014–2025
DARRELL CRASS DRILLING131152001–2014
SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SPECIALISTS121122025–2026
Couch Operating, LLC121102018–2025
RQ Drilling1242018
Total Support Services111252009–2017
Marks Water Well Service1113852010–2011
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC1012222023–2026
Aqua Tech Solutions1012862021

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic1,21260.6%115
Monitor28814.4%50
Environmental Soil Boring26313.2%11
Irrigation1728.6%120
Rig Supply211.1%120
Industrial100.5%120
Test Well90.5%25
Fracking Supply80.4%165
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s5039050
2010s1,00011080
2020s49611070

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 45-13. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
28086420121,398Industrial
1688792008290Industrial
226280200821915Domestic
36927220142102001Irrigation
35161920142051951Irrigation
2139742010205Monitor
2139732010205Monitor
20260220092041905Domestic
68305920242035Domestic
4907422018200Unknown

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.

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