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Drilling a deep geologic test well at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

Arthur P. Schultz·Ellen Seefelt
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The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC), is drilling a deep geologic test well at Hilton Head Island, S.C. The test well is scheduled to run between mid-March and early May 2011. When completed, the well will be about 1,000 feet deep. The purpose of this test well is to gain knowledge about the regional-scale Floridan aquifer, an important source of groundwater in the Hilton Head area. Also, cores obtained during drilling will enable geologists to study the last 60 million years of Earth history in this area.

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 24.457150524185852° to 33.5963189611327° latitude; -89.1650390625° to -79.2169189453125° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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Arthur P. Schultz, Ellen Seefelt. 2011. Drilling a deep geologic test well at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20113032

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