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Texas well grid 46-36

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Reeves County and Pecos County. 278 reports, median depth 75 ft.

278Reports
75 ftMedian depth
60 ftWater at
150 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 46-36

Logged in state well grid 46-36, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftTopsoil 42, Top Soil 39, (Ml) Silt; With Some Clay 37, Sand 33, Caliche 27, Gravel 9
25–50 ftSand 12, Gravel 7, Brown Sand 2, Clay 2, Sand W/ Silt 1, Silty Sand W/ Gravel 1
50–100 ftGravel 16, Clay 12, Brown Clay 6, Sand 5, Sandy Clay 4, Tan Clay 3
100–200 ftGravel 12, Sand & Gravel 9, Brown Clay 9, Clay 8, Sand 9, Sand And Gravel 7
200–300 ftGravel 11, Sand & Gravel 13, Sand And Gravel 10, Brown Clay 7, Tan Clay 4, Grey Clay 4
300–500 ftGravel 8, Grey Clay 9, Sand 7, Brown Clay 4, Clay 5, Blue Clay 3
500–1000 ftClay 5, Sand And Gravel 2, Clay And Sand 1, Brown Sand 1, Sand And Grey Shale 1, Gravel 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 46-36, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Vortex Drilling, Inc.6032006–2018
Straub Corporation14102005–2010
B & B CONSTRUCTION CO.13182005–2006
Blue Quail Energy Services LLC.124004502013–2020
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.11182009
Sunbelt Industrial Services9152009–2025
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE9280402004–2024
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling9202021–2023
White Drilling Company, Inc.9322002–2023
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP8252019–2020
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC7602023–2026
Harrison & Cooper, Inc.7902021–2023
DURAN DRILLING73632014–2019
THI WATER WELL73502017–2018
Talon Drilling, LP7252008–2009
Permian H2O Solutions6802023–2024
Blue Quail53402502017
dba Universal Drilling Services5302002–2003
SKINNER'S DRILLING4225502011–2014
Skinner�s Drilling and Well Service3300502021–2024
AAW Services, LLC33002017–2021
Layne Christensen35702017
Jack Spears Drilling35002017
Marks Water Well3250602012–2015
Jeter Drilling Co.34002009–2012

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring8129.1%4
Monitor7527.0%30
Domestic2810.1%255
Rig Supply2810.1%403
Irrigation186.5%350
Fracking Supply186.5%400
Industrial145.0%400
Injection103.6%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s712023
2010s14622590
2020s618028

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 46-36. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
5178502019800Rig Supply
4909752017800Fracking Supply
4638682017800Rig Supply
4579202017730Fracking Supply
4579902017725Rig Supply
4579882017725Fracking Supply
2947502012606Rig Supply
4936362018600Irrigation
4936352018600Irrigation
4574922017600Rig 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 Reeves County, Pecos County.

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