Well Drilling Contractors & Geology Near Boyne City, Michigan

Depth (Feet)	Formation Type	Description	Characteristics
0 – 12 ft	Sand	Medium to fine sand, often light brown	Color: Light brown Hardness: Loose
12 – 30 ft	Sand & Gravel	Mixed sand and gravel, locally water-bearing	Color: Light gray to brown Hardness: Loose
30 – 60 ft	Sand/Clay & Gravel Interbeds	Alternating layers of brown sand, sandy clay, and clayey gravel; variable water content	Color: Brown/gray Hardness: Dense to compact
60 – 95 ft	Sand & Gravel	Coarse, water-bearing sand and gravel zone	Color: Gray Hardness: Loose
95 – 140 ft	Clay/Silty Sand	Dense clay, silty clay and gravelly clay, with occasional sandy seams	Color: Gray/tan Hardness: Compact/Hard
140 – 185 ft	Sand/Brown Sand	Thick sand, generally water-bearing, some gravel	Color: Brown Hardness: Moderate
185 – 250 ft	Hardpan/Clay/Shale	Hardpan or clay, possible blue/gray shale interbeds	Color: Blue/Gray Hardness: Very hard
250 – 301 ft	Shale/Limestone	Interbedded shale and limestone with increasing frequency of limestone toward base	Color: Brown/Gray/Blue Hardness: Very Hard/Fractured (at depth)
301 – 420 ft	Fractured Brown Limestone/Basement Bedrock	Fractured limestone bedrock, water-bearing in fractures	Color: Brown/Gray Hardness: Very hard/fractured

Depth (Feet)

Formation Type

Description

Characteristics

0 – 12 ft

Sand

Medium to fine sand, often light brown

Color: Light brown
Hardness: Loose

12 – 30 ft

Sand & Gravel

Mixed sand and gravel, locally water-bearing

Color: Light gray to brown
Hardness: Loose

30 – 60 ft

Sand/Clay & Gravel Interbeds

Alternating layers of brown sand, sandy clay, and clayey gravel; variable water content

Color: Brown/gray
Hardness: Dense to compact

60 – 95 ft

Sand & Gravel

Coarse, water-bearing sand and gravel zone

Color: Gray
Hardness: Loose

95 – 140 ft

Clay/Silty Sand

Dense clay, silty clay and gravelly clay, with occasional sandy seams

Color: Gray/tan
Hardness: Compact/Hard

140 – 185 ft

Sand/Brown Sand

Thick sand, generally water-bearing, some gravel

Color: Brown
Hardness: Moderate

185 – 250 ft

Hardpan/Clay/Shale

Hardpan or clay, possible blue/gray shale interbeds

Color: Blue/Gray
Hardness: Very hard

250 – 301 ft

Shale/Limestone

Interbedded shale and limestone with increasing frequency of limestone toward base

Color: Brown/Gray/Blue
Hardness: Very Hard/Fractured (at depth)

301 – 420 ft

Fractured Brown Limestone/Basement Bedrock

Fractured limestone bedrock, water-bearing in fractures

Color: Brown/Gray
Hardness: Very hard/fractured

Well Drillers Near Boyne City, Michigan

37 Well Service Contractors

Great Lakes Well Drilling

Goldsmith Well Drilling

Bingham Well Drilling

Thomas Well Drilling Co

Payton's Well Drilling and Repair

Luttrell Well Drilling Inc.

Northern Michigan Well Services

L W Coan Well Drilling

Mattson & Sons Well Drilling

Sackrider & Son Well Drilling

Orin's Well Drilling

Ramsby Drilling Inc

Hart Well Drilling

A. S. Rivard

Scott's Well Service

Brand & Son Water Well Service

Northern Drilling Inc

Veltman Well Drilling & Repair LLC

Keiser Well Drilling

Living Water Well Drilling

105 ft

35 ft

Rotary - Mud Circulation

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Expected Geological Layers