texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 65-26

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Fort Bend County. 819 reports, median depth 240 ft.

819Reports
240 ftMedian depth
73 ftWater at
70 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 65-26

Logged in state well grid 65-26, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 264, Sand 204, Red Clay 187, Top Soil 154, Topsoil 116, Gray Clay 44
25–50 ftSand 110, Clay 82, Red Clay 23, Fine Sand 19, Coarse Sand And Small Gravel 18, Gravel 15
50–100 ftClay 203, Sand 196, Red Clay 107, Coarse Sand 20, Sandstone 18, Gravel 16
100–200 ftSand 317, Clay 226, Red Clay 82, Coarse Sand 51, White Shale 45, Blue/Green Shale 13
200–300 ftSand 231, Clay 147, Coarse Sand 33, White Shale 34, Coarse Sand End Of Hole 31, Red Clay 25
300–500 ftSand 68, Clay 28, Coarse Sand End Of Hole 20, Red Clay 6, White Shale 6, Coarse Sand Sandstone End Of Hole 6
500–1000 ftClay 7, Sand 6, Hard Shale 1, Clay, Sandy Clay 1, Clay, Sand 1, Clay/Sand 1
1000–5000 ftClay 4, Sand 4, Clay/Sand 1, Clay W/Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 65-26, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Ondrey Water Well Service1462952003–2026
Mahler Water Well Service89320752003–2013
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.76302005–2026
Mesecke Water Well56280182001–2016
Alpine Field Services34402005–2016
1st Choice Water Wells31232752011–2022
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.27102004–2022
Geophysical Drilling, Inc.25314802003–2020
Chaffin Water Well Service22260602003–2024
Almeda Water Well Service213601002004–2026
Vortex Drilling, Inc.202011–2014
Ricky Bonds Water Wells193051002006–2026
Scott Drilling Inc.17255502005–2024
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC15452015–2026
G.W.Davis Water Well Co LLC12248502013–2026
A.W. Flentge Service12140302002–2008
NORTHWEST WATER WELLS11260602001–2008
Bussell & Sons LLC102901502005–2021
AQUA STAR LLC9288752013–2021
Burleson Services, Inc.8200952003–2007
WEST Drilling7352018–2020
Wellco Drilling & Service Company78192003–2006
Mesecke Water Wells7225182003–2008
Total Support Services7162001
Texas Southern Drilling6250702022–2024

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic52063.5%285
Monitor10713.1%60
Environmental Soil Boring9711.8%16
Irrigation293.5%240
Industrial182.2%290
Public Supply162.0%660
Test Well111.3%34
Stock101.2%223
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s39823573
2010s30124275
2020s12025070

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 65-26. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
34704920131,6241532,023Public Supply
72745720261,475116802Public Supply
58242720211,2341831,259Public Supply
6321420051,212Public Supply
677736202486080Domestic
2440682006706114500Public Supply
694067202466099400Public Supply
4019542015550100150Irrigation
109364200352096Domestic
2514262005510104500Public 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.

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