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Texas well grid 45-16

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Midland County and Upton County. 174 reports, median depth 160 ft.

174Reports
160 ftMedian depth
120 ftWater at
40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 45-16

Logged in state well grid 45-16, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 89, Top Soil 87, Limestone 31, Topsoil 30, Sand 18, Yellow Sand 14
25–50 ftBrown Sand 8, Red Clay 4, Tan Sandstone 5, Red Brown Yellow Sandy Clay 5, Sand 5, Sand, Sandstone 5
50–100 ftSand 28, Sandstone 15, Yellow Sand 15, Wet Sand 13, Red Clay 13, Red Bed 13
100–200 ftRed Clay 53, Red Bed 40, Sand 18, Redbed 10, Brown Sandstone 5, Water Sand 4
200–300 ftRed Clay 5, Red Shale 4, Clay And Sand 2, Red Clay And Shale 2, Redbed 2, Red Bed 2
300–500 ftRed Shale 3, Red Clay And Shale 2, Red Clay Shale Streaks 2, Clay, Sand, Siltstone, Trace Gravel 1, Clay, Siltstone And Trace Gravel 1, Siltstone And Clay W/ Trace Sand 1
500–1000 ftRed Shale 6, Sand With Clay Seams 3, Red & Gray Clay 3, Red Clay 3, Red Sand & Sandstone 3, Clay And Sand 2
1000–5000 ftRed Clay 6, Sandy Shale 4, Sand 3, Sand & Siltstone 3, Red Bed 3, Sandstone & Siltstone 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 45-16, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
DARRELL CRASS DRILLING33130702001–2016
Wheeler Drilling14130152003–2020
Elite Drillers Services Corporation13220—2026
JWL Well Srevices13140—2017
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE9170—2015–2020
JWL Well Services8200502020–2022
Integrity Services81,250502019
Choate Well Service7150502011–2014
Blue Quail Energy Services LLC.61,3201002013–2018
CASE DRILLING & PUMP SERVICE, LLC6265402012–2014
AAW Services, LLC5135152008–2012
Straub Corporation541—2005–2009
Nomad Drilling41,320—2018
Marks Water Well4240102009–2013
tss4——2012
Stewart Brothers Drilling31,250—2018
Pinnergy, LTD31,400—2016
CASE DRILLING AND PUMP SERVICE, LLC3145252013–2015
Stansell Pump2140—2022–2023
PC Drilling & Service, LLC21,350—2014–2018
THI WATER WELL21,225—2018
Wildcat Services LLC21,250502014–2018
D. LATZEL DRILLING, LLC21,3501802014
Latzel Drilling LLC21,5001252003–2014
Mark's Water Well2130202008

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Rig Supply6537.4%180
Domestic4324.7%130
Fracking Supply2212.6%1,279
Industrial179.8%220
Other116.3%120
Environmental Soil Boring52.9%41
Public Supply42.3%170
Monitor42.3%—
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s3913080
2010s10515585
2020s30200120

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 45-16. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
37014120141,500800125Rig Supply
42103520161,400——Fracking Supply
42058020161,400——Fracking Supply
42049920161,400——Fracking Supply
38322820141,350580180Rig Supply
38095520141,350400145Rig Supply
37274820141,350432—Fracking Supply
47096520181,324——Fracking Supply
48397020181,320—100Rig Supply
48387220181,320—100Rig 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.

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This grid falls in Midland County, Upton County.

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