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  • Опубликовано: 24 апр 2020
  • Where is the best location to drill a water well? Where should I locate a well? Do you have several acres and want the "best" location to drill a well? Here are several tips and things to look for on your property regarding where to drill a well. Always consult with a hydrogeology expert as well to get their opinion on the best location.
    There are no guarantees to find a certain flow rate of water by a certain depth. It can be tricky sometimes finding water so it always best to start in the best location if you can, abiding by all local rules, laws and standards is first priority. There are other factors to consider as well, such as trenching and cost of water line.

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  • @blessed7927
    @blessed7927 3 года назад +4

    I listened all the way through- accent hooked me- pleasant as all get out! Thank you for explaining so well 😊

  • @Brenda0312F
    @Brenda0312F 2 года назад +5

    I’m at 7:43... just wanted to stop and say...not confused at all....I love the way you’re explaining it. Thorough takes details. You are patient and clear. Great job so far! 😃

    • @markthomas4083
      @markthomas4083 Год назад

      I am a service and repair plumber in northern Ca. Yes, it is crazy here, good common sense is a rarity. Anyway, this guy presented a fantastic video. He is a natural! Love this informative video. 👍👍👍👍

  • @tomnagle2001
    @tomnagle2001 4 года назад +15

    Excellent! Thanks so much for explaining all that, Wendell. That for sure is not the easiest subject by a long shot. Your concern that we the viewer/listeners understand this material is very evident. And that makes you a very fine teacher!!!

    • @WendellLeeWellServices
      @WendellLeeWellServices  4 года назад +1

      Thanks for the information, glad people are finding it useful

    • @5ea56bowden9
      @5ea56bowden9 2 года назад

      @@WendellLeeWellServices HI WENDALL. Did you ever think to mention DOWSING in your video. Almost guaranteed to find water without so much cost. Even some well drillers hire a dowser or have one in their employ

    • @michaelcohen9363
      @michaelcohen9363 2 года назад

      @@5ea56bowden9 dowsing is a scam, this has been proven multiple times.

    • @SI-GOD
      @SI-GOD 2 года назад +1

      @@michaelcohen9363 dowsing is not 100% accurate especially if done by someone who has not practiced their psychic abilities (we all have them). Here are also people who see an easy buck taking advantage of others but there are some that can actually do it. Imagine if you has even a 20% increase in success by using dowsing... would it be worth it?

    • @michaelcohen9363
      @michaelcohen9363 2 года назад

      @@SI-GOD Dowsing is a scam.

  • @erwinbrubacker7488
    @erwinbrubacker7488 6 месяцев назад +1

    You very helpful, I listened to this video about 4 times, this time I caught yer comment on distance from top of hill to creek, ( halfway).

  • @dennislubchuk3401
    @dennislubchuk3401 3 года назад +5

    %hanks for all the info. I am thinking of drilling a new well new well here on Whidbey Island, Washington. I think I can help the driller now instead of getting in his way. Putting the well in first makes a lot of sense. I'll do that, thanks to you. Wish you guys were up here!

  • @GypsyBrokenwings
    @GypsyBrokenwings 3 года назад +3

    I totally agree. I went up to my property and dowsed it. ALL of the good spots are in the draws and just off to the sides of them.

  • @jeffbulley7169
    @jeffbulley7169 5 месяцев назад +1

    Excellent description. Awesome narrative.

  • @marcobrownstone
    @marcobrownstone Месяц назад +1

    You taught me well today. Pun intended.

  • @calechouinard3110
    @calechouinard3110 3 года назад +5

    Great experience makes for a great explanation on this topic. Opening new ideas for my future well. This beats a handful of willow sticks.

  • @glenndaugherity6187
    @glenndaugherity6187 2 года назад +7

    We had a older farmer witch our well in Illinois and he told us if he had a green sapling branch he could of told us about how far down we would have to drill. He witched it in early winter and he was right on the money.

  • @jonhelmer8591
    @jonhelmer8591 Год назад +1

    Excellent video, I'm looking to drill a well on my 44 acre property in Eastern Cuba.
    I've found this video very helpful.
    Keep up the good work!

  • @texasyardmanandmore3822
    @texasyardmanandmore3822 4 года назад +5

    Great explanation. I am looking to have a water well drilled and this helps. I will look for the peaks and valleys and aim for the middle. Will need it drilled as I am here in Texas. Hard rock here.

  • @jasonbuzzard3127
    @jasonbuzzard3127 Месяц назад

    That was extremely helpful... Thank you..

  • @scottwolverine3062
    @scottwolverine3062 3 года назад +1

    this kid is probably the coolest dude ever!!

  • @mariolibertad9972
    @mariolibertad9972 3 года назад +5

    Really appreciate the video. It answered questions I had and gives me a place to start. Thanks

  • @livewithinyourmeans
    @livewithinyourmeans 3 года назад +2

    Thank you very much. This was very informative for those of us who are learning.

  • @student7215
    @student7215 2 года назад +4

    Best time to dig a well is during dry season, 👌. You will find the real water level and also dig accordingly to the right depth.

  • @AtmmWaring
    @AtmmWaring 9 месяцев назад

    Very educational. Thank you. Your videos taught me a lot a out water well system. I used them to educate myself before I contacted a plumber or well company about my recent very low water pressure in my house. I will be looking to see if you a a video on pump installation.
    Thank you again!!

  • @celticfiddle7605
    @celticfiddle7605 3 года назад +4

    The trees are a good indicator too where water is running underneath the ground.

  • @somethingappropriate
    @somethingappropriate 3 года назад +12

    Fun game - take a shot every time he says “well” you’ll be blacked out in no time.

    • @johncouch8187
      @johncouch8187 2 года назад +1

      57 times he says well.

    • @SI-GOD
      @SI-GOD 2 года назад +1

      Well... that's just a southern thing. Can't you tell by how he talks about the drawl of the land with a drawl. Lol.
      We southerners know some things are better done slow and... well... that's just how it is.
      Yall come back now, ya hear.

    • @marcus3457
      @marcus3457 Год назад

      😂

  • @whitetailridgehomestead
    @whitetailridgehomestead 3 года назад +3

    Super helpful. Thanks. I actually have these exact environmental situations on my property and was thinking the same thing but im far from a pro. Also appears I may have a sprung in the draw so logic says get near it but not on it

  • @gqp3215
    @gqp3215 2 года назад +2

    Water travels through cracks in the rock. I had to drill were Md., Carroll county health dept. tells me. 35 years cable rigs. Hit more water than air rigs and didn't go deep unless neccisary. Drilled many 50 foot wells with lots of gpm. Air rigs blow cuttings in the cracks and produce less gpm.

    • @pjperalta5298
      @pjperalta5298 2 года назад

      This is good to know! My existing well only draws .5 gpm and I need 1 gpm. Supposedly, the well digger hit rock. I'm wondering what kind of rig they used. Maybe I should try to go deeper through the rock with a different well rig instead of drilling another site.

  • @jasonbuzzard3127
    @jasonbuzzard3127 Месяц назад

    The information was very helpful, I just purchased property and have no idea about water underground, going to go in with some neighbors and get a well put in. Thank you very much. Was your symbol intentionally designed to look like the AA emblem? Love it..

  • @fishmanroly7450
    @fishmanroly7450 3 года назад +2

    Blessed to live in south Florida you can put a well anywhere

  • @Quest4Unknown
    @Quest4Unknown 2 года назад

    Well said. Happy my property has exactly what you stated placement of the well. Thanks

  • @knyansa1569
    @knyansa1569 Год назад +1

    Can you guys offer your services outside the country? Also are you saying it's not a good idea to try and drill for water on a hilltop?

  • @kimgibbons8223
    @kimgibbons8223 3 года назад +1

    Great explanation and info. Thanks!

  • @otischeatomjr22
    @otischeatomjr22 6 месяцев назад

    What your take on dowsing to sight a well

  • @cat67man
    @cat67man 4 года назад +2

    Great information . Thanks!

  • @FreddyFloresVE
    @FreddyFloresVE Год назад +1

    ... Away from the septic system and close to the house, if feasible.

  • @jules4626
    @jules4626 6 месяцев назад

    I am in the city on about 1/3 an acre, sloped lot, giant pine trees & about 1/4 mile from a river. Can I dig almost anywhere (providing I don’t hit underground pipes) and expect water???

  • @woodspirit98
    @woodspirit98 3 года назад +2

    Underground water doesn't flow downhill to streams. It flows in the same direction as the stream are flowing. Roughly parallel.

    • @gqp3215
      @gqp3215 2 года назад

      No. Through cracks that run in every direction

  • @rifraf1970
    @rifraf1970 3 года назад

    This was really helpful ! Thank you!!!

  • @robertd6925
    @robertd6925 3 года назад +2

    What area are you in?

  • @richardleggitt4012
    @richardleggitt4012 Год назад

    How would you know if your bladder has a hole if you can't see it. Would water come out were you put the air in if you depress the air stem

  • @SI-GOD
    @SI-GOD 2 года назад

    You can't tell it because the trees are in the way (12:08)...
    Maybe it because I grew up in Louisiana, but I CAN see it even on camera. Just looking at it, I would expect about 10 - 15 feet in to have to start planting my feet sideways as I walk. Within 50 feet in, the ground will start getting very soft to where you sink with every step. Makes me miss the days of standing on 1 foot digging your other shoe out of the gumbo-mud hoping you don't lose your balance and have to put your sock foot down in it. Other areas you can walk 50 feet and have 20 pounds of mud stuck to the bottom of each shoe.
    Yes there were snake and other critters out there that as a kid you don't think about.

  • @ybloc12
    @ybloc12 4 года назад +3

    I'm sure there are different variables but what is the avg price per foot for a water well? I'm located in Texas and started to interview different companies to drill a new well to replace the one we have. Thank you!

    • @WendellLeeWellServices
      @WendellLeeWellServices  4 года назад +3

      prices vary widely depending on the area you are in, geology of the earth below the ground at your site, and the depth it takes to get to sufficient water. An average price would probably be about $20 per foot, just for the drilling.

    • @SI-GOD
      @SI-GOD 2 года назад

      @@WendellLeeWellServices After post-fake-beer-flu and excessive money printing, that might be closer to $50 per foot. Sad to say but it true and is going to be after our great great great grandkids are gone before we finally recover from this.

  • @aquariusknowsbest5379
    @aquariusknowsbest5379 2 года назад

    Thank you for that, what if your on a mountain but there’s swales can I expect their to be water

  • @mghc7
    @mghc7 2 года назад

    Can you put. A well under a driveway. I Have a 4 acre piece and my septic is in the back right,and I know it’s got to be 100 ft.I want to keep it in the back on the left instead of in the front under the driveway,but the way it’s all flat and on the left side there is also a creek

  • @TrueIndie88
    @TrueIndie88 2 года назад

    Very helpful. Thank you.

  • @stuartmacdonald5729
    @stuartmacdonald5729 Год назад

    Thanks for the practical explanation! If hit good water at say 100' how risky is it to go another 20' to have reservoir and have it disappear and have nothing?

  • @TheVoiceofKevinC
    @TheVoiceofKevinC Год назад

    If you make another video. Would you consider turning the volume. On. I can almost hear you on this one. . ??

  • @Rshtuni-Papikyan
    @Rshtuni-Papikyan 4 месяца назад

    Any school, college, center for training and learning?

  • @user-xn2mg7jk5h
    @user-xn2mg7jk5h 2 года назад

    That’s some good lookin timber behind you.

  • @user-kq5vw9nx8s
    @user-kq5vw9nx8s 3 месяца назад

    Thank ya for the information, bro

  • @jacklabloom635
    @jacklabloom635 3 года назад

    Helpful information.

  • @amazingracestudio
    @amazingracestudio Год назад

    I just drilled my own well. It puts out 100 gal a day. I'm not real happy with that. Can it still be enough

  • @anthonyzarcone8696
    @anthonyzarcone8696 3 месяца назад

    Where are you located

  • @VondaInWonderland
    @VondaInWonderland 2 года назад +1

    Hundreds of feet 😮 I was hoping to be able to do it myself, a little at a time. I only have 1/3 acre, not much choice.

  • @softmetals3702
    @softmetals3702 2 года назад

    typically typical ,well said

  • @jaynefranzinoromero1640
    @jaynefranzinoromero1640 3 года назад +2

    Aren't there any laser type devices that can determine if there's water underground? Great video. It's explained very simply and precisely. Thank you.

    • @johncuervo3019
      @johncuervo3019 2 года назад

      Sharks with laser beams.
      I think you meant sonar

  • @francisositaogbee516
    @francisositaogbee516 2 года назад

    Great work, but am confused on PVC connection

  • @jackjohnson4148
    @jackjohnson4148 3 года назад

    Good stuff👍

  • @seanoregan998
    @seanoregan998 Год назад

    Ah....looooove caramellllll!

  • @HellavaLive
    @HellavaLive 3 года назад

    I have a really important question what does it mean when your water is high in Iron ? Will that affect my animals? Growth of veggies.??

  • @HellavaLive
    @HellavaLive 3 года назад

    We bought a place with a Well never checked the water ...Got it tested...found out its extremely high in Iron...Im so confused.

    • @gqp3215
      @gqp3215 2 года назад +1

      Can be treated. Lab test. They tell you what to buy, treatment system

  • @woodspirit98
    @woodspirit98 3 года назад +1

    So your best advice is to drill where there is water. Not the other places

  • @pjperalta5298
    @pjperalta5298 2 года назад

    I have 1.75 ac in the NorCal foothills. It is sloped with quite a few outcroppings. There seems to be some kind of natural spring above the property that runs down o e side of my property. There have been 3 attempts at placing a well. 2 did not produce and the last attempt only produced. 5 gpm. In Eldorado County a well cannot be permitted for a home build if it is less than 1 gpm. I am feeling pretty defeated. Are there any resources available to accurately locate high water plain areas on properties?

    • @kristinberthiaume7634
      @kristinberthiaume7634 Год назад

      That’s a lovely but dry area. I’m curious, did you have any luck? Maybe the seasonal rains helped?

    • @pjperalta5298
      @pjperalta5298 Год назад

      No luck.

    • @kristinberthiaume7634
      @kristinberthiaume7634 Год назад

      I’m sorry to hear it!! Best of luck to you as the drought lessens, I hope the rain continues.

    • @pjperalta5298
      @pjperalta5298 Год назад +1

      @@kristinberthiaume7634 thank you.

  • @SDCISHERE
    @SDCISHERE 3 года назад +1

    Where you guys out of? California?

  • @danodonnell7218
    @danodonnell7218 Год назад

    Damn it, I don't know what a well looks like!

  • @talusranch990
    @talusranch990 2 года назад +1

    I'm up in the mud country

  • @stevenbrown6079
    @stevenbrown6079 Год назад

    It looks like gravity would help pull the water down to where you drilled.

  • @lisaduncan3363
    @lisaduncan3363 3 года назад

    I have a question, please - I live in a community and we are all on a our own separate wells. My neighbor across the street abuses it to the point, he even uses his powerwasher all weekend long and we are on well. 20 years ago our well went dry, we were in a drought, because of them abusing the water table. He seems to have water and we are sometimes dryer. Why is that? We did them about it. His using effects our water table. Any suggestions?

  • @leebstill
    @leebstill 3 года назад

    Wish you were in tennessee

  • @imtheonevanhalen1557
    @imtheonevanhalen1557 6 месяцев назад

    90 gpm?.....prove it!....
    This cat keeps insinuating that surface run-off and settling of water has an effect on deep water wells......it doesn't.

  • @MyCapeBretonRetiredLife
    @MyCapeBretonRetiredLife Год назад

    I have my volume on 68 and i can hardly hear you... Ad comes on and blows me out of the room

  • @diogenes1351
    @diogenes1351 2 года назад

    take a shot every time he says "well"

  • @realmiketroyer1700
    @realmiketroyer1700 6 месяцев назад +1

    This could have been a two minute video. A lot of extra yammering.

  • @davidsawyer1599
    @davidsawyer1599 4 года назад +4

    Old and hard of hearing. Got a young person to listen. "It's not you the sound is very low".

    • @bigpardner
      @bigpardner 4 года назад +3

      Try head phones, ear buds?

    • @danorris5235
      @danorris5235 Месяц назад

      ​@@bigpardnerPretty much. I'm riding the border on being legally deaf in a few decibel ranges and I've got literally zero issues hearing this guy.
      Gotta love that one generation that thinks they're special and their problems are just the cause of everyone and everything else.

  • @sandin48
    @sandin48 2 года назад

    Your volume is terrible

  • @sappysamurai5170
    @sappysamurai5170 3 года назад

    This was really helpful ! Thank you!!!