There is nothing
more important than
finding the right
location for your
water well in the El
Dorado County
Foothills. There is
no “water table” in
the foothills;
instead there are
individual fracture
bases that carry
water through them
like pipelines
locked into the
various rock
formations that make
up the foothills
vast terrain. If you
drill in the wrong
location you may
have a very deep
well with very low
gallon per minute
output, making the
cost to pump the
water out of the
well
more than if your well
was properly located on
your particular parcel.
At Triangle Well Drilling,
we pride ourselves on
finding the best location
for your water well. Once
the location for the water
well has been determined,
drilling takes place in a
few steps.
1)
The well is started with
an 11 inch drill bit. We
do this to make possible
setting 6 inch casing in
the well and maintaining
an annular area of 2
inches for concrete
poured around the
outside of the casing
that prevents surface
water from contaminating
your ground water, the
concrete is referred to
as your sanitary seal.
2)
Once the 11 inch hole is
completed into hard rock
the well is continued
with a bit ranging from
6 ˝ inches to 6 inches
until adequate water
production is obtained.
At this point the drill
bit is pulled out of the
well the 6 inch casing
is set and the sanitary
seal is poured around
the casing.
3)
The final step to new
well construction is
setting a 4 inch liner.
There are some rock
formations in the county
that are more
structurally sound and
do not require a liner.
For wells that do
require a liner it is a
protective barrier
between the rock and
your well pump. The
liner is set in the hole
from the surface level
to the bottom of the
well.
4)
The drilling process
varies in length
depending on the wells
total depth. From the
time the well is started
to completion our drill
professionals are in
constant contact with
you so you know exactly
what is happening on
your project.
Well deepenings and
cleanouts are a little
different. Because you have
an existing well the
decision must be made to
deepen, cleanout or drill a
new well in the event that
your existing wells
production has failed or the
well has caved in. Our water
well professionals will
discuss options on site, and
help you make an informed
decision based on your
location and the
probabilities of finding new
water in an existing well
location.
Well deepenings and
cleanouts are a little
different. Because you have
an existing well the
decision must be made to
deepen, cleanout or drill a
new well in the event that
your existing wells
production has failed or the
well has caved in. Our water
well professionals will
discuss options on site, and
help you make an informed
decision based on your
location and the
probabilities of finding new
water in an existing well
location.