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Thanks all for your comments. As it turns out, I knocked the remaining concrete cap to bits, and found a legitimate bolted cap on top, underneath it all. I shocked the well today, and if we are negative on bacteria in several days, we'll push forward on extending the casing for long-term...

Thanks, here's a picture of the small line which comes in to the basement parallel to the water line. It appears to be just an air pipe which displaces air into the well when water is drawn? I'm thinking it's a 'single-drop' jet pump (http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/how-to/a152/1275136/)...

Hi all, Recently, my wife and I closed on a property in PA which failed the water inspection for positive bacteria (Total Coliform). To shock the well, I'm uncovering the underground well casing & cap (2-3' deep). It is a concrete cap which is cemented right on top of the casing (no...