Posted by LJD on April 22, 2012 at 17:07:34 from (75.250.227.67):
In Reply to: Well update posted by JayinNY on April 21, 2012 at 15:29:54:
Seems I may have misunderstood what you were stating. The numbers you gave didn't make any sense to me. They still don't.
This discussion also has two wells mentioned. Well, actually three - but you mentioned two.
If I've got this right - your well is drilled 230 feet deep with a 6" casing. That casing holds approx. 1 1/2 gallons per linear foot.
You said you've got 180 feet of water head with approx. 80 gallons. 180 feet of water head is around 265 gallons - not 80 gallons. So, I assumed maybe you were referring the the pipe and pump - which is the only part that has to be lifted out of the well for repairs.
Like I said - the 80 gallon figure doesn't come close for either the casing or the pipe. So, yes - I'm not sure what exactly is being referred to.
If you really only had a well with 80 gallons - a typical 3/4 horse pump rated at 15/20 GPM would pump out all that 80 gallons in five minutes or less. That's your reserve. Any water over that amount would come from your recovery/recharge whatever that happens to be.
Many wells in my area of central New York have a recovery rate of 1 gallon per minute. Since households (not farms) rarely need more water at one time then what's already stored in the well casing - the 1 GPM recovery rate is not a big deal. But if you had a well with only 80 gallons in it - and a common 1 GPM recovery rate? You'd turn on the water and run out in five minutes.
My point was that a well down to maybe 250 feet is no big deal to pull - for someone who is accustomed to doing physical work.
I wasn't trying to start an argument here. This is a forum where people post facts and opinions. Opinions I'm not going to argue or question. Facts - I will if something does not seem to make sense.
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