DIY Water Well Drilling

[@Flyboytr]

PLEASE READ THIS... I have been more than gracious responding to people's questions and comments. Please know how much I appreciate the positive comments and support for this project. However, I find that I am answering the same basic questions over and over. Please read the many comments and replies. Also if you are interested in doing something like this, please do your homework. Also, inappropriate comments, cursing, flaming, etc will not be tolerated and will be deleted and that person banned from posting on any of my videos. While I know this will certainly cause those irrespectful, childish people that hide behind their keyboard to want to jump on board with nasty comments...my statement to you is simply....take your trash somewhere else. It is not wanted or needed here. Thanks! FlyboyTR

[@gypsywest663]

Flyboytr - fly...good 4 U there's hypocritical morons out there (lack of intelligence) that would complain if they got hung with a new rope. They'd want a old one. I want to do the same one day when I get a place in the south...Thx 4 the info

[@realcountryman47]

I agree----some people think they are a Know It all and we are Stupid. Hire a Professional---LOL----I nor you need one----we are our Own back yard Pro's!!! I have put down 5 shallow wells----3 on my own farm----about 1/4 mile apart. Once I start/get set-up---its quick. One well 52ft---with a helper took 1 hr and 5 minutes to do(start to finish with pump hooked up sucking fresh water 50ft deep) ----has 11ft of 2"pvc screen---this well produces 42gpm with a good electric pump---I been using it for 30 years when needed to keep the water up in a nature made pond close to the house that would go dry during the Summer without some help---I have run this pump for a month at the time---24/7---close 2 million Gallons of water without a problem. Another well---working alone took me 3hrs---50ft deep, 7ft of 2"pvc screen, produces about 30gpm with a 5hp gas farm type pump. My set-up is fast because I am using a 5hp, gas type pump to wash it down. Sure if I was to hit rocks---this would not work. The first 2 went down quick---hit rocks on the third and had to move a little so the next ones I did a test with 3/4" pvc to see how far down a good stream is and if there is rocks before I start the well. This test usually only takes a few minutes(less than 1/2hr after set-up).

[@konmilon7161]

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[@konmilon7161]

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[@jamesfrankland6820]

You are blessed to hit good water so soon and good job hitting it. Now enjoy it don't waste it and live well.

[@johnrogan9420]

Southern people have good hearts...bless u fine people!

[@djr4283]

Just watching this 2 yrs later and congratulations on your water find and I don't understand why people would complain about this, I think it's wonderful that you can do this

[@darenot2128]

Thanks for sharing this with us. Most people edit out the hiccups, but by adding them in, you gave us a heads-up of what to look out for and it was more educational. Thank you.

[@isakwilkinson2491]

Thank you so much for putting up this free video and giving out free information for DIY projects. This is the heart and soul of what I believe the United States is truly all about being born here and lived here all my life I truly have gained an appreciation for the do-it-yourselfer. I come from a long line of do-it-yourselfers. I grew up in California and doing yourself was kind of unheard of. But my father was from Idaho and so was my mother from Idaho. And and Idaho you do it yourself

[@Flyboytr]

Thanks! :)

[@Flyboytr]

We got our water test results back today and the water is coliform clear, no bacteria! So, we have good clean potable water! Yes...let's label this project a success! :)

[@edi6855]

+Flyboytr For what serve to hospipie, are both water?

[@Flyboytr]

+Atdhe Lena Sorry...I do not understand your question.

[@red-hat-mike]

He said that it just double the water input. Both hoses serves 1 purpose

[@5yrabug]

Flyboytr Hello, I am Yvette, saw your Video and I have a couple of questions about the borehole. Will appreciate if you can contact me at [e-mail]

[@Flyboytr]

Please ask your questions here. Thanks!

[@andrewstillman3223]

What a great example of a man. Actually acheived something with his own sweat. Very proud of you guys. Looks like my children and I will be out drilling a well next weekend! Thank you for the inspiration.

[@sgcromer526]

when we did this years ago, we had problems getting the gravel / sand up after we got so deep, but what we did to help us, on the second water intake, we put a compressed air into the water... we only released air into the water every so often. the air would bubble up from the bottom of the well and bring bigger chunks of rock & sand with it... Great video

[@Flyboytr]

Good plan. If I drill another one it will include the injection of air!

[@davidharrison6615]

i think it is wonderful that the world is still full of Heath Robinsons . it is what makes the world a fun place to be . thank you water man .

[@MrIndyjoe]

I watched your awesome video and read all of the comments. Wow, you are a very patient person and very generous also. I sincerely hope your efforts inspire others to become more self reliant. That is what made this country great. I cannot stand all of the negative people who criticize self starters and worry about the government. You are a shining light my friend

[@johnsellers2999]

Joe Farley the reason I think it's not like it use to be is because they give welfare to freely and all the illegals pouring into this country are not assimilating to the original American way. Which by the way is hard work ethics. To many free lunches

[@irock5624]

Oh hell ya! That first scene made me drool! Nothing better than fresh water; nothing they'd get in a city!

[@TheRodbond]

outstanding boys .......I just did the same down here in Daytona for my sprinkler sys water........got to 60' and damn if I can't drink this stuff......lol.......no stains from minerals either.......perfect.......I just used a one hose to my pipe through the old casing......old screen was already gone so I went straight threw.......all sand and zero obstructions !!! Old well was 22'......I checked table and great water was 60-70

[@Flyboytr]

Congrats on your success...and good water! :)

[@markolaw]

Love Cathy's dirty laugh when the drill head blew off. Funny.

[@michaelblock4397]

Very sweet results, and very interesting video. I have lived in a podunk area all my life, where farm animals out number people 50 fold. I have never seen this done in my entire life. I live in the Thumb Of Michigan, where my well is 42’ to the water and a total depth of 60’. We also own a woods 8 miles from where I live, the water table is very high. When we drilled this well, we hit water at around 5’ then we went to a depth of 40’ the well turned out to be an artesian well, water pressure pushed the water about 1 Foot above the ground. Your method would have worked well there. This is probable an old method that was used widely, my Grandparents hand dug wells on our farm, it seems that was common in my area. But anyway very (well) done.

[@onenewworldmonkey]

I live in western PA. Mine is 500 ft of 8" schedule 80 with the last 2 sections perforated and a rubber seal above them. He drilled until he hit "mountain sand" (looks white), went through it, then drilled I think 30 on the other side of the sand. The rubber gasket looked like an upside down unbrella filled with bentonite. I use a 1 HP 220v pump. If my well were 40' the water would be red from Iron, mostly disrupted from all the strip mining.

[@waynetollison3952]

Hi just ran across this good video. One question did you put the 4 in. pipe all the way down thanks.

[@Flyboytr]

Only down 20'. Then it was removed when everything was finished.

[@waynetollison3952]

@@Flyboytr Thanks going to try it.

[@silviofontana3666]

I have also seen this procedure bellow out underground causing a huge sink hole, you are indeed one of the lucky ones.

[@71160000]

I've drilled a couple of shallow wells out by my lake. The issue you have is unless your casing is 3 or 4 inch you can't use a submersible or jet pump. Suction pumps limit out around 25 to 30 foot of lift. As they have more head pressure or in this case suction lift you get less than the rated flow. The best I've managed is around four gallons a minute(240 gallons an hour) with a pump rated for around a thousand gallons an hour. Also my home well is around 180' deep to get good water. There are two water bearing stratas above it and the top one here is around 25'. That water is not safe for drinking because the water in it hasn't been filtered by the earth for very long. Any type of spills from sewage to oils can penetrate the ground to that level and even though you had your water tested the safety of it could change at any moment.

[@PastorWilliamBarhorst]

71160000 how do you prevent contamination of the lowest water table from any water at levels near the surface once you drill through them?

[@71160000]

You put down a well casing that seals all the way down until you reach the level you want to draw water from. The method shown won't work for that.

[@silvermanewesleyjohn5486]

Excellent teaching video- very honest of you not to paint a "pretty picture".. and let us see your woes as well as triumphs! Congrats and thumbs up to you!

[@klu570]

After reading a couple hundred comments I just had to say your perseverance is amazing from the drilling to the comments, and your sense of humor kept me laughing a lot. The best was a comment stating they would never drink your water, and you replied "the best part is you don't have to drink my water", loved it. I trying to figure out how you used a shallow well pump in a 43' well and when you said" hydrostatic pressure" all made sense. The high water table you have is less then 25' but you went down 43' to push up the good water, the bell went off in my tiny little brain. Thanks.

[@Flyboytr]

Thanks! Your comments are sincerely appreciated. Some folks never get the hydrostatic pressure thing. Thanks again!

[@ivanward6336]

I’m so envious! Good on you! I grew up on well water, miss it!

[@osmanabdalaosman5593]

It's really a success with the help of the nice earth of your house. Drink it and keep checking it usually. I wish you nice health. Thank you.

[@Flyboytr]

Thank you!

[@jameslowmanjr6141]

I just seen so if old so what. The question but I seen you answered it. That is nice test comes back. Clean no this no that. You got yourself some of the best well water. Gratz to you. We had a Spring pipe up the road that was like that you’d be amazed on how different the water tastes when it comes out all natural clean like that. We lost it due to a landslide. I see the thumbnail and then read drilling well and I’m like with PVC pipes. WTH but your down south so other than landfill mostly sand. You can’t be doing that up here in PA.

[@kenjunker7466]

Got to say you all did a fine job.....good info for people that are short of cash and water.

[@waqarghulam3548]

You guys are so fortunate.

[@kctyphoon]

Awesome.. love seeing people getting things done by themselves..

[@danielallred780]

If I ever try to do my own well, I will use these techniques. I congratulate you on a job well done.

[@Flyboytr]

Thank you for the kind comments! :)

[@bestself2438]

About 10 years ago I had to have a new well drilled. Companies where I live (and I assume this is everywhere) charge by the foot for every attempt wether they hit water or not. I paid for 4 failed attempts and finally got water on the 5th at 320 feet. The total cost for me to secure a new well was 63,700.00 dollars. You read that right, it’s was actually over 65,000 dollars with the permits, county registration fees and testing. I’d say these guys saved about 64,500 dollar on the same job. Where I live your house could be worth 2 million dollars but without a well producing at least 1 gallon a minute your house is worthless and you are not even allowed to sell it “as is. So I had no choice. The drillers call my area “rock country”.

[@Flyboytr]

Wow... I do understand! We were looking at a piece of properly in AZ. It was exactly what we had been looking for and cheap! Further investigation revealed that the water table was between 1,200 & 1,500'...most of which was rock. Well estimates were near $100k Too rich for my blood. I hope your well is delivering amazing water at a respectable flow rate.

[@bestself2438]

@@Flyboytr Thanks. And yea, all good. Excellent water. 100K for a well that can fail at any time! I wonder if companies offer well insurance? There’s a newer method now that uses ultrasound. In medicine it’s called lithotripsy hahah. Most people don’t believed I paid that for a well so I appreciate your response. Hey, are you a pilot? I’m a pilot.

[@Flyboytr]

@@bestself2438 Since I discovered the shocking cost of a well in a high desert location...I have read numerous accounts of wells costing in the 65k to 100+k. Crazy... Yes, I am a Private pilot with 3,700+ hours as PIC (also instrument, multi, etc rated). Lots of fun over the years. I/we have built 6 gyrocopters, 2 helicopters and 4.5 fixed wing/Experimental aircraft (my favorite thing to fly. At least when it breaks...I know who to call! LOL

[@bestself2438]

@@Flyboytr So cool. Flying is a passion of mine and I’m so fortunate to have my Private’s. I’m purely a wet rental guy hahah. I started my IFR training but never completed it. Still time, I think haha. I checked out your channel and you got some cool content but why no rotary wing aircrafts?! Those would make for some amazing video, as are all flying videos, IMHO. And those builds would be cool to see. I’m guessing at least some of those pre-date wearing a Go Pro on your head while you’re working haha.

[@Flyboytr]

@@bestself2438 Yes, the gyro days were back in mid to late 70's. WAY BEFORE digital anything for taking pictures and video. LOL It would have been nice to have had those adventures recorded.

[@greentoolsnyc3985]

When i wad a kid my dad supervised wells being made. Huge truck with the spinning pipes boy whenever they stroke water they would make it rain. We would go all around the country doing wells in the most remote of places. Good times love u dad.

[@mohammedhasan7364]

Well done fellas .....enjoyed this very much ... Real water without additives ....way to go ....

[@TomMFD]

Awesome! My home town, Mobile!!! I grew up there on a street off hwy 98. Joined the Navy and moved to Memphis in '88.

[@Flyboytr]

+Tom Hale Small world! :)

[@johnaverick7468]

Is that where this location is, Mobile ? Looks just like my grass, trees, and exact color and type of soil / sand here in north central FL. by Ocala.

[@michaelmclaughlin8474]

Excellent video, and congratulations on getting fresh clean water, with no fecal coliform, in the water.

[@stillness4610]

Oh my goodness! This is it! This is the moment! Right here!!! The pun of puns! A job "well" done. 😉

[@mstrickk1]

Two million views already, nice! I think this is my 7th or 8th time watching.

[@Flyboytr]

Thanks. :)

[@malindatracoonis3325]

Hi Travis, love the video. My dad has been in the well drilling business for almost 40 years now. He saw this and really enjoyed it and your perseverance to get the water. He still uses cable drilling rigs when requested but now more so rotary percussion because of cost per foot when drilling. Nice job. he water looks really tasty. Nothing like Artesian well water for drinking. :-)

[@Flyboytr]

Malinda, Thank you for your kind and gracious comments. ...appreciated! :)

[@malindatracoonis3325]

You're very welcome, Travis :-) ;-)

[@learntodeath5158]

Hi Malinda I am Dolla and live in Cambodia. Can you teach me some technigues of drilling well pump from you father? 1/does your father put the sand to the ground of PVC? 2/ Does he cut or hole PVC of the ground?

[@stanleykeith6969]

Can you tell me how you shut it off or cap it. You don't let it run 24/7 do you. I think that this is great, fun to watch, Thanks for sharing.

[@Flyboytr]

The final water pipe had concrete poured around it (about 3' circle).

[@romf49]

Amazing, Tom!

[@DarrellHughes82]

excellent job........recommendation....... get the water tested..... it is a new well and they usually have a lot arsenic...... arsenic is broken down rock.... you will not taste or see it...... you need to have at least one test after the flushing period. that way you can find out what is in your local aquifer. make a plan for proper filtration treatment. arsenic will not kill you right away... it be like drinking a glass of water with a micro dose of cement.... after so many months of drinking your liver and kidneys turn into rocks.... this is a surface well and it is shallow......if you are in a faRm area or people in the neighborhood are using lots of round up.... it may be in your AQUAFER...... THOSE PARTICULATES TEND TO BE TOO SMALL TO FILTER WITHOUT DISTILLATION......

[@Flyboytr]

Darrell, Water is fully tested, chemical and biological. All good. Thanks for the input.

[@delcilenedeoliveira1680]

That’s awesome! I just bought a land in Florida, and my windmill is not working. Wish I could do this! It’s very expensive to have one done by drilling companies. Good job!

[@gmcf7]

i desire to know if you used any air in your drilling to add up lift to the sand and dibree? i hope to drill holes use lot water to blast my way into the ground use air to lift anything could block the hole. Thank you

[@Flyboytr]

Negative. The method I used was water only. There are several way to do this and one of them includes injecting air.

[@gmcf7]

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[@RodMcLaren]

Travis, you are one dangerous guy!! So many projects, so many great ideas. I have seen this idea for drilling a well before but always thought it sounded too easy and if it is too easy, it couldn't possibly work. Now that I have seen someone that I know actually putting the idea into practise, it is one more item on my "to-do" list for this summer. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@Flyboytr]

+Rod McLaren My Pleasure! It is a relatively cheap way to to drill your own...actually...it is the cheapest! :) If I were going to do another one, I would use a slurry pit to reuse the water (it would flow back into the drilled opening) and be pumping compressed air into the bottom of the drilling pipe. That would force the fines up the pipe where it would be deposited into the slurry pit. Solids settle out and the used water returns to the well. Basically just more stuff for me to think about...and keep me awake when I need to be sleeping! LOL The website I mentioned in the description is full of great info and various methods. He actually put my video on his home page!

[@RodMcLaren]

+Flyboytr Yes, I saw that he added your video. I will spend more time on that site - looks like he lots of material to consider. This is one of the wonderful aspects of the internet - the free sharing of ideas and solutions. It is one reason that there is hope for mankind. I have already forwarded your video and that website to my brother - he has a similar situation to mine - we each have a lot at two lakes and would like to have water source for summer use. This looks like it could work for both of us. Thanks again.

[@Flyboytr]

+Rod McLaren Rod, several years ago I ordered the book and DVD from this company: www.howtodrillawell.com/ A very interesting concept for drilling deep. I think the package was around $30...but I was very impressed with his process. Just one more thing to consider.

[@redtussock]

Great video, I envy the ease of drilling and the resource you guys clearly have, presumably not consent regulated. Surprised that you do not all get together to protect your resource. Water will be the most precious resource in the world in the near future.

[@johnsellers2999]

John D Smith. What are you talking about? Get together to protect your resource?like have 24 hour shifts standing guard with shotguns to watch a well?what am I not getting here?

[@terrafirma9328]

Protect it with a well house, build 4 walls and a roof and add a lockable door😁

[@johnnyrizzo8057]

I wonder if a power washer tip was mounted at bottom of drill rig would make process faster?

[@hardwoodharry6364]

An outstanding bit of engineering well done

[@ltp9113]

This much pressure is enough for irrigation? I am going to try soon to do my own well

[@aarondavis5535]

This is very cool so how deep can you go with thes method and nice work

[@bgufford]

Did you have to use any bentonite for this well hole? If so, how did you determine how much to use to keep the water bearing sand from collapsing the hole? This is my problem at 10' deep on the FL coast. The sand starting at 10' absorbs all the backwash water and prevents me from twisting the pipe any more.

[@Flyboytr]

Sand can be a real problem. We had several shallow sandy layers to contend with. Yes we used bentonite. It actually took quite a lot to secure a sandy layer at around 15'. You will note in the video that we actually drilled first with a 4" pipe, 20' long when finished. We did that because we were having such a problem with wash-in from the shallow sand layers. That 20' head start really helped us with our continued drilling...since the first 20 feet was secure! I was not concerned about using too much bentonite in the shallower depths, since my plan was to go deeper than than 15 or 20'. We started hitting water-sand around 40-41'. After that, we were unable to get much deeper without things locking up. After the fourth stuck pipe at 43'...we decided to call that the magic spot, reinserted the drill pipe until it locked up, at 43', inserted our well pipe with the PVC screen (10' of screen), removed the 2" drill pipe while ensuring the well pipe did not move upwards, hooked up the pump and did a test. Then we removed the 20' piece of 4" pipe and added two bags of pea gravel and then filled the hole with drilled sand and mud. We let the pump run for 24 hours to clear the well. It is still working perfectly. Hope this helps!

[@bgufford]

Yes that helps and thanks for the reply. I will try to find the bentonite. I can't seem to locate it around here. I only have to go 19-25' deep but that is all sand. Thanks again for the video!!

[@Flyboytr]

Not sure where you live...but if you're around Pensacola, I would be glad to give you the 3/4 bag I have left. I live in Mobile.

[@darkbulb367]

Can't wait to see what happens to that corner of the foundation. Holy crap, over 40' deep. Congrats on the successful tapping! No added neurotoxins, no crap from the city. Nice!

[@motohead342]

Please, Tell us how you finished the well. Did you drop more casing? 3" inside the 4"? How did you keep it from collapsing in on the drill pipe at such a depth? I am in sand with no casing so far, and using a 2'' drill, and stick the pipe continuously. after 12 feet! I'm gonna try and drop a 4" as far as I can. Then step down as necessary. I am next to the creek at the bottom of the valley and may have water at 10 feet.

[@Flyboytr]

I have previously given a very detailed reply to a similar question...please read through the comments to find it. It sounds like you may need to be using bentonite. Thanks.

[@WordsPhotos]

may I ask why did you hook up two water hoses to the system? Also would that be a good idea to hook of the pressure washer hose to one of those two outlets you made on the top? Great video

[@Flyboytr]

We were running two water hoses on top to increase the water volume.

[@johnrogan9420]

Love the 20th Century Fox opening ripoff...well done...lol

[@DalV]

If this was a video about grass it’d be A+

[@assafkeller]

hi do you have material list for the construction? tnx assaf

[@hwfranjr]

Did you have a bit on the caseing head or uust stisted it in??

[@Flyboytr]

I cut teeth in the end of the 4" casing and then twisted it in.

[@bobbyaultman3272]

how much gravel did you use I saw some on a trap in the video? my hole did the same that yours did, lost all my jetting down water I am using a recycle system with tank and a small gas pump nice looking coarse beach sand coming up .when I put down well point screen hardly no water. water table is 10 feet and hole is 45 feet well point is down about 10 feet below 2 inch drill pipe?

[@Flyboytr]

Bobby, I used two bags of small pea gravel. I also joined two 5' sections of well screen together to increase the surface area. You may have hit a water sand layer that has very little water...I have read of that happening.

[@bobbyaultman3272]

so you pulled out the 2 inch pipe then poured the pea gravel down hole and installed your well point. I looked at a lot of the videos and NO one shows installing pea gravel and well point being installed . they leave out the most important info.

[@Flyboytr]

Bobby, Negative... I inserted the 1.25" pipe (with well screen attached) down inside the 2" drilling pipe; then started removing the 2" pipe without accidently pulling the inside pipe up. Once the 2" drilling pipe was out I then poured the pea gravel down the hole around the outside of the 1.25" pipe. I hope that helps! :) Also...I would suggest to wash the gravel to remove the fine clay that is usually stuck to it. If you don't, all the sediment will contaminate the water and it may day days, or many gallons of water, to get the muddy cloudy water pumped out.

[@bobbyaultman3272]

cleaning a lot of fish, what kind? I like fish pictures

[@Flyboytr]

Redfish, speckled trout, white trout, flounder and whatever else finds it way to the cooler! :) Did my info about the gravel answer your questions?

[@sudeeplsingh]

Please suggest foot valve fall and stuck in the bore well in process of replacement. trying to take it out is not working , please suggest way. since it is not letting us extend water supply pipe.

[@enriquevillamizar4421]

Friend good job. here from Venezuela please tell me the water and air hoses are connected to a tube, which is the measure of the tube going to the bottom inside the tube 4 inches?

[@Flyboytr]

Enrique, Thanks. Both hoses were water; no air. The gray colored pipe was the primary drilling rig. It is 2" PVC. The white pipe that went inside of that (which is the actual well/water pipe) is 1.5" PVC with internal coupling fittings. Hope that helps. UPDATE....CORRECTION... Enrique, I just realized I had previously posted the wrong size water pipe. The inside or final pipe is 1.25" with internal couplings (NOT 1.5"). Sorry!

[@enriquevillamizar4421]

ok

[@felixromano3091]

Did you test the water before using it

[@Flyboytr]

Drank just a little at first. But yes...tested for chemicals and bacteria!

[@royhoco5748]

I am wondering if a 50 ft rope could be wound tightly around the drill pipe and then pulled with a lawnmower, 4 wheeler etc to turn the pipe to make it drill.

[@Flyboytr]

Probably not.

[@ludditeneaderthal]

roy hoco you would need to brace the pipe to prevent bending it, but then the pipe will bow, break, or at least just carve a funnel shaped fox hole. when pros use a drive shank or collar, the stress is radial/axial, while your idea is wholly tangential. that means your efforts will want to rip it out (uneven force application). it could be done, of course, but the rig would be pretty heavy, ungainly, and costly even if only in time spent making it work. better to add a handle or 6, or extend them for leverage, and tom sawyer locals into "having pool party fun", lol. alternatively, shanghaiing a crew is a viable option...

[@michaelredding7872]

Give it a shot at my house. My neighbor, whose elevation is approximate 30 feet higher than my own, had to drill 542 feet to hit the aquafer. Kind of sucks. Great video.

[@thelightworshipper9687]

A suction pump is limited to a depth of 30 feet if your water table falls below that then that pump will not work. You need a jet pump (2 pipes) or a submersible pump in which case you may need a larger diameter casing/well.

[@Flyboytr]

My static water depth is about 8-10 feet year round. So for me a different system will not be needed. Thanks for the input!

[@tykellerman6384]

There’s hard work paying off🤠👍

[@corvettez06mj]

Come on Raymond get a swig. My grandpa is named Raymond and always asked me I wanted a swig. Lol great memories. Great job guys. I want to do this for NO reason after bill lol 😂

[@blacksebastian2]

How did you build up your sandscreen, like length, diameter and what kind of material. You have a perfect, clean and constant flow, and that's the problem I'm struggling with. I have plenty of water but because of one or another reason, after a few times of using it it completely stops. I live close to the beach, just a couple of meters above sea level. Thanks

[@pennykobori7145]

Wow amazing I am from Thailand I generator so complicated your ideas so easy way

[@countryside8122]

Very good video, but how do you tell when you have hit water. Did i miss that part?

[@RichardGirou]

Nice video. I live near the Adirondack Mountains and would love to find water that pure. Congratulations on a job well done.

[@Flyboytr]

Thank you! :)

[@mahmoudonsa2791]

Good job, please tell us what pump to use for the job and for pumping after drilling.

[@Flyboytr]

I used a cheap Harbor Freight water pump and standard Schedule 40 PVC pipe.

[@SoliceStar]

Thanks. I was looking for a DIY for deep drilling, and now I have some idea of how I can achieve this.

[@normal_media]

10 gallons a minute is outstanding

[@dougsapp7604]

GIVE YOURSELVES A BIG PAT ON THE BACK!!! Coming up In Alabama in the 1960 I helped my dad put down many wells on the property for my granny, ant, and uncle. Back then we used galvanized pipe with a sst point we drove in the ground by hand. I once put down a 6" steel casing about 30' using a water hose and a 4" pipe with a leather boot in the end to lift the sand out. Extremely hard and back breaking. Back then we didn't have no city water, we had no place to test the water. Didn't even think about all the crap I have read on these comments. Where we were the water table was below sea level so you didn't haft to go down far. My grand maw lived to 92. Guess the water was ok. Great job!!! Oh and one more thing to some of the people leaving comments. Grand paw always said ( if you don't have anything go to say keep your mouth shut)

[@Flyboytr]

Doug, Thanks for the kind words...appreciated! :)

[@hadleymanmusic]

Will a sewer snake that they use to chew roots in the pipe work to get through debris?

[@Flyboytr]

Don't know...Might be worth a try.

[@johnwhite192]

Hi there I watched your video and you make it look so easy let me explain my situation I have 40+ year old well it's down 30 something feet also pipe size is 1-1/4 inches I stuck a half inch PVC pipe down the inside of the pipe I bottom out at 13 foot now of course my dad put it in and he is no longer with us to REALLY verify it went deeper but from my neighbor was present when it was put down and he says it should be at least 30 ft I'm scratch my head like how are we still getting water at all. But a month ago I started pounding my own well in 2in steel pipe it's down 15 so far and it has 6ft water in the pipe already. But main question is is there a way to pull the sediment out of the old well or is it better to keep working on my new well? I would like to do well like you guys did but I really don't understand it and I never seen one being done before if I can get as deep as you 42-43 ft shit my water would be good enough for fire truck pressure wise . Fyi I live in South Jersey I have very soft dirt till 10-12ft starts getting little hard do you think PVC drilling would be a better option than my sledgehammer and 2in pipe?

[@barrybrum]

Wonderful, congratulations! Thanks for sharing this with us. I've saved your video for future reference. Brum

[@Flyboytr]

thanks. Glad that you enjoyed it. It was certainly a learning experience for us.

[@krisa3085]

Wow, I can't believe how clever you guys are. Great job !

[@guili2300]

Can this shallow water pump pump 42 feet? it's not only 25 feet

[@mtpockets9241]

Thank you so much for taking the time to help others...... Great Video! My well just went bad and I have to drill my own. I saw some things in your video that will make it helpful. A BIG thumbs up from me.

[@ShannonSmith4u2]

super cool, well done, no pun intended!

[@heatherlentz7901]

Do you have any suggestions on how to unstick a pipe? We have a 3" pipe that is stuck in the ground at 33'.

[@Flyboytr]

Heather, I pulled up the 20' section of 4" pipe we had put down. We also stuck the gray drilling pipe 3 or 4 times....at around 40'. You need to use a piece of chain and use a "clove hitch", starting at the bottom and working up. So the long piece of chain need to be towards the bottom. I would also add a 3rd or 4th loop/clove just to be sure. You will need something like a 2x8, 8 or 10' long. Put a block of wood or cement block next to the pipe so you can use it to support the short end of your 2x8. Lay the 2x8 against the chain and then wrap the chain around the board and the pipe in such a way that the board will not try to twist/turn as you lift up on the long end. I have had several people ask about how to do this. I guess I really need to do a video showing how it works. Anyway...I hope that helps.

[@heatherlentz7901]

We have a tractor. Could we use that in any way?

[@Flyboytr]

It would depend on the tractor. Just attach the chain to the bucket and lift gently. My tractor would not lift the pipe...but I could pull it using the board/leverage method. Try the tractor first. The key is getting the correct hitch around the pipe using the chain. Also...that hitch will easily slide down the pipe and will lock when you are pulling it upwards. Make sure the clove hitch is snug around the pipe. :)

[@woodrowpetersonillinoisarr7009]

What is the drill pipe? Looks like electrical conduit and how did you keep it from coming apart?

[@trevornichols7485]

That's pretty cool. Always wanted to drill my own well. I'm gonna use some of your wisdom and apply it. Thanks and good job

[@w.c.6678]

There is running water... to use while drilling the well... just saying.

[@richardburns4401]

awesome vid, good job

[@paha881]

This is fun to watch. I think you aren't drawing water from nearly the depth you think. Maybe I am mistaken but I thought that atmospheric pressure was ~32ft of water. Your pump is sucking, not pushing. This would mean that the water would vaporize at 43ft (or 33ft for that matter).

[@Flyboytr]

The water table we're in is under a bit of pressure. Static water level in the pipe is at 8'.

[@laurajphillips5981]

I have to say this was very entertaining as well as educational, I have vacant land in Colorado City, undeveloped it says the well is 90 ft down, being there is no electric it would be quite a chore! But I loved watching you guys doing it! Lol!

[@Flyboytr]

Laura, Thank you for the kind words!

[@michaelhudock8426]

Great video

[@normanwells2755]

Lots of so very helpful hints in the comments, I see.

[@joerod6106]

do you have a Sandpoint at the bottom?

[@Flyboytr]

Yes.

[@GetUnrealistic]

Incredible video. Very inspiring.

[@Flyboytr]

Thank you! :)

[@joer3890]

Nice work guys! Although the technique has changed slightly it's nice to see folks doing stuff the old way... themselves!!! :-) Love that Alabama accent too.

[@shane6060]

how do you use a drill motor without the drill?

[@rajivmitra4865]

Simply wow .. Want to know, did you installed a vertical check valve at the bottom of the suction pipe ?

[@Flyboytr]

No, But I do have a check valve above ground. :)

[@redwood1957]

I thought it was impossible to suction lift water more then 23 ft. Where did you purchase your pump? I like the big 4 inch casing.How has it held up? Thank you

[@Flyboytr]

Redwood, just because I am pulling water from 43' doesn't mean that is where the water level in the pipe is. My water level at last checking was at 8'. Water tables carry some pressure. That is why they can push water UP the pipe. You also need to rewatch the video. The 4" casing was removed. It was only in place to help me get through a very sandy layer. Thanks for asking.

[@jbncnow]

You need a 55 gallon drum and a 3 to 5 hp trash pump sucking from the 55 gallon drum for the volume of water, a water hose isnt enough volume, you can add bentonite to the drum, i do this all the time

[@jbncnow]

You need a valve on the pump to vary the flow on the intake side NOT the output!

[@desertrcaz]

Is this a sand point system?

[@Flyboytr]

+desertrcaz Yes, I used two PVC sand points that were 5' long, cut the point off of one and glued it to the other one to make the entire sand point roughly 10' long. Thanks for the question.

[@roxyqueen5076]

I dont think that I have ever seen water that clear from a well..which mountain does that come from? are you guys near arkansas or mississippi? I am pretty sure that if we drill 150 feet here in Louisiana we hit some kind of arkansas artesian water or something like that..please will u educate me on this if u can..I think its very interesting fact that a lot of people do not understand where the REAL FRESH water comes from and not from a bottle..LOL

[@Flyboytr]

Roxy, we are over in Alabama, Gulf Coast. We have a number of large aquifers around here.

[@raypayne2]

Any source on how to make the PVC device for starting the well

[@Flyboytr]

That info is scattered all over the web. Just search! Also, at the first part of the video it shows pretty much everything.

[@danielschoeman5238]

At around 8:40 you got stuck immediately after closing the pvc valve at the top of the drill head. Do you think closing the valve has anything to do (vacuum/ air pocket at bottom of pipe) with getting stuck and would opening up the valve maybe made it easier to get unstuck again? Great video, thank you very much!

[@Flyboytr]

Closing the valve didn't have anything to do with it...good catch, however! :) We had maxed out on bentonite and even with it we were getting a sand-in/collapse. Our water would stop the upflow and just start flowing into the water table....and boom...stuck pipe. We did this three times and had the same result each time around this depth. So...that was basically where we stopped, 43' deep! Our water has continued to get better the more we use it. We're super pleased with the results...just need a stronger pump! :) Glad you enjoyed the video...thanks!

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[@williamsantiago7303]

Great video buddy. Thank you for making the video. Take care and good luck with your water. Big thumbs up.

[@Flyboytr]

Thank you! :)

[@johnnyhickman693]

Shallowest water on our farm: 275 feet; best water 400 feet.It takes a big rig to drill/workover a well here. Minimum charge for pulling the pipe and putting it back in: $10,000! Plus all the pipe, pump, wiring and casing.... it gets very expensive.

[@williamchristopher1560]

How did you come to know when the water that was coming out around the pipe was well water and not the water from your hoses?