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Well Drilling &Water Treatmentin Cochranton, PA.
Cochranton’s logs range widely on two counts. Yields run from 10 gallons per minute or less in a quarter of logs to 30 or more in another. And the 375 logs that record bedrock put it at a median 32 feet, with a quarter reaching it only at 59 feet or more, so casing, which normally reaches down to rock, can be a long run.
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WATER TREATMENT
Well water treatment in Cochranton, PA
The Cochranton Borough Water Department pumps from two wells, and EPA lists chlorine added after treatment plus 4-log virus treatment, a high bar for killing viruses. Borough homes that dislike the chlorine taste can fit a CityLux whole-home system. Homes on wells start with a water test before any equipment is chosen.
Half the 480 depth logs fall between 60 and 114 feet, and by median depth the area ties for 8th of 16 Crawford County towns. The rock mapped at the town center is Berea Sandstone through Venango Formation: Late Devonian shale, sandstone and siltstone.
Well pump & pressure tank service in Cochranton, PA
At a median 20 gallons per minute, plenty of wells here have flow to spare, and that’s where a constant-pressure upgrade earns its place: the pump speeds up and slows down to hold pressure steady instead of swinging between switch settings.
The 480 domestic wells on file within 5 miles of Cochranton, from the state’s drilling logs: your neighbors’ wells, and the best guide to this ground.
WELL DEPTH80ftmedian of 480 wells
middle half 60–114 ft
YIELD20gpmmedian of 470 wells
middle half 10–30 gpm
DEPTH TO BEDROCK32ftmedian of 375 logs
middle half 19–59 ft
WELLS ON FILE480within 5 miles
PaGWIS records
Source: PaGWIS (PA DCNR), domestic wells within 5 miles, retrieved 2026-09-30; older paper-record locations are approximate.
Rock at 19 Feet, or Past 59
Of the 375 logs near Cochranton that record where rock began, a quarter reached it by 19 feet, the median is 32 and a quarter went 59 feet or more. Casing usually runs from the surface down to rock and seats there, keeping the looser ground above and surface water out of the well. Where rock is deep, the casing is long.
The logs can’t say which end of that range a given lot sits at. Only drilling shows it. So before drilling, ask how casing beyond the expected depth is billed. What a new well costs lists casing among the factors that move the price, and residential well drilling covers sizing a well to the household.
Matching Pumps to a Wide Yield Range
The 470 yield logs around Cochranton have a median of 20 gallons per minute, but the middle half runs from 10 to 30. That’s a wide gap between an ordinary well and a strong one, and the pump follows it.
At the strong end, a well can support a larger submersible pump and steady pressure at several taps at once. At the weak end, the job is matching the system to the well: a pump sized so it doesn’t outrun what the rock gives, and a larger pressure tank to cover short peaks in use. Either way, sizing starts from your own well’s flow, measured at drilling or at a later well inspection.
WATER IN CRAWFORD COUNTY
The Crawford County Water Record.
In USGS samples from across Crawford County, taken 1928–2023, 77% of wells were hard or very hard, 35% carried iron above the staining line, 45% had manganese above 0.05 mg/L. The full record, and what it means for treatment, is on the Crawford County page; your own well gets its own test.
WHY COCHRANTON CHOOSES CHATFIELD
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Also Serving the Communities Around Cochranton.
We send the same crews to each of these towns. If you’re between towns, pick the closest one; the service doesn’t change.
Our Greenville office (854 Mercer Rd., Greenville, PA 16125) is about 41 minutes and 26 miles by road from Cochranton. Service calls for Cochranton are scheduled from there.
Which townships and boroughs around Cochranton do you serve?+
Cochranton and the municipalities around it: Fairfield Township, East Fairfield Township, French Creek Township, Wayne Township, Canal Township, Deer Creek Township, Union Township, New Lebanon, East Mead Township, Utica. Beyond those, the rest of the 16 Crawford County communities on our service map, from the same office.
How deep are wells around Cochranton?+
Pennsylvania’s groundwater database (PaGWIS) lists 480 domestic wells within 5 miles of Cochranton: the median is 80 feet deep, and the middle half fall between 60 and 114 feet. The median well was logged at 20 gallons per minute. Drillers reached bedrock at a median of 32 feet. Your own well's depth depends on the ground under your lot.
Where does Cochranton’s borough water come from?+
From two wells, Well #1 and Well #2, each with a treatment facility named for it on EPA’s record. The borough water department, run by local government, serves a population of 1,136 through 713 connections. EPA lists no lead 90th-percentile rounds for it, and a system figure is measured across many homes anyway, so a test at your own tap is the way to know.
Can a well near Cochranton supply livestock or irrigation as well as a house?+
It can, where the rock gives enough. A quarter of the 470 yield logs here recorded 30 gallons per minute or more, so higher-output wells do turn up, but whether yours is one only shows at the rig. Say what the well has to serve before drilling starts, so an agricultural well, its pump and its tank are planned for the bigger demand.
