Bmbott
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Hi my current well is 62 feet deep its 50yrs old and started slowing down . I was told to drill deeper in current well . Anyone have experience or knowledge of this . Hoping this works and dont have to drill a whole new new well
Is the water good from that well? You may be able to clean out the old well, or boost production some other way.Hi my current well is 62 feet deep its 50yrs old and started slowing down . I was told to drill deeper in current well . Anyone have experience or knowledge of this . Hoping this works and dont have to drill a whole new new well
Is the water good from that well? You may be able to clean out the old well, or boost production some other way.
I presume slowing down means you run out of water.
Usually harder and more expensive to try and drill a well deeper than to move over and drill a new well. But if the casing can be pulled and you can find a good driller it is possible. I have only done this when there was absolutely no other place to get water.
So in that case, I would think the pump is getting weak/slow, rather than the well getting slowerYes . Water recovery is slower .water has iron. But never ran out
Seems easier to go down say 40ft with same well being it is only 62 ft And add wire and pipe then to redo plumbing from house to well ..
That's what I'm thinking also. No it's 4ft from bottom. Just had new pump installed that's how i found out that the well is slow to recover. New pump is much faster then the old one ..So, the pump is not already set close to 62' deep at the bottom of the well? If there is any well left then yes you can add some pipe and wire to set the pump deeper. If the pump is already as deep as you can get it, doing some well rehab and cleaning up the iron maybe all you have to do.
Is your well a screened well or does it terminate in bedrock? If it's screened you can try acid treatment to clean the well screen ( only on pvc or stainless steel screens) I have had pretty good luck doing that. For older wells with steel or galvanized you take your chances it may eat up the screen and cause the well to pump sand. Google a product called nu well. Hope this helps.have you enquired about the current well being bailed?
I don't understand what u mean by screen or terminated? It's a submersible 1/2 hp well pump. Single line with pump in wellIs your well a screened well or does it terminate in bedrock? If it's screened you can try acid treatment to clean the well screen ( only on pvc or stainless steel screens) I have had pretty good luck doing that. For older wells with steel or galvanized you take your chances it may eat up the screen and cause the well to pump sand. Google a product called nu well. Hope this helps.
Ok thanks.. it's making 6 or 7 gpm. But slow to recover . Think the well just needs drilled deeper to clean it up .. it is pretty shallow depth on avgSome wells are cased to the bottom. Some "terminate" the casing about 20' down when they hit rock, and the rest of the well is not cased. If clogged well screen is your problem chemical treatment will help. Haven't tried nuwell tabs in anything except sand points. Normally I would use products from Cotey Chemical and a surge brush to clean metal or PVC screens.
How much water is your well making now? Why do you think it is slow?
Irrigating, so using a lot of water?Any truth to someone drilling close to u making a new well can take ur water. My neighbor recently installed new well . Might be coincedense..
ThanksIrrigating, so using a lot of water?
If nothing else, a deeper and/or wider well will have more storage, and may take in water faster. But if the well used to provide fast-enough recovery, then the rejuvenation may be a great choice.
ThanksHad this happen to FIL trailer court years ago a farm sold next to the trailer court houses started going up and wells drilled and the trailer court's wells ran out of water and new deeper wells had to be drilled to get the water going again at the trailer court.
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