Well Drilling

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    The permit for the well was issued for the well in June 2002. Due to schedules, we could not begin unti the end of July with the drilling. Drilling, casing and developing took 4 full days. We started on Wendesday July 31, 2002 and drilled that day, Thursday August 1 and Friday August 2. On Monday August 5, we cased and developed the well.

Setup involved getting the drill rig, the water tender and the shaker/pump unit in place. Then there was several days of drilling then the casing, development and finally caping it. We are about 300' down with the static water level around 150'.
 
 

Driving in....	Lining up the drill rig with the well spot...
Starting to set up	Raising the drill tower
Almost fully in position.	Ready to drill a hole...
Moving the shaker into position	Making sure it is vertical
Just to show that we located it right over the spot Jack said	Drill bit on, ready to cut dirt!
First cut being made!	Drilling with mud. It looked pretty much like this for 2+ days
Putting in the first casing	Making sure the casing is straight
Welding the casing (note cigarette!)	One more welding shot (I liked these)
WATER!	Erin watching over the finished well