texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 65-29

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Fort Bend County and Harris County. 1,964 reports, median depth 142 ft.

1,964Reports
142 ftMedian depth
25 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 65-29

Logged in state well grid 65-29, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 658, Sand 322, Soil 333, Top Soil 195, Red Clay 105, Clay-Gray Clay-Tan 80
25–50 ftSand 303, Clay 203, Clay-Red 38, Red Clay 34, No Recovery 12, Sand-Tan-.006-.008 17
50–100 ftClay 365, Sand 326, Clay-Red 116, Red Clay 76, Sand-Tan-.006-.008 28, Sand-Tan-Fine Sand-Tan-.006-.008 19
100–200 ftSand 384, Clay 290, Clay-Red 94, Red Clay 71, Sand-Tan-.006-.008 67, Sand-Tan-Fine Sand-Tan-.006-.008 39
200–300 ftSand 157, Clay 121, Clay-Red 33, Red Clay 29, Sand-Tan-.006-.008 14, Shale 9
300–500 ftSand 199, Clay 73, Clay-Red 23, Sand-Gray-.006-.008 26, Shale 9, Red Clay 21
500–1000 ftSand 30, Clay 14, Shale 7, Clay (Gray) 3, Red And Gray Clay 1, Gray Sand (.006-.008) 4
1000–5000 ftSand 10, Clay 6, Clay (Gray) 3, Sand .005-.006 1, Clay (Whitish Gray) 1, Blue Clay, Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 65-29, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Almeda Water Well Service325184502003–2026
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.174252004–2026
WOMBLE DRILLING CO. INC.16660752008–2011
MEZA WATER WELL SERVICE1451752016–2026
A.C.HUGHES WATER WELL10714892001–2013
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.90370502003–2024
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC72282013–2026
Scott Drilling Inc.67365502002–2026
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.602010–2015
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.54252002–2024
HET43402014
Davison Water Well Service36300352005–2023
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL35140302007–2014
Goolsby Water Well Service LLC22190302015–2025
A.C HUGHES WATER WELL SERV2216082006–2011
Lewis Environmental Drilling, Inc.20302011–2012
Hydrogeologic/Environmental Testing19372008–2011
Wellco Drilling & Service Company1980122003–2006
Bussell & Sons LLC17372802003–2025
Raymond Services, Inc.1690102003–2019
Alpine Field Services16502005–2016
City Survey15252009–2024
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL SERVICE15165302005–2014
Chaffin Water Well Service15180502003–2007
A,c hughes water well drilling serv1415062012–2015

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic1,05653.8%180
Monitor47924.4%30
De-watering1688.6%60
Other633.2%52
Environmental Soil Boring562.9%15
Public Supply502.5%420
Irrigation412.1%388
Industrial301.5%365
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1950s138
1990s159
2000s75914423
2010s87911827
2020s32416330

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 65-29. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
39570120152,01595Public Supply
34897320131,5002191,511Public Supply
12206520071,5002031,302Public Supply
21085620081,4791981,507Public Supply
5173220041,4502181,302Public Supply
44008720161,4002382,817Public Supply
28269320121,4002121,511Public Supply
59794320211,3702011,500Public Supply
58858320211,3002001,500Public Supply
60646520221,1452141,413Public 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, Harris County, Brazoria County, Montgomery County, Galveston County.

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