Texas well grid 49-13

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in El Paso County. 584 reports, median depth 45 ft.

584Reports

45 ftMedian depth

96 ftWater at

1,000 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 49-13

Logged in state well grid 49-13, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ft	What was logged there
0–25 ft	Brown Sand. 13, Sand 15, Silty Sand 13, Sand, Silt W/Some Gravel, W/Some Clay, Brown, Slightly Moist 12, Asphalt (1.5") 11, Tan Sand. 10
25–50 ft	Clay 10, Red Clay 8, Gravelly Sand 7, Silty Sand 6, Brn Clay 5, Tan Clay. 7
50–100 ft	Brown Clay 11, Tan Clay. 14, Brown Clay. 10, Med. Gravel. 7, Clay 8, Tan Sandy Clay. 9
100–200 ft	Brown Clay. 12, Brown Clay 9, Tan Clay. 9, Tan Sandy Clay. 10, Med. Gravel. 5, Gravel 5
200–300 ft	Brown Clay 4, Clay, Tan 4, Sand 4, Silty Sand 4, Silty Clay, Brown, Medium Plasticity 1, Clay 2
300–500 ft	Clay, Tan 5, Clay 3, Brown Clay 4, Silty Clay; Tan 1, Silty Sand 2, Sandy Clay 3
500–1000 ft	Clay 6, Silty Clay 6, Fine Sand With Clay 1, Silty Sand 4, Brown Clay 5, Brown Silty Clay 6
1000–5000 ft	Clay And Silt 3, Gravels And Clay 2, Clay 2, Clay And Gravels 2, Gravels And Sands 2, Sandy Clays 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 49-13, busiest first.
Firm of record	Wells	Median depth, ft	Median yield, gpm	Years
Tierra Drilling & Environmental Services, Inc.	100	35	—	2010–2021
Tierra Drilling	56	41	—	2001–2024
White Drilling Company, Inc.	54	174	—	2006–2015
Raba-Kistner Consultants	40	100	—	2005–2015
Vortex Drilling, Inc.	37	20	—	2010–2015
Tierra Drilling & Env. Svc., Inc.	37	25	—	2011–2013
WDC Exploration and Wells	36	—	—	2004–2007
Vortex Drilling Partners, LP	25	29	—	2021–2023
Tierra Drilling & Env. Svcs., Inc.	23	40	—	2012–2014
Terracon Consultants	21	62	—	2017–2019
WDC Exploration & Wells	17	64	—	2006–2009
Stewart Brothers Drilling	15	1,110	1,500	2003–2026
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.	13	910	1,000	2014–2025
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC	9	23	—	2025
Pacific West	8	45	—	2024
dba Universal Drilling Services	8	70	—	2004–2005
GM Enterprises	8	—	—	2002
Hydro Resources	7	935	1,010	2011–2014
Cascade Drilling	6	127	—	2021
Yellow Jacket Drilling Services, LLC	5	40	—	2014–2021
Yellow Jacket Drilling	5	215	—	2016
Harrison & Cooper, Inc.	5	30	—	2006–2007
Talon Drilling, LP	4	45	—	2008
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co., Inc.	4	990	1,010	2003
Clifford Lynn Rigby	3	62	—	2026

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
Purpose	Wells	Share	Median depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring	261	44.7%	25
Monitor	260	44.5%	72
Public Supply	26	4.5%	973
Test Well	21	3.6%	1,500
Closed-Loop Geothermal	5	0.9%	250
Industrial	4	0.7%	1,000
Irrigation	3	0.5%	568
Other	2	0.3%	50

By decade drilled.
Decade	Reports	Median depth, ft	Water at, ft
2000s	163	140	120
2010s	278	45	98
2020s	143	40	39

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 49-13. Column one is the tracking number.
Report	Year	Depth, ft	Water at, ft	Yield, gpm	Purpose
53541	2005	2,007	400	—	Test Well
361409	2014	1,500	380	—	Test Well
361408	2014	1,500	380	—	Test Well
118398	2003	1,500	—	—	Test Well
118394	2003	1,500	—	—	Test Well
25909	2003	1,500	—	—	Test Well
25840	2003	1,500	—	—	Test Well
25827	2003	1,500	—	—	Test Well
278509	2012	1,185	—	—	Public Supply
277760	2011	1,170	324	—	Public 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 El Paso County.