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Texas well grid 65-15

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Harris County and Sabine County. 1,400 reports, median depth 36 ft.

1,400Reports
36 ftMedian depth
108 ftWater at
20 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 65-15

Logged in state well grid 65-15, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 325, Sand 152, Concrete 89, Silty Clay 41, Clay, Gray 28, Asphalt 31
25–50 ftSand 127, Clay 134, Silty Clay 19, Clay, Lt. Gray 22, Clay, Reddish Brown 13, Sandy Clay, Lt. Gray 8
50–100 ftClay 178, Sand 146, Clay, Red 13, Clay, Reddish Brown 7, Silty Clay 7, Sand, Reddish Brown 6
100–200 ftSand 265, Clay 232, Blue Clay 13, Clay, Sand 5, Sand, Clay 4, Sand-Tan-.010-.012 3
200–300 ftSand 233, Clay 142, Blue Clay 7, Sand .008 7, Red Clay 3, Shale 3
300–500 ftSand 53, Clay 32, Rock & Sand 1, Rock 1, Caliche 1, Gray Sand (.006-.008) 2
500–1000 ftSand 9, Clay 8, Clay Hard Red 1, Sand/Clay 1, Sand/Gravel 1, Sand, Red/Gray Clay 1
1000–5000 ftSand 3, Clay 2, Clay Hard 1, Clay Hard Blue 1, Sand Fine Blue 1, Sand, Red/White Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 65-15, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.38034102004–2025
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.127252002–2025
Tolers Water Well Service125240122003–2025
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC118252012–2026
Fugro Geosciences, Inc.50302002–2005
Hydrogeologic/Environmental Testing42582009–2010
Vortex Drilling, Inc.41102007–2017
Scott Drilling Inc.37260452002–2024
Alpine Field Services35202004–2016
APOLLO Environmental Strategies, Inc.33252001–2010
Gainco, Inc.303732010–2014
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.28202001–2025
Bussell & Sons LLC15342752004–2024
Sunbelt Industrial Services15772013
A & L Pump & Well Service13255102003–2025
Soltek LLC13202015–2023
Alliance Maintenance & Sevices, Inc.122009
Petra Environmental12162001–2002
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.11501802003–2025
Alliance Maintenance and Services112010
Greak Water Well10280702003–2022
City Survey10252006–2022
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP10252013–2018
Raymond Services, Inc.105562005–2016
Major Drilling Environmental8652013

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor83759.8%30
Domestic24417.4%240
Environmental Soil Boring15811.3%12
Public Supply503.6%345
Test Well423.0%25
Industrial231.6%326
Other191.4%55
Injection100.7%38
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1900s120
1970s1239135
2000s59040120
2010s5553790
2020s25331100

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 65-15. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
26922820112,22012010Domestic
68944720241,5561772,006Public Supply
60104620221,5241561,511Public Supply
36190820141,3001691,511Public Supply
53184720201,2151541,100Public Supply
4170802016780Test Well
142346200861215060Industrial
5750592021598244150Public Supply
3736262014589176150Public Supply
187477200958815060Industrial

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, Sabine County.

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