old well

I'm about to close on a piece of property that has an old well on it. The well head is 6 7/8" on the outside. I'm hoping to install a DIY pump jack/piston pump to move water for gardening and during construction (maybe an off-grid back up). I dropped a plumb bob down the well and hit water at...

I recent purchased a property with a well in a field. There isn't any power or house nearby. There was an old house somewhere near the field. I put a measuring tape in the tall pipe and it stops at the well cap. The tall pipe is 41 in to the cap, 2 1/2 in in diameter and it looks as if a...