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Texas well grid 46-40

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Ward County and Pecos County. 140 reports, median depth 68 ft.

140Reports
68 ftMedian depth
62 ftWater at
300 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 46-40

Logged in state well grid 46-40, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche. 20, Caliche 20, Tan Sand. 13, Top Soil 17, Topsoil 14, Soil Was Excavated To 5' Bgs Using A Hydro-Vac. 13
25–50 ftTan Sand. 9, Red Clay. 9, Brown Sand 6, Red Clay 4, Tan Sandy Clay. 4, Tan Sandy Caliche. 4
50–100 ftTan Sand. 8, Red Clay. 6, Brown Sand 4, Sand 3, Tan Sandy Clay. 3, Gravel. 3
100–200 ftSand - Gravel 4, Sandy Clay 3, Clay 3, Brown Sand 3, Sand 2, Sand And Clay Layers 2
200–300 ftSandy Clay 4, Red Clay 3, Brown Clay 2, Red Bed 2, Sand 2, Yellow Sand 1
300–500 ftRed Bed 7, Clay 4, Sandstone - Clay 3, Sand And Gravel 3, Sand - Gravel 3, Sandy Clay 2
500–1000 ftClay 4, Sandy Clay 4, Sand - Clay 3, Sandstone - Clay 2, Shell - Sandy Clay 2, Limestone - Clay 1
1000–5000 ftClay 4, Shell 4, Limestone - Clay 3, Sandstone 1, Red Sand - Clay 1, Rock 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 46-40, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
White Drilling Company, Inc.42682007–2011
Straub Corporation34302002–2011
DURAN DRILLING133632007–2019
Vortex Drilling, Inc.13302019
DRILL PRO WATER WELL DRILLING81,5002016–2019
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC6452026
DARRELL CRASS DRILLING52702002–2012
DELTA DRILLERS44102023
Geoprojects International, Inc.42007
Elite Drillers Corporation24002022
Wildcat Services LLC12202021
Blue Quail Energy Services LLC.14003002018
Integrity Services11,7592018
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE11802016
Caltex Water LLC12401002014
Mark's Water Well11403002009
Struab Corporation12002
Straub Coporation12002

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor5337.9%68
Environmental Soil Boring4834.3%30
Fracking Supply1611.4%403
Rig Supply85.7%320
Industrial64.3%400
Irrigation42.9%320
Domestic32.1%180
Stock21.4%260
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s574058
2010s708868
2020s13220

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 46-40. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
46987220171,765Rig Supply
48739820181,759Fracking Supply
48831520181,500Fracking Supply
43853120161,500Fracking Supply
43180920161,50020Fracking Supply
43180220161,500Fracking Supply
50059720181,478Fracking Supply
50684620191,415Fracking Supply
4698712017780Rig Supply
6373142023450Industrial

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 46-40?

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This grid falls in Ward County, Pecos County.

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