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water well drilling opinions needed
You have sure helped me in this process. Even though i have no plans to drill more than this one well, it needs to be successful not just expended energy. So your input as well as the others who have graciously offered their time as well, have convinced me that a larger diameter pipe is in order... -
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Thank you for the info. I am beginning to look around myself also. Henderson is about seven hours from the house and i saw some advertised on craigslist out of College station. It might be that it is a good enough price to make a trip. There is a company in Longview texas that had good deals on... -
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water well drilling opinions needed
Thanks, we should be going back to the farm in two or three weeks and i can "check em' out". -
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water well drilling opinions needed
Drilling time is another thing that was hard for me to imagine so this is good. Glad to know about the fluid being an afterward problem. I had planned to use the tractor auger to dig the pits and just assumed the mud would just be covered over with fill. Might not be a good idea now. I guess i... -
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Idacal Great explanation on the viscosity. So polymers are harder to get out than bentonite. I'm getting a good education here! Baroid is not something I had heard about, so back to the search engines. This is going to be an adventure, isn't it? Jim rozen: It is now my plan to attempt a... -
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I read about the polymers, and my summation based on those readings is that the polymers are easier to clean from the well than bentonite when developing. Or at least won't block access to an aquifer I might pass through. I had no idea about the product pricing. I am glad to learn about clay... -
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water well drilling opinions needed
Interesting. I looked at that hydrill two step when viewing some old threading paperwork. if memory serves they use an acme thread profile. It can be fun cutting that thick thread on an internal bore, but i would give it a shot if that becomes the best option. During these communications I... -
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water well drilling opinions needed
There are regulations in Texas as to finishing a well. I will have a well screen at the bottom of the casing, follow by placing pea gravel to a certain level, and then cementing the well from the gravel pack to the surface. I will later place a slab around the whole thing if not simultaneously. -
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water well drilling opinions needed
What did you use to drill your wells. Do you have or did you make a rotary yourself? Did your pump pull the cuttings well enough? -
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water well drilling opinions needed
I have an api booklet and another booklet about keeping your strings together. I appreciate your thoughts and will look that up later tonight. -
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water well drilling opinions needed
I have aged since that picture, but still have that bad boy in a jar on the mantle! -
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Man, that's great news. Save me from doing any more research. I might start on them stones tonight!!! Yea!! -
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water well drilling opinions needed
Man this is great information. Initially i had given little thought to the drill stem. I simplified in my mind that the pipe on hand would endure if i took it easy. On further thought I was concerned that the torque on the threads might make them difficult to impossible to separate. So then my... -
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water well drilling opinions needed
I seem to see so many ripoff's these days that i too am skeptical of value for dollars. Everything seems overpriced to me. Lumber prices, diesel, groceries and the cost of labor for everything. Once i get the hole drilled, i still have lots of expenses, but i think I can shave off five or six... -
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water well drilling opinions needed
The trash pump i have is an 8 horse cast iron, but it is stored so i cant see output. I believe it has a 3" discharge. I am using a 14 hp gas engine, gear reduced to about 140 rpm, a steel tractor auger gearbox rated well over 20hp and i am not far from ordering the bearings and chevron seals... -
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Not only do i not want to lose a 10K hammer, but I dont want to buy one to begin with. I would have to break my piggy bank, and that's a lot of pennies. Just a simple rotary rig pushing bentonite and going slowly. Based on all the drilling reports in that area, rock should not be a concern. If i... -
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water well drilling opinions needed
Dang, you spoiled it. My next post was going to be about my kidney stone operation. I have a rusty knife I have cleaned up, have a mask and some chloroform but need a good mirror and some new specks for these old eyes. I have heard it is an easy operation. I think i will wait until after the... -
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Sounds like we both bumped into the same fantasy some years back:) I saw the hydradrill info on some magazine more years ago than i like to admit. I actually have acreage near Edna Texas and that is where this craziness will happen, once i collect the parts for the water swivel and machine the... -
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water well drilling opinions needed
This will be a rotary drill with mud pump. This will be my first attempt. Been looking at doing this for some years, but never had the need until now. Since i have 90% of the supplies needed, I just as well give it a shot. I'll give my family something to laugh about at the very least:) -
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water well drilling opinions needed
Have you made your own rig before? My plan was to make the couplers myself if the threads on the pipe were inadequate. Drilling results in my part of Texas has potable water in the 100-140 foot range. I have sand and clay ground. Most reports say the same about the surrounding wells. Thanks