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Texas well grid 49-05

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in El Paso County. 198 reports, median depth 31 ft.

198Reports
31 ftMedian depth
385 ftWater at
1,025 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 49-05

Logged in state well grid 49-05, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftSand, Silt, Gravel, Brown, Dry 61, Sand 13, No Recovery 6, Silty Sand 8, Tan Sand 4, Clayey Sand 5
25–50 ftMf Sand W/ Gravel Sr 1/4 -2", Brown, Damp-Moist, No Pi 1, Mc Sand, Sr Gravel, Brown, Moist, No Pi 1, Silty Clay 3, Sand With Some Gravel, Brown 3, Mf Sand W/ Gravel 1/4 -1", Brown, Moist, No Pi 1, Mc Sand W/ Gravel 1/4 - 1/2" Sr, Brown, Moist, No Pi 1
50–100 ftSand 4, Clay 3, Reddish Silty Clay 2, Reddish Clayey Sand 2, Fine Sand With Clay 2, Gravelly Sandy Clay; Clay, Tan, Low Plasticity, 50%; Sand, F 1
100–200 ftCoarse Sand 2, Clay 3, Sandy Gravel; Gravel, Subrounded To Subangular, Poorly Sorte 3, Brown Silt 2, Brown Silty Sand 2, Sand 2
200–300 ftClay 4, Sand 2, Sand, Fine To Medium Grained, Mixed Lithology. 1, Clay, Tan, High Plasticity. 2, Gravelly Silty Clay; Silty Clay, Tan, 70%; Gravel, Up To 1/2 1, Clay, Reddish Brown, High Plasticity 1
300–500 ftBrown Silt 3, Fine Sand With Clay 2, Silty Sand 2, Clay 3, Silty Clay 3, Sand 2
500–1000 ftClay 9, Sand 3, Fine Sand With Clay 2, Silty Sand 3, Sandy Clay; Clay, Tan/Brown, Medium Plasticity, ~70%; Sand, 1, Silty Clay 3
1000–5000 ftClay 2, Brown Clay 2, Clayey Sand; Sand, Tan/Clear/Red/Black, Very Fine To Coarse 1, Sandy Clay; Clay, Brown, Dense, Low Plasticity, ~80%; Sand, 1, Sandy Silty Clay; Clay, Tan, Medium To Low Plasticity, ~40%; 1, Sandy Clayey Silt; Silt, ~40%; Clay, Tan, Medium Plasticity, 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 49-05, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Tierra Drilling & Environmental Services, Inc.6322010–2021
Tierra Drilling & Env. Svc., Inc.4222011–2015
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.167051,0002017–2024
Yellow Jacket Drilling Services, LLC14312018–2020
Stewart Brothers Drilling101,0202002–2014
BETTS ENVIRONMENTAL RECOVERY, INC.9502025
Yellow Jacket Drilling62014
Raba-Kistner Consultants42010–2011
Randal P. Stewart41,5002002–2010
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co., Inc.41,0301,5002003–2005
Tierra Drilling & Env. Svcs., Inc.3402014
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling32014
Layne Western38852004
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services3152007
Total Support Services3652006
Tierra Drilling2202022
Cascade Drilling21502021
Stewart Brothers Drilling Enterprises29892013
WDC Exploration and Wells24662011
KD Huey Company, LLC18344002014
Hydro Resources18352011
William Brunson11,2002003

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring11457.6%2
Monitor3015.2%65
Public Supply2512.6%834
Extraction157.6%31
Test Well136.6%1,200
Industrial10.5%834
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s23931357
2010s1326380
2020s4350402

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 49-05. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
1758120031,500Test Well
1676320031,500Test Well
12601920031,200Test Well
2686320031,200380Test Well
2686220031,200390Test Well
70055620241,0903751,025Public Supply
70055420241,0703641,400Public Supply
2887520031,0343571,189Public Supply
2890920031,0303351,120Public Supply
1676220021,020Test Well

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 El Paso County.

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