texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 65-28

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Fort Bend County and Harris County. 813 reports, median depth 80 ft.

813Reports
80 ftMedian depth
97 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 65-28

Logged in state well grid 65-28, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 138, Sand 115, Silty Clay 58, Soil 93, Red Clay 89, Concrete 63
25–50 ftSilty Sand 53, Sand 50, Silty Clay 52, Clayey Sand 51, Red Clay 42, Clay 39
50–100 ftSand 107, Clay 102, Red Clay 73, Silty Clay 52, Silty Sand 51, Clay-Red 33
100–200 ftClay 112, Sand 105, Red Clay 42, Clay-Red 26, Clay, Sand 13, Sand-Tan-.006-.008 15
200–300 ftSand 133, Clay 82, Red Clay 34, Clean Sharp Sand 36, Clay-Red 24, Sand-Tan-.006-.008 15
300–500 ftSand 63, Clay 32, Red Clay 18, Clay-Red 11, Gray Sand (.006-.008) 7, Gray Sand (.005-.006) 6
500–1000 ftSand 8, Clay 6, Sandy Clay 2, Clay With Sand Streaks 1, Clay (White) 1, Clay (Gray) 1
1000–5000 ftSand 7, Clay 6, Sand And Sandstone 1, Blue Clay 2, Gray Sand 1, Sandy Clay 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 65-28, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.110252003–2026
Almeda Water Well Service973481002003–2026
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC83302012–2026
Fugro Geosciences, Inc.651022003–2005
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.64282003–2024
Chaffin Water Well Service57260502002–2025
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.36364502003–2023
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.34302002–2019
Master Monitoring Services, Inc.27122006–2007
Alpine Field Services23192007–2015
Scott Drilling Inc.22260502002–2023
Ricky Bonds Water Wells15265652011–2023
Bussell & Sons LLC1260602004–2019
ESN-South12442006–2009
Mesecke Water Well10285182004–2016
Environmental FX92007
Ondrey Water Well Service82352004–2025
MEZA WATER WELL SERVICE73402017–2025
Alsay Incorporated72,0501,9052005–2019
Robinson Water Well52661252003–2022
AQUA STAR LLC5265402014–2022
Chaffin Water Wells53601002013–2018
NORTHWEST WATER WELLS5250752001–2006
Texas Southern Drilling4425802023–2024
Roddy Qualls Environmental Drilling4252021–2022

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor31538.7%30
Domestic27633.9%290
Environmental Soil Boring8510.5%16
Injection465.7%102
Irrigation334.1%318
Public Supply141.7%1,300
Test Well111.4%25
Other101.2%339
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1970s11,301213
2000s43610296
2010s220210102
2020s1564094

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 65-28. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
53108620192,0502202,202Public Supply
19668120081,9302111,520Public Supply
18187620041,3111871,566Public Supply
62296219751,3012131,461Public Supply
40834420151,3001991,511Public Supply
39764120151,2801702,308Public Supply
71212720251,185221858Public Supply
7512520061,1502731,631Public Supply
200142003613185200Irrigation
1612992005588191400Irrigation

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.

Drilling a well near grid 65-28?

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This grid falls in Fort Bend County, Harris County, Waller County.

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