Re: OT - Thinking about drilling a well

Posted by Bill(Wis) on April 15, 2007 at 12:17:14 from (71.249.198.251):

In Reply to: OT - Thinking about drilling a well posted by two mile on April 15, 2007 at 11:35:08:

Get a reputable driller that complies with your state's regulations. If you live over a large aquifer that's fairly close to the surface a sand point might do it. I used to have a sand point that was down 40'. The point, after 60 years of use, became semi-plugged so I decided to have a new well drilled. Got a rig with a rotary drill. Hit "the rock" at 77'. The rotary went through that rock at 40' per hour. Hit a seam in the rock that produced fairly good and continued drilling to depth of 305'. Then hydrofractured to open up seam. I now have a 3/4 HP 240v pump suspended at the 265' level that has a 225' head of water above it or about 340 gallons just waiting to be pumped. 15 gpm initially stabilizing at 8 gpm after about 20 min. Plenty for my use. It was an interesting experience. The whole thing took less that 3 days. Cost $13,500+.

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