Inspection port on artesian well?

[Chet McKinnon]

So I'm having trouble identifying what to do in this situation. The well that I had drilled recently turned out to be artesian (positive pressure), so installing a normal inspection port simply won't work as water would flow with the top open/removed. The only way I can think of this working is if I run the pump during inspection. Is there another way I can go about doing this? I've contacted the state on the matter and they won't give me much, if any information on subject. I was hoping some of you might have some insight.

Thank you in advance.

 

[Valveman]

What are you trying to inspect? The water will come out the top so you know what the water level is. Not much else to see down a well.

 

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[Craigpump]

You could always spend $4500 and buy a downhole camera....but like Cary said, there isn't much to see or worry about.

 

[Chet McKinnon]

I guess I'm just thinking of a situation where if something were to happen and the water level wasn't normal I'd be able to inspect it. Maybe I'll just put a valve on the side and open it to check for flow. If there isn't any I'll open a port that's water tight on the top. If there is then I wouldn't have anything to worry about.