pulling pipe

[Hardcharger]

I would like to pull my shallow well pipe that is about 30' deep and reinstall it. my question is will the hole that is left remain open or will fill in and will need to drive it down again. My soil is sand. I have a well pit about 4' deep that is below the top soil. I am planning on pulling with a chain hoist and am wondering if a 2 ton hoist be stong enough. Hardcharger

 

[Reach4]

What diameter is your well casing? 4.5 inch OD? 2.375? If the larger, I expect you have a well seal, and the drop pipe dangles, held up by a fitting atop the well seal.

If smaller than 4 inch, I you could have a sand point, and that is hammered into place, rather than having a foot valve dangling from a drop pipe under a well seal. Or you could have a 1 inch pipe dangling inside a 2 inch pipe. Maybe post a photo of the top of the well above the pit floor.

While thinking about this, note that well pits flood, and can contaminate wells.

 

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[LLigetfa]

The way I read it, the OP has a driven well, not cased.

 

[Hardcharger]

The way I read it, the OP has a driven well, not cased.

that is correct hand driven with sand point

 

[Hardcharger]

correct hand driven 1 1/2" steel pipe

 

[Valveman]

Then it will be hard to pull and need to be driven back down.