texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 45-31

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Upton County and Reagan County. 180 reports, median depth 296 ft.

180Reports
296 ftMedian depth
175 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 45-31

Logged in state well grid 45-31, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftLimestone 97, Top Soil 95, Caliche 61, Topsoil 60, Loose Caliche 30, Cleatchy 6
25–50 ftLimestone 11, Unconsolidated Sandstone 4, Rock 2, Lime Stone 3, Tan Clay 2, Gray Clay 2
50–100 ftSand 14, Sandstone 10, Sand, Sandstone, Hard Shale 10, Sandstone, Sand, Hard Shale 8, Limestone 3, Yellow Sand 5
100–200 ftSand 34, Sandstone 25, Brown Sand 12, Yellow Sand 9, Sand & Sandstone 12, Red Clay 11
200–300 ftRed Clay 51, Red Bed 55, Sandstone 25, Sand 18, Redbed 16, Shale 15
300–500 ftRed Bed 14, Redbed 8, Red Clay 6, Sand 2, Sandstone 2, Gravel Sandstone And Red Bed 1
500–1000 ftSandstone 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 45-31, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
DARRELL CRASS DRILLING90280202005–2016
Latzel Drilling LLC19300202003–2022
Marks Water Well10285302011–2012
Wheeler Drilling10294152007–2010
CASE DRILLING & PUMP SERVICE, LLC9300202014–2015
CASE DRILLING AND PUMP SERVICE, LLC7400252013–2014
Wildcat Services LLC6340102014
West Texas Water Well5262122024–2025
Mark's Water Well5267302006–2011
AAW Services, LLC4290202011
Darrell Crass Drilling Company, Inc.p42802008
Santa Rosa Well Service3300152021
R DARRELL CRASS23202012
Dubose Drilling Inc2305402008
Straub Corporation11002022
Permian H2O Solutions12202019
Pearson Drilling12014
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE1300502012

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Rig Supply14278.9%300
Other126.7%260
Domestic95.0%310
Industrial84.4%300
Stock52.8%290
Test Well21.1%305
Monitor10.6%220
Fracking Supply10.6%265
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s81280180
2010s87300200
2020s12290160

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 45-31. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
3767362014990440Rig Supply
3137502013480Rig Supply
3500982013400Rig Supply
3500972013400Rig Supply
1374602008390Rig Supply
63925620223601904Stock
381742201436010Rig Supply
2722952011360100Rig Supply
1189172007360Rig Supply
1125372007360Rig 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 45-31?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. What we do with this.

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

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