well drilling time

[BoFuller]

I just got estimates on drilling a well on my property. All 3 of the drillers have done wells in the general area and all 3 say that most likely I'm going to have to go down 1,000 ft. Whew, that's about 23K. Sakes alive, that's going to be some expensive water.

 

[Mousefield]

Let's hope you get lots of good water for that price, be a shame if it came up dry .

 

[Fi-Q]

And hopefully your water will be drinkable. It cost me another 5k on my well for a water softner ans a UV light filter, but the well is a surtace well dug with a backhoe, the well cost me approx 2k$. But at 1000 feet you shouldn't have much bacteria in the water, but it can be hard no matter how deep you go.

 

[blueriver]

Bo ... How many gallons per minute do they anticipate such a well to produce?

 

[flusher]

I just got estimates on drilling a well on my property. All 3 of the drillers have done wells in the general area and all 3 say that most likely I'm going to have to go down 1,000 ft. Whew, that's about 23K. Sakes alive, that's going to be some expensive water.

I had my well drilled in April 2005--154 ft deep.
Drilling and steel casing (6-5/8" dia x 0.134" wall) cost me $21/ft.
Looks like you're paying $23/ft for drilling and whatever casing you're getting.

Good luck

 

[JDGREEN4ME]

I just got estimates on drilling a well on my property. All 3 of the drillers have done wells in the general area and all 3 say that most likely I'm going to have to go down 1,000 ft. Whew, that's about 23K. Sakes alive, that's going to be some expensive water.

Yikes! They estimate based on other wells in the area we are going to need to go 150' here for around 4K. I thought that was bad...

 

[DutchHenryBrown]

That is about the price they are getting in my area give or take $5.00 either way. Our wells are running about 600' in my local area I think the last one went 550' I think that is what I heard? Good luck.

 

[thatguy]

Just curious.. What sort of pump horse power do you need to push water up 1000 feet

Brian

 

[thatguy]

Just curious.. What sort of pump horse power do you need to push water up 1000 feet

Brian

 

[Cleburne]

Dang, I guess I need to quite complaining about my $1,600 I had to pay to go just 42 feet.

 

[Rainbody]

Did you pull the county records for well data? Around here most wells are logged with the county as to depth and location. I'm sure many don't file but it would give you an idea as to depth. Good luck.

 

[Pettrix]

I just got estimates on drilling a well on my property. All 3 of the drillers have done wells in the general area and all 3 say that most likely I'm going to have to go down 1,000 ft. Whew, that's about 23K. Sakes alive, that's going to be some expensive water.

WOW! That is deep. Where are you located in Arizona? Ash Fork?

I think $23K is on the low side for a 1,000 foot deep well. I would think more in the lines of $30K - $40K for that deep of a well drilling, casing and pump. That pump is going to work hard pumping over 1,000 feet in depth.

Make sure that $23K is for EVERYTHING and get it in writing. As mentioned, a 1,000 foot well would be around $30K +.

 

[BoFuller]

Bo ... How many gallons per minute do they anticipate such a well to produce?

They're estimating 23 gpm

 

[BoFuller]

I'm near Seligman, about 50 miles west of Ash Fork.

The fee is for drilling only. No pump is included.

I am still researching options on pumps. They could go from 4 to 8K. I don't really care about pumping at a high volume. I will have 3 or 4 tanks (2500 gal each) for it to fill at a leisurely rate, and then I will draw from the tanks.

I would prefer a solar pump.

 

[BoFuller]

And yes, I have a map from the county with all the wells in the area and their depths.

 

[TheGoose]

It may or may not be based on the Total Depth of the well.

If the water level is high (the water underground is under pressure and can be pushed up like an artesian) you can use a smaller HP pump.

Just curious.. What sort of pump horse power do you need to push water up 1000 feet

Brian

 

[Pettrix]

I'm near Seligman, about 50 miles west of Ash Fork.

The fee is for drilling only. No pump is included.

I am still researching options on pumps. They could go from 4 to 8K. I don't really care about pumping at a high volume. I will have 3 or 4 tanks (2500 gal each) for it to fill at a leisurely rate, and then I will draw from the tanks.

I would prefer a solar pump.

I figured it was somewhere out there. The aquifer in that area is 1,000 - 2,000 feet deep, depending on exact location. I believe 98% of the people out there "haul" their water due to the well drilling costs. Ash Fork is 99% water hauling.

The aquifer is deep (bad) but it is plentiful (good). Another thing to check for in that area is RADON due to the soil. It is high in some areas. Also, if radon is present, I would do a water test and check for arsenic in the water. Arsenic will wreak havoc on your body, especially your kidneys if you are older.

When all is said and done, I bet the complete well costs will be in the $30K - $40K range. It's nice to have your own well but price wise, it' can be hard to justify the costs, that is why people get their water hauled out there. Hauled water costs around .03 cents delivered. So let's say you used 4,000 GAL a month, that's $120 a month/$1,440 year in water. It would take 21 years to break even on a $30K well.

As long as you know for sure that you will hit water at 1,000 feet and you got the $$$, I'd go for it. Just make sure that you are not in the 2,000 foot water table area. There are areas in Williams (east of you) that have water tables in the 3,700 foot range. :confused2::confused2:

 

[dmccarty]

I take it that rainfall is pretty limited in the area?

Our well is 223 feet deep and produces 15 GPM which is very good for our area. I really wanted a cistern but figured I would have issues with the bank and county if we did not have a well. We get enough rainfall, even in a drought, to cover our water usage if we put in a large enough cistern.

My quick quess was that the well and pump was cheaper short term so that is what we installed. Watching the rain water pour of the roof in this weeks thunderstorm was making me wish for a cistern.

Back in the 70's, a Doctor built a really nice house in the woods behind our subdivision. The house was on a hill with a creek running at the base of the hill. The creek always had water. I talked with the Doc while looking at the house when it was being built. He had a HUGE cistern built that took up much of the basement as well as served as the foundation for his porch. He had to use a cistern because they did not hit water when drilling. This was in KY and my guess was that he was sitting on a cave and/or what was below the surface was so porous that there was no water table under the house.

The Doc was from Korea and for some reason I think using cistern's in Korea was common.

Later,
Dan

 

[Fi-Q]

As for pumps, If you would like to go solar, look for a soft strt pump, they are a LOT easier to run on an inverter as they don't have surge start, wich is the big 'off grider' issue with most usual 240 deep well pump. Look at grundfos SQ, not sure they. Can go 2000 feet, but it's probably worth checking

 

[greasemonkeyok]

Are the pumps "down-hole" pumps?