texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 53-01

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Pecos County. 169 reports, median depth 70 ft.

169Reports
70 ftMedian depth
64 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 53-01

Logged in state well grid 53-01, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftOverburden 15, Caliche 14, Tan Clay 12, Top Soil 9, Topsoil 8, Tan Limestone 8
25–50 ftTan Limestone. 9, Yellow Limestone 4, Tan Clay 3, Tan Limestone 3, Gray Shale 3, Light Brown, Clayey Gravels, Poorly Graded Gravel-Sand-Clay 1
50–100 ftGray Shale 9, Gray Limestone 8, Tan Limestone 5, Gray Limestone. 4, Gray Silty Sandy Shale. 4, Tan Limestone. 4
100–200 ftGray Sandstone 6, Gray Limestone 5, Grey Limestone 4, Tan Sandstone 3, Gray Shale 3, Grey Sandstone 2
200–300 ftGray Limestone 7, Grey Sandstone 3, Grey And Tan Limestone 2, Blue Sandstone 2, Gray Sandstone 2, Gray Limestone And Sand 2
300–500 ftGrey Shale 2, Red Sandstone & Tan Limestone 1, Red Sandstone 1, White Limestone 1, Black And White Sandstone 1, Tan And Brown Limestone 1
500–1000 ftRed Bed 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 53-01, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
White Drilling Company, Inc.35702003–2023
Straub Corporation32272002–2017
Arrowhead Well Service & Construction LLC192621002012–2024
SB Water Well Drilling, LLC142572020–2026
Talon Drilling, LP11552005–2007
dba Universal Drilling Services9312003
SKINNER'S DRILLING8223602010–2022
Talon/LPE5202014
Sunbelt Industrial Services582009–2010
Armadillo Drilling & Well Service5302602007–2008
Skinner�s Drilling and Well Service4305252017–2019
Eco Drilling Services4392002
MARK'S WATER WELL SERVICE, INC3100202018–2023
West Texas Water Well3852023
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP32015
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling2602022
Mark's Water Well22851302007
Vanguard Well Resources, LLC11972023
EnerCorp Industrial Solutions1782023
Wheeler Drilling1230202005
SKINNER DRILLING14802004
CLAIBORNE HARRISON12001

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor7041.4%35
Domestic4224.9%242
Environmental Soil Boring4023.7%19
Irrigation84.7%262
Stock53.0%280
Industrial21.2%480
Test Well10.6%78
Rig Supply10.6%302
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s645147
2010s743063
2020s3120078

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 53-01. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
7286262026520141Irrigation
515972004480158Industrial
259111201142395Domestic
53451720194027215Domestic
6819952024400111Domestic
6096792022400158Stock
152698200836016460Domestic
563727202035886Domestic
4828972018344150Domestic
54906320203407560Domestic

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.

Drilling a well near grid 53-01?

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This grid falls in Pecos County.

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