texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 65-31

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Harris County and Brazoria County. 699 reports, median depth 30 ft.

699Reports
30 ftMedian depth
125 ftWater at
45 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 65-31

Logged in state well grid 65-31, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 155, Concrete 63, Top Soil 57, Topsoil 38, Sand 35, Soil 32
25–50 ftClay 22, Sand 16, Clay, Red 9, Lean Clay, (Cl) Red, Poorly Graded, Dry, Hard, Low Plasticit 7, Clay, Tan 6, Ft. Clay, Reddish Orange 5
50–100 ftSand 52, Clay 28, Red Clay 7, Clay-Red 6, Sand-Tan-Fine 4, Tan Sand (.006) 3
100–200 ftClay 80, Sand 71, Clay-Red 11, Red Clay 9, Sand-Tan-.006-.008 6, Tan Sand (.006) 4
200–300 ftSand 35, Clay 32, Tan Sand (.006) 3, Red Clay 2, Gray Clay 2, Shale 1
300–500 ftSand 95, Clay 39, Sand Fine Brown 1, Sand Coarse 2, Sand-Tan-.006-.008 3, Clay-Red 2
500–1000 ftSand 6, Shale 1, Shale,Sand 1, Rock 1, Clay 1, Sandy Shale 1
1000–5000 ftShale 1, Sand 1, Sand,Shale 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 65-31, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.130252004–2025
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC88282013–2026
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.66395402003–2026
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.47252003–2026
Alpine Field Services47292005–2015
Almeda Water Well Service30351802003–2026
Van and Sons Drilling Service30402016–2022
Cascade Drilling22282024
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.222005–2009
Davison Water Well Service18345352006–2021
Gearen Drilling1502012–2014
Fugro Geosciences, Inc.152001–2002
Gainco, Inc.13302012
MEZA WATER WELL SERVICE124002018–2024
ESN-South12152006–2009
MagnaCore Drilling & Environmental Services12102003–2005
Discovery Acquisition Services10302022–2026
City Survey9152012–2023
Sunbelt Industrial Services8182007
Fugro Consultants7832015–2024
Tolunay-Wong Engineers,Inc6262017–2019
Alliance Maintenance and Services62014
Derrick Drilling Co.5472422003–2010
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP52006–2009
Hydrex Environmental, Inc.4202025

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Monitor41759.7%25
Domestic12217.5%355
Environmental Soil Boring669.4%22
Test Well344.9%25
Other233.3%20
Public Supply121.7%360
Irrigation91.3%415
Industrial60.9%376
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s1963055
2010s27232140
2020s2313018

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 65-31. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
15448020081,2001691,511Public Supply
316985201373310540Public Supply
200436200962413080Domestic
491637201859015060Other
162902200658213460Domestic
4607872017536150250Irrigation
3119492013525150150Domestic
258176201152517040Domestic
220570200851715080Industrial
603168202251515060Domestic

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 65-31?

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This grid falls in Harris County, Brazoria County, Galveston County, Houston County, Garza County.

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