We bought the house last November and were aware that the well is low yield. The house sat vacant for about 2 years before we bought it. We've had the well "cleaned out" by a local "professional" but that hasn't helped the well production.
The well is 260' deep. The well log shows clay to 45'. sand and clay to 87', sandy silt to 116', gravel and clay to 140' and then shale to 260'. The well is cased to 142' and gave 2gpm at drilling which was in 1971.
There's quite a bit of organic and inorganic iron in the water and the water is naturally between 2 and 4 grams of hardness.
Any suggestions for getting the well to produce more water? A local handyman suggested shocking the well with bleach. Another suggested fracking or acid cracking but we can't find anyone local who will even discuss either procedure.
What should we do?
The well is 260' deep. The well log shows clay to 45'. sand and clay to 87', sandy silt to 116', gravel and clay to 140' and then shale to 260'. The well is cased to 142' and gave 2gpm at drilling which was in 1971.
There's quite a bit of organic and inorganic iron in the water and the water is naturally between 2 and 4 grams of hardness.
Any suggestions for getting the well to produce more water? A local handyman suggested shocking the well with bleach. Another suggested fracking or acid cracking but we can't find anyone local who will even discuss either procedure.
What should we do?