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Texas well grid 45-17

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Winkler County and Ward County. 189 reports, median depth 70 ft.

189Reports
70 ftMedian depth
32 ftWater at
80 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 45-17

Logged in state well grid 45-17, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand 36, Caliche 29, Brown Sand 23, Brown Silty Sand 22, Top Soil 12, Topsoil 12
25–50 ftClay 15, Tan Sand 8, Brown Sand 5, Tan Very Fine Sand 5, Brown/Red Brown Sand/Sandstone 4, Gravel & Red Sand 3
50–100 ftRed Clay 23, Sand 15, Red Sand 5, Brown Sand 4, Clay 4, Clay With Sand Seams 2
100–200 ftClay 6, Red Clay 5, Red Sandstone 3, Red Bed 3, Sandstone. 1, Tan And Red Sand 2
200–300 ftSand 3, Hard Sandstone 3, Dark Sand 2, Dark Sand & Small Gravel 2, Red Sand 2, Sand And Gravel 2
300–500 ftRed Clay 7, Sand With Streaks Of Sandstone 5, Red Sandy Clay 3, Red Clay Lime 2, Clay 3, Hard Sandstone 3
500–1000 ftRed Clay 7, Red Clay And Shale 3, Red Bed 3, Clay 1, Hard Sandstone And Sand 1, Sandstone And Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 45-17, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Scarborough Drilling, Inc.42332005
Straub Corporation30652006–2013
Talon/LPE2352019–2022
Wildcat Services LLC171201002018–2019
Associated Well Services, Inc.12600452017
DARRELL CRASS DRILLING91202007–2015
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE9802005–2006
White Drilling Company, Inc.8682023–2024
Blue Quail Energy Services LLC.84001752018–2021
Monte Moore Drilling64952012–2014
Marks Water Well5100302011–2013
Gainco, Inc.44202011
Environmental Technology Group Inc.3372002
Santa Rosa Well Service24482019
CASE DRILLING & PUMP SERVICE, LLC26502014
C&S Lease1602019
THI WATER WELL12402018
Clearwater15752014
Jacob P Klassen Drilling Co12014
Elite Drillers Corporation16002012
A&W Drilling Services, Ltd.11542011
Dubose Drilling Inc12491052006

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor8243.4%63
Environmental Soil Boring3216.9%5
Industrial2312.2%120
Rig Supply2211.6%448
Domestic84.2%150
Irrigation73.7%100
Other52.6%5
Test Well42.1%740
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s676032
2010s11212042
2020s106858

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 45-17. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
4608262017751Test Well
4608232017740Test Well
460810201772031955Stock
3825482014650300Rig Supply
3824582014650350Rig Supply
4608252017640Test Well
477819201763522552Test Well
493737201760021945Industrial
493482201760021945Industrial
3046642012600Rig 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 45-17?

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This grid falls in Winkler County, Ward County, Midland County.

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