As a driller for half my lifetime I can say with certainty that surface topography has no effect in finding potable water. Underground geology does not follow surface topography period. They are basically 3 methods of finding good water and all have some risk. The best but most costly is to hire a ground sonar crew very expensive but if there is water they can tell exactly where. The second is just picking spot where is best for your purposes and trusting luck you hit water as water sands are more wide spread than most think. The 3rd way is dousing and yes it does work but it depends on who is doing it. Not everyone can douse for water for most it just don't work for them. However they are those who it does work for but be aware they are lot of so called dousing that are scam artists or fake. Those who use gadgets like wire or pendulum devices I have found not to be any better than just taking your chance on luck. Those who I have over years found to be gifted always seem to use a forked fruit tree limb. As for this video the only water you would find with the topography method is surface water and surface water in most cases isn't considered as safe potable water.

@myricegirl

2 жыл бұрын

whats the chance for me to find Water in my back yard in the Santa Monica Mountain area, California?

@kenjett2434

2 жыл бұрын

@@myricegirl I am not familiar with the geology in California I am in the eastern mountains of WV. So I can't with certainty say without seeing it. The one thing I do know your area is suffering extreme drought and has had a huge effect on water tables across the state. That said it should be possible if you have the financial ability to find deeper aquifers. I would definitely go the route of hiring a Company that does underground sonar that can detect deep water before drilling. Deep drilling is costly and you don't want to take risk not having at least some idea what is there before you spend that much. If any water is there ground sonar/radar can find it with pretty good accuracy.

@myricegirl

2 жыл бұрын

any such Sonar can be found ie Etsy etc? I just asked a friend in Sunland who actually drilled a well, he has plenty of water, and he told me even the dry riverbed out front of his property has a torrent of underground river just 32 ft beneath, thats encourageing .

@kenjett2434

2 жыл бұрын

@@myricegirl yeah but one must be careful surface water often must be treated to be potable. Water passing through a river bed of gravel is still surface water and has contamination. To get potable clean water in most cases comes from below bedrock level. To get to it a well is drilled with casing ran to point below any surface water and grouted to seal well then drilled down to a clean aquifer or water sand. Of course surface water can be used with a approved treatment system.

@WayneMarion

Жыл бұрын

Your post is loaded with bad info, especially the magic dousing horseshit.

Very informative here. My grandfather was from the Highlands of Scotland. Here in N.S Canada he dug wells and lined them with rock for a living. He located wells by using a divining rod. Since he did this his entire life for a living. He was good at it. The locals called these people water witches.

Thank you for for the kind feedback!

Wow 9years and this video is still packed with useful knowledge. Thank you

And people will also need to consider if a well rig can get into the location, that can be a huge determining factor on well placement. Thanks for doing this series.

No doubt. I will do more on rain catchment in a different series. I have designed my rain harvesting system but no time or funds to do it right now.

Thank you for sharing this. Great intro and overview to help direct efforts effectively.

I always learn something new from your videos. Thank you.

Excellent point. I would put the well location as priority and adjust where the septic would have to go.

@brucemcgeehan8255

3 жыл бұрын

Where I live in Australia all wells and bores drilled for a hundred years are logged so you can access this info a great service free

You are a well of information. And i thank you for letting me get a cup of knowledge.

Nice job. You're a good speaker. Good posting.

Excellent information. Thanks for sharing. The only thing that I would add is that you must plan where your septic tank and drain field are going to be located if applicable. Usually, the county will require the well to be at least 75 to 100 feet away (more in some areas) from the septic system.

Yes, with the warm winter it is greener here a few week earlier.

I would argue with you about seeking a low lying areasl. In the 1970s we drilled 6 wells, 1 was 1800 ft. My parents were preppers but in reality they were just farmers. We drilled wells at the tops of hills and in low areas. The low area wells became "Sour" very quickly, and the higher wells are still in use (but one which was capped). Our well driller of choice explained that water follows the rock line, and that altitiude is not bad, after all there are springs on the tops of mountains.

again another great vid ! thank you , thank you !! you and SP1 always seem to be on it .

Glad that you managed to get to some solid info... in the LAST 30 SECONDS of an 11 minute video.

@engineer775

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

great- hope this is helping!

Thank you this was very helpful and informative 👍👍

Super great video man, Thanks for sharing

Water is sooo important especially when you live in the desert like my property in So. Utah.

in my own experience having worked for Lake Valley Well in eastwrn North Carolina, it is the health department who pinpoints the spot where the well will be drilled... by norm it should be at least 50ft from the house on either direction and also this way it frees from liability to the driller as well as the property owner whether water is found or not and how deep the well will be because, as youknow, this is the most important factor...

You can also dig a while using a PVC pipe with the solid brass power nozzle for a garden hose on one end and a threaded end on the opposite side for your water hose and this will work really well just something to think about it's also good for loosening up the Soil Breaking rocks loose getting through mud cetera

Great video! Wish you were closer... I could really use your help!

great info...

Usually they were dug by hand, with shovels, buckets and whatever else they had. Windmills came along and made access to deeper water easier as they also developed drilling technology. This was sometimes also accomplished by hand. Those same tools are still available in modern form today made from stronger materials. As far as a video, There was a episode of Bonanza where the oldest brother helped a guy dig a deep well to reach water for many ranchers.

nice video. I enjoyed them..

Good info thanks! How can I find out the water table under my property?

Thank you. I'm torn but I'll pick dousing.

Security at a well site can be as little as a fence or small building to cover the well head. It can also be as much as a lock and key reinforced building to protect the well head from people who wish to damage equipment or make the well unusable in some way. The threat can come from people, animals and even the environment if debris gets washed down into the well, It can get contaminated. A simple locked cap can prevent alot of those problems.

you can pull water from a 90' water level with a hand pump. its called a Sucker Rod Pump or Bison pump. pretty much just like pumping a pitcher pump but submerged below the 90' water level.

Thank You for video

Also I enjoy your vids, and woud love to see your setup. I am in Boiling Springs.

Thanks for the basics.

As someone who is familiar with different methods on how to find water it is not advisable for the public or someone with no experience to even think of looking at geological maps or the lay of the land to find water. I use the dowsing method which is about 90% successful and considering the drilling costs you do not want to create costs which waste money drilling holes everywhere. Finding water is not for the person who does not know what they are doing . Geological maps are not always accurate, they can be good if the area has had extensive mining otherwise they are normally created by geology students doing a study paper of an area as part of their course.Dowsing takes years of practice and there is nothing mystical about it . There are a lot of DIY things that people can do this is not one of them ,given the costs involved. My colleague who taught me the skills has done over 2,000 bore holes with over 92% success rate , so very experienced and a geologist and has worked all over the world although mostly in the Uk. He also does boreholes for irrigation, leisure centres ,golf courses which all require much larger amounts of water than for domestic use.

Thanks for this video. We actually have two wells we think ON THIS FARM. bUT, DON'T KNOW HOW TO START THEM UP. sorry for the ca[s not intentional. One seems to be in the basement, a big blue thingy. and the other is out in the pasture, a big underground buldling with a big tank in it.. Just a board for a covering. Thanks for the video hope to see more.

Great video series, looking forward to more of them. Can you direct me to a link to learn more about pitcher pumps. I have one that needs servicing and I can't find anyone local to help me with it. I think it needs new seals and maybe a foot valve? Thanks!

man i love this freaking gringo.. smart, hard working, and thinking ahead trust me coming from a Mexican that means a lot... peace

@genesmith211

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe he is a white Mexican? 😎

My property (30+ acres in VT) has a portion which is at the lower half of a "hill" where I have a small creek, that more often than not "trickles" in dry weather, sometimes dries up (When there is snow/water runoff from the top of the "hill, the creek is active); My question is: Is it a good place to dig where the water 'pools' or where its moist, when the rest of the creek is dry, during the 'dry' spells? I'm planning on digging (by hand) a pitcher's pump type of drill. Your videos are great

Hey did you ever do the dowsing video? can't find it but would be very interested to see it.

i had my well put in with one of the cable pounder rigs its 100 feet deep and we are getting just under 10 gals a min well driller hit the bedrock at 4 and a half feet i have pumped it dry but had water right back in just a few mins and it took me a good part of the day to run the water down enuff with the garden hose filling up the swimming pool as long as i dont run the hose at full it doesent go down at all

My grandfather used dowsing rods to find his two well locations and dug them by hand with a shovel and bucket. I am glad in this age of science we know that dowsing is grade a bs.

@Ev8rythingnotknown

3 ай бұрын

Exactly- I am a female but my grand daddy showed me when I was just a little girl back in the 80s ; I just showed my old man who was in the military 17 years and been all around the world but was clueless to it- I felt smart for a min, it was cool that my little simply southern self knew something useful to share

The best situation and the least expensive too me is a developed spring that is gravity fed to where you need it. That is hard to find. I like backups so having both a spring and a well is peace of mind though redundant. Having both for me also means I would have at least 2 different pumps thus more backups. Good question!

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3 жыл бұрын

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I saw on your video you had a topo map with well possible Well locations I can't find that offered anywhere can you please tell me where you got that map at ty BOBBY

I would like to hear your opinion on dousing. I have recently been introduced to it and have started using the technique for picking different foods since I have alot of food sensitivities. I have seen quite a few instances now where dousing has been effective. However I am still not totally convinced that dousing can do everything people claim it to be able to do.

Thanks heaps

Thank you so much for the great video! Please only for one piece of information. How is the earth extracted, the material that is created by drilling?

Thank you for the information on wells!

Thank you

That's me brother! I spend $2,000 and drilled 330 feet only to find nothing. The driller had no idea where to drill. I'm back to square one. Problem, I live on top of a hill and water is a long way down and I have limited access to areas where the rig will fit. Perfect timing, I will try again with better information.

I have a brand new and first submersible pump and first well casing for my small residential property. 14 months later I'm told I have a broken wire and the contractor, who installed, this new system only 14 months ago, wants to excavate and charge me a second time.. Should he be able to put in a new wire WITHOUT excavating a second time?

i have anecdotal evidence there is a well in my garden that has been covered up with a precision of about 5x1m on the exact location. watching your video, i hope itll help haha

If you drill deeper, is the quality of water better? We have very hard water and have ours drilled at 150 feet only and want to improve the quality of the water that we are getting. We have already gotten a water softener system but water is still hard.

When well was drilled there were maybe 4 wells within a square mile of this well. Since then, city water got run here. Subdivision developers "discovered" the area. Even so, I estimate 20 wells in the sq. mi. More users, less water. Now, his lawn sprinkler system "pumps the well dry" in 90 minutes. Pump shuts down. 60 minute 'rest' and it pumps for 90 minutes again...

I have a spring in a ravine/gully. My house is about 200 ft up the mountain, and about 150 feet away. As I understand it, one gets a better recovery rate (better flow) the closer they put the drill in the fractures in that wash/gully, and then I just pump it over to my house?? I would of course like as much recovery as possible, and wouldnt mind a farther pump or wire. Is my understanding correct?

I'm hoping to go to Cambodia to make some Wells in the villages any advice pls,I'm a plumber 30 years this 8s new to me

Would have liked a demonstration of the tools/equipment to locate your underground water sources. I imagine its similar to locating underground wires or pipes with a transmitter/receiver. The geologist i believe use geo-phones and other ultrasound/mechanical wave technologies similar to finding oil , gas , and other natural resources. But i haven't seen a good demonstration of this yet for any natural resources that lets me understand how to truly read the device and do the location. It be cool if one could do his own water locating from a hand held device just to double check options that the drillers are going to do.

Any advice to those of us in Texas (and other places) that have to drill a couple hundred feet to get water on less than an acre of land?

I bought a couple lots and old house on back taxes. It had not been lived in for several years. The subdivision now has community water at a cost to install. My question is, if this was not on the property before, there must of been a private well. How do I find it?

Do you have a vid of how the old timers did there wells? Becuase I'm sure drills were not always around to do wells back than.

@boriserjavec6470

4 жыл бұрын

shovels and buckets

@fishhuntadventure

3 жыл бұрын

Ya, nobody talks about that stuff anymore because it’s supposedly not safe water. But a gazillion years of peoples have done dug wells cuz the extraterrestrial friends of the Egyptians didn’t come back

Totally cool with most wire/pipe finding equipment as the demonstrations where really good. But for natural resources like water , oil , gas ,mineral ores/rocks i just haven't understood anything on the exact equipment. Sure i know the theory of how its mostly done but like to know how to operate the equipment correctly.

Wish i could find someone like you in my neck of the woods! Im inheriting 5 acres that i plan on building an earth bag home on in the early spring!! The land already has 2 wells, but haven't been used in over 20 years and man to they look gross inside! there is also a spring id like to tap into if possible... your info is helpful! if you're every around feel free to stop on by!!! lol

50 years ago we had 130 acres in southeastern Arizona and my husband used a wire hanger and witched it and it worked. However the water was very salty but usable

@NobodyCaresALot

3 жыл бұрын

Can you tell me any more? Very interested.

@diankreczmer6595

3 жыл бұрын

@@NobodyCaresALot yes, he had two wire coat hangers that he had unbent to a right angle Then he held one in each hand pointed down He started walking towards growth After a few minutes the hangers (pointed downwards)crossed , in fact they absolutely crossed each other That is where he hired a driller to drill They did hit water .I do not remember how deep.i am guessing 20 feet, The pressure was good but water very salty and unusable The neighbor, about a mile away, directly south of us came running over because his pressure had dropped considerably and he was very unhappy We did not use the well anyway because of the saltiness But seeing the two hangers swing quickly and cross each other was amazing to me. Anyway my husband hauled water until.he had a stroke After that, very unfortunately, I sold the property and moved to the city two hours away Now, thirty years later. A mine was found north of town water was piped from town through our former property (which was south of town) my daughter looked up the property on google and owners south of the property are selling their properties at one hundred thousand dollars an acre Each parcel could be divided upto three ways, including your own, so evidently the parcels had been divided many many times I would have had to sell it shortly after water was brought in because the real estate taxes were already getting steep, but we would have certainly sold it for more money

@NobodyCaresALot

3 жыл бұрын

@@diankreczmer6595 what a great comment! Thanks a lot. I'm sorry to hear about your husband. Probably wise to move but definitely one of those crazy situations.

What is the scale of the contour intervals on that topography slide?

Good informative video. I think the type of drilling rig you hire is also important. For example, the “cable rig” or “pounder” is much more successful than a rotary rig. It takes longer, but can crack the rock open allowing water to flow in whereas a rotary can just bore on past or even seal off the water.

How do I find a well on a property? I'm working on a property and need to shock the well to get rid of the smell of the water

Hello Scott, thanks for the informative video. A technical question regarding building Wells on your property.

Good video here, but you left me quite confused ? maybe you can explain ? You say you can hit a "static water level" at 30 ft. which will supply you water, but then you say, that's within a well that's 200 ft down ? My question is if you can hit drinkable usable water at 30 ft ( static level) then why would you go thru all the expense of drilling 200 ft down. ?? Can you elaborate if these are 2 different kinds of wells ? You would think 1 static well at 30 ft should be sufficient.

mine is at 13' right now in July 2023 drought conditions, using a pitcher pump

Is it safe to think that its good idea to drill in the area of the Spring?

I can't have a well dug on my property as I'm in the city, nor could I afford it, BUT I have an inground swimming pool which was vandalized (pool liner cut) and it's just sat there for about 4 yrs, my town was built on a quicksand bed, and when my pool was constructed, they hit it at 8 feet and had to back fill it to 6 feet or they wouldn't guarantee the bottom wouldn't fall out, my question is: Could I bust thru the pvc pipe drain at the bottom and put a hand pump somehow, if so r they costly

Well I dont see a video from you on dowsing yet so can I ask what your thoughts are on it? I'm on the fence about it. I am looking to buy 15 acres from a guy I know and he was saying that there is a guy around here who can tell you where to drill and how deep the water is. Of course from the internet searches I've done, it looks like I can find depths of neighboring well on my own, just have to figure out where to drill

We moved from Florida to the North Carolina mountains. We have a spring fed pond on our property. We never believed we'd have problems finding water. A local company drilled two wells (700 feet and 900 feet) without success and to the tune of $20,000. We ended up tapping into the pond to get water. My husband passed away suddenly, and now I can't sell my house because finance companies won't accept it with the way the water is. To top it off, we haven't had any rain in months, and the pond is running dry. Any suggestions?

@bongbreaker7404

6 жыл бұрын

Christine Conroy .... There Are Whole Towns That Get Their Water From Natural Springs... There Is A Proper Way To Do It... You Just Have To Find Someone Who Knows How.

I just moved and the place I’m renting has well water and it smells so bad, we are trying to figure out where the well is located

Saw some where a topo map with possible well locations do know of a site like that ...E-mailed the link you sent me ty

Dione Warwick is an excellent dowser.

I am in West TN also and would love information.

How far from a river should you drill?

I just bought it on tax sale I got a house got bad plumbing problems. On the left side of the house there's two one of them looks like it may be the lid to the septic tank and then the other one looks like it's the well itself but I am not for sure then on the right side of the house there's a white with a green lid and I think that is a sewage are either it's a drain off you know where something but I guess the city the courthouse should have all that location shouldn't and if that's true I was wondering is there any way that I can do that online see a map of the house

Thank you for sharing with us all Engineer775, I enjoyed watching your video. I have a question and that is, we just closed escrow on our property not far from you in another state. We have a well and the property has not been lived in nor has the well been used. What should we first do to ensure safe drinking/cooking water for our household and future animals. Also how to we connect a garden hose and sprinklers to the already existing well?

Hello I have a well and cannot find any information describing it.

We have a spring in the back of our property that runs out of the side of a mountain. Is this a good sign to put in a well? There is a ravine near where the water runs out, the water is slow, but with a little effort it can be flowing. The ravine runs down to our house which is a couple hundred yards. I am just starting on research and have little knowledge about wells, I am determined to learn everything possible!

@practicalpreppers7798

5 жыл бұрын

Felicia- You may be able to use a spring collection system and spring box . Please check these out @ PracticalPreppers.com. I also have many spring videos on my playlists.

Do you drill in Morristown, Yavapai County, AZ?

What area of South Carolina are you. I am looking to drill a well in Aiken County.

Chuck. I am in Knox county which is pretty far from Hardin County. The geology there Devonian Age rocks with Cretaceous ones on top of that in many places. There are lots of shale units to avoid. The carbonates are better producer. I have contacts throughout the state that can get you well records and water quality reports. Photo liniments is the way to site a well there. 6 inch well is about $12 per foot. Casing is around $15. I will get you as much information as I can. PM me.

My aunt can tell you how deep and where you will hit a gravel. The rods don't bounce for me, but cross. I tried it on a spot for 5 days and the spot moved. A couple of feet, maybe moon position caused it?

Dowsing, please ! Thank you for all the other information !

@higenie1

3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever tried it? It works!

My Grandpa used to do it. He laid out my parents well that way & it is still going strong after 35 years. Wish I knew how to do it!

Do you need a permission or license From your state/ commnity to install /maintain /keep a well on your property? How is the legal situation at your place?thanks for your time and have a nice day.

@snapsalot

10 жыл бұрын

Never heard of such a thing anywhere in the states.

@MagmaWoodworks

10 жыл бұрын

Many states/counties require a well permit. Check with your local building permit office, they will tell you if you do or not need a well permit. If you live in an area that requires a permit and they find out you drilled a well without one, they could make you retroactively permit it (if they are nice about it) or make you abandon and seal it (and you could further be subject to additional penalties and/or fines).

@swat4hire

10 жыл бұрын

I believe you need many permits in some places. In Oregon, you can't start anything until you get a permit and a septic installed on rural land. With I knew before buying it! Lol..

@wilburfinnigan2142

9 жыл бұрын

Dagobert1234 The State of Washington requires a drilling and use permit....You see the State claims they own all water and mineral right and they :Allow" you to pump 5,000 gal a day for residential use..

Ok dont laugh but im learning, im doing the whole build our own gig (homesteading kinda) is it important to build a well and out in septic first before you build or is it possible to do after build..Thank you

@engineer775

7 жыл бұрын

Typically you have to do a perk test for the septic to determine its location in order to pull a building permit but codes vary. You can install the septic system after you build. I like to now I have water so I drill first. You can even consider drilling the well and building your house around it or at least have it in your basement for example. This protects it from freezing and no one can tamper with it. And its pretty cool to go to the basement in a power outage and be able to draw water from the well with a handpump.

Thanks for the video series. So far your experience aligns with mine. I did use a dowser and could not be more happy with the result - well maybe if he struck gold too... I interviewed a number of Well Drillers and went with my gut feeling - not the flashiest guy or the one that made the big promises. The humble guy that offered advice freely and was experienced. That expertise was worth every penny and the value it added to my property is beyond measure in dollars.

all sand here with a high water table, if you dig anywhere with a particularly long handled post digger there will be water in the bottom of your hole.

@chipsammich2078

5 жыл бұрын

Same here I have a 20ft well they hit sand at 11ft I paid to have it out it next ones I'll do myself.

How masure wate under the ground using dowsing

there is a water table beneath the quicksand, but if it can be done cheaply would it be safe to drink if not how could I make it that way?

I was wondering what effect Fracking/Shale gas extraction could have on well water. And is there a way to eliminate the risk. Do topological maps help to find a save spot or area that is save?

@WizzRacing

9 жыл бұрын

Fracking is below the water table and should not cause any problems. They back fill it with sand and water when done. They could backfill it with seawater but cost to transport it is high due to fuel cost today.

@faradayfarm4800

7 жыл бұрын

we need clay based water system

Ty

Here in Montana and I assume other places it is important to place a well outside the mixing zone (a long slightly fanned area down flow of the groundwater flow direction) of the drainfield so as not to contaminate the well. More than a very shallow well not for human use requires health dept approval and an engineer to sign off which requires them to do the work and go through the approval process for you. I have to put something very shallow (hoping to tap a spring) on my place and will be dowsing, wish me luck .. and thanks, binge watching to get all the good info.

@jksmountaindream

2 жыл бұрын

any luck yet?

@valeriemckay7064

2 жыл бұрын

@@jksmountaindream Haven't been able to get up there for good yet, caring for my mother. Perhaps will start something this year.

@jksmountaindream

2 жыл бұрын

@@valeriemckay7064 I understand... we moved my Mother last year closer to a care center and she passed away in December. The cabin build had been put on hold from that and some health issues with me.

@valeriemckay7064

2 жыл бұрын

@@jksmountaindream Best of luck to you and good health.

@jksmountaindream

2 жыл бұрын

@@valeriemckay7064 thank you

In Glennallen Alaskan local well drillers say its 300 to 375ft to even hit water. Hopefully not much more. Cheapest is $50 a foot. So I hope it goes well "lol"

My water well is 450 ft. deep, pump is 420 ft.,and water is 273 ft. from the surface. What size submergible pump would you recommend???

@vap0rtranz

6 жыл бұрын

+1 same question.

@bobby569

5 жыл бұрын

Depends on what youre tryimg to accomplish. Too many variables to discuss on KZread. Call your local pump guy amd ask questions

@AliRaza-pf1xb

5 жыл бұрын

We used 10 HP submersible pump for in 500 feet depth and our bore is 800 feet depth and bore dia is 12" inch.

@aaronstrickland1585

5 жыл бұрын

about a 3hp 25gpm submersible.... im in florida we drill 400'-450' four inch wells but water level avg. is 20-40' which will sustain a 3hp 65gpm with significant head pressure.

@aaronstrickland1585

5 жыл бұрын

horsepower means nothing unless you know how much volume and head pressure you need!!!!!..... wake up

Dowsing would be great.Great vid,thanks for sharing.

Can I send you my top plan and pay you to give me some advice of where to drill? Located in Perkiomenville, PA