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Hello Otis, this a DIY project just to see if it would work. I’m drilling with 4” casing. No drill pipe. The idea of this was to overcome weight issues of building a high dollar rig to handle and to drill till I found a good water sand. With the perforated pipe already on the pipe and sealed off from the inside with a pipe I could retrieve and test the water without pulling out of the hole. The only two things I will change next time is buy a drag bit off of eBay and I will buy a swivel. I just posted this to give people ideas on how they can buy stuff from big box stores to get a well drilling without spending $20k. I’m sure you will have lots of fun on this project.

I explain how I’m doing it in the other videos. It’s worth a watch. I’m not monetizing so my only benefit is helping people out

@@jasongrinnell1986 thank you for your reply. I watched all of your well drilling videos, very interesting. I saw one where you had a bunch of galvanized pipe sitting next to your casing, so I wasn't sure if you were using it as an inner and outer stem casing setup. Would it be ok if I checked back with you when I get started ??? This will be something that I will start in the spring. I will make the rig machine this fall and winter, except that I will be using a 90 degree worm drive gear box with a dedicated engine on a hinge for the mast to lay down. I noticed your guide for your auger motor is for a barn sliding door and your mast is made of perlins. What length pipe are you using and how long are the perlins. What are your thoughts about having this setup mounted to the back of an old pickup truck. Thanks again for taking the time to respond to my message

Where I am located, we are right on top of the Ogalalla aquifer. My top soil is Black Clay and there is limestone at various depths. Im not sure without seeing a USGS map, but I think the aquifer sits around 600 ft deep where I am at, but I am in an area with many springs. Did you use dowsing rods to determine where you decided to drill. Where I am at is all farm land. Thanks again for taking the time to respond to my original message

The gearbox is on the auger. Good luck

@@jasongrinnell1986 thank you sir

Thanks ✌️

Well thank you!

I subscribed to you channel. I look forward to seeing y’all’s adventure.

@@jasongrinnell1986 Thank you, yes many more to come. 👍😁

Lol! Man not much. How are you doing?

I show more in Episode-3.

Hey, glad you got a little use out of my videos. Surprisingly the swivel work very good. Not the most professional but it did the job. Sounds like a little bigger pump might be needed depending how far you plan to drill. Thank for sharing your set up and good luck.

@@jasongrinnell1986 , Jason,,,Do you remember what you used for the tubing part of your water swivel. I don't think you said in the video, I would like to maybe try and replicate what you made.just as a project . All this kind of stuff has gotten so stink'n expensive by the time you make umpteen trips to Lowes,,,,here we have Menard's ,,which is great for this kind of stuff, Thanks

I did 23 years. Worked from lead tongs to drilling and did last 8 years directional driller. This fall I’m going to drill 3 more water wells or plan to anyways. Plan on making some more videos.

@@jasongrinnell1986 on a rig since I was 6 back in 1960. Spent all summer there. Parker 16 my dad was pusher. Standard Derrick west of Fort Stockton. Gas wells.

Do you have any ideas a out how to clean up this hardware in west Texas? Or know someone who has figured it out economically? My brother's a ranch/farm in the Seminole draw (24 sections). His water has 3600 ppm of calcium, lime, gypsum, salt. Hell! It is pretty bad. Trees don't even like it.

Hard water? Not hardware. Damn spell unchecker.

I from Texas. The well is doing good but still has a little bit of iron in it. Only got a foot or two into the good water when I had to clean my pits out and I got stuck. Measured depth was 202’ and was just starting to see the fine white sand I was looking for. Pumping 8 to 10 GPM non stop. It was just for fun for me to drill and plans to come cocked and loaded for bear on the next one. I’ll make a couple videos on it. Found some interesting bit options I want to try.

@@jasongrinnell1986 cool. I am north of Dallas and west of Bonham. I purchased a gas digger just to try and make my own well. We have a lot of lime stone and black land here. When I start my well next week, hopefully it will not be in too hot and way too much lime stone. I am going to need a lot of patience and hopefully I will prevail. I am going to try to drill my bore hole dry, because of how deep the water table might or might not bee. Thank you for some very interesting videos. -Otis-

@@otisdavies1861 I wish you all the luck. With time an patients you will get your well drilled. Not sure the depth of the water there. Existing wells around you are public record. And gives you depth of formation as you drill.

@@otisdavies1861 www.tceq.texas.gov/gis/waterwellview.html

It’s a swivel that I built and it is fastened to the auger. Where the inlet pipe comes out. No I did not pull it out to get the bit. My next well I drill I will pull it out. Hopefully this fall. Won’t do that again in the summer. 😂

Thank You! I’m gonna purchase one on e-bay.

At Lowes or Home Depot.

It’s sewer and drain fittings.

Lol! I’m glad I could inspire. Yes I did show the bit and even built a bit that only drilled just a little bit. That is the whole fun of it I guess trying a thought. I plan on purchasing a bit on e-bay that will drill a lot faster. I hope you enjoy and most of I hope you drill a hole in the ground.

Can you please suggest the bit you plan on getting from eBay? Thanks

@@georgep.8478 I’m going with a friction bit. Like one you can get off E-bay. The roller cone bit Needs weight and lots of it. It is a crushing bit for drilling through the tuffest rocks and pyrites. I’m thinking of making the rig 25’ to handle 20’ PVC pipe. I have not decided yet. It will certainly make things more complicated. Another well is coming soon.

Thanks for the response. Trying to dig a well myself. I can't wait to see your next video and hopefully learn from your experience.

I’ll post it again, someone was claiming right to my video and said their song was in it. In fact it was just the water pump running. I tried to fight it but RUclips apparently does not care about videos and views. Give me a couple days and I’ll have it back up. Thanks for reaching out. I do plan on drilling another well the same way. And I will try to be more in depth.

Thank you for watching. I hope the video helps you.

Thank you bud

Yes it even impressed me. I had been thinking about this for awhile and decided to go for it. I do plan on doing it again this summer I hope. It’s hard to get everything I need right now.

Lol, I’ll take it. Thanks for watching

Hey! Thanks for watching. Do not take those snap rings off. That bit it worth more to you locked up than taking those snap rings out. The reason I say this is because a tricone bit is made for weight to drill the hardest of formations. Without the weight it’s just sitting there spinning. I experienced that the lighter weight with the cones not turning drilled the fastest. I plan on using a friction bit on the next one cause I have the clutch in the motor to stall if I get too big of a bite and not break the PVC pipe. I hope this helps and good luck on your well. Remember, have fun.

Yes 90’ will be fine with 1 1/4” pipe. I started having trouble about 150’ of drilling with 3/4” pipe. Flow wise that is.

@@jasongrinnell1986 Thanks for the info! That's really helpful. Ya have a similar 43cc auger so that should work. I'm definitely having fun!

Thank you for watching. I will have to go check out his videos. I’m kind of curious as to how he was drilling his well. As to my next well I drill when the world turns to normal. I have found a drag bit that should drill lots faster and push the limits to the 4” PVC pipe. I’m confident that the PVC pipe will hold up. 320’ was my goal but anything from 230’ to 320’ would have worked just fine. I’ll just have to regroup and try again and shoot some better video.

Thanks for watching. Check out my other videos for loads of information. Good luck and happy drilling.

@@jasongrinnell1986 ok ty

What kind of pump are you using?

If lost that much water, the ground may be fractured.

I was pumping around 150 gallons a minute. That was one of the reasons why I went with the 4” pipe.

@@jasongrinnell1986 using electric water pump. 1/3 HP pump with 1" water hose going down on 1" swivel.

It's called "lost circulation" porous ground. Or hell, maybe Carlbad Caverns.

Thanks for watching DrMoto. I have a few other videos that go more in depth.

Yes! This was mostly fun for me and experimenting with an idea I had.

Well i kinda dropped a pipe wrench in the whole. 🧑🏻‍🔧

@@jasongrinnell1986 Magnet!

Yes that’s how I do it. When I stopped for the night I would cut one off and pull the other up. Being 20’ from bottom

Yeah I think you pretty much got it. I measure about 90 to 100 gallons per minute. Yes the small rocks will come to surface. Of course bentonite will help tremendously to thicken the water.

Exactly

Thank you MP

Thank you! I live on my private golf coarse here in Texas. As far as the rock go I’ve had no troubles. It’s mostly iron ore rocks at first.

@@jasongrinnell1986 what part of Texas...I'm just outside of Austin in Leander, hey neighbor...I'm starting my dig early this morning before the heat hits. Thanks again for the great help

@@tonypeeler3070 I’m in north east Texas. Good luck on your dig.

Lol! Yes the bit stays down there. It’s a drill till your done setup.

200’. I don’t have any granite here in Texas. I’m sure that would be pretty tough to drill through

What were you drilling with? And how thick is the granite? Just curious.

@@jasongrinnell1986 , Hi, It was a commercial well driller...hes here on you tube "wendell Lee well services"...the best here in upstate SC, they have a fine reputation on wells , drilling etc. Here in the Upstate of SC, once you get past 8-10 inches of topsoil ( if that much) its hard pan red clay..after 10 inches and you are digging a hole by hand youre using a mattock or pick....a shovel is only used to scoop it out. The driller, went through about 50 feet of that then another 25 feet or so into another strata and the next 300 foot or so was granite....400 feet total! Pretty little pile of small chips of blue rock and sand next to the hole! the casing was 6 inch diameter at 120 foot depth. I like the idea of drilling your own well and looks like youve done a remarkable job...but the granite around here would nix almost any diy equipment

Yes you are all correct.

The homemade bit was just for experimenting. I do plan to put some sort of cutters on it and try again. The 3” allows you to test water sands for the quality of water and when you are at a good water sand there is no need to come out of the hole.

So about how many hours did you take to drill the new well using the home made bit? I am curious to see the performance diffrence between bits. This may be as project I take on in winter when we dip to the 70s lol.

Yes. I like that idea of solar water well. There are kits on EBay that are cheap and will fix that auger right up.

I subscribed to your channel and have been watching your videos.

Lol! Thanks for watching bud. I sure hope this helps you out.

The bushing came from Lowe’s. It is connected with sewer and drain products. But as you know all these stores are limited to what they have right now. Thanks for watching.

I drilled with the screen on the pipe.