texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 65-46

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Brazoria County. 653 reports, median depth 372 ft.

653Reports
372 ftMedian depth
68 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 65-46

Logged in state well grid 65-46, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 327, Soil 208, Sand 142, Top Soil 98, Topsoil 98, Clay-Gray Clay-Tan 58
25–50 ftClay 103, Sand 71, Clay-Red 29, Red Clay 25, Sand-Tan-.006-.008 7, Clay-Tan 5
50–100 ftClay 151, Sand 136, Clay-Red 58, Red Clay 34, Sand-Tan-Fine Sand-Tan-.006-.008 17, Sand-Tan-.006-.008 15
100–200 ftSand 217, Clay 195, Clay-Red 62, Red Clay 49, Sand-Tan-.006-.008 33, Sand-Tan-Fine Sand-Tan-.006-.008 26
200–300 ftClay 79, Sand 79, Clay-Red 31, Red Clay 15, Sand-Tan-Fine 11, Sand-Tan-.006-.008 13
300–500 ftSand 115, Clay 49, Clay-Red 21, Sand-Gray-.006-.008 19, Sand-Tan-Fine 15, Blue Clay 7
500–1000 ftSand 54, Clay 13, Sand-Gray-.006-.008 19, Sand-Gray-Fine Sand-Gray-.006-.008 11, Sand .006 7, Sand-Gray-.006-.008 Sand-Gray-.010-.012 5
1000–5000 ftClay 2, Sand Grey .008-.006 1, Shale & Sand 1, Sand .006-.008 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 65-46, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Almeda Water Well Service199470802003–2026
Davison Water Well Service86190302005–2024
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.73444502002–2026
MEZA WATER WELL SERVICE57355152015–2025
Felder Water Well & Pump Service, LLC312601002003–2025
GWR Windmills & Water Well Services, LLC28360602020–2026
Walker Water Well14200602009–2015
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL14185352003–2014
Goolsby Water Well Service LLC12450402015–2026
Chaffin Water Well Service11150302003–2024
Environmental Service10440702001–2026
ANCHOR WATER WELL10225602003–2015
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL SERVICE7400402004–2013
Walker Water Well Service7140452003–2006
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.6202016–2020
Burleson Services, Inc.63201002004–2006
Ricky Bonds Water Wells5269452008–2018
Felder Water Well52581002010–2013
Almeda Warer Well Service5378602009–2010
Walker Water Solutions5143502007–2009
Texas Southern Drilling4205102023–2026
Alameda Water Well Service4520752006–2014
Derrick Drilling Co.4400482005–2013
Bussell & Sons LLC31701002007–2025
Cobra Water Well Drilling, LLC.31601002012–2013

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic58389.3%380
Irrigation172.6%198
Public Supply132.0%220
Rig Supply121.8%220
Industrial111.7%538
Stock60.9%153
Other40.6%290
Test Well30.5%20
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s23738063
2010s25936169
2020s15736174

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 65-46. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
62825520221,10060Industrial
46342820171,050803,000Irrigation
637556202378080300Industrial
494270201776093100Domestic
40980220157409860Domestic
696190202573910170Domestic
395471201573511060Domestic
364626201472010220Domestic
4942772017714105100Domestic
574977202070886100Domestic

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.

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