TrapperMark
New Member
Hello, been on here for a while and have learned alot. Below is a bit long winded but neccessary..
Just built new home in the fall and had a well drilled to 360ft, 20ft of casing the rest hard rock. We were told it was not a gusher but the volume should make up for that, i also hired them to install the pump and tank since i was busy completing the house. days after moving in, Dec 20th we ran out of water, called the driller, he said he would come up and "pound" which i assume is an old school fraking equip. i was away when they came, dec 28th, but while in they were in the process the well collapsed at about 250 ft. as i was told they almost got their cable driven equipment jammed 3x after giving up and they told me there was a soft layer that was the cause. To add to my bad luck their main drill rig was down and still is down for the usual scheduled winter maintenance. this rig would easily clear up the blocked area but i have to wait till it is back online, mid late feb, and warmer weather. we have some water but we can only have enough for 1 load of laundry, 1 adult shower, 2 young kids bath and some toilet flushes per day if we r lucky and space the uses apart. this is not enough for a house with a 6 month and a 4 yr old. i have been making due...
My questions are: 1) i was told to fill my well with water from my well in my old home but i am concerned about all the sediment it will stir up and i will eject most of what i put in just to clear it up enough for use. i have an inline whole house filter but that has limits.
2) Once the well is cleared should i get them to drill deeper in hopes of finding a better volume source?
3) Will this area collapse on me again in the future?
Just built new home in the fall and had a well drilled to 360ft, 20ft of casing the rest hard rock. We were told it was not a gusher but the volume should make up for that, i also hired them to install the pump and tank since i was busy completing the house. days after moving in, Dec 20th we ran out of water, called the driller, he said he would come up and "pound" which i assume is an old school fraking equip. i was away when they came, dec 28th, but while in they were in the process the well collapsed at about 250 ft. as i was told they almost got their cable driven equipment jammed 3x after giving up and they told me there was a soft layer that was the cause. To add to my bad luck their main drill rig was down and still is down for the usual scheduled winter maintenance. this rig would easily clear up the blocked area but i have to wait till it is back online, mid late feb, and warmer weather. we have some water but we can only have enough for 1 load of laundry, 1 adult shower, 2 young kids bath and some toilet flushes per day if we r lucky and space the uses apart. this is not enough for a house with a 6 month and a 4 yr old. i have been making due...
My questions are: 1) i was told to fill my well with water from my well in my old home but i am concerned about all the sediment it will stir up and i will eject most of what i put in just to clear it up enough for use. i have an inline whole house filter but that has limits.
2) Once the well is cleared should i get them to drill deeper in hopes of finding a better volume source?
3) Will this area collapse on me again in the future?