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dpb

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On Apr 6, 8:29�am, "RBM" wrote:
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200' deep and water is at around the 175' level. The pump is located
about 4' off of the bottom with approximately 20' of water above it.
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I should try to improve this well or have another one put in.
Currently, the production is adequate, but just barely. The well is
located in the hills in central California. Thanks for suggestions.
hydro-fracking is a process that may help the existing well
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with only 25 feet of water, i think it would be a waste of money.
besides a deeper well helps guarantee dependable water during a
drought.
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If there is 25ft of water head above the pump, that's quite a lot,
actually -- many residential wells would feel quite fortunate to have
half that--particularly if it doesn't drop during dry weather means it
isn't a surface-supplied aquifer.

There's no way anybody on this group can have any clue whatsoever about
the hydrology of the well in question. Going deeper doesn't guarantee a
thing--there could be nothing but granite below; there could be a layer
of salt water or oil/gas to contaminate what he currently has.

Fracturing is a possibility that actually from the well description has
a reasonable chance--there's demonstrated water head, just apparently
not enough refresh into the hole. Altho even that isn't really
assured--it may be there's simply a small pump or discharge line on the
existing pump that is limiting output or the pump impellers are worn.

The only reasonable advice is to ask for local help altho OP has learned
of a technique that he can ask about.

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