How many wells has Merle "Sam" Dunham, Inc. drilled in Maine?

Merle "Sam" Dunham, Inc. appears as the driller of record on 679 wells in the Maine Geological Survey well database, spanning records from 1908 to 2011.

What counties does Merle "Sam" Dunham, Inc. work in?

Across the record, Merle "Sam" Dunham, Inc. has drilled wells in 12 Maine counties: Penobscot (380), Piscataquis (150), Hancock (51), Somerset (34), Washington (33), Waldo (21), Aroostook (2), Franklin (2), Kennebec (2), Knox (2), Oxford (1), Sagadahoc (1).

How deep are the wells Merle "Sam" Dunham, Inc. drills?

The median depth of a well drilled by Merle "Sam" Dunham, Inc. is 200 ft, with the middle half between 160 ft and 240 ft — based on 677 of their wells with recorded depths.

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Merle "Sam" Dunham, Inc.

Recorded as the driller on 679 water wells across 12 Maine counties in the Maine Geological Survey well database, most in Penobscot County. Well-log records span 1908–2011.

679wells on record

—since 2022

12counties served

200 ftmedian depth

Counties served

Wells drilled by Merle "Sam" Dunham, Inc., by county, across the full record.

County	Wells drilled
Penobscot County	380
Piscataquis County	150
Hancock County	51
Somerset County	34
Washington County	33
Waldo County	21
Aroostook County	2
Franklin County	2
Kennebec County	2
Knox County	2
Oxford County	1
Sagadahoc County	1

Well characteristics

Across the wells Merle "Sam" Dunham, Inc. has drilled, the median depth is 200 ft (middle half 160 ft–240 ft), median tested yield 7 gpm, and median static water level 38 ft below ground surface. These summarize the company's own filed logs, not a marketing claim.

"Records span 1908–2011" refers to the earliest and latest well logs attributed to this company in the Maine Geological Survey database — the state digitized older paper logs, so the first date is the oldest record on file, not necessarily the company's founding year.

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