Many years ago, I live on a property with a low producing well. You learn to adapt. Scheduled showers. Had a timer on the washer. 'If it yellow let it mellow. If it's brown flush it down. ' You'll just have to educate any company you have coming to visit. 😃
A success is a success! You have water! And with 700 gallon storage no less! Nice! Maybe an additional above ground storage if it doesn’t freeze. Glad to see more updates. Stay well
You have water.....that’s great....and with that amount, it will still be like living in a boat........man does that look cold......not my cuppa, but u guys seem happy and that’s what really matters........rock on guys.....pun intended
Thank goodness, Brenda didn't have to dig that well. If you can live for two weeks on a hundred gallons of water (on the boat), you can live quite comfortably on 24 gallons a day (average) and still have fresh sheets and whitey-tighties.
First off kids, Happy New Year! Thank goodness you found some water, albeit not a huge amount, but good quality water! Interesting thought on the drill pipe is just like a vertical storage tank! Something tells me that it was a pretty costly process, yes? Also, so happy to see this posting on your homesteads progress.
I wish I had been in the loop, and been able to provide some reasoning/facts to the decision-making process, as doing that was my career. First questions--how much water do you need, and how will it be used? How many people will it supply? Livestock? Poultry? Garden crops? Llamas? Other water needs? Then, how much will you need over what time frame--how much needed storage? The last question I would have asked is what is the static water level, or--since water seeks its own level--how much did the vein at 100' depth fill up the well-bore? (If it filled the well to a 50' depth, then 50' of veins/storage was connected to the well. If it filled to only 95', then only 5' of veins/rock strata were filled with water and connected to the well. This last factoid relates to how the well might perform in times of drought. With this information known, decisions can be made based upon facts. It is easy to precisely measure how much water the well produces, but let's go with the estimates--1.75 to 2 gpm. There are 1440 minutes in each and every day, so the well should produce between 2520 gpd to 2880 gpd. How is the well to be used? The average person uses less than 100 gpd, so at a minimum, if the estimates are correct, the well should suffice for 25 people's daily water usage each and every day. The question then becomes is the water available when it is needed--relating to storage? Similar calculations/estimates can easily be made, and should be made before any more money is spent on this water supply. Enough cash has been burned already. I hope this prevents any more being lost. Questions? Ask!
I have 2 wells on my 20 acres property here in northern Canada (Yukon Territory) The first well is 270’ and produces 10 gallons a minute and the second well, which is located only 200 meter away from the first one is at 340’ and produces 5 gallons a minute. Although the close proximity, the differences between the two wells are quite surprising. They charge here can$65.- per foot - you make the math. 🥴
I think your expectations were pretty real. I worked for a drilling company in my area as a kid, and we have varied terrain around here, including granite like you are on. You are looking at it correctly, with good storage you certainly have usable water, you just won't be putting in a vineyard and feeding it with the well. The drillers DO want to get you good water, there is no better feeling in their work, and I am sure they were bummed. I think going to 580 you went as far down as was reasonable.
Good for you two, you have a producing well without punching an extra holes! Where I grew up, the old guys called it divining, that was on the east coast of Canada...but since moving to western Canada, I mostly hear it call witching, either way you cut it, you found water!!
My well is not that deep, about 350', but I found production increased with use. You can use a laser range finder to watch the surface of the water as you use it to get an idea of the real refill rate which may vary a lot seasonally. Be sure an put a good filter on the line you can pump up a lot of silt the first year.
We had a similar experience here in Maine when we had our well drilled. The guys brought in "hydro-fracking" equipment and didn't charge us any extra for it. It did open the veins slightly and there was a marginal increase in water production bur it would not have been worth it if we had to pay for the hydro-fracking. We went down 440 feet and while it's not a high yielding well, it is still serving our needs 18 years later. I think you'll be okay as long as you don't forget to shut off a garden hose, etc.
Holy hole batman! Great stuff now you needn't cart water - Will you build tanks above ground or in your basement or ceiling? I think they used to put tanks in ceilings here in Australia to provide a head of water for pressure.
I think you will have plenty of water just as long as you don't take hour long showers. I am afraid to ask how much do they charge per foot. It has been awhile since I had one drilled.
Many years ago, I live on a property with a low producing well. You learn to adapt. Scheduled showers. Had a timer on the washer. 'If it yellow let it mellow. If it's brown flush it down. ' You'll just have to educate any company you have coming to visit. 😃
A success is a success! You have water! And with 700 gallon storage no less! Nice! Maybe an additional above ground storage if it doesn’t freeze. Glad to see more updates. Stay well
You have water.....that’s great....and with that amount, it will still be like living in a boat........man does that look cold......not my cuppa, but u guys seem happy and that’s what really matters........rock on guys.....pun intended
Thank goodness, Brenda didn't have to dig that well. If you can live for two weeks on a hundred gallons of water (on the boat), you can live quite comfortably on 24 gallons a day (average) and still have fresh sheets and whitey-tighties.
First off kids, Happy New Year! Thank goodness you found some water, albeit not a huge amount, but good quality water! Interesting thought on the drill pipe is just like a vertical storage tank! Something tells me that it was a pretty costly process, yes? Also, so happy to see this posting on your homesteads progress.
I wish I had been in the loop, and been able to provide some reasoning/facts to the decision-making process, as doing that was my career. First questions--how much water do you need, and how will it be used? How many people will it supply? Livestock? Poultry? Garden crops? Llamas? Other water needs? Then, how much will you need over what time frame--how much needed storage? The last question I would have asked is what is the static water level, or--since water seeks its own level--how much did the vein at 100' depth fill up the well-bore? (If it filled the well to a 50' depth, then 50' of veins/storage was connected to the well. If it filled to only 95', then only 5' of veins/rock strata were filled with water and connected to the well. This last factoid relates to how the well might perform in times of drought. With this information known, decisions can be made based upon facts.
It is easy to precisely measure how much water the well produces, but let's go with the estimates--1.75 to 2 gpm. There are 1440 minutes in each and every day, so the well should produce between 2520 gpd to 2880 gpd. How is the well to be used? The average person uses less than 100 gpd, so at a minimum, if the estimates are correct, the well should suffice for 25 people's daily water usage each and every day. The question then becomes is the water available when it is needed--relating to storage? Similar calculations/estimates can easily be made, and should be made before any more money is spent on this water supply. Enough cash has been burned already. I hope this prevents any more being lost. Questions? Ask!
With all that snow you have to go for a large cistern in addition to the well.
I also think it’s very interesting “STUFF”
Happy new year.🎊🎈 😎
I have 2 wells on my 20 acres property here in northern Canada (Yukon Territory) The first well is 270’ and produces 10 gallons a minute and the second well, which is located only 200 meter away from the first one is at 340’ and produces 5 gallons a minute. Although the close proximity, the differences between the two wells are quite surprising. They charge here can$65.- per foot - you make the math. 🥴
I think your expectations were pretty real. I worked for a drilling company in my area as a kid, and we have varied terrain around here, including granite like you are on. You are looking at it correctly, with good storage you certainly have usable water, you just won't be putting in a vineyard and feeding it with the well. The drillers DO want to get you good water, there is no better feeling in their work, and I am sure they were bummed. I think going to 580 you went as far down as was reasonable.
Good for you two, you have a producing well without punching an extra holes! Where I grew up, the old guys called it divining, that was on the east coast of Canada...but since moving to western Canada, I mostly hear it call witching, either way you cut it, you found water!!
My well is not that deep, about 350', but I found production increased with use. You can use a laser range finder to watch the surface of the water as you use it to get an idea of the real refill rate which may vary a lot seasonally. Be sure an put a good filter on the line you can pump up a lot of silt the first year.
We had a similar experience here in Maine when we had our well drilled. The guys brought in "hydro-fracking" equipment and didn't charge us any extra for it. It did open the veins slightly and there was a marginal increase in water production bur it would not have been worth it if we had to pay for the hydro-fracking. We went down 440 feet and while it's not a high yielding well, it is still serving our needs 18 years later. I think you'll be okay as long as you don't forget to shut off a garden hose, etc.
Holy hole batman! Great stuff now you needn't cart water - Will you build tanks above ground or in your basement or ceiling? I think they used to put tanks in ceilings here in Australia to provide a head of water for pressure.
Nice video 👍
Glad you found water on your first dig, even if it’s not as high-production as you had hoped. Stay warm and have a very happy new year!!
The drill bros where never planning to drill on day one 😂
What is it that they say about boats, something about a hole? People that say that never drilled a well.
I think you will have plenty of water just as long as you don't take hour long showers. I am afraid to ask how much do they charge per foot. It has been awhile since I had one drilled.
better than nothing oh well
Why not build a water tower for storage and natural pressure.?
We have a shallow low producing well but also have a 1200 gallon cistern for storage.
Show is nice however the music has to go