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Texas well grid 65-13

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Harris County and Chambers County. 3,644 reports, median depth 30 ft.

3,644Reports
30 ftMedian depth
21 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 65-13

Logged in state well grid 65-13, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftConcrete 398, Clay 259, Asphalt 207, No Recovery 128, Sandy Clay 131, Silty Clay 135
25–50 ftNo Recovery 48, Clay 68, Clay, Red 50, Sand 54, Silty Clay 30, Red Clay 25
50–100 ftClay 51, Sand 28, No Recovery 5, Clay, Red 6, Red Clay 6, Clay, Reddish-Brown 5
100–200 ftSand 39, Clay 36, Red Clay 6, Clay-Red 7, Clay Red 4, Sand-Tan-.006-.008 Sand-Tan-.010-.012 5
200–300 ftSand 38, Clay 29, Clay-Red 7, Clay Red 4, Shale 3, Rock 3
300–500 ftSand 35, Clay 20, Rock 8, Clay-Red 11, Sand-White-.006-.008 4, Clay Red 4
500–1000 ftSand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 65-13, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.1,084302004–2025
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.621302002–2026
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC467282006–2026
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.199302002–2023
Alpine Field Services177302003–2016
Vortex Drilling, Inc.142152006–2011
Fugro Geosciences, Inc.101521997–2005
ENVIRONMENTAL FX (EFX) INC.6382006
Soltek LLC53252015–2023
Tolunay-Wong Engineers,Inc48152014–2020
Geothermal Drilling inc383002004–2026
Soiltech Services Inc.34302022–2026
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP34122003–2018
Universal Drilling Services of Texas, LLC32202007–2009
Bussell & Sons LLC28116402004–2025
Gearen Drilling281502011–2013
City Survey27252010–2023
Almeda Water Well Service273971252003–2023
Master Monitoring Services, Inc.27102005–2006
Alliance Maintenance and Services25362010–2015
Van and Sons Drilling Service24272013–2022
dba Universal Drilling Services24252002–2004
Petra Environmental23132002–2005
ESN-South20222002–2009
Scott Drilling Inc.18340702003–2020

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor2,39565.7%30
Environmental Soil Boring74120.3%15
Test Well1794.9%25
Injection1093.0%41
Other621.7%30
Domestic601.6%360
Closed-Loop Geothermal441.2%300
Irrigation310.9%388
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1990s620
2000s1,4482923
2010s1,4853019
2020s7052820

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 65-13. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
141269200853520080Domestic
218242201047319360Domestic
157718200846519030Domestic
4139472015461185125Other
244038200646020560Domestic
401862003460216125Domestic
3736142014455191150Irrigation
220507200845519070Irrigation
166657200845522080Domestic
190019200643521060Domestic

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 Harris County, Chambers County.

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