Water wells in El Paso County, Texas
2,406 well reports on file. The median well here was taken to 50 ft and struck water at 18 ft — against 180 ft and 80 ft across Texas.
What you will drill through in El Paso County
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Top Soil 196, Clay 127, Sand 118, Brown Clay 65, Sand, Silt, Gravel, Brown, Dry 61, Grey Sand 45 |
| 25–50 ft | Clay 41, Sand, Clay, Gravel 34, Gravel 31, Medium Sand Gray 30, Sand And Gravel 28, Sand 22 |
| 50–100 ft | Clay 80, Gravel 76, Sand 44, Brown Clay 37, Grey Sand 37, Sand, Clay, Gravel 25 |
| 100–200 ft | Clay 65, Sand 44, Brown Clay 32, Gravel 15, Brown Clay. 12, Grey Sand 15 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 26, Clay 25, Brown Clay 18, Sandy Clay 11, Grey Sand 7, Silty Sand 9 |
| 300–500 ft | Clay 29, Sand 20, Brown Clay 22, Silty Sand 11, Brown Silt 8, Clay, Brown 8 |
| 500–1000 ft | Clay 28, Sand 11, Silty Clay 13, Silty Sand 13, Fine Sand With Clay 5, Brown Clay 12 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Clay And Silt 5, Clay 5, Sandy Clay 3, Brown Clay 3, Fine Silty Sand 2, Grey Clay 2 |
The rock column here is what drillers wrote down, layer by layer, in their own words — 5,345,462 layers across 707,856 wells. It is not a geological survey: two drillers may call the same clay by two names, and this site does not correct them.
Who drills in El Paso County
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Soil Boring | 839 | 34.9% | 15 |
| Monitor | 706 | 29.3% | 50 |
| Irrigation | 254 | 10.6% | 100 |
| De-watering | 242 | 10.1% | 50 |
| Public Supply | 137 | 5.7% | 830 |
| Test Well | 90 | 3.7% | 990 |
| Domestic | 78 | 3.2% | 200 |
| Industrial | 24 | 1.0% | 625 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 638 | 75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,192 | 50 | 20 |
| 2020s | 576 | 47 | 19 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99039 | 2006 | 4,019 | 500 | 800 | Injection |
| 53541 | 2005 | 2,007 | 400 | — | Test Well |
| 629288 | 2022 | 1,956 | 1,669 | — | Irrigation |
| 583285 | 2021 | 1,736 | 1,484 | — | Other |
| 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 |
Every figure on this site is a median, never an average. On reported yield the average is twice the median, because a handful of entries are typing errors — the largest reads 2,200,100 gallons per minute against 30,078 for the next one. Yields above 3,000 gpm (136 wells, 0.045%) and depths beyond 5,000 ft (103 wells, 0.016%) are kept in the file, marked, and left out of the medians.
Drilling a well in El Paso County?
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