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

45 Contractors

Bingham Well Drilling

Goldsmith Well Drilling

Great Lakes Well Drilling

Thomas Well Drilling Co

J&B Water Well Drilling, LLC

L W Coan Well Drilling

Luttrell Well Drilling Inc.

Mattson & Sons Well Drilling

Northern Michigan Well Services

Orin's Well Drilling

PAYTON & SONS WELL DRILLING

Payton's Well Drilling and Repair

Ramsby Drilling Inc

Sackrider & Son Well Drilling

Superior Well Services

A. S. Rivard

B&D Water Well Services LLC

B&Z Well Drilling Inc.

Berg Well Drilling

Brand & Son Water Well Service

105 ft

35 ft

Rotary - Mud Circulation

Detailed Summary

Expected Geological Layers