How is a well drilled?
We begin drilling through the soil with a 10″ bit until bedrock is reached, usually between 50′ and 100′. We continue drilling into the bedrock approximately 10′. At that point, the 10″ bit is pulled from the well and a 6″ diameter pipe called “casing” is placed in the drilled hole. Then, a 6″ bit is lowered through the casing to the bedrock. Then we drill into the bedrock to obtain the water that is slowly flowing in the cracks in the strata. Various amounts of water flow in these cracks. Some fractures produce water flowing at a rate of one gallon per minute (gpm) while others over 100 gpm. When we hit enough water to feed your well, we stop drilling. Typically, a 200′ well producing 8 gpm is sufficient for domestic use.
