Deep Well submersable motor stopped last night. Today had Well service out to replace motor. Motor had a lightning strike from the storm. After three days of rain the ground is so soft that we buried the truck to its axles. We finaly got it into position to start pulling pipe. After 200 Ft we got to the pump.
Pump verified as bad. Well guy used a type measure w/plumb wieght to measure the depth of the well. Well measured 232ft. We finaly started to put the new pump down and that is where we ran into trouble. About 57 ft down the new pump would not go any farther. He thought that the shock arestors were stoping it. Pulled it back up and made them smaller. Down it went again and stopped again. Pulled it back up and took them off and sent down just the pump. No go again.
Other then getting a 80k pound rig in to redrill, what are my options. Like i said that it is so muddy that it would take a week for it to dry out. But, its already calling for rain again on Sunday. Calling in a grading company and putting in a gravel road is not an option. I have an easement on this well. Its not my property.
It took us 1 1/2 hr to get the truck back out using a tractor that was just digging trenches.
At this point i dont know what to do. Any suggestions
Pump verified as bad. Well guy used a type measure w/plumb wieght to measure the depth of the well. Well measured 232ft. We finaly started to put the new pump down and that is where we ran into trouble. About 57 ft down the new pump would not go any farther. He thought that the shock arestors were stoping it. Pulled it back up and made them smaller. Down it went again and stopped again. Pulled it back up and took them off and sent down just the pump. No go again.
Other then getting a 80k pound rig in to redrill, what are my options. Like i said that it is so muddy that it would take a week for it to dry out. But, its already calling for rain again on Sunday. Calling in a grading company and putting in a gravel road is not an option. I have an easement on this well. Its not my property.
It took us 1 1/2 hr to get the truck back out using a tractor that was just digging trenches.
At this point i dont know what to do. Any suggestions