Did a search for Wells and came up empty.
Anyone drive or drill their own water well over 75 ft deep??
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02/10/2006 - 11:50
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Hello agian Dyork, you said you "did a search for wells and came up empty"? an empty well I see, How deep dp you have to go, I've heard alot of hype about do it yourself wells but have'nt ever heard a success story that didnt cost almost the same counting your time
02/24/2006 - 03:50
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Lehmans is an EXCELLENT resource! that wonderful store is about 35 minutes from me.
www.lehmans.com
I did find a good book that may be of interest! it is..............
"The Home Water Supply" by Stu Campbell. copyright 1983 by Storey Communications Inc.
A wise friend who recently passed away also told me that if you use a pitcher pump, it will only pump 33 feet from the base of the pump down. More than 33 feet wont be able to pull the water up.
Thanks Bob B. and r.i.p. my friend
11/26/2006 - 07:35
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colomtland.com
Site is a sell of land, but he has a section on handymen, and services that listed a price per foot. I think it listed the price for a 150 foot well, but that's for alamosa colorado and not a national average. Anyways, that's where I came up with my estimated cost.
03/04/2007 - 23:05
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Good info there Freddy!
I do not think I have too many options but to hire a contractor to dig my well. My property is high in the Rocky Mts. I wish there was some way I could do the job myself. The closest neighbors (family of 3) next to my parcel had to drill 350 ft and it pulls about 2-3 gpm. There is quite a lot of rocky ground up here and well-drillers do not come cheap.(20-30 bucks a foot)
My plan is to have them dig the well and then set it up for solar power. I have not contracted anyone yet but I would also like to have the well operate with a mechanical handpump as well. I am just wondering if anyone has done this before.
Pop the cork!
kolaman
03/05/2007 - 03:45
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Hey Kola -
I was raised out in western Okla. You could drill down and find water but it was not fit to drink due to epsom salts and other stuff. My dad just dug a cistern and put guttering on all the buildings to collect the rain water. You didn't water your lawn but had plenty of water otherwise. Installed a pressure pump on the cistern and had running water. Certainly didn't cost any 20-30 dollars per ft!
Vern
03/05/2007 - 15:16
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Thanks Vern, it sounds like a good idea. I also have access to a free flowing artesian well that is property of all the landowners in my subdivison ( there are 49 of us). I could collect rain water to a cistern and devise a method to haul some artesian water to my cistern. If I could do it this way I would save thousands in permits and drilling.
I am working with the county to see if they will allow an outhouse. I think they will let it fly if I have a 1000 holding tank that could be pumped out. I probally would run my grey water to it as well, unless they want a seperate tank.
Kolaman
03/27/2007 - 21:40
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What does it mean to call a water well "shot". I will have a well drilled this summer on property that already has a well. The local dude that drills most of the wells in the area has a great reputation for quality work. In fact, he serviced the old well 30 years ago.
He said the old well is now "shot" and rather than re-drill it, he wants to drill a new one. I understand the pump being shot, but how can a hole in the ground be worn out? Perhaps it would be difficult to remove the pipe and that would cause a problem with rehabilitating the old pump?
This will be a 360' well. $9000 total.
03/28/2007 - 00:09
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Guesses abound. Failing casing, seismic activity drying up or fracturing the well shaft, contaminated well, well pump dropped/jammed in well, etc., but I bet it's more because he can't charge you for footage already drilled, and since the setup is the same either way, starting from scratch is more profitable.
Have you tried getting water from the well? You need to ask him what makes it "shot."
Cripes! The price of well drilling has gone totally out of control. No way a 360' well should cost that unless he had to go through solid granite or something. I hope you got several bids, because I'm wondering if he isn't trying to take you for a ride.
03/28/2007 - 03:13
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Wells drilled here in Creek County Okla cost about $14 per foot so a 360 ft well would be about $5000. This includes the casing etc. but pump is extra - approx $450 for a 1 hp, or $650 for 1 1/2 hp. A 360 ft well would require the 1 1/2 hp. I just replaced my pump last week. Lasted about 6 years in a 300 ft well.
This kinda makes a cistern sound like a deal.
Vern and Sara
03/28/2007 - 14:20
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Around here well pricing seems to be around $10/ft. I've had a few guys quote me a package price $5000 for drilling the well until they can get 2+ gpm continuous flow, whatever depth they have to go. This includes the pump- one contractor will hook it to the house for this price, the other will not. My neighbors well is around 700 ft deep. Some in my area are only 100' deep. These are all drilled wells.
2gpm doesn't seem like a lot of flow if you're running several appliances at once- but the argument is that if you have a 500' deep, 6" well casing, that there should be sufficient water stored in the well shaft to provide a higher volume of water for short spurts of higher usage. I was also told that the hydraulic pressure of the well would move the water up to about 100' from ground level.
My dad's bored well is around 40' deep.
01/09/2008 - 06:40
Colder than a well diggers #$%
Can you give me the name of the well driller in New Raymer? By the way New Raymer is at least an hour and 45 minutes east of Fort Collins and North east of Denver. Believe me that that’s an important detail in Colorado as eastern Colorado is flat windy and sometimes smelly depending on wind direction and western Colorado is rocky mountain high.
I'll also need to drill or bore a well. I always get bored vs drilled confused. Digging on the other hand is not possible in the Rocky Mountains. They don't call it the Rockies for nuttin'.
01/11/2008 - 06:24
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yeah your right bout them directions. Dean Kouglar New Raymer Co. If he is not listed try Joe, Jay or Roy Kouglar--he has been drilling for years--i think he still drills-dont try during harvest time-he is a wheat farmer too.
Ron--
ps if you cant find his number i got it somewhere i will look it up for you--new raymer is a post office and a gas station go slow or you will drive right on by/
Email me if you cant find it and i will try and find the number ronsdrywall@aol.com
01/15/2008 - 18:54
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freddy wrote:
Try this one: http://www.fdungan.com/well.htm
Excellent informative site, with a wealth of information/ links to other helpful sites. The methods shown here would only cost a few hundred dollars in contrast to a few thousand. I advise anyone who is thinking of drilling their own well to check it out. thanks again for the link freddy
02/06/2008 - 03:34
Sandpoint Wells Best
Here in Southern Idaho we install "Sandpoint" wells that go down about 20 to 25 feet and have excellent water. In fact, if you go down to the normal water table at around 75 to 80 feet the water is undrinkable, smells something terrible. A commercially installed Sandpoint well with casing, pump, and everything to draw water is about $2000. Can't think of a better way to go....Bob
02/06/2008 - 05:49
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