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Texas well grid 45-15

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Midland County and Upton County. 473 reports, median depth 90 ft.

473Reports
90 ftMedian depth
43 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 45-15

Logged in state well grid 45-15, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 201, Top Soil 126, Topsoil 95, Sand 42, Limestone 31, Soil 30
25–50 ftSandstone 55, Tan Sand 27, Red Clay 20, Tan Sandstone. 11, Red Shale 20, Pink Clay 19
50–100 ftRed Clay 101, Red Bed 95, Sandstone 57, Sand 40, Water Sand 38, Tan Sand 25
100–200 ftRed Clay 26, Red Bed 25, Redbed 11, Sandstone 6, Gravel & Sand 7, Sand 6
200–300 ftRed Bed 14, Redbed 3, Sandy Gravel 3, Grey Clay 2, Gray Shale And Gravel 1, Sand 1
500–1000 ftSand With Red Bed Stringers 2, Sand 1
1000–5000 ftRed Clay 1, Red Bed With Sand Stringers 2, Brown Clay 1, Sand And Clay Streaks 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 45-15, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE57100402006–2025
Straub Corporation5350272002–2019
Wheeler Drilling5290202004–2026
DARRELL CRASS DRILLING51125202003–2016
White Drilling Company, Inc.41552006–2023
MARK'S WATER WELL SERVICE, INC38100202015–2025
R&R DRILLING LLC34782022
Eco Drilling Services31312002–2003
AAW Services, LLC26110702011–2020
Latzel Drilling LLC2095652017–2021
ECO DRILLING12342003
Caltex Water LLC9602014
West Texas Water Well480202023–2025
Wildcat Services LLC4100552019–2025
Stansell Pump41002023–2024
Weston Drilling Inc3802023
Harrison & Cooper, Inc.3115302008–2021
Dubose Drilling Inc3125502007–2019
CASE DRILLING & PUMP SERVICE, LLC31922012
Kitchens Corrosion Control Inc.312004
Blue Quail Energy Services LLC.2802025
Aqua Tech Solutions21082021
Pinnergy, LTD21,4002016
R DARRELL CRASS21002011
aquatech solutions11002026

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic19942.1%92
Monitor11424.1%50
Rig Supply8618.2%120
Environmental Soil Boring285.9%20
Fracking Supply245.1%100
Industrial51.1%100
Other51.1%110
Irrigation51.1%100
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s1495039
2010s1849546
2020s1409480

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 45-15. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
42104520161,400Fracking Supply
42104320161,400Fracking Supply
46699720171,310600Rig Supply
2336972010300Rig Supply
115054200725050Rig Supply
585965202124012535Fracking Supply
585943202124014050Fracking Supply
585908202124013060Fracking Supply
585901202124013050Fracking Supply
3125072013240Rig Supply

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 45-15?

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This grid falls in Midland County, Upton County, Winkler County, Ector County.

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