On 6/2/13 1:52 PM, Eisboch wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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In these "heah parts," a 520 foot well would run you about $6000, just
for the hole. If I had to pay to drill to that depth, I'd prefer to hit
oil, and truck in bottled water for the horsies to drink.

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That's just about what it cost but it included the pump, accumulator,
electrical wiring and control box. It was done several years ago and
has easily paid for it's self by now. We have a lot of lawn serviced
by sprinkler systems plus we have added a pool that we use the well
water to maintain. Before adding the well our town water bill was
getting close to $2k per year. It has dropped to a few hundred dollars
since adding the well.

The old timer drilling guy explained to me that they drill deep enough
to ensure at least a 12 gallons a minute delivery. It was interesting
watching the drilling process as he described the various levels of rock
and soil it was going through. He knew exactly where to find the
"good" stuff. He called it at about 100 ft and sure enough, at 500 ft
he started getting nice results. Went another 20 ft and was satisfied
with 18 gallons per minute.






Our driller hit 20 gph at somewhere between 250 and 350. Interesting
pile of "chad" his drill brought up, but he loaded that onto a dumptruck
and hauled it somewhere.