Mikepier wrote:
OK here is another test I did. I have a Wayne portable pump. It is
self priming, and hose bibs for the inlet and outlet. I stuck a 10
foot house down the well and sucked all the water out. The water did
not return to it's steady state level until about 3-4 minutes later.
Does this imply the screen is clogged , or there is a problem with the
well? It seems there should be a steady supply of water if I'm sucking
it out with my portable pump.

How deep is the well? How far down does the original pipe go? Put the
pipe down another 10 or 20 feet and see if it still goes dry. If it
does, then go deeper. If you hit bottom, lift it up again so it doesn't
suck up the sediment at the bottom.