I will offer some encouragement. I drilled a well and had good luck. Studied the heck out of it and was shocked to learn just how much luck you need to get a good well.
I use only to control water in my pond and ended up with well that pumps about 55 gallons a minute and I put a 5hp pump on it.
Drilled 280' at a cost including pump of about $7,500.
It is working pretty well so far and allows me to control the level of my pond. I have a 1 1/2 acre pond above another 4 acre pond and I use the well to keep the top pond at full spill all the time so any rain flows straight through. Does not seem to be enough to really move the level of the bigger pond but works really well on the top pond and it is brim full all the time.
I have been calculating the cost to run 24/7 and so far it comes to about $6.25-$7.25 a day. Worth it to me as I figure since I don't smoke or drink beer (everyday--just many days) that it is my bad habit money I blow. It can be done but you have to catch a break and get a good well with 40-60 gpm to make it work.
