Sammyhydro11
In the Trades
I agree with speedbump about contacting local drillers.
You can have a well augered in no problem. Our rig has 10,000 lbs. of tourqe and can rip right through soft and dry sand, or any other type of unconsolidated material. As long as we can get the rig to the proposed location, that is how i install unconsolidated screened wells. I will auger down to the desired depth to where i think the well will produce the most water, pull the augers out, and start setting the pipe and screen. Because of hydrostatic pressure, the hole will cave beyond the static water level, but once the screen is set to where it caved, i will push the screen with the head of the rig the rest of the way. Sometimes if the material is too tight,the well cant be pushed, so i will will drive it the rest of the way, using a sand line, and weight. The weight weighs 200lbs, 3" in diameter and is about 5' long. It is placed at the bottom of the screen and driven using the cat head on the rig. Hollow core augers can be used as well but they are much more difficult to handle.
If catfish has the sandy material in his yard and it is indigeneous to the area, there might be well companies around with auger rigs that can zip a well in no problem. Once that is done, as i explained to him in a message, he could save big money by buying the pumping equipment online and doing his own installation. Trying to install anything bigger than a 2" well by hand, in my opinion is out of the question for a DIY. If he wants to drive his own well point he will need to determine where the static water level is, to determine what size to drive. But i still say call a local driller like speedbump mentioned!
sammy
www.tylerwellandpump.com
You can have a well augered in no problem. Our rig has 10,000 lbs. of tourqe and can rip right through soft and dry sand, or any other type of unconsolidated material. As long as we can get the rig to the proposed location, that is how i install unconsolidated screened wells. I will auger down to the desired depth to where i think the well will produce the most water, pull the augers out, and start setting the pipe and screen. Because of hydrostatic pressure, the hole will cave beyond the static water level, but once the screen is set to where it caved, i will push the screen with the head of the rig the rest of the way. Sometimes if the material is too tight,the well cant be pushed, so i will will drive it the rest of the way, using a sand line, and weight. The weight weighs 200lbs, 3" in diameter and is about 5' long. It is placed at the bottom of the screen and driven using the cat head on the rig. Hollow core augers can be used as well but they are much more difficult to handle.
If catfish has the sandy material in his yard and it is indigeneous to the area, there might be well companies around with auger rigs that can zip a well in no problem. Once that is done, as i explained to him in a message, he could save big money by buying the pumping equipment online and doing his own installation. Trying to install anything bigger than a 2" well by hand, in my opinion is out of the question for a DIY. If he wants to drive his own well point he will need to determine where the static water level is, to determine what size to drive. But i still say call a local driller like speedbump mentioned!
sammy
www.tylerwellandpump.com
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