Illinois Well Data field records · 2026 survey

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Ruester, John T.

Recorded as the driller on 166 water wells across 29 Illinois counties in the Illinois State Geological Survey water well records, most in Madison County. Well-log records span 1976–1985.

166wells on record
since 2022
29counties served
84 ftmedian depth

Counties served

Wells drilled by Ruester, John T., by county, across the full record.

CountyWells drilled
Madison County 70
St. Clair County 12
Clark County 11
Macon County 10
Shelby County 8
Gallatin County 7
Clinton County 5
Scott County 5
Randolph County 4
Wabash County 4
Massac County 3
Montgomery County 3

…and 17 more Illinois counties.

Well characteristics

Across the wells Ruester, John T. has drilled, the median depth is 84 ft (middle half 50 ft–113 ft), median tested yield 200 gpm, and median static water level below ground surface. These summarize the company's own filed logs, not a marketing claim.

Original drilling logs

Recent well logs filed by Ruester, John T., straight from the public ISGS record:

"Records span 1976–1985" refers to the earliest and latest well logs attributed to this company in the ISGS 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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