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
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Brown Silty Clay 14, Top Soil 13, Light Brown Silty Sand 8, Backfill 12, Fine Sand Brown 9, Tan Silty Sand 9 |
| 25–50 ft | Medium 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 ft | Medium 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 ft | Gravels 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 ft | Clay, Brown 3, Tan Clay & Sand 3, Brown Clay 2, Sand 1, Sandy Clay 1, Clay 2 |
| 300–500 ft | Clay 3, Sand 2, Clay, Brown 3, Sand, Gray, Fine 2, Sandy Clay 2, Brown Clay 2 |
| 500–1000 ft | Clay 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 ft | Brown To Red Silty Clay 1 |
Who drills here
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Soil Boring | 79 | 33.6% | 15 |
| Monitor | 74 | 31.5% | 50 |
| De-watering | 27 | 11.5% | 60 |
| Public Supply | 20 | 8.5% | 420 |
| Test Well | 18 | 7.7% | 417 |
| Irrigation | 12 | 5.1% | 96 |
| Domestic | 5 | 2.1% | 110 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78 | 20 | 17 |
| 2010s | 110 | 65 | 21 |
| 2020s | 47 | 70 | 35 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53542 | 2005 | 1,207 | 400 | — | Test Well |
| 22772 | 2003 | 1,040 | — | — | Test Well |
| 22771 | 2003 | 1,040 | — | — | Test Well |
| 22770 | 2003 | 1,040 | — | — | Test Well |
| 22773 | 2003 | 1,010 | — | — | Test Well |
| 4001 | 2001 | 800 | — | — | Environmental Soil Boring |
| 720013 | 2026 | 700 | 18 | 360 | Test Well |
| 310557 | 2012 | 600 | 385 | 16 | Irrigation |
| 277762 | 2011 | 585 | 85 | — | Public Supply |
| 650817 | 2023 | 550 | 339 | — | Domestic |
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.