Midland County
Excavation & Dirt Work Contractor in Midland County, TX
Midland is the commercial and residential hub of the Permian Basin, and our site and pad construction crews stay busy here — from commercial lots to well pad access roads supporting the oilfield activity surrounding the city.
We've handled everything from subdivision grading to drainage retrofits on established Midland properties struggling with runoff after heavy rain events.
Local Note
Well pad construction and commercial site prep make up a large share of our Midland-area work, alongside residential driveway and drainage projects.
- Ground conditions
- Caliche sits close to the surface across most of Midland County, which is good bearing material once it is ripped, shaped and compacted properly.
- Water & drainage
- Runoff moves fast over hard caliche, so pads and lots need positive fall and an outfall picked before the first cut.
- Getting there
- I-20, SH-158, SH-349 and Loop 250 put most Midland job sites inside a short haul of base material.
- Permits
- TxDOT's Odessa district covers state-highway access; Midland County Road & Bridge and the City of Midland handle county and in-city permits.
Permian Basin Dirt Work, Since 2018
Popular Services in Midland
Site & Pad Construction
Site prep and pad construction that gets the ground ready to build.
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Land Development
Turning raw land into a graded, ready-to-use property.
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Drainage Solutions
Grading and drainage work that gets water moving where it's supposed to go.
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Demolition
Old structures down, debris hauled, site ready for what's next.
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Jobs We Run Around Midland
- Commercial building pads and parking lots
- Well pad and tank battery construction with access roads
- Drainage retrofits on older lots that were never graded to fall
Midland is our home ground — most Midland jobs are a same-morning mobilization, so mobilization is a scheduling question rather than a travel-cost problem. Give us the gate location and what you are trying to end up with, and we will price the dirt work off the ground as it actually sits.
What Moves the Price on a Midland Job
We are not going to put a price list on a website, because the same job on two Midlandlots a mile apart is two different jobs. What we can do is tell you exactly what a quote is built out of, so you can read ours — or anybody else’s — and know what you are comparing.
- How far the dirt has to move
- Haul is the single biggest line on most Midland jobs. A pad that can be cut and filled inside its own footprint costs a fraction of one that needs material trucked in or spoil trucked off, and that is decided by the grade of the lot, not by anybody's rate sheet.
- How deep the caliche sits
- Caliche close to the surface is good news for what you build on and bad news for what you dig through. Shallow caliche means less imported base under a pad; it also means ripping instead of pushing, and a trench line that has to be cut rather than scooped.
- Where the water is supposed to go
- Runoff moves fast over hard caliche, so every pad needs positive fall and an outfall picked before the first cut. On lots with nowhere obvious to send it, the drainage design — swale, inlet, detention — is a real part of the job rather than a finishing touch.
- Gate width, overhead lines and what is already on site
- Access decides which iron shows up. A site a scraper can work is cheaper per yard than one that has to be done with an excavator and a haul truck, and existing pavement, slabs or utilities add demolition and hand work before the dirt work starts.
- Who has to approve the access
- TxDOT's Odessa district covers state-highway frontage; Midland County Road & Bridge and the City of Midland handle the rest. The permit is rarely the expensive part — the culvert size it lands on can be.
- What the finished surface has to carry
- A caliche driveway, a shop apron and a pad rated for loaded trucks are three different sections of material even when they look the same from the road. Telling us what will actually drive on it is the fastest way to a price that does not move later.
Estimates are free. Tell us where the gate is and what you want to end up with, and we will walk it and price the dirt as it actually sits.
Why Midland Calls Us
- Based in Midland since 2018 — most Midland jobs are a same-morning mobilization, not a scheduled trip
- Our own iron for the dirt work: excavators, dozers, blades and articulated haul trucks
- Work across Midland County ranges from commercial building pads to well pads and tank battery locations
- Free estimates, and we will tell you when the job is not ours to do
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Midland, TX Excavation FAQs
- Does Rangefinder Excavation work in Midland, TX?
- Yes. Midland is our home ground — most Midland jobs are a same-morning mobilization, and we have worked Midland County since 2018. I-20, SH-158, SH-349 and Loop 250 put most Midland job sites inside a short haul of base material.
- What is the ground like for excavation around Midland?
- Caliche sits close to the surface across most of Midland County, which is good bearing material once it is ripped, shaped and compacted properly. Runoff moves fast over hard caliche, so pads and lots need positive fall and an outfall picked before the first cut.
- Who handles road and driveway access permits around Midland?
- TxDOT's Odessa district covers state-highway access; Midland County Road & Bridge and the City of Midland handle county and in-city permits. We can tell you which one applies to your site before we price the work.
- What kind of dirt work do you do most around Midland?
- Commercial building pads and parking lots; Well pad and tank battery construction with access roads; Drainage retrofits on older lots that were never graded to fall.
- What does excavation and dirt work cost in Midland, TX?
- There is no flat rate, because the same-size job prices differently on two lots a mile apart. What actually moves the number here: how far the dirt has to move; how deep the caliche sits; where the water is supposed to go; gate width, overhead lines and what is already on site; who has to approve the access; what the finished surface has to carry. We walk the site, price the dirt as it sits, and the estimate is free.
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Phone
(575) 973-8523Hours
- Monday – Friday7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- SaturdayBy appointment
- SundayClosed
Service Area
Midland, TX & the Permian Basin