How and where to drill a well in the water

For many years, people used ordinary wells to get clean drinking water. However, in modern conditions the well will not meet the water consumption standards of a private house due to its low productivity.

The ideal option for a country house would be the arrangement of its own well with pumping equipment that will be able to provide uninterrupted water supply to the entire household.

Preparing to drill a well

This article will describe the purpose and basic consumer qualities of wells for the extraction of purified water from underground aquifers for domestic use. In addition, the reader will be offered instructions on choosing the most appropriate place and time for drilling a well on the water.

Why do we need a well

Some owners of country houses doubt whether it is profitable to drill wells with water, if you need to pay money for this work, and you can dig an ordinary well with your own hands..

In order to answer this question, consider the comparative characteristics of the construction of the well and the well.

1. For digging a well, as well as for drilling a well, in addition to performing work, it is required to buy consumables and construction materials (concrete rings, crushed stone, cement, sand, beams for a tripod, etc.).
2. The construction of a well with the help of special equipment takes, as a rule, from 1 to 5 days, depending on the soil composition and on how many meters to drill a well for water, and it will take much longer to dig a well.
3. The water quality in the well is often higher than in the well due to the fact that the casing does not allow the groundwater to penetrate into its wellbore from the upper layers of the soil.
4. Water is filtered into the well throughout the thickness of the aquifer, while it penetrates the well only through the bottom.

1. At an artesian well, the flow rate is significantly higher than that of a well due to the fact that water is supplied to the wellbore under the action of reservoir pressure.
2. If the flow rate decreases at any time, you can drill a well into the water, after which its working capacity will be restored.
3. In the presence of a powerful aquifer and compliance with the technologies of production and operation of a water well can serve without fail for several decades.

And, of course, if you compare how much it costs to drill a well under water with the cost of supplying centralized water supply to a remote area, there is no doubt about the economic feasibility of drilling your own well.

How to choose a place

The quality of the produced water and the well productivity largely depend on the competent choice of its location. The most important condition is the presence in this place of the underground powerful aquifer.

In order to accurately determine where to drill a well under water, you need to follow certain rules and recommendations:

1. Find out the approximate level of the location of the garden plot in relation to the nearest natural water bodies.
2. Check the distance from the ground to the water level in the nearest wells.
3. Inquire about the well depth and water quality of the neighbors in the area.
4. Examine the geological features of the terrain, if possible, seek advice from the geological survey service and see the geological maps.
5. The most accurate method for determining the presence and depth of an aquifer is trial drilling of an exploratory well without a casing.
6. If possible, it is desirable to have a well with pumping equipment at a short distance from consumers (residential building, utility rooms). Be sure to provide the ability to sum up electricity.
7. The drilling site should be equipped with a flat platform of sufficient size for work and access roads for heavy drilling equipment.

It should be remembered that, in accordance with sanitary norms and the requirements of safety regulations, drilling wells for drinking water is prohibited in the following cases:

1. Closer 4 meters from the foundations of buildings and structures.
2. Closer than 15 meters from isolated septic tanks and sealed septic tanks.
3. Closer 50 meters from cesspools and filter wells.
4. Closer 100 meters from the territory of industrial enterprises, organized landfills and storage of industrial waste.
5. In close proximity to power lines or air pipelines.

Tip! In order not to weaken the power of the aquifer, it is not recommended to install two wells near each other. Therefore, when drilling should take into account the distance to the well in the adjacent area.

What time of year is better to do the work

There are different points of view about when it is best to perform drilling operations. By and large, the drilling machine can work at any time of the year. However, the most suitable is considered to be the end of summer, when warm dry weather is standing for a long time, or the end of winter is the beginning of spring, when a slight frost persists, but the land has not yet thawed.

This is explained by the following reasons:

• By the end of summer, the land has time to dry out, and the level of groundwater falls to the minimum mark.
• The reservoir thickness of the subterranean “upper course” is significantly weakened.
• By the end of winter, the depth of soil freezing reaches the highest value, and thus binds all the groundwater and strengthens the soil.
• On frozen ground, heavy drilling equipment can easily drive into the most remote area.
• In the course of work, less dirt is generated from the frozen soil.
• The price of drilling also plays an important role, because many companies perform work at reduced rates in the winter period.

Tip! If the depth of the aquifer is no more than 20 meters, and the composition of the soil at the site does not contain rocks, you can do the drilling yourself using a hand drill and a tripod.

Conclusion

From all this we can conclude that in a short time one can equip one’s own source of drinking water in almost any garden plot. And additional information about water wells can be obtained by watching the video in this article or by reading the relevant materials on our site.