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Texas well grid 46-46

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Reeves County and Pecos County. 105 reports, median depth 280 ft.

105Reports
280 ftMedian depth
120 ftWater at
40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 46-46

Logged in state well grid 46-46, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftCaliche 41, Topsoil 24, Caliche. 20, Top Soil 17, Sand 8, Brown Sand & Caliche 8
25–50 ftSand. 6, Brown Sand & Red Sand 4, Red Sand, Caliche & Tan Sand 4, Red Clay. 4, Tan Sandy Clay 3, Sand With Gravel. 3
50–100 ftRed Sandstone. 6, Red Bed 5, Tan Clay. 5, Red Sand 4, Red Clay 4, Tan Sand 4
100–200 ftRed Bed 13, Red Sandstone 10, Red Clay 9, Red Sandstone. 7, Tan Sand & White Sand 4, Sandstone 2
200–300 ftRed Clay 5, Fine Tight Red Dirty Sand W/Clay Mix & Shale Strips 1, Red Sandstone 3, Sand And Gravel 2, White Sand 2, Red Sand Stone 2
300–500 ftTight Red Clay & Shale 1, Red Clay & Shale 1, Red Clay & Gypsum 2, Red Sandstone 2, Tan Sand And Sandstone 1, Red Clay, Gypsum, Sandstone Streaks 1
500–1000 ftAnahydrite & Gypsum 6, Red Clay 5, Red Clay & Gypsum 5, Anahydrite 4, Gypsum 1, Gypsum & Red Clay 2
1000–5000 ftLimestone 4, Red Clay & Gypsum 4, Gypsum & Gray Clay 2, Gypsum 1, Red Clay 2, Gypsum & Grey Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 46-46, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE234001002005–2021
Elite Drillers Corporation20280302013–2014
MARK'S WATER WELL SERVICE, INC9140—2018
DARRELL CRASS DRILLING6150—2005–2014
Keys Drilling and Pump6280352012
Permian H2O Solutions4130—2019–2023
Blue Quail Energy Services LLC.4240—2015–2017
Caltex Water LLC4285302014
Espy Howard3280652020
Marks Water Well3300372011–2013
Armadillo Drilling & Well Service3282802006–2008
THI WATER WELL21,403—2017–2018
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.2400—2016
Clinton Key2360—2012
SKINNER'S DRILLING2700—2010
White Drilling Company, Inc.2288—2007–2008
aquatech solutions1220—2025
Wildcat Services LLC1145—2017
Nueve Drilling Company11,376—2017
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICWE1400—2015
Arrowhead Well Service & Construction LLC1264—2015
Monte Moore Drilling160—2014
Bobby J Wallace1300—2014
Talon/LPE1——2010

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Rig Supply7874.3%300
Fracking Supply98.6%280
Other76.7%120
Monitor32.9%120
Test Well21.9%400
Domestic11.0%220
Industrial11.0%250
Unknown11.0%160
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s728876
2010s90285120
2020s828081

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 46-46. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
39559820151,570——Rig Supply
45653720171,455——Rig Supply
47168520171,403——Fracking Supply
44641520171,376——Fracking Supply
50148220181,303——Rig Supply
44319020171,272——Rig Supply
45794120171,230——Rig Supply
48244220181,223——Rig Supply
45676820171,220——Rig Supply
48458020181,195——Rig 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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