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Has anyone tried to drill their own well for pond water? An Alabama company, I think it is called Deeprock, offers do-it-yourself drilling equipment at what seems like a reasonable price, especially if you could "share" the equipment among a group of folks. Anyone tried that and willing to share their experience?
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Make sure to research state law. For example, in Montana, you have to have "water rights" in order to drill a well, and it can be a lengthy process. In Oklahoma, you have to have a license to drill a well. In a lot of cases, I would think that if you "goof" something up and contaminate the groundwater source, you could be in for a heap of trouble.
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i know 2 people who have done this,both have dug shallow wells down to about 40'.i was thinking about this this past year but decided if i get a well i would like to go deeper than these guys i know.i'm not sure about water at this depth,they tell me it's ok for water in a pond but not willing to try until i know more about this.the wells around here that people drink from seem to be around 300'.
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I drilled a well horizontally using a water powered drill rig I rented. The reason was to tap into a spring on the other side of a road which is untapped and flows to a roadside gully. The property has a 30 degree slope so I set up and bored into the hill 200 feet and the result is clear running water flowing at 3 gpm even in the summer. I didn't even get close to the actual spring but I apparently provided a vent in the existing saturated sub soil enough to give me the flow I have.
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