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Texas well grid 65-20

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Harris County and Fort Bend County. 1,695 reports, median depth 30 ft.

1,695Reports
30 ftMedian depth
23 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 65-20

Logged in state well grid 65-20, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftConcrete 259, No Recovery 107, Clay 131, Asphalt 85, Silty Clay, Gray 50, Sand 47
25–50 ftSand 47, Clay 44, Clay, Red 31, No Recovery 24, Clay, Reddish Brown 24, Silty Clay, Lt. Gray 13
50–100 ftClay 39, Sand 38, Clay, Red 6, Clay-Red 6, Red Clay 6, Ft. Clay, Red Brown 4
100–200 ftSand 64, Clay 45, Red Clay 7, Clay-Red 7, Gray Sandy Clay 4, Shale 2
200–300 ftSand 69, Clay 41, Red Clay 6, Clay-Red 6, Shale 2, Sandy Gray Shale 3
300–500 ftSand 41, Clay 28, Rock 7, Shale 3, Red Clay 4, Sand .008 3
500–1000 ftSand 7, Clay 5, Clay (Gray) 1, Clay (Tan) 1, Clay (Light Gray) 1, Sandy Clay 1
1000–5000 ftSand 3, Clay (Gray) 2, Clay 2, Clay (Whitish Gray) 2, Clay (Tan) 1, Clay (White) 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 65-20, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.500302004–2025
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC268302011–2026
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.177302002–2025
Alpine Field Services173292004–2016
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.56202003–2026
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling43152014
Soltek LLC41222015–2023
Master Monitoring Services, Inc.39201999–2007
Scott Drilling Inc.38290502002–2025
Fugro Geosciences, Inc.36572002–2005
City Survey20302009–2022
Van and Sons Drilling Service20302014–2018
Petra Environmental20202001–2002
Universal Drilling Services of Texas, LLC162007–2008
Almeda Water Well Service14390802004–2024
Gearen Drilling145002011–2015
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services14152006–2014
Vortex Drilling, Inc.14302007–2013
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.13380452003–2018
Gainco, Inc.12252011–2013
Geophysical Drilling, Inc.11336652003–2016
Fugro USA Land, Inc.10372019
Tolunay-Wong Engineers,Inc10262014–2016
ESN-South9152006
Alpine Field Service Inc.72013

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor1,18970.1%30
Environmental Soil Boring27116.0%15
Domestic935.5%320
Test Well563.3%30
Other452.7%35
Irrigation181.1%401
Public Supply110.6%900
Injection50.3%25
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1970s11,010
1990s14650
2000s6843025
2010s6723018
2020s3373027

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 65-20. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
5173720052,1302992,100Public Supply
2379320032,070345Public Supply
65978920241,4002832,514Public Supply
63907719721,010970Public Supply
6102420039002381,205Public Supply
12603120077502251,402Public Supply
539742003708210400Domestic
1373820025806030Domestic
2195302006498195400Irrigation
7048372025490175Other

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, Fort Bend County, Brazoria County.

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