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Texas well grid 65-38

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Brazoria County and Fort Bend County. 1,298 reports, median depth 365 ft.

1,298Reports
365 ftMedian depth
98 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 65-38

Logged in state well grid 65-38, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 572, Soil 440, Sand 311, Top Soil 203, Topsoil 191, Clay-Gray Clay-Tan 120
25–50 ftClay 242, Sand 130, Clay-Red 79, Red Clay 77, Sand-Tan-.006-.008 18, Clay-Tan 17
50–100 ftClay 270, Sand 172, Clay-Red 108, Red Clay 65, Sand-Tan-.006-.008 25, Sand-Tan-Fine 20
100–200 ftSand 451, Clay 388, Clay-Red 149, Red Clay 92, Sand-Tan-.006-.008 86, Sand-Tan-Fine 47
200–300 ftClay 147, Sand 136, Clay-Red 58, Red Clay 38, Sand-Tan-.006-.008 17, Tan Sand (.006) 13
300–500 ftSand 324, Clay 128, Clay-Red 46, Sand-Tan-Fine 39, Sand-Tan-.006-.008 29, Sand-Gray-.006-.008 27
500–1000 ftSand 100, Clay 44, Sand-Gray-.006-.008 20, Sand-Gray-Fine Sand-Gray-.006-.008 17, Gray Sand (.006) 11, Gray Sand (.006-.008) 10
1000–5000 ftSand 7, Clay 1, Sand & Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 65-38, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Almeda Water Well Service427400702003–2026
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.162424502002–2026
Davison Water Well Service160360402004–2025
MEZA WATER WELL SERVICE116385502015–2026
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC75202015–2025
GWR Windmills & Water Well Services, LLC49470602019–2026
Derrick Drilling Co.30420382003–2014
Walker Water Well22204402010–2016
Goolsby Water Well Service LLC17505402015–2025
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.16252005–2019
A-1 Water Well Drilling service13345352003–2006
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.12202010–2025
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL SERVICE11230302004–2014
Walker Water Well Service11166502003–2010
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP8272003–2017
Alameda Water Well Service83601002006–2014
Felder Water Well & Pump Service, LLC76101502005–2017
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL7505302002–2014
Walker Water Solutions7253602007–2008
Gainco, Inc.6152021
Chaffin Water Well Service5220602003–2021
Chaffin Water Wells5140802015–2019
Keenan Water Well5532252003–2014
Almeda Warer Well Service5386502009
Fugro Geosciences, Inc.5602004

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic1,06181.7%383
Monitor977.5%25
Environmental Soil Boring423.2%17
Irrigation241.8%227
Other191.5%403
Public Supply151.2%590
Stock110.8%140
Industrial110.8%420
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s48535790
2010s499368104
2020s314380109

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 65-38. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
28807720121,112481,100Industrial
32243420131,010Test Well
32243020131,010Test Well
32242920131,010Test Well
32242820131,010Test Well
32234620131,010Test Well
32234120131,010Test Well
2195492007996157750Public Supply
418208201680615050Domestic
1794392004790142400Public 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 Brazoria County, Fort Bend County, Wharton County, Harris County, Galveston County.

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