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Many thanks for the helpful posts. I have a better understanding of the topic now. I appreciate the help. I will update the thread with any further information as it becomes available.

Yes, a millionth of a meter. Pretty tiny....

I would agree about the unstable material that the bore goes through based on speaking with neighbours with wells close by.

I have no details about the liner- I think it goes right to the bottom of the well. I was here when the driller installed it but he did not explain much about it's purpose. There is a rope coming from the liner up to surface- the rope is slack and not holding something. Presumably, it is to...

The sediment appears to be quite fine- it goes through a 1 micron filter easily. It takes a couple of days for it to settle. At present, I do not have a pressure tank or pressure switch- the pipe comes to ground level and runs away from there. I run the pump, watch the water flow and shut the...

The casing is 6 inches and is down 30 feet; there is a perforated PVC liner inside the casing down to bottom. After reading your post, my guess is that the casing is not well sealed to the bedrock and the sediment is leaking through the fissures. I'll try pumping the well harder and see what...

That is what I thought as well.

Hello to the group. 3 years ago I had a well drilled for a cottage I was building. The well is 140 feet deep and was producing 6 gallons per minute. I only started using the water this year because the cottage was not ready until now. I put the submersible pump to 100 feet (like the well...