That is the way all wells were dug before the rotary rig was developed. A sharpened steel bit was welded to a length of pipe. The pipe was lifted and dropped repeatedly into the hole where water had been poured. The water was to become a slurry of pounded rock when it became sand. It was periodically bailed out and then replenished with fresh water. When more water was bailed than had been poured, the amount of run in or "seep" was calculated. These early machines were called spudders. Even today, when a new well is started it is called "spudding in".

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Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa