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Texas well grid 49-22

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in El Paso County. 235 reports, median depth 60 ft.

235Reports
60 ftMedian depth
22 ftWater at
360 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 49-22

Logged in state well grid 49-22, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftBrown Silty Clay 14, Top Soil 13, Light Brown Silty Sand 8, Backfill 12, Fine Sand Brown 9, Tan Silty Sand 9
25–50 ftMedium To Fine Sand Grayish Brown 7, Silty Clay, Brown 4, Gravelly Sand, Brown 4, Fine Grain Sand, Gray 4, Gray Medium Sand 4, Silty Sand 3
50–100 ftMedium Sand Gray 7, Medium To Fine Sand Gray 7, Medium To Coarse Sand 1/4" To 1/2" Gravel 6, Gravels And Sand 6, Gravel 3, Sandy Clay 4
100–200 ftGravels And Sand With Some Clay 6, Clay 3, Tan Sandy Clay & Gravel 2, Tan Sandy Clay 3, Clay, Brown 2, Silt, Brown 1
200–300 ftClay, Brown 3, Tan Clay & Sand 3, Brown Clay 2, Sand 1, Sandy Clay 1, Clay 2
300–500 ftClay 3, Sand 2, Clay, Brown 3, Sand, Gray, Fine 2, Sandy Clay 2, Brown Clay 2
500–1000 ftClay And Fine Sand 4, Sandy Clay 1, Fine Sand And Clay 2, Sandy Clay And Gravel 1, Clay 1, Sand Coarse Angular-Sub Rounded 1
1000–5000 ftBrown To Red Silty Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 49-22, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Tierra Drilling & Environmental Services, Inc.32402013–2020
Western Dewatering Inc26602502010–2020
Straub Corporation2382007–2009
Vortex Drilling, Inc.15102009
Raba-Kistner Consultants13752006–2013
Tierra Drilling & Env. Svc., Inc.13252006–2012
Stewart Brothers Drilling121802003–2014
Tierra Drilling10652021–2025
Hydro Resources Mid Continent Inc.103758002018–2023
MAVERICK DRILLING, INC.81203602023–2026
Tierra Drilling & Env. Svcs., Inc.8652012–2014
WEST TEXAS WATER WELL SERVICE84178002006–2011
Hydro Resources74652011–2012
White Drilling Company, Inc.5772021
Raba-Kistner5252004–2006
Talon Drilling, LP4202007
Total Support Services4202004
Ernest Galvan3702025
Cascade Drilling31002022
Terracon Consultants3152024
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC2452024–2025
ACOSTA DRILLING2600162012–2013
Anthony Pump & Drilling Inc2968002012
Professional Service Industries22010
Sunbelt Industrial Services2252010

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Environmental Soil Boring7933.6%15
Monitor7431.5%50
De-watering2711.5%60
Public Supply208.5%420
Test Well187.7%417
Irrigation125.1%96
Domestic52.1%110
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s782017
2010s1106521
2020s477035

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 49-22. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
5354220051,207400Test Well
2277220031,040Test Well
2277120031,040Test Well
2277020031,040Test Well
2277320031,010Test Well
40012001800Environmental Soil Boring
720013202670018360Test Well
310557201260038516Irrigation
277762201158585Public Supply
6508172023550339Domestic

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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