Well Drilling Contractors & Geology Near Owosso, Michigan

Depth (Feet)	Formation Type	Description	Characteristics
0 – 5 ft	Sand/Topsoil	Fine sand or topsoil, sometimes mixed with initial clay.	Color: Brown/Yellow Hardness: Soft
5 – 18 ft	Clay	Predominantly clay, may be yellow, gray, or blue. Some variability with minor sand or gravel pockets.	Color: Yellow/Gray/Blue Hardness: Medium
18 – 30 ft	Clay/Sand Interbeds	Alternating thinner beds of clay and fine sand. Some local gravel lenses.	Color: Gray/Yellow Hardness: Medium
30 – 55 ft	Sand (fine to med.)	Aquifer zone—clean sand, sometimes interbedded with thin gravels, commonly used for screens.	Color: Tan/Gray Hardness: Soft
55 – 72 ft	Clay (glacial till)	Dense glacial clay, locally may include silt or sandy clay.	Color: Gray/Brown Hardness: Medium
72 – 110 ft	Sand or Sand/Gravel	Coarse sand or sand with gravel, aquifer zone, frequently used for residential well completion.	Color: Tan/Gray Hardness: Soft
110 – 130 ft	Clay/Shale Transition	Clay merging into weathered shale or silty shale/coal (where present); transitional layer.	Color: Gray/Black Hardness: Medium-Hard
130 – 160 ft	Shale and/or Sandstone	Bedrock zone, primarily shale with occasional sandstone beds—main aquifer for deep and high-capacity wells.	Color: Black/Gray/White (sandstone) Hardness: Hard

Depth (Feet)

Formation Type

Description

Characteristics

0 – 5 ft

Sand/Topsoil

Fine sand or topsoil, sometimes mixed with initial clay.

Color: Brown/Yellow
Hardness: Soft

5 – 18 ft

Clay

Predominantly clay, may be yellow, gray, or blue. Some variability with minor sand or gravel pockets.

Color: Yellow/Gray/Blue
Hardness: Medium

18 – 30 ft

Clay/Sand Interbeds

Alternating thinner beds of clay and fine sand. Some local gravel lenses.

Color: Gray/Yellow
Hardness: Medium

30 – 55 ft

Sand (fine to med.)

Aquifer zone—clean sand, sometimes interbedded with thin gravels, commonly used for screens.

Color: Tan/Gray
Hardness: Soft

55 – 72 ft

Clay (glacial till)

Dense glacial clay, locally may include silt or sandy clay.

Color: Gray/Brown
Hardness: Medium

72 – 110 ft

Sand or Sand/Gravel

Coarse sand or sand with gravel, aquifer zone, frequently used for residential well completion.

Color: Tan/Gray
Hardness: Soft

110 – 130 ft

Clay/Shale Transition

Clay merging into weathered shale or silty shale/coal (where present); transitional layer.

Color: Gray/Black
Hardness: Medium-Hard

130 – 160 ft

Shale and/or Sandstone

Bedrock zone, primarily shale with occasional sandstone beds—main aquifer for deep and high-capacity wells.

Color: Black/Gray/White (sandstone)
Hardness: Hard

Well Drillers Near Owosso, Michigan

76 Well Service Contractors

Hall Well Drilling

Bendall Well Drilling & Water Softening

Doody Well Drilling

Griffin Well Drilling & Pump Repair

Putnam Well Drilling

Cesal Well Drilling LLC

Ed Birkmeier Well Drilling

Vanover's Well Repair LLC

Scharnweber Well Drilling, Inc.

J&M Well Drilling & Service, Inc.

Dean Birchmeier & Sons

Gil Sunde Well Drilling & Service

Dyer Well Drilling

East Lansing Meridian Water & Sewer Auth

F & W Well Drilling, Inc.

Cascade Drilling LP

Maurer & Parks Well Drilling Inc

Coon Well Drilling

Lyon's Well Drilling

Wes Snider Well Drilling LLC

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18 ft

Rotary - Mud Circulation

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