texas-water-wells

Texas well grid 81-05

A 7.5-minute quadrangle of the Texas state well grid, mostly in Brazoria County and Harris County. 302 reports, median depth 300 ft.

302Reports
300 ftMedian depth
50 ftWater at
60 gpmMedian yield

What you will drill through in grid 81-05

Logged in state well grid 81-05, by depth. The figure is how many wells hit it.
Depth, ftWhat was logged there
0–25 ftClay 132, Sand 19, Surface Soil 17, Red Clay 11, Top Soil 8, Top Soil And Clay 7
25–50 ftSand 67, Clay 14, Sand Fine Red 4, Sand Tan .006 3, Clay Red 2, Fine Red Sand 2
50–100 ftClay 96, Sand 41, Red Clay 6, Blue Clay 4, Clay S/S 4, Clay Dark 4
100–200 ftSand 132, Clay 92, Clay Td 14, Sand .006 6, Sand .005 4, Red Clay 6
200–300 ftSand 96, Clay 83, Clay Td 20, Clay Dark 4, Sand .006 5, Red Clay 4
300–500 ftClay 36, Sand 20, Clay Td 24, Clay Dark 3, Red Clay 3, Clay T.D. 2
500–1000 ftSand 9, Clay 8, Clay Td 5, Sand Fine 1, Clay T.D. 1, Red Clay 1

Who drills here

Licensed firms in state well grid 81-05, busiest first.
Firm of recordWellsMedian depth, ftMedian yield, gpmYears
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL64305302001–2014
Goolsby Water Well Service LLC51310502015–2026
RONNIE GOOLSBY WATER WELL SERVICE41190602004–2013
Felder Water Well & Pump Service, LLC362901002004–2025
Finch Water Well18320602001–2026
Finch Water Well Service10602004–2008
ANCHOR WATER WELL9220502003–2015
Brazoria Water Well8320602023–2026
Goolsby Water Well6308352001
Gotcher Water Wells5181302012–2014
GOOLSBY WW5265702011–2013
Vortex Drilling, Inc.4152012
Advanced Drilling Systems, Inc.42010
Walker Water Well3220502005–2015
Van and Sons Drilling Service3492014
Felder Water Well33001002010–2013
Mathers Environmental Drilling Inc.3202009
MEZA WATER WELL SERVICE23042020–2022
Anchor Services2325802018–2022
SCS Environmental Consultants, Inc.2122017
Lighthouse Environmental2152014
Felder Water Well & Pump Serv.22901502004–2005
ESN-South2122004
O'Day Drilling Company, Inc.12052502024
Depth Well Drilling160202023

What the wells are for

Purpose, and how deep each went.
PurposeWellsShareMedian depth, ft
Domestic23276.8%310
Stock268.6%200
Environmental Soil Boring113.6%15
Public Supply93.0%233
Monitor93.0%15
Industrial72.3%305
Other31.0%205
Irrigation20.7%100
By decade drilled.
DecadeReportsMedian depth, ftWater at, ft
2000s14229650
2010s10730046
2020s5331047

The deepest reports on file

Deepest reports in state well grid 81-05. Column one is the tracking number.
ReportYearDepth, ftWater at, ftYield, gpmPurpose
57396620211,160880Domestic
35687120146404430Domestic
30070720126105030Domestic
22847720105854260Domestic
46717220175654540Other
1229520025654040Domestic
66577020245603925Domestic
42769920165508525Domestic
43291020165456530Domestic
43120020165455460Domestic

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 81-05?

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.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. What we do with this.

This grid falls in Brazoria County, Harris County.

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