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Texas well grid 65-53

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Brazoria County and Wharton County. 767 reports, median depth 170 ft.

767Reports
170 ftMedian depth
26 ftWater at
80 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 65-53

Logged in state well grid 65-53, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 268, Clay / Silty Clay 95, Sand 75, Sand / Silty Sand 50, Concrete 33, Brown Silty Sand 26
25–50 ftClay 66, Sand 53, Sand / Silty Sand 45, Red Clay 6, Clay-Red 4, Clay Tan & Grey 4
50–100 ftClay 130, Sand 118, Sand .006 11, Red Clay 9, Clay Tan 6, Sand .008 6
100–200 ftClay 226, Sand 198, Sand .006 17, Sand .008 11, Sand Fine 8, Clay Td 9
200–300 ftClay 120, Sand 106, Clay Td 25, Red Clay 8, Sand .008 6, Sand .006 6
300–500 ftSand 26, Clay Td 16, Clay 8, Sand .006 3, Sand .005 2, Sand-Tan-Fine 2
500–1000 ftSand 4, Sand, Gray Clay 1, Gray Clay, Sand 1, Clay Sand & Shale 1, Sand .006 1, Red Clay, Sand 1
1000–5000 ftSand, Soft Clay 1, Sand, Clay 1, Sandy Cclay 1, Clay, Sand 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 65-53, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
Envirotech Drilling Services LLC106302021–2025
Felder Water Well & Pump Service, LLC1012201002003–2026
ANCHOR WATER WELL70220802002–2017
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL58265502002–2014
Vortex Drilling, Inc.40102014–2017
Goolsby Water Well Service LLC35290702015–2026
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.35152004–2025
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL SERVICE32205602004–2014
Talon/LPE29102010–2023
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.25282008–2021
Anchor Services22240802018–2026
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.162003–2013
Felder Water Well142281002006–2013
Alpine Field Services14252004–2006
MEZA WATER WELL SERVICE132832018–2023
Felder Water Well and Pump Svc.132121502003
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.122061002006–2026
Finch Water Well11300302001–2024
Finch Water Well Service10802004–2009
Brem Water Well Service852182009–2024
Almeda Water Well Service8400702007–2023
ESN7182003–2004
Brazoria Water Well5240602024–2026
Talon Drilling, LP5252008–2009
Chaffin Water Well Service4225652021–2023

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic39551.5%230
Monitor13617.7%20
Injection10013.0%30
Environmental Soil Boring567.3%10
Irrigation263.4%61
Public Supply121.6%228
Stock121.6%240
Industrial101.3%270
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s29918524
2010s25319228
2020s2153527

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 65-53. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
67309620241,25183450Public Supply
4156102016925691,000Public Supply
647778202358575Rig Supply
44405420175459035Domestic
65609520235146565Domestic
67334420244757070Domestic
623439202246660Domestic
447161201746050Domestic
545982202045553Domestic
23555920104558435Domestic

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 65-53?

Depth is only half the quote. What it costs depends on the rock, the casing and the pump. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Texas drillers.

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This grid falls in Brazoria County, Wharton County.

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