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Texas well grid 65-49

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Wharton County and Matagorda County. 186 reports, median depth 225 ft.

186Reports
225 ftMedian depth
31 ftWater at
70 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 65-49

Logged in state well grid 65-49, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 93, Top Soil 73, Red Clay 33, Sand 25, Topsoil 12, Black Clay 11
25–50 ftClay 28, Sand 18, Sandy Clay 15, Sand & Clay 7, Red Clay 6, Clay Sand 3
50–100 ftSand 89, Clay 50, Sand & Clay 14, Sandy Clay 13, Sand & Gravel 6, Sand And Gravel 5
100–200 ftSand 87, Clay 79, Sand & Clay 23, Sandy Clay 9, Red Clay 6, Sand & Gravel 4
200–300 ftSand 54, Clay 53, Sand & Clay 5, Sand Fine 2, Clay Grey 4, Course Sand 2
300–500 ftSand 39, Clay 26, Clay Td 7, Grey Clay 2, Fine Sand 3, Red Clay 2
500–1000 ftClay 8, Sand 3, Course Sand 1, Clay/Hard Layer 1, Clay Layer 1, Clay With Red Steaks 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 65-49, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
G.W.Davis Water Well Co LLC46223502016–2026
Chaffin Water Well Service17280802005–2026
Goolsby Water Well Service LLC14345802015–2025
1st Choice Water Wells10153452015–2021
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.95125002004–2014
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL SERVICE7340602011–2014
Chaffin Water Wells6320752018–2019
3G Drilling54501,0002022–2025
Felder Water Well & Pump Service, LLC53201802012–2025
B & L Water Well Service,Inc.5172852012–2014
Kight Water Well Service42802022–2025
Ondrey Water Well Service42202009–2022
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL41251002007–2014
Brazoria Water Well31201002024–2026
TIM FRANKS WATER WELL SERVICE32251002023–2024
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.32015
Burns Water Well Service395122008
Ellis Drilling and Service Co.3352402005–2010
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.3422004
GMG Water Well Drilling, LLC2240102025–2026
Busselman Water Wells, LLC22241002025
Chaffin Water Well Svc.25309002007
Finch Water Well Service2802005
ONE STOP SEPTICS & WATER WELLS1210802026
Texas Southern Drilling1205302025

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic12567.2%225
Irrigation179.1%500
Stock168.6%105
Rig Supply105.4%172
Industrial63.2%380
Monitor63.2%42
Other31.6%120
Public Supply31.6%525
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s2724046
2010s8322030
2020s7623033

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 65-49. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
7109742025620581,500Irrigation
2843222012606572,000Irrigation
6832792024560462,000Irrigation
21522920055535780Domestic
49712720185506275Domestic
205264200753056550Public Supply
74287200452564440Public Supply
74283200452560450Public Supply
3486072013522681,300Irrigation
7256492026520Irrigation

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 Wharton County, Matagorda County, Waller County.

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