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Texas well grid 65-47

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Brazoria County and Galveston County. 472 reports, median depth 400 ft.

472Reports
400 ftMedian depth
71 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 65-47

Logged in state well grid 65-47, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 281, Sand 121, Soil 108, Top Soil 66, Topsoil 61, Clay Tan 26
25–50 ftClay 119, Sand 66, Red Clay 12, Clay-Red 11, Clay & Shale 7, Sand Tan 6
50–100 ftSand 161, Clay 75, Sand-Tan-Fine 14, Clay Tan 11, Red Clay 10, Clay-Red 10
100–200 ftClay 168, Sand 134, Clay Tan 16, Clay-Red 18, Red Clay 17, Sand Tan 11
200–300 ftSand 26, Clay 26, Clay-Red 5, Red Clay 3, Sand Tan 3, Sand-Tan-Fine Sand-Tan-.006-.008 3
300–500 ftSand 129, Clay 57, Clay-Gray 9, Sand .006 8, Sand-Tan-Fine 8, Clay-Red 7
500–1000 ftSand 48, Clay 18, Sand-Gray-.006-.008 11, Sand .006 7, Sand White .006 5, Sand-Gray-Fine Sand-Gray-.006-.008 4

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 65-47, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Almeda Water Well Service88528802003–2026
Environmental Service83380602000–2026
Davison Water Well Service53324302004–2024
GWR Windmills & Water Well Services, LLC45420702019–2026
MEZA WATER WELL SERVICE37450702015–2026
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.34435602002–2018
Keenan Water Well13465352003–2008
Goolsby Water Well Service LLC10160902016–2025
Felder Water Well & Pump Service, LLC9340602008–2022
GWR Windmill & Water Well Serices, LLC8575752018
Fugro Consultants7252016
B & L Water Well Service,Inc.6765902009–2019
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.6252018
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL SERVICE5445502004–2014
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL5505602003–2010
Keenan Water Well & Septic Systems5380402005–2008
Walker Water Solutions5118302006–2008
Walker Water Well Service5226252003–2006
A-1 Water Well Drilling service4400402005–2020
Walker Water Well4437702011–2017
Burleson Services, Inc.42001502003–2007
Petra Environmental4202006
Fugro31552008–2009
Fugro Geosciences, Inc.3702003
GWR Windmills & Water Well Service, LLC2333502022

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic40986.7%406
Monitor234.9%25
Rig Supply194.0%265
Irrigation71.5%180
Stock51.1%115
Industrial40.8%380
Public Supply30.6%560
Other10.2%724
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s20138570
2010s15842075
2020s11340071

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 65-47. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
325897201381280Rig Supply
524892201978080200Public Supply
244288201077573Rig Supply
42219320167658285Rig Supply
41299720157615075Domestic
293378201276161100Domestic
2864292009760100Rig Supply
34578320137485575Domestic
7100002025740110100Domestic
535540202074087100Domestic

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, Galveston County, Harris County, Matagorda County, Wharton County.

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