Monday, January 2, 2017

Learn More About Water Well Drilling Alpine

By William Myers


A well is a structure in the ground that is made by digging, drilling, boring or driving to reach underground waters. The waters in the well is then drawn out using a pump or containers like buckets which can be raised using machines or using hand. Excavation of wells goes way back and the types of wells constructed come in different structures. Some include qanats, shadoofs, sakiehs, and placement of linings in well shafts to enhance stability. However, water well drilling Alpine has really grown too to benefit the people in that region.

The commonly known types of wells despite being traditional are the ones dug by hand, especially in the rural areas. The reason for this is that they are cheap and do not usually require a complex technology. Usually, they are easily constructed through the readily available materials such as bricks and stones for lining.

However, in the recent excavation procedures, concrete well rings are lowered into the hole by use of machines; a method known as caissoning. This method is most efficient for deeper wells that require complex boring methods. Drilled wells differ from dug wells in that they reach deeper.

Usually, there are different types of wells that include the hand dug wells with features such as large diameter and usually dug with shovels until the water-table is accessed. Avoid accidents, they are dug horizontally. They are usually not expensive and only need manual labor and a simple technology.

Lastly, there is the drilled wells that are constructed using a number of styles; top-head rotary style, cable tool boring machines, table rotary among others. These take into account common methods like deep rock rotary drilling method, simple hand drilling method, driving, jetting and even slugging. These methods make these wells efficient in accessing water in deep levels. Drilled wells can either be shallow and unconfined or deep and confined.

Drilled wells are excavated by use of a top-head rotary, a table rotary or even cable drilling tool machines that all entail cutting. The methods applied are simple hand drilling methods, deep rock rotary drilling method which is the most often used; jetting, driving and slugging. They help access water from deep levels than dug wells. They are divided into two; shallow or unconfined wells and deep or confined wells.

Certain factors are taken into account before a well is drilled in Alpine TX. These include gathering information on the geology, water-table depth and seasonal changes of the chosen area. The person in-charge of doing this research is a hydro-geologist. This is a person who surveys groundwater. They apply a number of tools. For example electro-seismic surveying.

These chemicals include pesticides, nitrates, sewage sludge, fertilizers and other minerals like lead, uranium, chromium VI among others. These contaminants are the leading cause of waterborne diseases in Alpine TX. To eradicate contamination of the waters, certain measures need to be taken. They are sealing the lid of the well, sweeping away stagnant water and maintaining cleanliness around the wall.




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