How do Water Wells Work?

For many people in the world, they get their water supplied to them through pipes in their houses or apartment. However, for the rest of the world not hooked up to centralized water, they get their water through either private or public wells. ‘
Wells are some of the most essential components to developing a sustainable society. They provide a clean and reliable supply of water for drinking, bathing, and irrigation, even in locations where water on the surface is scarce.
Wells are essentially just holes in the ground filled with water, but they have more complexities than meets the eye. Let’s take a closer look at how wells work.
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  • @dariobrando9571
    @dariobrando95713 жыл бұрын

    be honest, this wasnt recommended to you, you looked it up

  • @tomserizawa9101

    @tomserizawa9101

    2 жыл бұрын

    ok

  • @Rizkihabibie

    @Rizkihabibie

    2 жыл бұрын

    True

  • @benjinmins

    @benjinmins

    2 жыл бұрын

    nigga im high asff

  • @devastatedbaby

    @devastatedbaby

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's 3 am and yeah i'm curious

  • @corndogplays304

    @corndogplays304

    2 жыл бұрын

    Didn’t have to call me out like that

  • @enam98
    @enam983 жыл бұрын

    This dude went so into detail I got lost and now I have to watch another video to learn how a well works! 😭

  • @michelehilburn656

    @michelehilburn656

    2 жыл бұрын

    I get that and I don’t even smoke no more 🌳🌳🌳 🌳 still had to rewind like 17.6 times

  • @Vuden13

    @Vuden13

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @dionysus2006

    @dionysus2006

    Жыл бұрын

    Dig a hole .... get water..... now you know

  • @brian1192

    @brian1192

    11 күн бұрын

    Bro I thought it was me I still didn’t get it lol

  • @madlad29
    @madlad292 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video. Concise and "well" done.

  • @joebob007

    @joebob007

    Жыл бұрын

    I hate and love u

  • @SurgeTheBold

    @SurgeTheBold

    11 ай бұрын

    I love you for that joke hahah Have a great day!

  • @dkai3976
    @dkai39762 жыл бұрын

    I looked this up while drunk, thank you for entertaining drunk me and educating sober me👍

  • @hi-z
    @hi-z3 жыл бұрын

    I'm 23 and never knew that there's water under the ground. Glorious!

  • @GsL2I0B0R0A

    @GsL2I0B0R0A

    3 жыл бұрын

    Really? wow! I knew this since I was 14 or so. 🤔

  • @vaishnavivodnala3223

    @vaishnavivodnala3223

    3 жыл бұрын

    Then where did u think the water in the wells came from? 😂😂

  • @hi-z

    @hi-z

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@vaishnavivodnala3223 im not sure I thought maybe it was where water was stored. I live in California and it is rare for you to use well water here so its not something I was exposed to much. What a difference in Texas, where many people use well water only on their properties

  • @vaishnavivodnala3223

    @vaishnavivodnala3223

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@hi-z oh right yeah makes sense haha depends on the surroundings and where you were brought up I guess....

  • @wulfherecyning1282

    @wulfherecyning1282

    3 жыл бұрын

    In fairness, even though I knew there was water underground, I wasn't exactly sure how that water got *into* the wells.

  • @MrDPMan3000
    @MrDPMan30007 ай бұрын

    I knew a few things about wells but didn't quite know about most stuff or how to connect the dots on how it works. The video def helped thanks!

  • @alexlim5787
    @alexlim57873 жыл бұрын

    Nice, extra "oh that's cool to know" kinda knowledge 😂. Great video 👍

  • @ConcerningReality

    @ConcerningReality

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! 😃

  • @Imbalto

    @Imbalto

    3 жыл бұрын

    As a student who has to know hydrodynamics idk why I clicked this video. I’m the guy who uses the equations for the cone of depression. Why am I here

  • @alexlim5787

    @alexlim5787

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Imbalto everyone just tends to stumble upon a video on this platform, it just so you landed on a channel that is pretty educational and very useful for some "extra" knowledge. Btw, since you study hydrodynamics, what's the difference between hydrodynamics and fluid dynamics?

  • @Imbalto

    @Imbalto

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@alexlim5787 As far as I know (im still a student) fluid dynamics is used for moving bodies of fluids (Rivers, canals, wind, etc) and hydrodynamics has to do with systems that involve hydraulic pressures that drive the motion of the fluids (such as the motion of groundwater in response to gravity, outlet areas, and other forces) And to reiterate Don't take my word as fact. i'm still learning

  • @catblox1499

    @catblox1499

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ConcerningReality question Questions Why is water named water?

  • @brownsrvlifecampground9322
    @brownsrvlifecampground93222 жыл бұрын

    This is a very helpful video for 2022 keep up the good hard work

  • @kiddo280
    @kiddo2802 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this video! 😊

  • @TheOriginalGregToo
    @TheOriginalGregToo Жыл бұрын

    Great video that was to the point and full of interesting information!

  • @FinnGriffin
    @FinnGriffin3 жыл бұрын

    Early morning question from my kiddo: Dad, how are wells made? Answer: Let’s watch this video. Perfect explanation for both kid and parent!

  • @SPTSuperSprinter156
    @SPTSuperSprinter156 Жыл бұрын

    And here was me thinking that wells simply existed as a prop to be used in horror movies.

  • @Allistair87
    @Allistair87 Жыл бұрын

    Learning this just in case I travel back in time and need to make a well

  • @joeycad
    @joeycad3 жыл бұрын

    There is a newer device called a wash down valve for " jetting" in wells in non rock subsurfaces.( as yet there is no demonstration on youtube ) Recipricating Rodpumps as used in windmills and oilwells can be used in very deep and small diameter wells.

  • @keithaddy6333
    @keithaddy63332 жыл бұрын

    I got curious suddenly before bed and now I know.thank you😂

  • @The-realnews

    @The-realnews

    2 жыл бұрын

    Now it's time to Google "where is everything come from" 🤣😂

  • @jessefp1940
    @jessefp19402 жыл бұрын

    Very cool, thanks for going so deep

  • @teeteejay001

    @teeteejay001

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's a well-thought out pun

  • @urimc

    @urimc

    10 ай бұрын

    Thats what she sai-

  • @kinyacat5919
    @kinyacat59192 жыл бұрын

    Well.. Explained!

  • @breezy1906
    @breezy19063 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this video

  • @mars7357
    @mars73573 жыл бұрын

    Blessed to have such technology

  • @limitedquantitysufiyyahexp4905

    @limitedquantitysufiyyahexp4905

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nah, makes you lazy, cons are way more.

  • @HS-ts5wf

    @HS-ts5wf

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@limitedquantitysufiyyahexp4905 Okay, then don't use it and go up to a river everyday and bring buckets of water back cause that's sooooo much more efficient.

  • @limitedquantitysufiyyahexp4905

    @limitedquantitysufiyyahexp4905

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@HS-ts5wf Yeah, It's more efficient, I'll be pretty fit unlike a certain people who use technology for everything. Just my opinion, no need to be a twitter rat.

  • @Liam_The_Great
    @Liam_The_Great3 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video mate

  • @ConcerningReality

    @ConcerningReality

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @farealwitit7947
    @farealwitit79473 жыл бұрын

    awesome vid thx!!!

  • @chtheodore
    @chtheodore3 жыл бұрын

    Came for a primer on the mechanics of wells, stayed for Kerbal Space Program soundtrack

  • @xeatharvalale455
    @xeatharvalale4552 жыл бұрын

    Nice Video!😄👍🏻 Keep it up

  • @OntarioWoodlandAdventures
    @OntarioWoodlandAdventures3 жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @ConcerningReality

    @ConcerningReality

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @Monkeystronkie
    @Monkeystronkie7 ай бұрын

    Here because i saw Mrbeast just casually drilling for a well in Africa and i wondered how you can just randomly drill for water in a dry place

  • @ilovebutter-sv8rz
    @ilovebutter-sv8rz3 жыл бұрын

    pov: you're here because your science teacher decided to give you a project on water.

  • @ConcerningReality

    @ConcerningReality

    3 жыл бұрын

    let me know if you need help, I’m a civil engineer with a specialty in water.

  • @alandtawfik1619

    @alandtawfik1619

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are not alone

  • @xur1317

    @xur1317

    3 жыл бұрын

    POV: you heard of an artesian well and saw this video in the recommended section

  • @gerald1495

    @gerald1495

    3 жыл бұрын

    nah I was just randomly curious about how the hell wells work lol

  • @alandtawfik1619

    @alandtawfik1619

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gerald1495 lol

  • @gencrypto
    @gencrypto2 жыл бұрын

    I have a feeling most people searched for this video at one point rather than having it recommended to them haha

  • @ConcerningReality

    @ConcerningReality

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol yeah, search is about 85K of these views.

  • @crowchaye3793
    @crowchaye3793 Жыл бұрын

    That’s cool!

  • @blazehall8086
    @blazehall8086 Жыл бұрын

    I’m buying land and the place I have has well water. That’s why I’m here

  • @VladiSSius
    @VladiSSius3 жыл бұрын

    Well, well, well what a well made video! Well explained, very well. *ba dum tss*

  • @ConcerningReality

    @ConcerningReality

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣

  • @EthanDCash

    @EthanDCash

    3 жыл бұрын

    This comment made me remove my Cone of Depression

  • @42jordanpinto82

    @42jordanpinto82

    2 жыл бұрын

    i would like to add my two wells to this but sadly they are private

  • @RinRin72769

    @RinRin72769

    Жыл бұрын

    @@42jordanpinto82 well, that sucks.

  • @earthlessmoon7871
    @earthlessmoon78713 жыл бұрын

    Woww so nice

  • @kangill2411
    @kangill24112 жыл бұрын

    I just moved into a rural home that has both a well and cistern, and both need refilling every few weeks with water truck delivery. Does this mean I have a shallow well? Still not sure how system works.

  • @adomrichardson8524
    @adomrichardson85243 жыл бұрын

    good video

  • @MrNicoJac
    @MrNicoJac3 жыл бұрын

    Wait, so if I'm ever lost in a hot desert and don't know which way to go, I should just start digging until I hit the ground water? 😜

  • @ConcerningReality

    @ConcerningReality

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well, sure, but it could be thousands of feet down 😅

  • @derrickmcadoo3804

    @derrickmcadoo3804

    Жыл бұрын

    You're not wrong. If lost in a desert, there could be lower-points you could find with signs of moisture, or small green sprigs is the best chance. Digging there is what I would do 😇

  • @DOI_ARTS

    @DOI_ARTS

    2 ай бұрын

    You might find oil instead water 😂😂😂

  • @jonbgreen6916
    @jonbgreen69162 жыл бұрын

    Doug Wells is a good bloke

  • @Kimberlyworks-ps2wm
    @Kimberlyworks-ps2wm Жыл бұрын

    My understanding is if say a extremely big drought happens in the USA, there will be no ground water to seep down to the bottom, which will cause all the wells to dry up, right? But if we see this happening and quickly decide to fill up large containers we might end up with a sink hole. One day when my well pipe was leaking for weeks, my neighbors complained that her water pressure was low, this must means my well is dug deeper than hers or maybe the ground water was running low because of my leak, right? I look up how wells work because I had a dream all wells ran dry. Almost all my dream are of future events. With global warming this is highly possible and I hope to prepare as best as I can.

  • @airassault1151

    @airassault1151

    10 ай бұрын

    You sound crazy all my dreams are future events head ass

  • @Moccalocca100

    @Moccalocca100

    7 ай бұрын

    Lol

  • @robbyfiveboy4862
    @robbyfiveboy48622 жыл бұрын

    I live in the Philippines and am having a dug well installed right as I write this. Two questions: My water was found at 35 feet down. What determines how high the well will fill? What stops the well filling all the way up to the top or even overflowing?? Second question: The well was dug at the end of our dry season. Does the rainy season offer more flow to the aquifer? Can I expect an increased flow rate or higher reserve? Great video THANKS!!!

  • @redbolor

    @redbolor

    2 жыл бұрын

    According to studies rainy season does affect your well, higher reserves and an increased flow rate, As for finding water at 35 feet the determining on how high the well will fill depends on how high your water table is to the surface. Wells don't overflow as the water table always has room, it will be higher or lower. seeing as your water table is 35 feet below surface level. these deep wells don't overflow

  • @LavaKing4
    @LavaKing42 жыл бұрын

    ‘Well’ done

  • @dankstabs
    @dankstabs2 жыл бұрын

    idk why i'm so interested in wells right now

  • @SuperTigerTV

    @SuperTigerTV

    2 жыл бұрын

    I don't know why you feel the need to tell us you don't know!

  • @osirismercado3579

    @osirismercado3579

    2 жыл бұрын

    You are high

  • @sangrambhumia9320
    @sangrambhumia93203 жыл бұрын

    How do they find a spot to dig a bore-well?

  • @user-fi7ds7my9m
    @user-fi7ds7my9m6 ай бұрын

    I needed to know how Issac dug all those wells in the Bible😂 God bless you❤️🙏

  • @miguelzepeda9086
    @miguelzepeda9086 Жыл бұрын

    You're god damn right I looked this up

  • @kingapietraszko4521
    @kingapietraszko45213 жыл бұрын

    Which program has been Used to create this video?

  • @ConcerningReality

    @ConcerningReality

    3 жыл бұрын

    Premiere Pro by Adobe 🙂

  • @chip3797
    @chip37972 жыл бұрын

    When they said struck water in the mrbeast youtube video I was like wait a minute, how?

  • @breezebender
    @breezebender3 жыл бұрын

    I'm here because some Spartans just kicked an envoy of Persians into a well.

  • @ShelbyTheDog1000
    @ShelbyTheDog10004 ай бұрын

    good

  • @faridmostafaie9401
    @faridmostafaie94014 ай бұрын

    I was a contractor for such projects before I moved out. Let me tell that this job is scary, I had guys that would dig such wells by hand, and the depth would reach up to 60 meters I even had a project that reached 150 meters and it was scary

  • @Moccalocca100
    @Moccalocca1007 ай бұрын

    Interesting. Didnt know there were waterbeds etc

  • @julianstraughter7465
    @julianstraughter7465 Жыл бұрын

    Well DOne!

  • @moisessaucedo8245
    @moisessaucedo824511 күн бұрын

    Why’d I get the random urge to dig a well😂

  • @bigsap8868
    @bigsap88682 жыл бұрын

    Dont know why but I randomly just thought today, How do wells work? What if I want to dig my own private well?

  • @Flooofster
    @Flooofster2 жыл бұрын

    This makes me wonder how massive sinkholes are formed. Could this be related? Gonna look that up next.

  • @shabadooshabadoo4918
    @shabadooshabadoo4918 Жыл бұрын

    So does digging for oil work the same way then?

  • @rafasimsim
    @rafasimsim3 жыл бұрын

    R. I. P. California

  • @rentisme
    @rentisme2 жыл бұрын

    Was I the only one that noticed the KSP theme in the Background?

  • @mariebee3146
    @mariebee3146 Жыл бұрын

    Just moved into a new construction home. Ran my well for 2 days and I'm still getting sand out of my faucets. Why is that?

  • @FloridaboiJMG
    @FloridaboiJMG Жыл бұрын

    Rewatching the walking dead and Marshall farm house still had running water due to multiple wells on the property. But 5:15 shows u still need electric wiring to pump the water up. As I’m watching I notice he has lamps on in the house as well so maybe he has multiple generators. I guess my question is it possible to have running water from your well without electricity?

  • @ConcerningReality

    @ConcerningReality

    Жыл бұрын

    You could have a hand pump, and a water tank on the roof, but you would have to frequently pump from the well to the tank on the roof.

  • @FloridaboiJMG

    @FloridaboiJMG

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ConcerningReality Awesome!!

  • @TheCommanderDash
    @TheCommanderDash Жыл бұрын

    how does the screen at the bottom not clog over time?

  • @DOI_ARTS

    @DOI_ARTS

    2 ай бұрын

    If your screen or filter doesnt touch the ground underwater it wont really get stuck (not quickly but you still have to service it), ours is floating just above the ground so no soil or stone are really sucked in

  • @kathyglass2922
    @kathyglass2922 Жыл бұрын

    Does having too many cones of depression explain the sink holes found near the housing developments???

  • @coperpot100
    @coperpot100 Жыл бұрын

    How smart am I? Smart enough to know I need to watch this video again.😅

  • @Borkomora
    @Borkomora7 ай бұрын

    wow i haven't heard the ksp building music in so fucking long and instantly recognized it lmao

  • @blue5069
    @blue50692 жыл бұрын

    Down the well baby Jessica fell.

  • @happy-qm8db
    @happy-qm8db10 ай бұрын

    Why the Well water level doesnt rise above the outside ground level ? Can anyone explain this?

  • @Moccalocca100

    @Moccalocca100

    7 ай бұрын

    Good question.

  • @carissaricci4752
    @carissaricci47524 ай бұрын

    wait how does the water get clean in the dug wells

  • @Ole_Rasmussen
    @Ole_Rasmussen2 жыл бұрын

    I don't feel paranoid at all seeing a video about water wells, something I rely on to live, coming from a channel with "concerning" in the name

  • @Cloudy-is2iy
    @Cloudy-is2iy2 жыл бұрын

    What kind of adhesive did people in the middle ages use to keep the stone linings together in wells?

  • @Cloudy-is2iy

    @Cloudy-is2iy

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@xionmemoria I'm not talking about modern concrete, that stuff was invented after the middle ages. I'm just wondering what type was commonly used. And if it was a type of early concrete.

  • @novalovan

    @novalovan

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Cloudy-is2iy clay

  • @SuperTigerTV

    @SuperTigerTV

    2 жыл бұрын

    In ancient Rome was when concrete was invented. It can set even under water!

  • @victoriapschen
    @victoriapschen3 жыл бұрын

    The random stock videos are weird. Otherwise fairly good video.

  • @gabs1224

    @gabs1224

    3 жыл бұрын

    the kids with legos really threw me off @ 6:30

  • @colpapo5905
    @colpapo59057 ай бұрын

    Got to learn something that MrBeast touch

  • @TheJimCarry
    @TheJimCarry7 ай бұрын

    After watching Mr beast video i find myself here.

  • @moistman5074
    @moistman507411 ай бұрын

    Well Well Well

  • @internalinjectiontrulyhere770
    @internalinjectiontrulyhere7702 жыл бұрын

    Well Side

  • @geneticdisorder1900
    @geneticdisorder19002 жыл бұрын

    WTH , not one person said anything about the epic fuzzy head cover the lady at the beginning was wearing ! .

  • @VaidasMaldzius
    @VaidasMaldzius3 жыл бұрын

    ksp music kicks in

  • @madvidz9819
    @madvidz98192 жыл бұрын

    So if you put old water that’s been contaminated back into an old well …how does that work? Anyone know? Is it filtered and cleaned someway?

  • @ConcerningReality

    @ConcerningReality

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wells can get contaminated, it happens quite frequently with oil drilling and chemical production.

  • @dione2519

    @dione2519

    2 жыл бұрын

    You don't introduce contaminated water back into a well. That can seep down into the aquafer and contaminate the whole thing.

  • @kinyacat5919
    @kinyacat59192 жыл бұрын

    Well... How does it work?

  • @Bourbon_Bound
    @Bourbon_Bound Жыл бұрын

    Wells can last a long time. Mine is almost 50 years old.

  • @Cappon.Gaming
    @Cappon.Gaming3 жыл бұрын

    Why is ground water not salty? Interesting how "Dirt" filters our water.

  • @SuperTigerTV

    @SuperTigerTV

    2 жыл бұрын

    According to somebody else commenting here -- it sometimes is!

  • @vaishnavivodnala3223
    @vaishnavivodnala32233 жыл бұрын

    Here cause our main water supply are from wells. Lol

  • @holyyousef9793

    @holyyousef9793

    3 жыл бұрын

    Here for you.

  • @user-cz5et7kn2j
    @user-cz5et7kn2j3 жыл бұрын

    اشكر ابوكم تعلمت 🤣💔'ء

  • @user-cz5et7kn2j

    @user-cz5et7kn2j

    3 жыл бұрын

    ١٤٤٢ ثالث ثانوي 😂😂'ء

  • @R22Q

    @R22Q

    3 жыл бұрын

    حمودكاء ١6 يب

  • @MrGong55
    @MrGong553 жыл бұрын

    Wales

  • @end8316

    @end8316

    2 жыл бұрын

    I live there

  • @natalieoulman6325
    @natalieoulman6325Ай бұрын

    Im feeling glonky and needed to know

  • @dom7637
    @dom76372 жыл бұрын

    Well well well

  • @gomathib2310
    @gomathib23103 жыл бұрын

    "Well" is a form(Rain Water Harvesting Technique(Water Saving) & to Provide Drinking Water). They shouldn't be Closed.

  • @emiliosalazar9962
    @emiliosalazar9962 Жыл бұрын

    I guess they work well

  • @gregorbrohman3388
    @gregorbrohman33888 ай бұрын

    at about the 5 min mark you made reference to well pumps, and you stated that jet pumps are the most common but they can only be used to about 20 foot of depth. I believe you are mistaking a jet pump with a "Shallow Well Pump" which is not much better than a pitcher pump when we talk about true atmospheric pumping depth. The Jet well pump comes with a down the hole spray nozzle below the water table which can be in excess of 70 feet in depth thereby forcing the water up out of the well and into a pressure reservoir. This you tube video will help in understanding(even though he miss speaks a few times; kzread.info/dash/bejne/mH12zJasdNvFnLA.html

  • @f18forlife72
    @f18forlife72 Жыл бұрын

    i don’t get how the water is clean though

  • @benjaminenos984
    @benjaminenos9842 жыл бұрын

    Well…well…well

  • @PlushiesForLife
    @PlushiesForLife10 ай бұрын

    Well, thats a “deep” subject 😁

  • @Koalarix
    @Koalarix Жыл бұрын

    I'm here from Mr beasts well video

  • @kishimi3558
    @kishimi35582 жыл бұрын

    You Guys also coming from Mr Beasts Video ?

  • @unlistedsans4862

    @unlistedsans4862

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lmao

  • @ConcerningReality

    @ConcerningReality

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol crazy how the algorithm works

  • @candace27co
    @candace27co9 ай бұрын

    What if animals and bugs fall in and die? 👀👀

  • @jacobfilipiak7831
    @jacobfilipiak7831 Жыл бұрын

    Murakami brought me here

  • @timbango2090
    @timbango20902 жыл бұрын

    Why don't we dig wells in deserts.

  • @Cleansed_All_Sin
    @Cleansed_All_Sin3 жыл бұрын

    here because my teacher

  • @somerandumbminecraftplayer8307
    @somerandumbminecraftplayer83072 жыл бұрын

    (da)well(na)well(na)well oh ou a oh aaa ooo eeeaaaaaa

  • @wtech758
    @wtech7587 ай бұрын

    Who else is here after watching Mr Beast’s video ?

  • @kertrafols3492
    @kertrafols3492 Жыл бұрын

    Witcher 3 brought me here

  • @Pam4pma
    @Pam4pma2 жыл бұрын

    What is with the music. It was very distracting

  • @EmareeChiles
    @EmareeChiles3 ай бұрын

    Like Dad

  • @Shisenchu
    @ShisenchuАй бұрын

    John 6:29