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Texas well grid 65-30

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Brazoria County and Harris County. 1,316 reports, median depth 320 ft.

1,316Reports
320 ftMedian depth
155 ftWater at
40 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 65-30

Logged in state well grid 65-30, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 594, Top Soil 294, Soil 200, Sand 170, Topsoil 141, Top 84
25–50 ftClay 156, Sand 124, Red Clay 25, Clay-Red 23, Silty Clay, Reddish Brown 22, Silty Clay, Lt. Gray 18
50–100 ftSand 340, Clay 296, Clay-Red 51, Red Clay 27, Sand-Tan-.006-.008 23, Sand-Tan-Fine Sand-Tan-.006-.008 17
100–200 ftClay 416, Sand 320, Clay-Red 58, Red Clay 47, Sand-Tan-.006-.008 20, Tan Sand (.006) 12
200–300 ftSand 287, Clay 232, Red Clay 28, Clay-Red 26, Sand-Tan-.006-.008 13, Tan Sand (.005-.006) 9
300–500 ftSand 375, Clay 167, Red Clay 19, Clay-Red 19, Sand-Gray-.006-.008 22, Sand-Tan-.006-.008 16
500–1000 ftSand 47, Clay 17, Sandy Clay 3, Sand-Gray-.006-.008 4, Clay-Red 4, Gray Sand (.005-.006) 3
1000–5000 ftClay 3, Sand 2, Clay & Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 65-30, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.277362352003–2026
Almeda Water Well Service193362602003–2026
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.166402004–2026
MEZA WATER WELL SERVICE98350402015–2026
Davison Water Well Service70335402004–2024
Derrick Drilling Co.63340322003–2013
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.57252003–2023
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC54202012–2025
Alpine Field Services23202005–2016
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.21252002–2017
GWR Windmills & Water Well Services, LLC16335602019–2026
Scott Drilling Inc.16360502002–2018
Petra Environmental14162003–2005
Gainco, Inc.12202010–2012
Miller Drilling Co.121102011
Fugro Geosciences, Inc.12322002–2004
Gearen Drilling112502013–2023
Van and Sons Drilling Service11402015–2018
A-1 Water Well Drilling service10330302003–2020
Alamo1 Drilling9552025–2026
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL7185302007–2015
Master Monitoring Services, Inc.732006
WALKER HILL ENVIRONMENTAL INC62015
B & L Water Well Service,Inc.65252011–2012
Universal Drilling Services of Texas, LLC6502008

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic74656.7%348
Monitor35827.2%35
Environmental Soil Boring685.2%16
Other302.3%35
Industrial302.3%332
Irrigation251.9%363
Public Supply231.7%444
Test Well211.6%28
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
1970s175
2000s482312158
2010s541330155
2020s292320150

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 65-30. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
39267520151,5002092,014Public Supply
6218820051,1126741,829Public Supply
371352003855190350Irrigation
487682003850190350Irrigation
23843320107158080Domestic
341872003707209Public Supply
219753201063218430Domestic
151408200562419030Domestic
610901202262020540Domestic
6515632023617Domestic

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 Brazoria County, Harris County, Fort Bend County, Galveston County, Houston County.

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