Sunday, March 09, 2008

Lot 88 Land clearing and well







This is what the lot looked like when we purchased it. Below is how it looks after we removed all the debris and leveled the lot.




We drilled the well and hit a reserve of water that supplies 50 gallons a minute. We used Eichelbergers, Inc to drill the well. Drilling a well is always a risky proposition. You get an estimate from the well driller based on his past experience in the general area but there are no guarantees of hitting water. You can drill several hundred feet and not hit a reserve of water. I am glad to say we drilled 280 feet and hit a generous supply of water. 50 gallons a minute. The first 80 feet we drilled an 8" diameter hole then 220 feet at 6". After drilling the hole we inserted a 6 5/8" steel wall casing 81 feet down from the top. Finally we put a cap on the well head.

2 comments:

SES said...

Hey Dad! Looking forward to seeing more pictures as things progress!

Christian said...

Nice to see the progress! Glad to hear the good news about the well, too. That's always nice to have things work out better than expected. =)