Is this hole good for anything

[1930]

Some of you may have read that I recently had a well put in, long story short they gave up on the first hole after breaking their bit and some extensions off ( still at bottom of well )

Ive measured and the casing is approx 128 feet with about 40 feet of water in it.

I hate to just fill in that hole, there is plenty of water down there but alas Im gonna bet that the recovery rate wouldnt be very high since the bottom of the casing is only sitting in sand and of course thats the only way the water is getting in.

Before I give up on that hole I figure its worth asking if there is anything this hole is good for.

Dont have a pump for it, didnt want to spend alot of money to find out if there were any sort of recovery on it.

I thought it strange that when I removed the sealed, screwed on cap this weekend there was ALOT of pressure for whatever reason. Almost blew the heavy iron cap off the top once it was unscrewed all the way.

 

[k0ua]

Some of you may have read that I recently had a well put in, long story short they gave up on the first hole after breaking their bit and some extensions off ( still at bottom of well )

Ive measured and the casing is approx 128 feet with about 40 feet of water in it.

I hate to just fill in that hole, there is plenty of water down there but alas Im gonna bet that the recovery rate wouldnt be very high since the bottom of the casing is only sitting in sand and of course thats the only way the water is getting in.

Before I give up on that hole I figure its worth asking if there is anything this hole is good for.

Dont have a pump for it, didnt want to spend alot of money to find out if there were any sort of recovery on it.

I thought it strange that when I removed the sealed, screwed on cap this weekend there was ALOT of pressure for whatever reason. Almost blew the heavy iron cap off the top once it was unscrewed all the way.

I would likely drop a #6 copper wire down in it and fill it in. Nice ground rod.

 

[oosik]

James - always a ham!!!

 

[kthompson]

Did the driller test the flow rate? If not see if you can and go from there.

 

[rScotty]

Did the driller test the flow rate? If not see if you can and go from there.

The OP says he doesn't want to put any money into it. I've not been following, so maybe he got another well drilled.

But I agree with Keith. Testing it is not expensive. It may be sufficient for outdoor use.. You won't know until you try it. If the flow rate is good, next step I do is to have a water sample run by your local University. A mineral and bacteria test typically costs a couple hundred bucks and then you'll know what you have.

There's a lot that can be done to treat water these days. The price of putting together a small in-home treatment plant for your own shallow well water has become reasonable. Otherwise water can always be used for outside use.

There was a time when everyone drilled deep wells with the expectation of finding pure water that needed nothing.
I wonder how common that is today, or will be tomorrow.

 

[aczlan]

As I recall, they bent the casing on this one, then drilled a new one 15 feet over.

Aaron Z

 

[s219]

If it's anywhere near your new well, I'd carefully seal it up. In fact, in my state they'd make you grout it closed with bentonite. It's risky to have an open hole all the way down into your drinking water aquifer.

 

[kthompson]

If it's anywhere near your new well, I'd carefully seal it up. In fact, in my state they'd make you grout it closed with bentonite. It's risky to have an open hole all the way down into your drinking water aquifer.

I would agree is this is correct on his suggestion.

 

[npalen]

I've been told that dry holes can be cut up and used for post holes. Don't know as I've not tried it.

 

[caver]

Back in the 90's when I was cave exploring I had a bumper sticker that said something like why yes I do know my butt from a hole in the ground,,,I'm a caver