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HOW TO Drill A Water Well?
Over 3000 years ago, a man fashioned together a strange apparatus of bamboo, cord, rocks, and timber and began twirling, twisting, and pounding his way into the earth in search of that most precious of all minerals - WATER! As far as we know, these were the first drilled wells.
Today, there are more reasons than ever for drilling a well. The most obvious is to provide water for basic human consumption: drinking, cooking and bathing. And of course, most wells are drilled with that in mind. In fact, more and more people who have access to city water are turning to the fresh, clean-tasting, pure water from a water well instead of chemical-laden city water which is costing more and more each day.
But there are more reasons for drilling a well. Since the first Oriental well driller hit water, people have literally been standing in line to pay well drillers to drill wells for them. Certainly, few business could claim the year round demand that well drillers enjoy. The fact is, most well drillers never "catch-up" with the demand. People need water as much during times of economic prosperity as during times when other businesses are failing.Gardeners need a lot of water, and the high cost of city water is quickly making the backyard garden costly to maintain. It takes 66 gallons of water to produce just one pound (dry weight) of vegetables. It's a shame to miss out on those fresh, unspoiled vegetables that home gardeners (and their friends!) enjoy.
Drilling a well for a garden makes great sense. And just like people, plants grow better with natural, unspoiled water from a well. Remember, more and more cities are getting their water from open reservoirs, lakes, lagoons, and rivers and thus have to treat the water with strong, harsh chemicals to kill bacteria.No filter in the world can equal the purifying, cleansing effect of just a few feet of Mother Earth. One thing is for sure: the water from a city water tap will never equal the water from a well.
HOW TO DRILL A WELL
Well Drilling Manual On CD in .PDF Format
This military issue manual--army and navy--is the best of its kind. It includes 260 pages of well detailed and illustrated information concerning water +well +drilling +operations.
Here's what you get on this CD manual:
Chapter 1 Introduction
Field Water Supply
Water Detection
Well Drilling
Well Drilling Teams
Chapter 2 Groundwater
Fundamentals
Hydrologic Cycle
Groundwater Occurrence
Geological Setting
Groundwater Hydraulics
Aquifers
Groundwater Exploration
Desert Enviorments
Water Quality
Chapter 3 Field Operations
Team Concept
Team Planning, Coordination, and Preparation
Deploying Teams
Site Preparation
Equipment
Transportation
Drill-Rig Setup
Drilling Fluid
Well-Drilling Operations
Sampling and Logging
Casing and Well Screen
Well Development
Sanitary Seals
Pumping Tests
Chapter 4
Pumps
Fundamentals
Shallow-Well Pumps
Deep-Well Pumps
Air-Lift Pumps
Chapter 5
Well-Drilling Methods
Mud Rotary Drilling
Air Rotary Drilling
Percussion Drilling
Reverse Circulation
Drilling Information
Chapter 6
Well-Installation Procedures
Setting Casing
Selecting Casing
Installing casing
Grouting and Sealing Casing
Selecting Screens
Installing Screen
Placing Gravel
Using Alternative Methods
Chapter 7
Well-Completion Procedures
Well Development
Dispersion Treatment
Rock Development
Well Protection and Treatment
Well Completion Report
Chapter 8
Well Performance Testing Procedures
Testing Pumps
Measuring Water Level
Measuring Discharge Rate
Chapter 9
Alternative Well Construction
Fundamentals
Jetted Wells
Driven Point Wells
Cabel Tool Method
Augered Wells
Chapter 10
Artic Well Construction
Considerations
Well-Drilling
Chapter 11
Auxiliary Activities
Exploratory Drilling
Sampling Soil and Rock
Installing Monitoring Wells
Supporting Construction and Demolition
Appendix A
Water Detection Response Team
Concept
Organization
Deployment
Operational Concept and WRDB
Water Resource Overlays
Potential Drilling Areas
Appendix B
Navy Well Drilling
General
Equipment
Appendix C
Air Force Well Drilling
General
Organization and Scope
Appendix D
Electrical Logging System
Logging Unit
Types of Logging
Mud Probe (on Units Modified for Mud Logging)
Troubleshooting Procedures
Maintenance
Interpretation of Electrical Logs
Appendix E
Bit Maintenance
Maintenance
Failure
Reconditioning
Rule of Thumb
Glossary
References
Index
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