I've been working on drilling down a shallow well using the brady method. I had a hell of a time getting past the hardpan, but now I don't think I have a viable well.
A little info on what I wan into while drilling:
1-5 feet topsoil/sand.
5-15 hardpan/clay.
15-30 clay/sand in layers.
31 - iron, just kidding. I guess I hit limerock? or something here, I cannot get past it with PVC as the pipe refuses to go through it and it will dull my chisel end on the 3/4 pipe.
Anyways, I decided to hook my well up and try it, stuck the point so it started around 20ft. 4 ft of point. I can pump fine for hours, then the water starts to trickle and you can hear what sounds like the pump is filling with rocks. I shut it off, force water back down the pipe and I'm good to pump for another few hours, then the water starts to slow down and I get air.
I talked to a fella that said I could be in too fine of sand, and that it would get compacted as I pump and not allow water to flow around the points and into them. The sand I've hit is sort of like beach sand. It's in layers of clay/sand/clay. He said that I may not be able to use a sand point and instead may want to use a foot valve and then pack the well with pee gravel. Another guy told me I need more well point in the water, and should use 10 ft of point or so.
What do you guys suggest I do?
A little info on what I wan into while drilling:
1-5 feet topsoil/sand.
5-15 hardpan/clay.
15-30 clay/sand in layers.
31 - iron, just kidding. I guess I hit limerock? or something here, I cannot get past it with PVC as the pipe refuses to go through it and it will dull my chisel end on the 3/4 pipe.
Anyways, I decided to hook my well up and try it, stuck the point so it started around 20ft. 4 ft of point. I can pump fine for hours, then the water starts to trickle and you can hear what sounds like the pump is filling with rocks. I shut it off, force water back down the pipe and I'm good to pump for another few hours, then the water starts to slow down and I get air.
I talked to a fella that said I could be in too fine of sand, and that it would get compacted as I pump and not allow water to flow around the points and into them. The sand I've hit is sort of like beach sand. It's in layers of clay/sand/clay. He said that I may not be able to use a sand point and instead may want to use a foot valve and then pack the well with pee gravel. Another guy told me I need more well point in the water, and should use 10 ft of point or so.
What do you guys suggest I do?