Re: OT - Thinking about drilling a well

Posted by Peabo on April 15, 2007 at 13:12:38 from (216.218.76.133):

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

If we"re talking shallow wells another option is too "wash" a well down. To do this you will need a transfer pump of some sort and enough galvanized pipe to go down as deep as you need

Dig a starter hole a couple of feet deep with post hole diggers. Dig a trench from the starter hole to a larger hole that will serve as a resevoir. The large hole will have to be scooped out periodically as the washed up dirt starts fillin it up. The idea here is to recycle the water that is being washed out of the well hole.

We used a gasoline ag transfer pump with a 1 1/2" suction and a 1" hose to 1 1/4" galvanized pipe. The galvanived pipe should have point cut on the end as well. as the pipe drops keep adding sections. If you are in soft dirt the process works pretty automatic. When you start having to regularly add large amounts of water to the system you are getting near water.

Once you hit water you can bring out the galvanized and sink a casing. A 2 1/2 inch was as big as we felt would work for us. We dropped a 1" drop pipe with a shallow well pump and are getting 10gpm at about 35 feet.

Hope that helps!! Good Luck

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