JaysBeans
New Member
First off my name is Jay and I am residing in central florida near the coast. I have been reading up on wells here and other places for a few days and I am very impressed with the caliber of people who post here, both in your knowledge and willingness to help the do it yourselfer. I am a eager 29 yr old trying to learn everything I can especially things pertaining to off grid sustainability. I have been enamored with the idea of providing fresh water to those that need it and now I am one of those people. I have been looking at the idea of hand digging w a vaccum or water pressure as far as possible and then pushing a 2" drive point as far as possible while checking for the static level consistently. Then I called a local well guy who told me Id likely need to go around 100 ft after punching through some limestone to get any good flow. Not gonna hand dig and push my way through that.
On to the reason for this thread, I am passionate about learning to do everything and buying the equipment to use that skill later in life. I see no reason not to take on water well drilling, especially with all the help available if you just ask. I have found a local selling a drilling rig mounted on a trailer for around 5k and I am going to take a look at it tomorrow. Since I realize how valuable all of your time is, Im not asking anyone to go with me, rather take a gander at some pictures and let me know if this rig will do what I need it to. As stated earlier I need to go at least 100 ft and multiple layers of limestone and was told this rig w mud pump was capable of going to 200. Are these numbers realistic and easily obtainable with the following setup or am I aiming a little too high?
6.5 HP, 2" dia mudpump and 6"carbide drill bit, not much other info to offer other than the pictures. And again thank you for any help and knowledge you guys can share.
Also wanted to know if there are any books anyone would recomend, or possibly courses I could attend in the central florida area upto gainesville.
On to the reason for this thread, I am passionate about learning to do everything and buying the equipment to use that skill later in life. I see no reason not to take on water well drilling, especially with all the help available if you just ask. I have found a local selling a drilling rig mounted on a trailer for around 5k and I am going to take a look at it tomorrow. Since I realize how valuable all of your time is, Im not asking anyone to go with me, rather take a gander at some pictures and let me know if this rig will do what I need it to. As stated earlier I need to go at least 100 ft and multiple layers of limestone and was told this rig w mud pump was capable of going to 200. Are these numbers realistic and easily obtainable with the following setup or am I aiming a little too high?
6.5 HP, 2" dia mudpump and 6"carbide drill bit, not much other info to offer other than the pictures. And again thank you for any help and knowledge you guys can share.
Also wanted to know if there are any books anyone would recomend, or possibly courses I could attend in the central florida area upto gainesville.