The most important well drilling invention ---ever.

[@arf1996]

I sent this to my husband because he is interested in drilling a well. What I thought would be a simple instructional actually deeply touched my heart. There are so many people around the world who struggle just to have enough water to use every day. As a mother, this is heart-wrenching. People like you are rare, Mr. Crawford. God bless you.

[@SJGETTY]

Thank you very much Mr Crawford for sharing your innovative ideas in regards to well water drilling wish there were more like you the world would be a better place.

[@John-100]

Great idea, i am building a different system using air and water to drill, i am interested in this system, so how do i get the plans to make this system for testing. It seems like something a poor person with a plot of land could use.

[@cee4788]

Everybody needs water shouldnt have to pay your life savings to drill a well! Thank you sir

[@derekamanwiththegivennamej1082]

Exactly what I thought. When I finished the video and listened to what this man said , I said to myself " he sounds like a real good man" and I then scroll down to write a comment and see everyone else thought the same. A man like this exhibits Christ in spirit and manner more than all modern day church leaders. I love my people! Christ reps on this hell hole

[@tomjeffersonwasright2288]

This is a great idea. And it is wonderful to see it used to help people instead of just to enrich one individual. I have begun to build this system. The spacing on the exit ports may take a bit of experimentation, but the video is almost self explanatory, very well done. Thank you. AddedNovember, 2023: There is another video by the same man titled "How to build a drill bit and drill stem" on KZbin. That channel is "WellinventionsUSA". It will answer several questions you may have about this process. This will NOT drill through solid stone. This is not a continuous rotary drill. You scrape right and left alternately to loosen the soil or sand.

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

For the spacing of the discharge ports, multiply the depth of the starter hole by 1.4 and then place the first hole there. Next take the depth to that hole and multiply by 1.4 and that is the next hole. Please contact me for a license. I now have a patent of the process. I am a 501 c3 non-profit online at www.onemillionwells.org

[@tomjeffersonwasright2288]

@@RcCrawfordwellinventions Thanks for the additional information!

[@paulsavala8349]

This is heartening to see brilliant minds working for the common good. I wish to get in touch with you.

[@CrystalChiEuphoricGardens]

I am a single mother looking to homestead I am in Agribusiness just finished school. I was hoping to start a farm in alaska to grow food all year round .I live in an RV I love that you have compassion for the human race which many lack .I will grow food for many that are in need of food .I will be in contact with you soon perhaps I could help others homesteading with your brilliant idea and pay it forward ,many blessings

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

Please contact me and I will give you all the help I can.

[@elamordivinodedios6691]

blessings crystal....please contact me so that i can show you the type of gardening that i'm about to do with God's help...God just provided me with a piece of land and i want to grow food for the hungry and in need... william [e-mail]

[@tahaheyari4649]

Crystal Torres-Kolberg I am seventy three yr,keen Gardner living alone in a three hundred sqm house ,have seven hundred sqm garden this will me my third year growing all sort of summer veg ,it's amazing the amounts I pick through out summer and give any body who need it , all organic

[@rickybailey7123]

That is the best idea ever that I've googled thank you for sharing this will hold the air psi and Recycle the water and you can do it by yourself !!! I mean Genius!!!

[@mitch2267]

Thank you Mr Crawford on behalf of those who can't and desperately need this technology. I really hope it will reach them. The best part is that it doesn't need much water to drill and none of that needs to be wasted. I need your help, sir. The video is not clear about how the valves are made and used. I tried to go to your donation page but nothing happened. I tried with 3 different browsers and also on my mobile phone with the same result. Could you please contact whomever is hosting your site and ask them to fix this issue?

[@jaminthevanuk296]

You are a positive force I'm proud of you son ..mike uk

[@John-100]

How do you develop the well after drilling? The clay gelling agents prevent the free flow of water into the well point.

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

Using Air Lift Reverse Flow, there is generally no need for drilling muds of any type. In fact anyone who uses drilling mud stands a strong chance of ruining the aquifer.

[@MJ-pt4lk]

Your a humane person sir, more power to you.............

[@biggrthnyou]

It's amazing how much well drilling varies within the US. In VT I have 120' of black steel casing down to bedrock, and the total depth of the well is 385' to get 6 gpm. My neighbor had to go another 40 feet, then hydrofrac, and was able to get just over 1 gpm.

[@DoyleShadduck]

In Vermont you can get a well with a damn post hole digger.

[@glenking3337]

I'm very interested in this method. Are you still in business?

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

We are currently drilling our 267th well in India and have drilled more than 450 throughout the world. www.onemillionwells.org .

[@jamesmark0027]

Sir can you share mi that technology. I dont have much to hire driller for wells. Mayb i can DIY it myself. Thank you, by the way im from the Philippines

[@skylarzuniga7042]

I hope this gets to you - I would like to inquire about the costs, how-tos, and your expertise. How deep of a hole can be made with this method? How much water is needed say per foot? WIll it work in dense clay soils & those with caliche (I assume not but that can be figured out later). /.... I live in Southern Arizona and a well is 10-20k to be built. I am open to any genius idea that can save me money and provide water. Thank you for your brain and I hope I can put this to practice.

[@hwfranjr]

I RETIRED IN philippines and would love to be able to drill free water wells for the people,a hand pumped well means so much to theses people,water is GODS GIFT,MOT EVER MENT FOR A MAN TO MAKE MONEY ON,

[@jamescambell1386]

This is reverse circulation drilling. Smaller scale. Ive done this same thing and it works very well. Nothing too developing these wells either

[@johnnyhalf6558]

Excellent.! From a down to earth ( no punt attempted) honest man! I will be in touch : Thanks for this video.!

[@AnnieProchera]

Holy hell this is awesome. I need one!!! Holy cow,...now I might be able to afford a well!

[@EricAnderson58]

Are the intermediate outlets for lifting the spoil to the surface? I tried driving a sandpoint before, at a remote site. The greasy clay below the hardpan sealed the point like no one's business. At 18' I got some new resistance like I'd got to the next sand layer(?), but me and my well-point were ready to have a fork stuck in us! Now I see folks on YT using jetter nozzles in a 2" casing (inside a 4" surface casing), and after they get that hole made, they drop in a 1.25" point and pipe and pull the 2" sleeve, which may be easiest/cheapest for me to try at my Florida location. I love the way you do the mud put with the plastic tub sealed to the external casing.

[@sidster64]

Thinking outside of the box aerated system water column = renewable energy ,with a vacuum tank = self running pump Cool High praise and blessing .

[@purelifetropics7971]

This is amazing and would be a Gigantic life saving benefit to many people including me as I'm intending on homesteading.

[@chitekwe]

Brave step. Wish I could also. Hope you succeed and share your ideas.

[@xgi36]

Great information, thank you for helping everyone..

[@nicholasjones9163]

Is this still available, I see it's 5 years old so things could have changed. Please advise if you can.

[@tz123zim]

I need help as well. How can I get that info?

[@angeluskup9786]

I've been trying again & again to contact RC Crawford but in vain for almost 2 yrs now. I understand he is a busy man with charity drilling so I am hoping he'll respond one of these days and give us more info to help us

[@mrsparex]

I'm sitting in my home built in 1955 with a 34' well! (The neighbors deep well went dry). It use to get tinged if over used so we had to be careful (notice this is *PAST* tense!). I rented this house about 8 years ago and told them to be very conservative with the water. The idiots (I say that with"charity") move *12 PEOPLE INTO THE HOUSE AND RAN IT BONE DRY!* I panicked and called a guy who cleaned it out with some kind of water rig. We began hearing the sides falling in and he quit. Now the well just goes and goes seemingly with no end! *I LOVE IT!* (again it's only 34' deep) Unbelievable! To be fair though it does get tinged when we have several days of rain but no big deal. I might could fix that with a little common sense grading around the well. I'd like to thank Rc for his videos. I have 23 acres of mountain land but it's rocky. I hope to experiment and try digging one.

[@sarchlalaith8836]

Use charcoal. Burn any fat wood under a camp fire, a paint can with a single hole pointing down and a smaller can under it the cans should be buried with the camp for directly over them both this should give the bottom can oil or tar (oil if a wood like pine) the paint can in the middle with the fat wood will be charcoal. You can powder it in a mortar and pestle and make a filter or you can drop the charcoal in the water and boil it, you will purify your water. Fat wood just means full of resins which produce more fuel than wood with less. You can even set up a bio sand filter in your water tank. See youtube for more help. Oh you can also use a ram pump to pump for free :)

[@deepthoughts9317]

What are the ramifications as it pertains to fracking. I can see that it would be less vibrationally intrusive. I suppose any holes drilled into earth whether vertically or horizontally does weaken the integrity of it and allows for greater chance of earthquakes in certain areas. however, smooth round holes drilled in circumference to a vertical hole would seem more stable than cracks in stone underground. I really don't know what i'm talking about, just guessing.

[@jackbarnes9728]

That drill can't go deep enough to cause earthquakes. Oil well drillers go 5 to 10 thousand feet and can't cause an earthquake. You need to Google what tectonic plates are so you will understand.

[@geraldbasford6713]

Saw your video and am contemplating drilling a well on my property. We are located in a severe drought aera here in California. I'm a do it yourselfer and am empressed with your deign. I would like more information and priceing. We are sitting on water table of about 20 ft. Thanks gerry

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

Email me at [e-mail]

[@sagritechodisha8739]

Gerald Basford b

[@TrentAlvarez]

This looks like the best well drilling system I have seen on KZbin, and I've watched most of them! But please, Sam, I really need the plans. I emailed you about 1 month ago but haven't received a response. I would certainly be willing to donate as well. I was reluctant to call the phone numbers you guys have on your website so as to not bother you all, but I finally called and left voice messages as I'm in desperate need of these plans. I didn't want to list my email or phone number here, I suppose you could send me a private message on youtube to get me the plans? Thank You!

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

I am currently drilling in Ethiopia. I am a charity driller and do not have much money or time. So I am only able to reply occasionally. I have seen your emails, but am drilling for the poor 6 days a week.

[@claystone7729]

Thank you for teaching me something today! God Bless you, I like your video great job!

[@davidrandall4446]

Hello, I'd love a set of plans, but even more...what would a kit cost for a 30-40 ft well in Washington state? I'd love to donate what I can for the cause. I mean, it's water right? How much more important can it be? Thanks,

[@jeremyfoote7306]

where do I get this system and how much

[@kemclark3724]

How much to pay for a full well drilling kit. Thanks kem Clark

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

We are primarily drilling in countries with citizens at the bottom of the economic pyramid and have never really sold a drill. We train charities how to use and build our equipment. Hopefully, once the water problem is resolved, we can tool up for sales.

[@paulrichardson7905]

Whats the cost for a individual home owner to purchase the kit with instructions on how to use it?

[@matthanrath497]

Ingenious system and for going through rock have a long high carbon bar on a cable and winch attached to long canter leavered log that can easily bounce up and down pulverising rock don't loose carbon bar down there it is difficult to retrieve. live long and prosperity to all those that pay it forward

[@mitch2267]

This is a fantastic idea for busting rock! Thanks!!

[@tumbamanguluka5306]

Hi,am in Africa and do wells using manual tools am interested in your tools to drill hard rock kindly help,my email is [e-mail]

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

[e-mail]

[@Lonchpad1]

I tried donating several times on you site, Nothing works. I just want the plans, For a family well on our property.

[@rccooper4]

how much air pressure do you use for a 2 inch drill pipe?

[@jimbrown7974]

A floating drill stem IS a huge benefit !!

[@koaasst]

after my yard died off 3 summers in a row after i just couldnt pay 600 bucks a month watering it, i set out to try to dig for water, since im a contraption guy. push a hose in the ground as a kid, it just starts sinking. well older now with a bigger hose! pressure washer actually, packing a bigger punch than just a hose. after 10 feet, using the tried and true pvc pipe drill head with sawtooth notches sawed into it, plus the pressure washer hose down the middle of the pipe, zip tied to a hole in the pvc just above the sawtooth digger, i pulled it all out and pushed the 4 inch sewer pipe into position, then stuffed the drill back in and startd up again. then hit something that was stiffer and shut me down. back to the drawing board. ok, need better drill head, so galvanized bell coupling, cut some teeth into it, get the grind on much stronger, just screws onto a pvc fitting. i can turn it, feels likes it grinding better, but the pressure washer together with it, is still just stirring up whatevers down there but not proceeding deeper. maybe i need some force, like banging the pvc with a big hammer. shut 'er down, broke the galvanized off the pvc, who wouldnt see that coming, but yay for a big magnet on a rope, retrieve the head, rebuild it, back to the drawing board. Tried a few wild ideas, jabbing metal pipe down the hole like a chisel, until i got lazy after mindless jabbing, turning, wiggling, and decided i had to automate something or find someone i could convince to be my robot. automating stuff is fun, surely i can get this air chisel modified to do the duty. time for a contraption! it outta work, just need to waterproof the tool so i can lower it down there. rubber pvc couplings and reducers, and get the tool protected in its own little submarine, with a flexible section like were around old gear shifts in my first truck, attached to the chisel head so it wouldnt leak. i probably should have tried it out on land first, but down the shaft it goes. Turn the air hose on up top, the tool trigger is just ziptied wide open, and with the added weight i added it will surely start pecking away down there in whatever it is. Until it blew up. Oh, i guess i forgot to realize that completely water tightening the tool did the same thing with the air, but on the inside. The rubber boot must have swole up like a balloon before it failed, it was pretty shoddy material anyway. What came next was what i imagined the spindletop oil well drillers must have seen or felt, suprised i didnt yell eureka! water shoots out of the 4 inch pipe high into the air like a cannon, then comes crashing back down splashing everywhere, with rocks and gravel and chunks and stuff i dropped down there all around the ground once the dust had settled. I had never heard of air lifting, but i had just had a first hand learning lesson, and quickly threw the drawing board to the side and started cobbling together my frankenstein drill digging pipe, hoses and compressors and powerwashers surrounding me like i was doing some weird rescue operation. neighbors by then must have thought id went crazy. but it worked like charm. now all the chunky junk that the water flow wasnt pushing out of the hole was flying out across the yard every couple seconds in spurts as id turn the air on and off letting the air tanks rebuild. big gravel i would have never thought could be floated in a water column and ejected like that. So i built a tower, about twice as tall as my truck, and cleaned up all the machines, organized the hoses, and built a mud pit from a couple stacked tires for the ejection to go in so the water blasts wouldnt have some lookey loo call the cops on me for being a mad scientist or something. By now its apparent that my cutting head, and the pressure washer nozzle could use much improvement, but the cutting removal was tried and true, and i didnt even know that was a thing, until my contraption failure showed me the way. my yard wasnt green that year, and i eventually took down the tower, and moved away in the end. ADHD is a subject for another comment section . Which all leads me here now. New home, new yard, higher water prices. This time im gonna complete and succeed God willing, and get that lush green front yard. Seeing other folks who have documented their successes and getting any tips and tricks i can to refine my setup in this day and age is about the coolest part of it all. For a contraption guy, these youtube vids are gold. All i have to do is type in what im looking for and add DIY to the search. Time to look into that wood chipper machine i need to build as i clean the back 40 off. At least this time i dont have neighbors to potentially maim and disfigure with all of my contraptions, as i build up my little homestead off a beaten path out in the rural parts. Im new at storytelling, but one day it could be fun to get to the level of making a youtube. Still plenty to plow down, blow up, incinerate, and the like for now. I do read all the comments on the diy type videos i watch, for all the cool stuff people recall about their own experiences, and i encourage anyone who reads this to share your tales in the comment sections of the videos you watch for inspiration or knowledge. I bet more people skim through the comments looking for tidbits of extra info and stuff than i even think. half the stuff ive learned, right here from the comment sections. Happy tinkering and be safe out there, as ya can be.

[@sarchlalaith8836]

As an anarchist I admire your commitment to help our fellow proletariat but I'm wondering... What happens when you reach rock?

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

You then must bring in a larger machine and down the hole hammer to complete the well.

[@hassanabdihussien4713]

i am very interested this video why is not have any information the rig system to work so that our twon has luck of water about how to drilling ground water.

[@jameskendrick6909]

You sir!! Are a huge help. I would love to hear more about your work and some plans. I have been told my well would cost 14,000 to 20,000. The companys I have talked to show no mercy. I am currently working on building my own drilling rig. To prove that it can be done without all that fancy equipment. I plan to help the people in my area when I make it to water. 🖖

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

You will probably need a well drillers license if you work for others.

[@jameskendrick6909]

@@RcCrawfordwellinventions could you send me a link to your well drilling kit.

[@ex91mike]

I understand water wells cost a lot but there a reason they cost so much insurance rig repairs fuel all the good stuff that goes with being in business. And they are professionals. Iv never under stood why some people cut corners when it comes 2 water

[@user-pq6mr6op3p]

How did that work out?

[@znzmanager]

@@ex91mike MONEY might be a reason, especially if it is in short supply. lol

[@benperry1464]

wow mate that is a fantastic system

[@johngburtonbudzinski7608]

great vid, so many rural and agricultural applications which we are going to need in the upcoming time of induced famine and food supply destruction. Are you willing to travel and advise in central ontario if expenses are met? kudos, well drillers up here are now charging in excess of $25K to drill. 4 times that for thermo applications. Slava Ukraina!

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

Absolutely!

[@Lord_Joseph17]

hI Mr. Crawford. i live here up in Canada. Just like in the USA our waters are polluted by city waist and governmental fluoride disposal contaminants. i viewed your video but dont understand exactly hoe to proceed and start drilling. Can you please help with a video step by step?............. thanks

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

email me.

[@tumbamanguluka5306]

Hi,am based in Africa and do manual well drilling kindly help me with your system my email is [e-mail]

[@paulcurtis5496]

I'm in Tucson and we are blessed with caliche... I'm wondering what chance if any I could have getting to the water table?

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

Not really designed for caliche.

[@burtjhonson2039]

Im new to the idea of a well we would get our water from the river and i was wondering if you could get water from a well up in the mountains?

[@hwfranjr]

Drilling a well can break you.

[@delmarfavre9010]

Show a video of it working

[@oldschool8022]

I am in the U.S. I am interested. Thank you.

[@roccodeluca5590]

I tried to email you, but I get no response. Are you still in the business of helping us building a water well?

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

We are currently drilling our 310th well in India. The U.S. Government does not want to help U.S. Citizens.

[@roccodeluca5590]

@@RcCrawfordwellinventions at least can I have the information?

[@rccooper4]

Are the holes in the drill pipe calculated the same for different size drill pipe.

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

No pipe size does not change the location of the discharge holes. www.onemillionwells.info

[@lakefamilyfarmonthenett1125]

The world neems more people like you Sir! I'll be in touch thru your donation page...

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

Thanks

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

I should be back from Zimbabwe in a week.

[@kellyroup6665]

I would like to know a bit more about this. The LCRA sunk a culvert on my land for a cement base for one of their high power line poles and had one hell of a time stopping the water which at the time welled up from the hole and flowed into my field. Your drill might be my answer but I have a couple of layers of bull rock to contend with and would like to know your thoughts on this problem. Is this only going to work where there is only soil, sand, and clay to contend with? P.S. Thank you for the vid. It seems to be an innovative design that would work wonderfully as long as there is no rock o deal with.

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

The drill would drill bull rock as long as the drill stem is larger in diameter than the rock. However, the cost of an air compressor that would handle a large diameter pipe would be prohibitive.

[@mitch2267]

Here's a thought. Some of the other videos on this topic have shown a regular "gear" drill bit that was attached to PVC pipe. That, patience, and a bunch of elbow grease should let you break rock into small enough pieces to move up the drill stem.

[@dysfunctional_vet]

Sir, the system that you made is interesting to me. i have used a home-made system similar to this to purge sand out of sanded wells. depending on where you are, you can encounter rock and i have run into that also. is your system capable of handling water jets for cutting rock? i went to a gear shaped drill to cut through the 80 feet of rock between me and the aquifer

[@namentatic4978]

I think, if you had to cut these rocks, you should get a really good water out of it.

[@dysfunctional_vet]

@@namentatic4978 i did get good water, but lost the house in the divorce. the drill was a rehab i bought second hand, and used on the old hydra drill system.

[@johncockrell5306]

Do you thank this would work for a 450 foot well

[@waltersimpson5322]

you are awesome!

[@hwfranjr]

HEY RC,I LIVE IN PHILIPPINES,TO SAY THE LEAST THEY ROB YOU WHEN IT DOMES TO HAVING A WELL DUG. CAN YOU SEND ME PRINTS ON HOW TO BUILD YOUR SYSTEM SO I CAN GIVE ALL THESES POOR PEOPLE A FREE WELL

[@dannyfubar3099]

An excellent informative post, thank you for sharing.

[@rgarmy1]

Incredible -

[@ciciwatts3761]

What size air compressor is needed and how much will it cost to build the drill?

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

The 2 inch design needs 4 cfm and the 4 inch design needs 12 cfm to work. A little more air helps a little less and it will still work but is less effective. All that is needed is PVC pipe an air hose, bit, handle and mud pit. The cost depends on where you are located and your fabrication abilities. You will need enough PVC to reach the depth you intend to drill plus a few extra feet for the attachment of the handle. All pipe should be at least schedule 40 PVC

[@chadums73]

Rc Crawford I would like some plans I went to your GoFundMe page and wasn't working. I will try again, later

[@joanamangondato115]

Your such nice a guy mr, hope youcan help more people around the world. In our province by the way im from philippines,my home province is in marawi ,some parts of that province has no water at all they taking water from the lake and i think its not good for human consumption.some human dirt are there and its floating around the lake . Someday i might need your help someday if god permits.so i can help my people to have a clean water to drink.thanks a lot.

[@sonnynim1212]

What do you do if you hit rocks? I don't see how your system can penetrate granite.

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

The drill will only drill soil, clay, silt, sand, gravel and very soft rock. It will not drill granite. It can be fitted with a down the hole hammer, but it is cheaper to get a regular well drilling company that to buy a DTH hammer.

[@olivertaylor8788]

I want to see what you do in rock.?

[@armandkandote5100]

excellente.

[@codyaden4017]

They need some wells to make it thru the winter up at Sacred Stones camp in North Dakota. Where are you at and when can you go? Or I could go too. I can make a PVC pump that will slide down a 2" casing with 2 marbles and a couple Gatorade caps. 18 " stroke gives one pint of water. You literally would be saving North America.

[@YouTubeRanch]

too late, trump pushed the well through the lands...

[@sNEAKYnIGHTmUPPET]

the only problem I see with this "drill" is that it isnt a drill at all. it can't drill or break up and rick whatsoever. it brings soil dirt mud to the surface using the air lift principle. also, every foot you go down requires more and more pressure to push the air down, so this $100 pump is not going to do 100' very well, because that is going to require a lot of volume at 75 - 100 psi. most compressors do 1-2 cubic feet per minute at around 50-75 psi meaning this is going to be super slow while constantly waiting for the compressor to recharge. If I am wrong about any of this, then show me a 100' well video using this equipment and method please. your stock tank idea IS brilliant btw, I will give you that. not needing a mud pump is brilliant also. what happens when you hit a rock?

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

I specify the cfm of compressors in relationship to the diameter of the dill stem. The drill has exceeded 100 feet in depth on multiple occasions. Each PSI of air pressure will displace 2.31 feet of water, therefore, a 100 psi compressor will drill 231 feet without relocating the air inlet into the borehole. The rating of a pump is on intake, not output at psi minus hose friction. I hope this answers your questions.

[@josephjohnson6626]

Very nice

[@MrRockFire1]

How can i get ahold of you. I live in Chile. Need some help on water well drilling development. Can i call you?

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

Please contact me a [e-mail]. I would love to help the people of Chile.

[@brycesstuff]

I spy a partial Butterfinger wrapper. Nice drill!

[@JohnCornelius215]

Great idea.

[@MissAllyson707]

Is sandstone considered Rock?

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

If it is hard to drill it is rock.

[@barbaraedwards3715]

Mr crawford we would love to know more we are poor garmets needing a well bad

[@deanguando9950]

I could never understand the reasoning behind the reduced viewing screen.

[@sparten1114]

how well does it cut through rock?

[@rdaystrom4540]

@rumpleforeskin73 He states that it doesn't drill rock. Duh

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

You can use steel drill stem and a tricone bit turned with a small drill.

[@vicsglobal1]

Are you still available to sell these drilling plans? Thank you.

[@denisbeaulieu5600]

Nice

[@DavidMatichuk]

How do I get one?

[@peacejoy8155]

Where do the ports go?

[@Accumulator1]

So any gravel that is in the hole must be small enough to pass by the X bit for it to be removed? Will the air/water in the tube lift and remove rocks okay or must drilling mud be used? Can a SDR35 type 4" PVC pipe be used for the drill stem or must it be the expensive schedule 40? How deep can I go using this method? I would love to drill my own well to escape from a greedy rural water supply system.

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

The method I use will allow ;passage of gravel up; to the diameter of the bit. I have removed rocks that are 3.5 x 5.5 from the bottom of 47 ft. wells. If one wishes to bring up larger gravel, then they may simply increase the diameter of the drill stem. As a rule of thumb, no drilling mud is required. However, I do use it on occasion when the party I am drilling for requests mud. I generally use Schedule 40 or 80 PVC. I do not recommend SDR 35. This is a new invention. We have drilled 100 ft deep in India and 70 ft deep in the USA. I do not see a theoretical maximum depth because the drill floats in the borehole.

[@TrentAlvarez]

Hey, after lots of prep and planning I built my drill! Everything was going great got down to 16ft, but then while adding a pipe extension had a big collapse of sand (we have very loose sandy soil here, perhaps I should have used a 5ft or 10ft 10inch pipe as an external casing to keep the loose sandiest part near the top of the hole from caving in and collapsing?) and the drill got stuck, couldn't pull it out no matter what I tried, also tried closing the top of the drill stem so air bubbles was forced out of the bottom but it wouldn't budge! Any ideas thoughts or suggestions?? (I was thinking to use a mud pump to get the collapsed sand and water out so I can retrieve the drill, and/or making a second drill stem with just pipe to try to suck out the sand and water to retrieve the other drill, and hopefully salvage and continue the same borehole)

[@blunt3068]

You could use drilling mud to keep the sand from falling into the hole.

[@TrentAlvarez]

@@blunt3068 Thanks, we later were using clay chips mixed in water, pouring the clay water into the hole and that helped a ton, had to start a 2nd hole after the first one collapsed, second hole has 10ft of 6" 'outer casing" to prevent collapse near the top, got 44ft deep! but then let it sit for 2 weeks from bad weather, with water in the hole (I think we hit water already) and then past 20ft deep super fine black sand mud was filling up the hole, this only seemed to be a problem after letting it sit and soak for so long, we clear it but it just fills back up again almost getting the drill buried, using a bunch of clay water but doesn't seem to stop this fine sand problem after it's been sitting and soaking in water.

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

It was good to use the casing and drilling mud. When drilling in questionable materials, it is best to have all your materials ready before you start drilling. As you drill, look for course sand or gravel as deep as you think you can go. Then remove the drill, and set the screen and casing, backfill with filter pack and you should have a good well. The trick is to start early in the morning and do not stop drilling until you have the full depth of the well you need to drill. Don't even stop for lunch or dinner. If you do then the hole can cave.

[@melvinleddbedder8076]

Have you talked to the engineering department at Stanford?

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

Do you have a contact name?

[@melvinleddbedder8076]

Awesome

[@CSAcitizen]

Looks very complicated and expensive.

[@SonShines1]

I'm in irrigation. Would like to see hands on

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

We are drilling a 70 foot deep irrigation well every other day in India right now.

[@richardoku4511]

Hello Sir; I live in the northeast of Brazil. We are having extreme drought lately and would like to try your system. I have sent you various emails which have returned. Although I believe one has gotten through on the 24th of Nov. Could you please check and get back to me. Thanks

[@tryduck6993]

you forgot to donate...try that first eh LMAO

[@travisau838]

Puerto Rico!!!

[@Imwright720]

I’m always a little suspicious of someone touting his own great new design. I don’t see any videos of it , just water filling up a tank. You make it sound like the end will spin. It would take a tremendous amount of air pressure to spin a cutting blade going down in a hole. Drilling rigs use incredible force plus high water pressure and bentonite to drill holes. They still get stuck and have to pull pipe out excreting up to 20,000 lbs of force to remove them. Your asking for money so show it out of the hole running and then start drilling.

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

Gene Miller, Thanks for the comments. I have been funding this project, primarily, out of my own pocket. If you watch the videos that I have online, you will find many that show the drilling process. And no there is no turning bit, bentonite or cases where the pipe is pulled with 20,000 pounds. However, we have drilled to 120 ft. deep in India with a 12 inch diameter bit--- by hand. The cost of the India and Zimbabwe projects was borne by others. The drill is patented and is being introduced through out the world right now. It is a shame that you are "suspicious", yet know nothing about the drill. I hope you realize that this is an expensive project, I am funding it myself, and I have few donors. It does not help me get water to poor people when people who do not research the idea, and then make negative comments. I hope you will research what I am doing before commenting again. And after you research if you want to donate, go to www.onemillionwells.org

[@2edge4him]

I can't even begin to explain why this system will not work in most situations but you have stated at least a few of the most obvious reasons. We drill through a lot of rock and hard clay in Mexico and so I've been doing this for awhile. And just to add to your suspicions about these claims of changing the world, any of the air lift methods have a lot of physical limitations that can't be overcome - it's a matter of physics. I won't bother explaining, there is plenty of info on the net. I'm reluctant to write to this person as he doesn't seem to be trying to deceive anyone, he just must not have any practical experience in the field. So I hope people read your comment before moving forward on this system.

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

David Catherina, As a person that first began drilling with reverse flow air lift drills in the early 1960 and who holds two U.S. Patents on the process, I assure you that it works, and works well. I encourage you to look up U.S. Patent 9,915,113 and study the process. And of course the drill will drill rock as it can be modified to drill with a reverse flow hammer drill, but then it would require a heavy rig. So it will drill rock, just not with a plastic drill stem. My patent does not require plastic stem. I have drilled pretty much all types of boreholes, with all types of drills. My largest diameter belled bore was 29 feet in diameter and I have been drilling for well over 50 years. I have also drilled in Mexico by hand through the hard clay and rock near Saltillo. We have also drilled in India, Africa, Brazil and the United States. Contact me if you want more information.

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

Gene, I answered your comment shortly after you posted, I don't know what happened to it, so I will answer again. There are at least 19 videos on KZbin of my drill drilling in various parts of the world. I have drilled in the United States, Mexico, India, Africa and Brazil. I have drilled boreholes up to 20 inches in diameter and as small as 5 inches in diameter. Nearly all pumped water. And I began drilling in the 1960's and got my first U.S. Patent in 1988 on a reverse flow drill.

[@2edge4him]

Having two patents means absolutely nothing in proof of concept. There is a patent for kicking your self in the butt with boots that turn on a wheel from the US government office. Not too useful. As far as the hammer drill the CFMs needed would be in the hundreds often between 500-700 to run a effective DTH. I can tell you that the people in Zambia won't have that equipment readily available and besides I would just air drill if it were. After watching several of your videos I would feel horrible for the village people that had to bucket water to your well site to replenish your process. I can tell you from experience that I've had a lot of good ideas but until I worked and lived in another country that I realize the difficulty of implementing new concepts. I just don't want to mislead anyone thinking one size fits all and anyone can drill a well any where in the world. The people that need safe water are often difficult to reach and have very few resources. God Bless you and hope you direct your knowledge of your device to the specific things it can do.

[@gqp3215]

There is no easy way to drill a sanitary well. See Md. Code. They regulate important things, like clean water. Septic too. You can do nothing until licensed by the state companies fix these 2 items on your property legaly

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

It is very easy to drill a sanitary well if you know what you are doing. I have been drilling sanitary wells for over 50 years. It is not legal to drill your own well in Maryland and that is just fine with me. It keeps the price of wells high and that is good for drillers.

[@tryduck6993]

yet another fine upstanding human so ready to help his species...er for a "reasonable donation/cost" eh...

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

try duck donations are optional.

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

Donations are optional. No person is denied plans.

[@bustersmith5569]

Rc Crawford how much for a complete drill kit ??

[@mitch2267]

Your cynicism is unwarranted and your attitude is snarky. Mr Crawford's reply should shame you into just deleting your post. But until then his reply will answer to anyone who has concerns.

[@lewis2553]

try duck, if you want something for free, why don't you try the free salvation that Jesus Christ is offering to the whole world? He's already paid the cost.

[@JOEL6780]

I would like a kit built for me

[@DavidMatichuk]

same, how do I get one?

[@411American]

Where I live the Govern Mental has made it illegal to even have a well on my own property !!~

[@lyes6033]

just do it no one would know unless someone snitches do it from 00:00 to 5:00

[@Birayevelyn]

Ok

[@franklobue782]

My

[@gqp3215]

BS

[@jeromegarcia5396]

So use water to get water... wtf concept is that fuckery??? If I have water no need for a well... ummm duh

[@RcCrawfordwellinventions]

But if you don't have water, you borrow a little water and then have water for the rest of your life.

[@jeromegarcia5396]

@@RcCrawfordwellinventions my point is being off grid without any water options... nothing but elbow grease at that point... I get what your concept is, just need lots of water and power remotely for your concept.