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Texas well grid 65-50

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Brazoria County and Matagorda County. 144 reports, median depth 165 ft.

144Reports
165 ftMedian depth
33 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 65-50

Logged in state well grid 65-50, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 58, Sand 23, Red Clay 14, Top Soil 11, Surface Soil 8, Black Gumbo 4
25–50 ftSand 17, Clay 16, Red Clay 4, Sand, Red/Brown 3, Blue Clay 2, Gravel 2
50–100 ftSand 53, Clay 34, Red Clay 7, Red And Blue Clay 4, Fine Red Sand 3, Sand Tan .008 2
100–200 ftClay 51, Sand 36, Clay Td 15, Red Clay 7, Blue Clay 6, Clay Red 4
200–300 ftSand 21, Clay 15, Red Clay 3, Sand .006 2, Sand, Fine, Medium, And Coarse 1, Sand, Fine And Medium 1
300–500 ftSand 34, Clay 25, Clay Td 9, Blue Clay 3, Sand Td 2, Red Clay 2
500–1000 ftSand 10, Clay 7, Clay Td 4, Blue Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 65-50, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Goolsby Water Well Service LLC24380602015–2026
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL SERVICE21280602002–2014
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL19210802002–2011
Finch Water Well13390602001–2025
Gotcher Water Wells11142602011–2014
Gotcher Water Well9140502015–2022
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC6352018
Chaffin Water Well Service5140702021–2025
Felder Water Well & Pump Service, LLC41381202008–2020
Burleson Services, Inc.41601002005–2009
Finch Water Well Service4360302005–2008
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.3352022
GWR Windmills & Water Well Services, LLC3147302020–2021
Brazoria Water Well2365602023
Ondrey Water Well Service23452003–2019
Brem Water Well Service2102112014
B & L Water Well Service,Inc.21702011
MARAL DRILLING1160302021
1st Choice Water Wells1140652021
Chaffin Water Wells1380752019
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.1202019
Mesecke Water Well13102014
Wel-Mat Drilling LLP12012
C & S UTESEY WATER WELL SERVICE & DRILLING, L.L.C.11402012
STEVES WATER WELL SERV1120352011

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic9263.9%345
Stock2517.4%141
Monitor85.6%35
Irrigation74.9%181
Rig Supply74.9%160
Test Well32.1%35
Industrial21.4%445
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s4028534
2010s6815031
2020s3630540

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 65-50. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
70632820257007040Domestic
40731620156856870Domestic
30171320126706550Domestic
42972120166656750Domestic
26804220116658460Domestic
18215620086656360Domestic
60860220226455650Domestic
1353820026208080Domestic
65238120236057060Domestic
61665920225807630Stock

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 65-50?

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This grid falls in Brazoria County, Matagorda County, Wharton County, Galveston County.

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