Water Well Ideas

billyj · #1 11/30/05, 05:08 PM

Will be moving to the farm soon and I want to put a well down. I know little about this process except you put a hole in the ground.

I only have one quote so far...$2100.00 for 2"...$3100.00 for a 3" approximate depth 125ft. Not too many well diggers in the area to get quotes from.

The pump is at the bottom and does not need priming if the power goes off.

Ideas, suggestions, recommendations welcome.

Billyj

agmantoo · #2 11/30/05, 06:37 PM

I have never seen a 2" well with the pump at the bottom. Most submersible pumps are for 4" or 6" wells. No one in my area drills 3" therefore I have no experience with a 3". You may need to get verification if you expect the pump to be submersed.

TnAndy · #3 11/30/05, 07:06 PM

I'm like agmantoo......never heard of a 2 or 3" well. The only thing they drill around here are 6" wells. I had one put in a few weeks ago, 285' with 80' of casing to bedrock for $4100.

ace admirer · #4 11/30/05, 08:00 PM

2 and 3 inch well? i join the list. never heard of it. 6 in casing is all that is used around here. i think the last well i had dug for cattle cost around $7.00 per foot with casing and sealer. i purchased and installed the electrical/pump/piping.

in the old days people used to use drive pipe for shallow wells. but i think that was 1 1/2 pipe.

have you talked to you neighbors to see how deep their wells are and who they suggest to dig well?

shadowwalker · #5 11/30/05, 09:39 PM

I've seen a driven well to about 90 feet. It was in Oklahoma and at the end they had a pulley with a big pipe, and on top of it was a welded box that they had lead in for weight. It worked. It was a sight to see. It was 2 inch metal pipe. It had a hand pump set up on it, inside. When they were done, and worked. shadowwalker

agmantoo · #6 11/30/05, 09:42 PM

There are some 2" wells drilled here but they have a jet pump mounted above ground. These systems use the casing as part of the piping and a single inner pipe for the round robin jet pumping. I strongly advise against using such a system as they are difficult to service and the pumping is inefficient.

farminghandyman · #7 12/01/05, 09:48 AM

I would have a min, of a 4" well caseing and preferable a 6" done,

michiganfarmer · #8 12/01/05, 01:04 PM

I would not only put in an electric powered well, but also if I could afford it I would sure have a hand pump put in. I wish I would have put a hand pump well in my basement when I built the addition on my house. I dont need it often, but when the power is out we could still have access to water to flush the toilet, have drinking water, and heat water for baths

Hip_Shot_Hanna · #9 12/01/05, 01:40 PM

IF our well pump ever goes out it will be replaced with a solar pump collector and batteries , they need a minimum 4 in pipe ,
THe further off the Grid we can get the better!!

romancemelisa · #10 12/01/05, 02:25 PM

The well that was here, that three families share, is 3", i just purchased the new pump for it in august, quote for our on well is $4,000.

billyj · #11 12/02/05, 06:40 AM

I called the guy back to verify 2" well and 3" will info.

The 2" well for twenty one hundred has the pump at the top of the well and the 3" well for Thirty one hundred has the pump submerged inside the casing and will have enough water to supply at least 3 dwellings so he says. I'm still looking into other types of wells mention here on the forum. Thanks again.

agmantoo · #12 12/02/05, 11:22 AM

From what I have read a 3" well will have a pump that is 2.9" in diameter. That seems like too tight of a fit for me as I know how debris builds. I only put down 6" wells and I only use steel galvanized casing. Problems with broken areas and poorly sealing at the base with PVC are all too common. Realize the casing needs to be driven to seal. How much pressure can you put on PVC?