Andy Asberry writes:

With a typical 1 7/8" working barrel, each foot of water column lifted
will weigh about 1.2 pounds. 100 foot depth to standing water
will require lifting 120#.

That's before any mechanical leverage applied at the handle. Also, the
piston diameter might not be the same as the pipe diameter - the max
size depends on the well casing. The force depends on piston diameter,
not water column diameter.

But no matter how you arrange the mechanism, lifting a certain volume of
water 150 feet will require at least 5 times the mechanical work
required to lift the same volume 30 feet. That was my point.

Dave