I didn't think they put a casing in more than 40 ft or so,[like said,no well expert],many ways to do it I guess,neighbor was saying his was 1 gal a min,and it was down to 700 ft or so,something about casing way down,extra storge space,,the storage space I understood,not running casing way down,[maybe it was preforated?],,,think they might be a little voodoo in this water well drilling,,,with some anyways...
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Alan L.
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I can't imagine why the state would care what your production is, seems like it would be up to the owner to decide if its enough. My well does 25-30 gallons per minute at 500 feet so I'm lucky, but my neighbor 1500 feet away only gets 1.5 gallons per minute at the same 500 feet. Go figure. He's happy with his and I'm happy with mine.
One gallon per minute is very viable especially if you have a fairly large storage tank. The only problem would be if you are doing considerable irrigation, then it wouldn't keep up. But for normal household use a a large buffer it should be fine.
Consider this - I have a 5HP 25gpm pump that runs on 220 volts. I figure a 1gpm pump would be less expensive and also use less energy, although mine doesn't use that much, but it cost over 2 grand to replace it when it went out.
One gallon per minute is very viable especially if you have a fairly large storage tank. The only problem would be if you are doing considerable irrigation, then it wouldn't keep up. But for normal household use a a large buffer it should be fine.
Consider this - I have a 5HP 25gpm pump that runs on 220 volts. I figure a 1gpm pump would be less expensive and also use less energy, although mine doesn't use that much, but it cost over 2 grand to replace it when it went out.
CurlyDave
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There are two ways to think about wells.
Like everyone else, I wanted a big water supply and drilled 700 feet to get just under 9 gpm.
Then I thought about water from the discharge end, and realized that the septic system for our 4 bedroom house is rated at 360 gallons per day, about 0.25 gallons per minute.
Unless you are going to water a garden from your well, 0.25 gpm is more than sufficient for less than 8 people.
If 1 gpm is available, put in a tank and quit drilling. A plastic tank is 100% surefire -- no doubt about what is going to happen. And it is a lot less than more drilling.
Like everyone else, I wanted a big water supply and drilled 700 feet to get just under 9 gpm.
Then I thought about water from the discharge end, and realized that the septic system for our 4 bedroom house is rated at 360 gallons per day, about 0.25 gallons per minute.
Unless you are going to water a garden from your well, 0.25 gpm is more than sufficient for less than 8 people.
If 1 gpm is available, put in a tank and quit drilling. A plastic tank is 100% surefire -- no doubt about what is going to happen. And it is a lot less than more drilling.
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I also like the storage tank method of accumulating water from the well. I have a very small pump in my well that is sized to run off a small backup generator. It will deliver 5 GPM, but I have no idea what the well is capable of. My non pressurized plastic storage tank holds 305 gallons.
My brother had a well in Alaska that was not producing enough and he decided that it must be clogged somehow. His solution was to fire a 44 Mag down the well casing to shock it. It did the trick and unclogged it. He never had anymore problems with it. I don't remember if it had always been slow or slowed down over time, but it really produced after that. I was a little uneasy about a lead bullet sitting down there all the time, but it's probably not as bad as household pipes being soldered with lead solder.
My brother had a well in Alaska that was not producing enough and he decided that it must be clogged somehow. His solution was to fire a 44 Mag down the well casing to shock it. It did the trick and unclogged it. He never had anymore problems with it. I don't remember if it had always been slow or slowed down over time, but it really produced after that. I was a little uneasy about a lead bullet sitting down there all the time, but it's probably not as bad as household pipes being soldered with lead solder.
RadarTech
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When we had our well drilled, they went 465 feet..
The static water level came up to 20 feet below the top.
that tells me ~500 gallons..
The well was producing 8.5 gallons a minute during a drought when it was drilled.
My neighbor beneath me had her surface well dry up and we pumped 3 or 4 tanks full to her over a month and a half.( her tank is 1500 gallons or so)
Often just started the hose and let it go till the over flow spit water out..
A couple of hours...
So At that depth 400 feet, 1 gallon per minute... you should be good... BUT if your NOT in a drought and that is all you get.. then I would be concerned...
J
The static water level came up to 20 feet below the top.
that tells me ~500 gallons..
The well was producing 8.5 gallons a minute during a drought when it was drilled.
My neighbor beneath me had her surface well dry up and we pumped 3 or 4 tanks full to her over a month and a half.( her tank is 1500 gallons or so)
Often just started the hose and let it go till the over flow spit water out..
A couple of hours...
So At that depth 400 feet, 1 gallon per minute... you should be good... BUT if your NOT in a drought and that is all you get.. then I would be concerned...
J
mrcaptainbob
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Nice thing about a holding tank is that you can always have it emergency filled. A water truck comes out and fills it up. Not to mention that tank would be much cheaper than a well drilled deeper than necessary.
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Get the biggest tank you can afford. Use a "Franklin Pumptec" and run the well dry (into the tank) every hour.
A tank gives you a few advantages over pumping directly from a well.
1. If placed at a higher elevation, water can be gravity fed in the case of a power outage.
2. Dissolved gasses have a chance to off-gas when sitting in a tank at ground level.
3. If plumbed correctly and with right pump, you can get a LOT of water out fast (think firefighting).
A tank gives you a few advantages over pumping directly from a well.
1. If placed at a higher elevation, water can be gravity fed in the case of a power outage.
2. Dissolved gasses have a chance to off-gas when sitting in a tank at ground level.
3. If plumbed correctly and with right pump, you can get a LOT of water out fast (think firefighting).
