texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 64-33

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Galveston County. 493 reports, median depth 24 ft.

493Reports
24 ftMedian depth
25 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 64-33

Logged in state well grid 64-33, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 96, Concrete 35, Topsoil 30, No Recovery 14, Sand 21, Top Soil 19
25–50 ftClay 41, Sand 16, Silty Sand 7, Sand, Saturated 6, Sandy Clay 6, Clayyey Sand, Saturated 3
50–100 ftSand 57, Clay 24, Sand & Shell 4, Sand-Gray-Fine Sand-Gray-.006-.008 3, Sand Grey .006 2, Clay And Shale 2
100–200 ftSand 48, Clay 42, Gray Clay 2, Red Clay 2, Sand .006 3, Sand Shale 3
200–300 ftClay 13, Sand 12, Gray Clay 1, Sand Gray 1, Clay Tan 1, Sand Grey Fine 1
300–500 ftSand 31, Clay 21, Gray Sand (.006-.008) 2, Gray Clay 2, Blue Clay 1, Tan Sand (.006) 1
500–1000 ftSand 27, Clay 6, Sand-Gray-.006-.008 3, Gray Sand (.006-.008) 2, Soft Blue/Gray Clay 1, Sand .008 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 64-33, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.58202004–2025
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC57202013–2026
Cactus Field Services53142007–2009
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.52202008–2026
Fugro23202010–2011
Davison Water Well Service20160252004–2021
Petra Environmental17252003–2006
RB Environmental LLC15202012–2013
universal drilling15222005
Fugro Geosciences, Inc.15202001–2004
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.14252004–2016
Environmental Service14160182001–2016
Almeda Water Well Service135261002004–2025
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.13612802003–2022
GWR Windmills & Water Well Services, LLC9180602019–2025
Tolunay-Wong Engineers,Inc9182013–2020
Universal Drilling Services of Texas, LLC92007
Keenan Water Well8575702003–2007
Fugro Consultants7242013–2020
Alpine Field Services7242008–2009
Alpine Field Service Inc.6162015
Keenan Water Well & Septic Systems5416352005–2015
ESN5242008
MEZA WATER WELL SERVICE4160602015–2021
WEST Drilling3252020

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor24349.3%20
Environmental Soil Boring10721.7%15
Domestic8016.2%192
Test Well316.3%30
Industrial81.6%600
Other71.4%30
Public Supply61.2%615
Irrigation40.8%463
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s2112539
2010s1692019
2020s1132525

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 64-33. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
617103202278550Test Well
196307200667365150Public Supply
15243720086717080Domestic
406374201565560Domestic
4260220036548535Domestic
413923201565169100Stock
400372201563970300Public Supply
59994220226388050Domestic
526863201963060100Domestic
3816320036178090Domestic

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 Galveston County.

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