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Texas well grid 49-14

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in El Paso County. 144 reports, median depth 30 ft.

144Reports
30 ftMedian depth
375 ftWater at
900 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 49-14

Logged in state well grid 49-14, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClayey Sand, Brown, Damp, Low Pi 7, Clayey Sand, Red/Brown, Damp, Low Pi 7, Fine Sand, Light Brown, Damp, No Pi 7, Clay, Brown, Dry 7, Clayey Sand, Brown, Damp, Low-Medium Pi 6, Sand, Tan, Dry 6
25–50 ftClayey Gravel. Brown, Subrounded Gravel With 30% Clay. 1, Clay: Red, Dry, Plastic, Interspersed Caliche, Hard 2, Clay: Red, Dry, Plastic, Hard 1, Sandy Clay: Plastic, Light Brown, Dry, Soft 2, Clay: Plastic, Red, Some Gravel, Very Stiff 2, Clay: Red, Plastic, Dry, Very Stiff 2
50–100 ftClay, Reddish Brown, Slightly Moist 5, Brown Clayey Silt 3, Brown Silt 2, Brown Sandy Gravel 2, Gravelly Clay, Clay, Tan 2, Gravelly Sand, Sand, Fine To Coarse 2
100–200 ftSandy Clay And Silt 5, Brown Clay 2, Brown Silt 2, Brown Sandy Silt 2, Brown Sandy Clay 2, Clay, Brown 2
200–300 ftGravelly Clay, Clay, Tan 2, Clay With Sand And Silt 5, Clayey Sand, Clay, Tan 2, Silty Sand 3, Gravelly Sand, Sand, Fine To Coarse 3, Clay, Tan 1
300–500 ftBrown Silt 4, Brown Clay 5, Clay, Brown 2, Clay 3, Silty Sandy Clay 5, Silt Sand And Gravely Clay 5
500–1000 ftClay And Silt 5, Clay 5, Silty Clay, Clay, Tan 5, Silty Sand 4, Silty Clay 2, Brown Clayey Silt 2
1000–5000 ftClays 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 49-14, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
BETTS ENVIRONMENTAL RECOVERY, INC.4452025
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.197508002014–2024
Tierra Drilling & Env. Svc., Inc.12622011–2012
Tierra Drilling & Environmental Services, Inc.11402013–2020
Talon/LPE11302016
Stewart Brothers Drilling71,0001,5002005–2026
Tierra Drilling6502021–2022
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co., Inc.69301,0502006
Raba-Kistner Consultants52011–2014
Raba-Kistner42013
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC3202026
Stewart Brothers Drilling Enterprises39402013
Hydro Resources38358002011–2012
Total Support Services3252004
Sunbelt Industrial Services2252010
MAVERICK DRILLING, INC.17205002021
Rodgers and Company15601252019
Randal P. Stewart19402013
Strata Core Drilling Co.12009
Layne Western18302004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring7753.5%10
Public Supply3423.6%860
Monitor2517.4%30
Test Well53.5%1,000
Irrigation10.7%720
Other10.7%560
Industrial10.7%
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s16934350
2010s6155384
2020s675408

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 49-14. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
72671120261,1101,000Public Supply
72671620261,1004081,500Public Supply
6255820051,000350Test Well
6255720051,000350Test Well
6255620051,000350Test Well
6255520051,000350Test Well
6255420051,000350Test Well
3857002014958411Public Supply
7005552024950409815Public Supply
3510912013940350Public 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.

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