Texas well grid 65-17
A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Fort Bend County and Harris County. 616 reports, median depth 263 ft.
616Reports
263 ftMedian depth
60 ftWater at
70 gpmMedian yield
What you will drill through in grid 65-17
| Depth, ft | What was logged there |
|---|---|
| 0–25 ft | Clay 167, Red Clay 111, Top Soil 74, Topsoil 62, Sand 58, Brown Clay 18 |
| 25–50 ft | Sand 60, Clay 34, Sand & Gravel 29, Gravel 22, Sand And Gravel 23, Red Clay 21 |
| 50–100 ft | Sand 66, Clay 64, Sand & Gravel 45, Gravel 42, Sand And Gravel 26, Red Clay 22 |
| 100–200 ft | Sand 134, Clay 87, Gravel 29, Rock 28, White Shale 22, Sand & Gravel 18 |
| 200–300 ft | Sand 162, Clay 98, Rock 32, Red Clay 25, White Shale And Sandstone 12, Coarse Sand 15 |
| 300–500 ft | Sand 46, Clay 24, Sandy Clay 1, Red Clay 6, Rock 5, Coarse Sand End Of Hole 5 |
| 500–1000 ft | Sand 11, Clay 11, Sandy Clay 2, Fine Sand And Clay Strips 1, Sand/Clay 5, Fine Sand 1 |
| 1000–5000 ft | Clay 7, Sand 4, Gray Clay 1, Sand/Clay 3, Sandy Gray Clay 1, Fine Sand 1 |
Who drills here
What the wells are for
| Purpose | Wells | Share | Median depth, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 366 | 59.4% | 260 |
| Irrigation | 144 | 23.4% | 280 |
| Monitor | 34 | 5.5% | 50 |
| Public Supply | 32 | 5.2% | 475 |
| Other | 16 | 2.6% | 265 |
| Rig Supply | 9 | 1.5% | 230 |
| Stock | 6 | 1.0% | 176 |
| Industrial | 4 | 0.6% | 350 |
| Decade | Reports | Median depth, ft | Water at, ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 159 | 255 | 63 |
| 2010s | 305 | 285 | 59 |
| 2020s | 152 | 245 | 60 |
The deepest reports on file
| Report | Year | Depth, ft | Water at, ft | Yield, gpm | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 503959 | 2019 | 1,500 | 150 | 1,511 | Public Supply |
| 503973 | 2019 | 1,250 | 252 | 1,816 | Public Supply |
| 405566 | 2015 | 1,250 | 200 | 2,023 | Public Supply |
| 724281 | 2026 | 1,210 | — | — | Public Supply |
| 662513 | 2024 | 1,200 | 289 | 1,511 | Public Supply |
| 593597 | 2021 | 1,200 | 260 | 1,208 | Public Supply |
| 564058 | 2020 | 1,200 | 294 | 1,511 | Public Supply |
| 398813 | 2015 | 1,200 | 240 | 1,511 | Public Supply |
| 658119 | 2023 | 1,157 | 285 | 500 | Public Supply |
| 690601 | 2024 | 1,100 | 266 | 1,500 | 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.
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This grid falls in Fort Bend County, Harris County, Waller County, Matagorda County, DeWitt County.