Cameron Brothers Well Drilling
Free Soil, MI49411
The representative geological profile for the Free Soil, MI region typically consists of an upper clay or clayey sand unit transitioning to thick sequences of sand, interbedded occasionally with gravel or thin lenses of clay. Most residential wells are completed within coarse to medium sand units at depths of 60-100 ft.
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A geological estimate for the Free Soil area.
Typical Well Depth
Static Water Level
Recommended Method
Well logs across the Free Soil area consistently reveal surficial deposits of clay, red clay, or clayey hardpan, usually 10-52 ft thick. Beneath the clay, the predominant sequence is coarse or medium sand—often in multiple horizons—sometimes interbedded with gravel, gray clay, or sandy/gravelly mixtures. Water-bearing sand zones are well-developed and generally begin below 40-60 ft, continuing to terminal depths of 75–110 ft. Static water levels tend to be shallow (10-35 ft) with residential wells producing 5–22+ GPM at completion depths of 60–100 ft. Typical well completions include PVC or steel casing to 50–90 ft, screens set in the basal sand units, and bentonite slurry grout.
Depth (Feet) | Formation Type | Description | Characteristics |
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0 – 20 ft | Clay (occasional clayey sand or hardpan in places) | Red to gray clay, sometimes with minor sand; locally includes hardpan or minor gravel. | Color: Red/Gray Hardness: Firm-Plastic |
20 – 60 ft | Sand (Coarse/Medium, sometimes with minor gravel or clay intermixed) | Predominantly medium to coarse sand with occasional gravel or thin clay layers; zones are generally water bearing. | Color: Tan/Gray Hardness: Loose-Friable |
60 – 100 ft | Sand & Gravel (variable, main aquifer zone) | Coarse sand with gravel layers; main water-bearing formation; some interbeds of silty or clayey sand possible. | Color: Tan/Gray Hardness: Loose |
100 – 110 ft | Clay/Clay with Sand/Gravel (local basal confining unit) | Gray clay, clay & sand, or clay & gravel acting as low permeability boundary in some logs. | Color: Gray Hardness: Stiff |