We Have a Well!

For us, one of the nagging little concerns related to whether or not we would actually hit an adequate supply of water when we drilled a well.  With some level of trepidation and anxiety, we awaited the outcome of the well-driller and his craft.

(photo courtesy of Michelle)

The results were good.  I was hoping for 15 gallons a minute or more, and fantasizing for over 20 gallons a minute.  We ended up with a measured outflow of 15-18 gallons per minute.

Most wells in the near vicinity were in the 125 foot range.  Two across Hobbs Road a bit were in the 170-180 foot range.  For those two wells, the strata at the 125 foot range did not yield adequate water, so the driller went deeper.  On our well, there was no water bearing strata at the 125 foot range.  The driller hit sand at 160 feet and continued down to just over 170 feet before the tailings turned back to clay.  So we have a 10-11 foot water bearing sand strata that is providing us water.

Just below the well, Jim, the farmer, had planted grass seed, forage fescue.  The well drilling process, including cleaning up the well, included pumping a lot of sludge and water.  That sludge and water ran down the hill, and buried about a 30 foot wide swath of the newly emerging grass seed.  I need to call Jim and tell him of the destruction....

We are grateful to have this step of the process successfully completed.