Texas well grid 65-57

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Matagorda County and Brazoria County. 229 reports, median depth 359 ft.

229Reports

359 ftMedian depth

47 ftWater at

60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 65-57

Logged in state well grid 65-57, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ft	What was logged there
0–25 ft	Clay 109, Sand 48, Red Clay 22, Top Soil 21, Black Gumbo 6, Black Clay 6
25–50 ft	Clay 37, Sand 21, Red Clay 6, Fine Red Sand 3, Clay Tan 2, Sand-Pea Gravel 2
50–100 ft	Sand 69, Clay 60, Red Clay 10, Fine Sand 3, Coarse Sand And Gravel 3, Sandstone 2
100–200 ft	Clay 90, Sand 70, Red Clay 11, Clay Td 5, Gravel 4, Sand .006 3
200–300 ft	Sand 52, Clay 44, Blue Clay 8, Red Clay 4, Grey Clay 2, Clay Streaks 2
300–500 ft	Sand 77, Clay 43, Clay Td 35, Sand .006 4, Blue Clay 6, Coarse White Sand 5
500–1000 ft	Sand 10, Clay 6, Clay Td 5, Clay Blue 1, Shale 1, Sand .008-.010-.012 2

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 65-57, busiest first.
Firm of record	Wells	Median depth, ft	Median yield, gpm	Years
Finch Water Well	34	415	75	2001–2025
Goolsby Water Well Service LLC	28	400	50	2014–2026
Finch Water Well Service	17	395	60	2005–2009
Vortex Drilling, Inc.	15	15	—	2006–2010
Felder Water Well & Pump Service, LLC	14	399	350	2012–2025
Wells Water Well Company	14	380	25	2002–2006
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL SERVICE	12	400	50	2004–2014
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL	11	380	60	2009–2014
Chaffin Water Well Service	10	170	100	2013–2026
CHANDLER DRILLING INC	10	140	100	2008–2022
AQUA WATER WELL CO.	9	340	80	2007–2015
Chaffin Water Wells	6	200	105	2015–2019
Crowell Drilling Company, Inc.	5	388	30	2016–2018
Ellis Drilling and Service Co.	5	170	300	2010–2014
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.	4	20	—	2021
BEST DRILLING SERVICES, INC.	4	25	—	2008
Brazoria Water Well	3	420	100	2023–2026
Burleson Services, Inc.	3	140	100	2003–2004
Kight Water Well Service	2	283	80	2020–2025
R&D Water Wells	2	150	40	2021
Ellis Drilling & Service Co.	2	220	—	2011–2013
GOOLSBY WW	2	390	285	2011–2013
Felder Water Well	2	409	100	2010–2013
Cole Water Well	2	140	25	2007
Cobra Water Well Drilling, LLC.	1	130	85	2022

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
Purpose	Wells	Share	Median depth, ft
Domestic	130	56.8%	395
Irrigation	21	9.2%	180
Stock	20	8.7%	150
Monitor	19	8.3%	25
Rig Supply	16	7.0%	135
Environmental Soil Boring	11	4.8%	15
Industrial	7	3.1%	678
Other	3	1.3%	370

By decade drilled.
Decade	Reports	Median depth, ft	Water at, ft
2000s	65	340	50
2010s	100	360	47
2020s	64	360	45

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 65-57. Column one is the tracking number.
Report	Year	Depth, ft	Water at, ft	Yield, gpm	Purpose
694558	2025	756	58	2,000	Irrigation
201527	2005	725	65	—	Domestic
121565	2006	713	25	25	Domestic
415378	2015	681	71	1,200	Industrial
396350	2015	679	66	—	Industrial
415421	2015	678	70	1,155	Industrial
292432	2012	660	87	60	Irrigation
397498	2015	640	47	—	Irrigation
29087	2003	595	76	80	Monitor
575175	2021	590	80	—	Domestic

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 Matagorda County, Brazoria County.