How do Water Wells Work?

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  • Опубликовано: 3 июн 2024
  • For many people in the world, they get their water supplied to them through pipes in their houses or apartment. However, for the rest of the world not hooked up to centralized water, they get their water through either private or public wells. ‘
    Wells are some of the most essential components to developing a sustainable society. They provide a clean and reliable supply of water for drinking, bathing, and irrigation, even in locations where water on the surface is scarce.
    Wells are essentially just holes in the ground filled with water, but they have more complexities than meets the eye. Let’s take a closer look at how wells work.
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Комментарии • 248

  • @dariobrando9571
    @dariobrando9571 3 года назад +1316

    be honest, this wasnt recommended to you, you looked it up

  • @enam98
    @enam98 3 года назад +203

    This dude went so into detail I got lost and now I have to watch another video to learn how a well works! 😭

    • @michelehilburn656
      @michelehilburn656 2 года назад +5

      I get that and I don’t even smoke no more 🌳🌳🌳 🌳 still had to rewind like 17.6 times

    • @Vuden13
      @Vuden13 Год назад

      Lol

    • @dionysus2006
      @dionysus2006 Год назад +1

      Dig a hole .... get water..... now you know

    • @brian1192
      @brian1192 9 дней назад

      Bro I thought it was me I still didn’t get it lol

  • @madlad29
    @madlad29 2 года назад +35

    Fantastic video. Concise and "well" done.

    • @joebob007
      @joebob007 Год назад +3

      I hate and love u

    • @SurgeTheBold
      @SurgeTheBold 11 месяцев назад +1

      I love you for that joke hahah Have a great day!

  • @hi-z
    @hi-z 3 года назад +24

    I'm 23 and never knew that there's water under the ground. Glorious!

    • @GsL2I0B0R0A
      @GsL2I0B0R0A 3 года назад +1

      Really? wow! I knew this since I was 14 or so. 🤔

    • @vaishnavivodnala3223
      @vaishnavivodnala3223 3 года назад

      Then where did u think the water in the wells came from? 😂😂

    • @hi-z
      @hi-z 3 года назад +6

      @@vaishnavivodnala3223 im not sure I thought maybe it was where water was stored. I live in California and it is rare for you to use well water here so its not something I was exposed to much. What a difference in Texas, where many people use well water only on their properties

    • @vaishnavivodnala3223
      @vaishnavivodnala3223 3 года назад

      @@hi-z oh right yeah makes sense haha depends on the surroundings and where you were brought up I guess....

    • @wulfherecyning1282
      @wulfherecyning1282 3 года назад

      In fairness, even though I knew there was water underground, I wasn't exactly sure how that water got *into* the wells.

  • @MrDPMan3000
    @MrDPMan3000 7 месяцев назад

    I knew a few things about wells but didn't quite know about most stuff or how to connect the dots on how it works. The video def helped thanks!

  • @brownsrvlifecampground9322
    @brownsrvlifecampground9322 2 года назад +5

    This is a very helpful video for 2022 keep up the good hard work

  • @TheOriginalGregToo
    @TheOriginalGregToo Год назад +3

    Great video that was to the point and full of interesting information!

  • @alexlim5787
    @alexlim5787 3 года назад +58

    Nice, extra "oh that's cool to know" kinda knowledge 😂. Great video 👍

    • @ConcerningReality
      @ConcerningReality  3 года назад +2

      Thanks! 😃

    • @Imbalto
      @Imbalto 3 года назад +1

      As a student who has to know hydrodynamics idk why I clicked this video. I’m the guy who uses the equations for the cone of depression. Why am I here

    • @alexlim5787
      @alexlim5787 3 года назад

      @@Imbalto everyone just tends to stumble upon a video on this platform, it just so you landed on a channel that is pretty educational and very useful for some "extra" knowledge. Btw, since you study hydrodynamics, what's the difference between hydrodynamics and fluid dynamics?

    • @Imbalto
      @Imbalto 3 года назад +1

      @@alexlim5787 As far as I know (im still a student) fluid dynamics is used for moving bodies of fluids (Rivers, canals, wind, etc) and hydrodynamics has to do with systems that involve hydraulic pressures that drive the motion of the fluids (such as the motion of groundwater in response to gravity, outlet areas, and other forces)
      And to reiterate Don't take my word as fact. i'm still learning

    • @catblox1499
      @catblox1499 3 года назад

      @@ConcerningReality question
      Questions
      Why is water named water?

  • @kiddo280
    @kiddo280 2 года назад +4

    Thank you so much for this video! 😊

  • @dkai3976
    @dkai3976 2 года назад +7

    I looked this up while drunk, thank you for entertaining drunk me and educating sober me👍

  • @joeycad
    @joeycad 3 года назад +13

    There is a newer device called a wash down valve for " jetting" in wells in non rock subsurfaces.( as yet there is no demonstration on youtube )
    Recipricating Rodpumps as used in windmills and oilwells can be used in very deep and small diameter wells.

  • @jessefp1940
    @jessefp1940 2 года назад +6

    Very cool, thanks for going so deep

    • @teeteejay001
      @teeteejay001 2 года назад +3

      That's a well-thought out pun

    • @urimc
      @urimc 10 месяцев назад +1

      Thats what she sai-

  • @breezy1906
    @breezy1906 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for this video

  • @FinnGriffin
    @FinnGriffin 3 года назад +2

    Early morning question from my kiddo: Dad, how are wells made? Answer: Let’s watch this video. Perfect explanation for both kid and parent!

  • @farealwitit7947
    @farealwitit7947 3 года назад +1

    awesome vid thx!!!

  • @kinyacat5919
    @kinyacat5919 2 года назад +1

    Well..
    Explained!

  • @Liam_The_Great
    @Liam_The_Great 3 года назад +2

    Excellent video mate

  • @Allistair87
    @Allistair87 Год назад +1

    Learning this just in case I travel back in time and need to make a well

  • @xeatharvalale455
    @xeatharvalale455 2 года назад +2

    Nice Video!😄👍🏻 Keep it up

  • @mars7357
    @mars7357 3 года назад +5

    Blessed to have such technology

    • @limitedquantitysufiyyahexp4905
      @limitedquantitysufiyyahexp4905 2 года назад +1

      Nah, makes you lazy, cons are way more.

    • @HS-ts5wf
      @HS-ts5wf 2 года назад

      @@limitedquantitysufiyyahexp4905 Okay, then don't use it and go up to a river everyday and bring buckets of water back cause that's sooooo much more efficient.

    • @limitedquantitysufiyyahexp4905
      @limitedquantitysufiyyahexp4905 2 года назад

      @@HS-ts5wf Yeah, It's more efficient, I'll be pretty fit unlike a certain people who use technology for everything.
      Just my opinion, no need to be a twitter rat.

  • @OntarioWoodlandAdventures
    @OntarioWoodlandAdventures 3 года назад +3

    Great video!

  • @earthlessmoon7871
    @earthlessmoon7871 3 года назад +2

    Woww so nice

  • @keithaddy6333
    @keithaddy6333 2 года назад +3

    I got curious suddenly before bed and now I know.thank you😂

    • @The-realnews
      @The-realnews 2 года назад

      Now it's time to Google "where is everything come from" 🤣😂

  • @VladiSSius
    @VladiSSius 3 года назад +49

    Well, well, well what a well made video! Well explained, very well.
    *ba dum tss*

    • @ConcerningReality
      @ConcerningReality  3 года назад +3

      🤣🤣

    • @EthanDCash
      @EthanDCash 3 года назад +6

      This comment made me remove my Cone of Depression

    • @42jordanpinto82
      @42jordanpinto82 2 года назад

      i would like to add my two wells to this but sadly they are private

    • @RinRin72769
      @RinRin72769 Год назад

      @@42jordanpinto82 well, that sucks.

  • @adomrichardson8524
    @adomrichardson8524 3 года назад

    good video

  • @jonbgreen6916
    @jonbgreen6916 2 года назад +2

    Doug Wells is a good bloke

  • @crowchaye3793
    @crowchaye3793 Год назад

    That’s cool!

  • @SPTSuperSprinter156
    @SPTSuperSprinter156 Год назад +4

    And here was me thinking that wells simply existed as a prop to be used in horror movies.

  • @kangill2411
    @kangill2411 2 года назад

    I just moved into a rural home that has both a well and cistern, and both need refilling every few weeks with water truck delivery. Does this mean I have a shallow well? Still not sure how system works.

  • @ShelbyTheDog1000
    @ShelbyTheDog1000 4 месяца назад

    good

  • @LavaKing4
    @LavaKing4 2 года назад +1

    ‘Well’ done

  • @gencrypto
    @gencrypto 2 года назад +1

    I have a feeling most people searched for this video at one point rather than having it recommended to them haha

  • @robbyfiveboy4862
    @robbyfiveboy4862 2 года назад +8

    I live in the Philippines and am having a dug well installed right as I write this. Two questions:
    My water was found at 35 feet down. What determines how high the well will fill? What stops the well filling all the way up to the top or even overflowing??
    Second question: The well was dug at the end of our dry season. Does the rainy season offer more flow to the aquifer? Can I expect an increased flow rate or higher reserve? Great video THANKS!!!

    • @redbolor
      @redbolor 2 года назад

      According to studies rainy season does affect your well, higher reserves and an increased flow rate, As for finding water at 35 feet the determining on how high the well will fill depends on how high your water table is to the surface.
      Wells don't overflow as the water table always has room, it will be higher or lower.
      seeing as your water table is 35 feet below surface level. these deep wells don't overflow

  • @user-fi7ds7my9m
    @user-fi7ds7my9m 6 месяцев назад

    I needed to know how Issac dug all those wells in the Bible😂 God bless you❤️🙏

  • @sangrambhumia9320
    @sangrambhumia9320 3 года назад +1

    How do they find a spot to dig a bore-well?

  • @Kimberlyworks-ps2wm
    @Kimberlyworks-ps2wm Год назад +3

    My understanding is if say a extremely big drought happens in the USA, there will be no ground water to seep down to the bottom, which will cause all the wells to dry up, right? But if we see this happening and quickly decide to fill up large containers we might end up with a sink hole. One day when my well pipe was leaking for weeks, my neighbors complained that her water pressure was low, this must means my well is dug deeper than hers or maybe the ground water was running low because of my leak, right? I look up how wells work because I had a dream all wells ran dry. Almost all my dream are of future events. With global warming this is highly possible and I hope to prepare as best as I can.

    • @airassault1151
      @airassault1151 10 месяцев назад +1

      You sound crazy all my dreams are future events head ass

    • @Moccalocca100
      @Moccalocca100 7 месяцев назад

      Lol

  • @MrNicoJac
    @MrNicoJac 3 года назад +15

    Wait, so if I'm ever lost in a hot desert and don't know which way to go, I should just start digging until I hit the ground water? 😜

    • @ConcerningReality
      @ConcerningReality  3 года назад +22

      Well, sure, but it could be thousands of feet down 😅

    • @derrickmcadoo3804
      @derrickmcadoo3804 Год назад +1

      You're not wrong. If lost in a desert, there could be lower-points you could find with signs of moisture, or small green sprigs is the best chance. Digging there is what I would do 😇

    • @DOI_ARTS
      @DOI_ARTS 2 месяца назад +1

      You might find oil instead water 😂😂😂

  • @chtheodore
    @chtheodore 3 года назад +3

    Came for a primer on the mechanics of wells, stayed for Kerbal Space Program soundtrack

  • @julianstraughter7465
    @julianstraughter7465 Год назад

    Well DOne!

  • @Monkeystronkie
    @Monkeystronkie 7 месяцев назад +1

    Here because i saw Mrbeast just casually drilling for a well in Africa and i wondered how you can just randomly drill for water in a dry place

  • @miguelzepeda9086
    @miguelzepeda9086 Год назад

    You're god damn right I looked this up

  • @dankstabs
    @dankstabs 2 года назад +2

    idk why i'm so interested in wells right now

  • @kingapietraszko4521
    @kingapietraszko4521 3 года назад +4

    Which program has been Used
    to create this video?

  • @blazehall8086
    @blazehall8086 Год назад +2

    I’m buying land and the place I have has well water. That’s why I’m here

  • @Moccalocca100
    @Moccalocca100 7 месяцев назад

    Interesting. Didnt know there were waterbeds etc

  • @ilovebutter-sv8rz
    @ilovebutter-sv8rz 3 года назад +14

    pov: you're here because your science teacher decided to give you a project on water.

    • @ConcerningReality
      @ConcerningReality  3 года назад +5

      let me know if you need help, I’m a civil engineer with a specialty in water.

    • @alandtawfik1619
      @alandtawfik1619 3 года назад

      You are not alone

    • @xur1317
      @xur1317 3 года назад

      POV: you heard of an artesian well and saw this video in the recommended section

    • @gerald1495
      @gerald1495 3 года назад +1

      nah I was just randomly curious about how the hell wells work lol

    • @alandtawfik1619
      @alandtawfik1619 3 года назад

      @@gerald1495 lol

  • @rafasimsim
    @rafasimsim 3 года назад +1

    R. I. P. California

  • @faridmostafaie9401
    @faridmostafaie9401 4 месяца назад

    I was a contractor for such projects before I moved out. Let me tell that this job is scary, I had guys that would dig such wells by hand, and the depth would reach up to 60 meters I even had a project that reached 150 meters and it was scary

  • @moisessaucedo8245
    @moisessaucedo8245 9 дней назад

    Why’d I get the random urge to dig a well😂

  • @Flooofster
    @Flooofster 2 года назад +4

    This makes me wonder how massive sinkholes are formed. Could this be related? Gonna look that up next.

  • @shabadooshabadoo4918
    @shabadooshabadoo4918 Год назад

    So does digging for oil work the same way then?

  • @FloridaboiJMG
    @FloridaboiJMG Год назад

    Rewatching the walking dead and Marshall farm house still had running water due to multiple wells on the property. But 5:15 shows u still need electric wiring to pump the water up. As I’m watching I notice he has lamps on in the house as well so maybe he has multiple generators. I guess my question is it possible to have running water from your well without electricity?

    • @ConcerningReality
      @ConcerningReality  Год назад +1

      You could have a hand pump, and a water tank on the roof, but you would have to frequently pump from the well to the tank on the roof.

    • @FloridaboiJMG
      @FloridaboiJMG Год назад

      @@ConcerningReality Awesome!!

  • @bigsap8868
    @bigsap8868 2 года назад +1

    Dont know why but I randomly just thought today, How do wells work? What if I want to dig my own private well?

  • @mariebee3146
    @mariebee3146 Год назад

    Just moved into a new construction home. Ran my well for 2 days and I'm still getting sand out of my faucets. Why is that?

  • @TheCommanderDash
    @TheCommanderDash Год назад +1

    how does the screen at the bottom not clog over time?

    • @DOI_ARTS
      @DOI_ARTS 2 месяца назад

      If your screen or filter doesnt touch the ground underwater it wont really get stuck (not quickly but you still have to service it), ours is floating just above the ground so no soil or stone are really sucked in

  • @rentisme
    @rentisme 2 года назад +1

    Was I the only one that noticed the KSP theme in the Background?

  • @TheJimCarry
    @TheJimCarry 7 месяцев назад +5

    After watching Mr beast video i find myself here.

  • @kathyglass2922
    @kathyglass2922 Год назад

    Does having too many cones of depression explain the sink holes found near the housing developments???

  • @internalinjectiontrulyhere770
    @internalinjectiontrulyhere770 2 года назад +1

    Well Side

  • @moistman5074
    @moistman5074 11 месяцев назад +1

    Well Well Well

  • @VaidasMaldzius
    @VaidasMaldzius 3 года назад

    ksp music kicks in

  • @chip3797
    @chip3797 2 года назад +2

    When they said struck water in the mrbeast youtube video I was like wait a minute, how?

  • @breezebender
    @breezebender 3 года назад +2

    I'm here because some Spartans just kicked an envoy of Persians into a well.

  • @Cloudy-is2iy
    @Cloudy-is2iy 2 года назад +1

    What kind of adhesive did people in the middle ages use to keep the stone linings together in wells?

    • @Cloudy-is2iy
      @Cloudy-is2iy 2 года назад +1

      @@xionmemoria I'm not talking about modern concrete, that stuff was invented after the middle ages. I'm just wondering what type was commonly used. And if it was a type of early concrete.

    • @novalovan
      @novalovan 2 года назад +1

      @@Cloudy-is2iy clay

    • @SuperTigerTV
      @SuperTigerTV 2 года назад +1

      In ancient Rome was when concrete was invented. It can set even under water!

  • @victoriapschen
    @victoriapschen 3 года назад +2

    The random stock videos are weird. Otherwise fairly good video.

    • @gabs1224
      @gabs1224 3 года назад +1

      the kids with legos really threw me off @ 6:30

  • @blue5069
    @blue5069 2 года назад +1

    Down the well baby Jessica fell.

  • @colpapo5905
    @colpapo5905 7 месяцев назад +1

    Got to learn something that MrBeast touch

  • @MrGong55
    @MrGong55 3 года назад +3

    Wales

    • @end8316
      @end8316 2 года назад

      I live there

  • @user-cz5et7kn2j
    @user-cz5et7kn2j 3 года назад +6

    اشكر ابوكم تعلمت 🤣💔'ء

    • @user-cz5et7kn2j
      @user-cz5et7kn2j 3 года назад +3

      ١٤٤٢ ثالث ثانوي 😂😂'ء

    • @R22Q
      @R22Q 3 года назад +2

      حمودكاء ١6 يب

  • @coperpot100
    @coperpot100 Год назад

    How smart am I? Smart enough to know I need to watch this video again.😅

  • @Bourbon_Bound
    @Bourbon_Bound Год назад

    Wells can last a long time. Mine is almost 50 years old.

  • @Ole_Rasmussen
    @Ole_Rasmussen 2 года назад

    I don't feel paranoid at all seeing a video about water wells, something I rely on to live, coming from a channel with "concerning" in the name

  • @Borkomora
    @Borkomora 7 месяцев назад

    wow i haven't heard the ksp building music in so fucking long and instantly recognized it lmao

  • @emiliosalazar9962
    @emiliosalazar9962 Год назад

    I guess they work well

  • @dom7637
    @dom7637 2 года назад

    Well well well

  • @happy-qm8db
    @happy-qm8db 10 месяцев назад

    Why the Well water level doesnt rise above the outside ground level ? Can anyone explain this?

  • @carissaricci4752
    @carissaricci4752 4 месяца назад

    wait how does the water get clean in the dug wells

  • @geneticdisorder1900
    @geneticdisorder1900 2 года назад

    WTH , not one person said anything about the epic fuzzy head cover the lady at the beginning was wearing !
    .

  • @gomathib2310
    @gomathib2310 3 года назад

    "Well" is a form(Rain Water Harvesting Technique(Water Saving) & to Provide Drinking Water).
    They shouldn't be Closed.

  • @Cappon.Gaming
    @Cappon.Gaming 3 года назад +2

    Why is ground water not salty? Interesting how "Dirt" filters our water.

    • @SuperTigerTV
      @SuperTigerTV 2 года назад

      According to somebody else commenting here -- it sometimes is!

  • @kinyacat5919
    @kinyacat5919 2 года назад +1

    Well...
    How does it work?

  • @vaishnavivodnala3223
    @vaishnavivodnala3223 3 года назад +2

    Here cause our main water supply are from wells. Lol

  • @madvidz9819
    @madvidz9819 2 года назад

    So if you put old water that’s been contaminated back into an old well …how does that work? Anyone know? Is it filtered and cleaned someway?

    • @ConcerningReality
      @ConcerningReality  2 года назад

      Wells can get contaminated, it happens quite frequently with oil drilling and chemical production.

    • @dione2519
      @dione2519 2 года назад +2

      You don't introduce contaminated water back into a well. That can seep down into the aquafer and contaminate the whole thing.

  • @wtech758
    @wtech758 7 месяцев назад +7

    Who else is here after watching Mr Beast’s video ?

  • @jacobfilipiak7831
    @jacobfilipiak7831 Год назад

    Murakami brought me here

  • @gregorbrohman3388
    @gregorbrohman3388 8 месяцев назад

    at about the 5 min mark you made reference to well pumps, and you stated that jet pumps are the most common but they can only be used to about 20 foot of depth.
    I believe you are mistaking a jet pump with a "Shallow Well Pump" which is not much better than a pitcher pump when we talk about true atmospheric pumping depth.
    The Jet well pump comes with a down the hole spray nozzle below the water table which can be in excess of 70 feet in depth thereby forcing the water up out of the well and into a pressure reservoir.
    This you tube video will help in understanding(even though he miss speaks a few times; ruclips.net/video/fIBj4sDx_lM/видео.html

  • @benjaminenos984
    @benjaminenos984 2 года назад +1

    Well…well…well

  • @natalieoulman6325
    @natalieoulman6325 Месяц назад

    Im feeling glonky and needed to know

  • @Koalarix
    @Koalarix Год назад

    I'm here from Mr beasts well video

  • @Cleansed_All_Sin
    @Cleansed_All_Sin 3 года назад +1

    here because my teacher

  • @PlushiesForLife
    @PlushiesForLife 10 месяцев назад

    Well, thats a “deep” subject 😁

  • @Shisenchu
    @Shisenchu Месяц назад

    John 6:29

  • @f18forlife72
    @f18forlife72 Год назад

    i don’t get how the water is clean though

  • @EmareeChiles
    @EmareeChiles 3 месяца назад

    Like Dad

  • @kishimi3558
    @kishimi3558 2 года назад +2

    You Guys also coming from Mr Beasts Video ?

  • @kertrafols3492
    @kertrafols3492 Год назад +1

    Witcher 3 brought me here

  • @MichaelSmith-oc5mh
    @MichaelSmith-oc5mh 12 дней назад

    I am

  • @somerandumbminecraftplayer8307
    @somerandumbminecraftplayer8307 2 года назад

    (da)well(na)well(na)well
    oh ou a oh aaa ooo eeeaaaaaa

  • @candace27co
    @candace27co 9 месяцев назад

    What if animals and bugs fall in and die? 👀👀

  • @timbango2090
    @timbango2090 2 года назад

    Why don't we dig wells in deserts.