Texas well grid 65-11

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Harris County and Matagorda County. 546 reports, median depth 60 ft.

546Reports

60 ftMedian depth

142 ftWater at

55 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 65-11

Logged in state well grid 65-11, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ft	What was logged there
0–25 ft	Clay 104, Concrete 57, Sand 34, No Recovery 19, Concrete/Road Base 22, Top Soil 22
25–50 ft	Clay 49, Sand 32, No Recovery 14, Clay, Red 12, Clay, Sand 8, Clay, Rock, Clay 6
50–100 ft	Sand 65, Clay 46, Clay, Sand 14, No Recovery 4, Sand & Gravel 10, Gravel 7
100–200 ft	Sand 95, Clay 72, Sand, Clay 23, Clay, Sand 15, Sand & Gravel 9, Sand, Clay, Sand 9
200–300 ft	Sand 99, Clay 51, Sand, Rock, Sand 17, Clay, Sand 16, Rock 8, Sand, Clay 10
300–500 ft	Sand 35, Clay 19, Rock 10, Shale 2, Sandy Clay 4, Red Clay 3
500–1000 ft	Sand 16, Clay 12, Sandy Clay 5, Blue Clay 3, Sand With Shale Streaks 1, Hard Clay 1
1000–5000 ft	Sand 11, Clay 10, Sandy Clay 3, Blue Clay 2, Clay (Gray) 2, Soft Clay 4

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 65-11, busiest first.
Firm of record	Wells	Median depth, ft	Median yield, gpm	Years
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.	79	30	—	2004–2021
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC	70	45	—	2015–2025
H/ET	41	76	—	2014–2021
Ricky Bonds Water Wells	36	305	55	2008–2026
Scott Drilling Inc.	33	270	40	2003–2025
City Survey	30	25	—	2011–2025
Alpine Field Services	29	24	—	2007–2013
Bussell & Sons LLC	22	345	75	2003–2021
Van and Sons Drilling Service	16	40	—	2014–2017
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP	16	5	—	2005–2016
Geophysical Drilling, Inc.	15	310	70	2003–2019
Alsay Incorporated	14	1,488	1,356	2003–2021
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.	14	45	—	2002–2018
Prospector Drilling and Tool Co., Inc.	9	80	—	2005
dba Universal Drilling Services	9	135	—	2003–2004
NORTHWEST WATER WELLS	7	250	40	2002–2008
Master Monitoring Services, Inc.	7	28	—	2006–2007
Almeda Water Well Service	6	390	150	2005–2023
Soltek LLC	6	40	—	2018–2019
Friedel Drilling Company	6	1,452	1,220	2002–2010
Lighthouse Environmental Services Inc.	5	32	—	2013
Vortex Drilling, Inc.	4	30	—	2018
Weisinger Incorporated	3	1,550	1,511	2016–2026
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.	3	365	40	2005–2023
MARAL DRILLING	3	220	25	2015–2022

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
Purpose	Wells	Share	Median depth, ft
Monitor	277	50.7%	44
Domestic	121	22.2%	300
Environmental Soil Boring	54	9.9%	10
Public Supply	45	8.2%	650
Irrigation	18	3.3%	320
Other	10	1.8%	175
Industrial	8	1.5%	310
Injection	5	0.9%	135

By decade drilled.
Decade	Reports	Median depth, ft	Water at, ft
1970s	1	1,612	214
2000s	181	225	140
2010s	216	40	145
2020s	148	50	133

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 65-11. Column one is the tracking number.
Report	Year	Depth, ft	Water at, ft	Yield, gpm	Purpose
46410	2004	2,000	348	1,200	Public Supply
203900	2006	1,770	351	1,205	Public Supply
440119	2016	1,625	379	1,612	Public Supply
622961	1975	1,612	214	1,060	Public Supply
606475	2022	1,550	—	1,205	Public Supply
18745	2003	1,520	460	1,356	Public Supply
168902	2004	1,518	339	1,507	Public Supply
415995	2016	1,500	—	1,500	Public Supply
569791	2021	1,488	294	1,404	Public Supply
574157	2021	1,460	646	1,200	Public Supply

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 65-11?

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This grid falls in Harris County, Matagorda County.