texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 65-42

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Fort Bend County and Brazoria County. 354 reports, median depth 223 ft.

354Reports
223 ftMedian depth
41 ftWater at
50 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 65-42

Logged in state well grid 65-42, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 136, Sand 122, Red Clay 96, Top Soil 96, Gray Clay 44, Topsoil 39
25–50 ftSand 78, Clay 47, Red Clay 23, Gray Clay 8, Sandy Clay 4, Tan, White, & Red Clay 4
50–100 ftSand 183, Clay 91, Red Clay 56, Clay Red 7, Sand & Clay 7, Sandy Clay 5
100–200 ftSand 178, Clay 128, Red Clay 49, Clay Red 9, Clay Td 10, Sandy Clay 5
200–300 ftSand 105, Clay 49, Red Clay 23, Clay Red 4, Gray Sand 4, Gray Clay 4
300–500 ftSand 38, Clay 17, Red Clay 6, Clay Red 4, Gray Clay 2, Sand .010 3
500–1000 ftSand 3, Red Clay 3, Clay 2, Coarse Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 65-42, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Ondrey Water Well Service512402003–2026
1st Choice Water Wells49255602010–2023
Mesecke Water Well32250182003–2015
Chaffin Water Well Service29300702004–2026
G.W.Davis Water Well Co LLC16232602013–2026
Neuendorff's Water Well Service, Inc.16185802022–2025
Smerek Water Well Drilling & Service14120152003–2009
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL SERVICE14180802004–2014
Goolsby Water Well Service LLC13185702015–2025
Chaffin Water Wells11300512015–2020
MARAL DRILLING9180302021–2024
Smerek Water Well Drilling & Serv.7130152003–2007
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL6145802003–2012
Texas Southern Drilling5185302022–2026
Mesecke W/W5130252006
Almeda Water Well Service43811002005–2022
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC4252020
CHAFFIN WATER WELL4700752009–2010
TIM FRANKS WATER WELL SERVICE3185852022–2024
Mesecke Water Wells3130182003–2007
Bluebonnet Water Wells2245602025–2026
GMG Water Well Drilling, LLC21802025–2026
MEZA WATER WELL SERVICE23252022–2025
Hatton Water Well Service2236802024–2025
AQUA STAR LLC22451002023

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic30786.7%230
Stock164.5%160
Rig Supply144.0%125
Other102.8%245
Public Supply30.8%350
Industrial20.6%381
Irrigation20.6%170
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s10615232
2010s12924048
2020s11919042

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 65-42. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
21629320107609240Domestic
216310200970091800Public Supply
21335020105806240Domestic
3191320035306010Domestic
54204720204305990Domestic
17842420034106018Domestic
34871620134008518Domestic
189228200640075100Domestic
608939202238166100Domestic
50052820183814835Domestic

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 65-42?

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This grid falls in Fort Bend County, Brazoria County, Wharton County.

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