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Texas well grid 65-24

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Harris County and Matagorda County. 1,315 reports, median depth 24 ft.

1,315Reports
24 ftMedian depth
12 ftWater at
100 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 65-24

Logged in state well grid 65-24, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 122, No Recovery 76, Silty Clay 55, Concrete 63, Clay, Reddish Brown 35, Clay, Drk. Gray 44
25–50 ftClay 24, Sand 13, Clay, Reddish Brown 8, Brown Clay 9, No Recovery 9, Silty Clay, Lt. Gray 6
50–100 ftClay 16, Sand 17, No Recovery 5, Clay, Lt. Gray 5, Silty Sand, Lt. Gray 4, Silty Sand 3
100–200 ftClay 19, Sand 15, Shale 2, Gray Clay 2, Sand-Red-Fine 1, Sand, Light Brown To Brown, Saturated, No Odors, Fine To Med 1
200–300 ftSand 22, Clay 13, Sand .006 1, Clay Hard Red 1, Clay Blue 1, Sand .006-.008 1
300–500 ftSand 27, Clay 19, Clay-Blue 1, Sand-White-.006-.008 1, Sand .010 1, Clay Blue 1
500–1000 ftClay Hard Blue 1, Sand 1, Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 65-24, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.437252004–2026
Alpine Field Services229152003–2016
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC150272013–2026
Petra Enviromental Inc.6692004–2005
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.57202003–2026
Fugro Geosciences, Inc.31262001–2005
Fugro29292007–2012
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.252006–2014
WALKER HILL ENVIRONMENTAL INC24502018–2025
ESN-South18272004–2007
Tolunay-Wong Engineers,Inc17402019–2025
Discovery Acquisition Services16302026
Gainco, Inc.16232010–2022
Petra Environmental1592002–2005
Scott Drilling Inc.12415702004–2025
WDC Exploration11352009
Alliance Maintenance & Services, Inc.102013
Total Support Services10202010–2013
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling8402019–2020
Van and Sons Drilling Service8362013–2015
ENVITONMENTAL FX (EFX) INC.82006
H/ET7652007–2008
GREGG DRILLING & TESTING7352004
Cascade Drilling6502025
City Survey6302017–2018

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor87966.8%25
Environmental Soil Boring32724.9%9
Test Well423.2%30
Public Supply171.3%425
Injection161.2%30
Domestic151.1%410
Other120.9%30
Industrial40.3%420
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s636208
2010s3642518
2020s3152512

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 65-24. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
652736202357012271Test Well
3417972013562121751Public Supply
2508412011520130150Public Supply
2656742011515130150Public Supply
6619002024505107200Industrial
1473112008505125Public Supply
220626200849295225Domestic
412786201547090150Public Supply
2494382005462127150Domestic
1225442007450190Public 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 Harris County, Matagorda County, Jefferson County.

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