texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 65-27

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Fort Bend County. 465 reports, median depth 240 ft.

465Reports
240 ftMedian depth
90 ftWater at
75 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 65-27

Logged in state well grid 65-27, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 123, Red Clay 84, Top Soil 57, Sand 52, Topsoil 40, Soil 38
25–50 ftSand 74, Clay 27, Red Clay 16, No Recovery 6, Sand & Gravel 8, Gravel 8
50–100 ftClay 86, Sand 77, Red Clay 61, Clay-Red 14, Clay Red 12, Coarse Sand 7
100–200 ftSand 163, Clay 101, Red Clay 56, Coarse Sand 15, Clay-Red 9, Clay Red 6
200–300 ftSand 111, Clay 65, Red Clay 25, Clay-Red 15, Gray Clay 10, Coarse Sand 8
300–500 ftSand 46, Clay 29, Clay-Red 11, Clay Red 7, Red Clay 4, Tan Sand (.006-.008) 4
500–1000 ftSand 8, Clay 4, Clay (Gray) 2, Sand W/ Clay Streaks 1, Sandy Clay 2, Clay (White) 1
1000–5000 ftSand 5, Clay 3, Clay (Gray) 2, Sand W/ Clay Streaks 1, Clay (Dark Gray) 1, Clay With Little Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 65-27, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Almeda Water Well Service403811002004–2023
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.37432004–2023
Ondrey Water Well Service352822003–2025
Mesecke Water Well34280182001–2015
Alpine Field Services33242006–2012
Mahler Water Well Service26304752005–2013
Chaffin Water Well Service25245802003–2026
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC2262012–2025
Master Monitoring Services, Inc.20142006–2007
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.18202009–2019
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.17385702003–2015
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services14152008
Bussell & Sons LLC132451002004–2023
Geophysical Drilling, Inc.12300702005–2017
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.11152011–2018
NORTHWEST WATER WELLS11295502002–2010
1st Choice Water Wells10286752013–2021
AQUA STAR LLC7245502016–2023
Soltek LLC7202015–2019
Scott Drilling Inc.6240502003–2021
Chaffin Water Wells5340662018–2022
Alsay Incorporated41,5502,0002003–2025
Davison Water Well Service3346602005–2021
Ricky Bonds Water Wells32601002011–2016
Burleson Services, Inc.3215802006–2008

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic20844.7%290
Monitor12126.0%24
Environmental Soil Boring388.2%12
Irrigation388.2%320
Public Supply194.1%470
Rig Supply102.2%242
Other81.7%360
Stock71.5%322
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s19726090
2010s1987189
2020s7025590

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 65-27. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
4615920041,7201681,804Public Supply
36690720141,575150Public Supply
2418820031,5502041,500Public Supply
72532020251,4701512,210Public Supply
1593720021,1391702,500Public Supply
1794852005592136900Public Supply
6542242023570166750Public Supply
6500442023570172750Public Supply
53792320204728680Domestic
1794872005470110500Public 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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