Well Drilling & Repair in Myrtle Beach, SC

Myrtle Beach & Horry County Well Service

Horry County Is South Carolina's Largest County by Area — and Most of It Is Rural Well Country.

Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand are what most people associate with Horry County — but Horry is actually the largest county in South Carolina by land area, and the vast majority of that land is rural, agricultural, and heavily dependent on private well water. The communities west and north of the Grand Strand — Conway, Loris, Aynor, Nichols — have well-dependent populations that don't make the tourism headlines but represent a significant part of the county's water infrastructure picture.

The geology throughout Horry County is Coastal Plain — sandy, low-lying formations with shallow water tables in some areas and confined aquifer zones at deeper intervals. Near the Grand Strand, the coastal setting creates the same aquifer selection considerations as any coastal South Carolina location: shallow zones in some areas may be influenced by saltwater, and drilling to the appropriate confined freshwater aquifer is critical. In the rural inland areas of the county, well depths typically range from 80–180 feet with generally more straightforward conditions.

Water quality throughout Horry County features the Coastal Plain signature: hydrogen sulfide odor is common, iron is present in many wells, and tannins from the county's abundant peat and organic-rich soils can affect water color and taste. The flat, organic-rich landscape of Horry County produces some of the highest tannin levels in South Carolina well water — a brownish or tea-colored tint that affects aesthetics but is treatable.

Irrigation wells are in high demand throughout Horry County's agricultural interior. Tobacco, soybeans, and other row crops rely on reliable irrigation, and we design agricultural wells for the county's specific Coastal Plain aquifer conditions.