Well Drilling Contractors & Geology Near Detroit, Michigan

Depth (Feet)	Formation Type	Description	Characteristics
0 – 2 ft	Topsoil/Clay with stones	Black to brown topsoil and sandy clay, occasional stones	Color: Black/Brown Hardness: Soft
2 – 22 ft	Clay (brown, some hard)	Predominantly brown to gray clay, hard in places; minor silt inclusions	Color: Brown/Gray Hardness: Soft to stiff
22 – 62 ft	Clay/Silt with discrete sand or sand & gravel lenses	Thick gray clay/silt with interbedded sand or sand & gravel, especially below ~40 ft. Local gray sand increases with depth.	Color: Gray Hardness: Mostly soft to medium
62 – 75 ft	Sand and Gravel (aquifer zone)	Clean, medium to coarse gray sand and/or sand & gravel; main shallow aquifer for wells <80 ft	Color: Gray/tan Hardness: Loose to moderate
75 – 112 ft	Hard Clay with local sand and gravel	Increasingly stiff gray or brown clay, with occasional cemented sand & gravel seams	Color: Gray/Brown Hardness: Hard
112 – 125 ft	Limestone (sometimes shale or gravelly)	Light gray to white limestone, occasional shale partings or gravel at contact; fractured in places	Color: Gray/White Hardness: Hard
125 – 210 ft	Hard Limestone (bedrock)	Competent, massive limestone; some shale locally (deeper wells)	Color: Gray/White Hardness: Very hard

Depth (Feet)

Formation Type

Description

Characteristics

0 – 2 ft

Topsoil/Clay with stones

Black to brown topsoil and sandy clay, occasional stones

Color: Black/Brown
Hardness: Soft

2 – 22 ft

Clay (brown, some hard)

Predominantly brown to gray clay, hard in places; minor silt inclusions

Color: Brown/Gray
Hardness: Soft to stiff

22 – 62 ft

Clay/Silt with discrete sand or sand & gravel lenses

Thick gray clay/silt with interbedded sand or sand & gravel, especially below ~40 ft. Local gray sand increases with depth.

Color: Gray
Hardness: Mostly soft to medium

62 – 75 ft

Sand and Gravel (aquifer zone)

Clean, medium to coarse gray sand and/or sand & gravel; main shallow aquifer for wells <80 ft

Color: Gray/tan
Hardness: Loose to moderate

75 – 112 ft

Hard Clay with local sand and gravel

Increasingly stiff gray or brown clay, with occasional cemented sand & gravel seams

Color: Gray/Brown
Hardness: Hard

112 – 125 ft

Limestone (sometimes shale or gravelly)

Light gray to white limestone, occasional shale partings or gravel at contact; fractured in places

Color: Gray/White
Hardness: Hard

125 – 210 ft

Hard Limestone (bedrock)

Competent, massive limestone; some shale locally (deeper wells)

Color: Gray/White
Hardness: Very hard

Well Drillers Near Detroit, Michigan

47 Well Service Contractors

Maxx Well Solutions

Bruce Pool Water Well Pump

McPherson Well Service

Maglothin Well and Water Treatment LLC

Joe Maher Well Drilling Inc

Suburban Installers, Inc.

Ries Well Drilling Inc

Ries Well Drilling Inc.

B&B Well Drilling

Larry A John Well Drilling & Repair, Inc

B. W. Layman & Sons Inc.

Zelony Well Drilling

Ernest Morris Well Drilling

Macon Well & Pump Service LLC

Pieprzak Well Drilling

John Cameron & Son Inc

Valley Well & Pump LLC

Stock Drilling

Joe Curry Well Drilling

Mike LaLone Well Service

70 ft

29 ft

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