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  • čas přidán 24. 04. 2020
  • Where is the best location to drill a water well? Where should I locate a well? Do you have several acres and want the "best" location to drill a well? Here are several tips and things to look for on your property regarding where to drill a well. Always consult with a hydrogeology expert as well to get their opinion on the best location.
    There are no guarantees to find a certain flow rate of water by a certain depth. It can be tricky sometimes finding water so it always best to start in the best location if you can, abiding by all local rules, laws and standards is first priority. There are other factors to consider as well, such as trenching and cost of water line.

Komentáře • 101

  • @blessed7927
    @blessed7927 Před 3 lety +4

    I listened all the way through- accent hooked me- pleasant as all get out! Thank you for explaining so well 😊

  • @tomnagle2001
    @tomnagle2001 Před 4 lety +15

    Excellent! Thanks so much for explaining all that, Wendell. That for sure is not the easiest subject by a long shot. Your concern that we the viewer/listeners understand this material is very evident. And that makes you a very fine teacher!!!

    • @WendellLeeWellServices
      @WendellLeeWellServices  Před 4 lety +1

      Thanks for the information, glad people are finding it useful

    • @5ea56bowden9
      @5ea56bowden9 Před 2 lety

      @@WendellLeeWellServices HI WENDALL. Did you ever think to mention DOWSING in your video. Almost guaranteed to find water without so much cost. Even some well drillers hire a dowser or have one in their employ

    • @michaelcohen9363
      @michaelcohen9363 Před 2 lety

      @@5ea56bowden9 dowsing is a scam, this has been proven multiple times.

    • @SI-GOD
      @SI-GOD Před 2 lety +1

      @@michaelcohen9363 dowsing is not 100% accurate especially if done by someone who has not practiced their psychic abilities (we all have them). Here are also people who see an easy buck taking advantage of others but there are some that can actually do it. Imagine if you has even a 20% increase in success by using dowsing... would it be worth it?

    • @michaelcohen9363
      @michaelcohen9363 Před 2 lety

      @@SI-GOD Dowsing is a scam.

  • @Brenda0312F
    @Brenda0312F Před 2 lety +5

    I’m at 7:43... just wanted to stop and say...not confused at all....I love the way you’re explaining it. Thorough takes details. You are patient and clear. Great job so far! 😃

    • @markthomas4083
      @markthomas4083 Před rokem

      I am a service and repair plumber in northern Ca. Yes, it is crazy here, good common sense is a rarity. Anyway, this guy presented a fantastic video. He is a natural! Love this informative video. 👍👍👍👍

  • @erwinbrubacker7488
    @erwinbrubacker7488 Před 6 měsíci +1

    You very helpful, I listened to this video about 4 times, this time I caught yer comment on distance from top of hill to creek, ( halfway).

  • @glenndaugherity6187
    @glenndaugherity6187 Před 2 lety +7

    We had a older farmer witch our well in Illinois and he told us if he had a green sapling branch he could of told us about how far down we would have to drill. He witched it in early winter and he was right on the money.

  • @dennislubchuk3401
    @dennislubchuk3401 Před 3 lety +5

    %hanks for all the info. I am thinking of drilling a new well new well here on Whidbey Island, Washington. I think I can help the driller now instead of getting in his way. Putting the well in first makes a lot of sense. I'll do that, thanks to you. Wish you guys were up here!

  • @GypsyBrokenwings
    @GypsyBrokenwings Před 3 lety +3

    I totally agree. I went up to my property and dowsed it. ALL of the good spots are in the draws and just off to the sides of them.

  • @jeffbulley7169
    @jeffbulley7169 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Excellent description. Awesome narrative.

  • @texasyardmanandmore3822
    @texasyardmanandmore3822 Před 4 lety +5

    Great explanation. I am looking to have a water well drilled and this helps. I will look for the peaks and valleys and aim for the middle. Will need it drilled as I am here in Texas. Hard rock here.

  • @calechouinard3110
    @calechouinard3110 Před 3 lety +5

    Great experience makes for a great explanation on this topic. Opening new ideas for my future well. This beats a handful of willow sticks.

  • @jonhelmer8591
    @jonhelmer8591 Před rokem +1

    Excellent video, I'm looking to drill a well on my 44 acre property in Eastern Cuba.
    I've found this video very helpful.
    Keep up the good work!

  • @jasonbuzzard3127
    @jasonbuzzard3127 Před měsícem

    That was extremely helpful... Thank you..

  • @AtmmWaring
    @AtmmWaring Před 9 měsíci

    Very educational. Thank you. Your videos taught me a lot a out water well system. I used them to educate myself before I contacted a plumber or well company about my recent very low water pressure in my house. I will be looking to see if you a a video on pump installation.
    Thank you again!!

  • @marcobrownstone
    @marcobrownstone Před měsícem +1

    You taught me well today. Pun intended.

  • @mariolibertad9972
    @mariolibertad9972 Před 3 lety +5

    Really appreciate the video. It answered questions I had and gives me a place to start. Thanks

  • @celticfiddle7605
    @celticfiddle7605 Před 3 lety +4

    The trees are a good indicator too where water is running underneath the ground.

  • @whitetailridgehomestead
    @whitetailridgehomestead Před 3 lety +3

    Super helpful. Thanks. I actually have these exact environmental situations on my property and was thinking the same thing but im far from a pro. Also appears I may have a sprung in the draw so logic says get near it but not on it

  • @scottwolverine3062
    @scottwolverine3062 Před 3 lety +1

    this kid is probably the coolest dude ever!!

  • @livewithinyourmeans
    @livewithinyourmeans Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you very much. This was very informative for those of us who are learning.

  • @student7215
    @student7215 Před 2 lety +4

    Best time to dig a well is during dry season, 👌. You will find the real water level and also dig accordingly to the right depth.

  • @gqp3215
    @gqp3215 Před 2 lety +2

    Water travels through cracks in the rock. I had to drill were Md., Carroll county health dept. tells me. 35 years cable rigs. Hit more water than air rigs and didn't go deep unless neccisary. Drilled many 50 foot wells with lots of gpm. Air rigs blow cuttings in the cracks and produce less gpm.

    • @pjperalta5298
      @pjperalta5298 Před 2 lety

      This is good to know! My existing well only draws .5 gpm and I need 1 gpm. Supposedly, the well digger hit rock. I'm wondering what kind of rig they used. Maybe I should try to go deeper through the rock with a different well rig instead of drilling another site.

  • @jasonbuzzard3127
    @jasonbuzzard3127 Před měsícem

    The information was very helpful, I just purchased property and have no idea about water underground, going to go in with some neighbors and get a well put in. Thank you very much. Was your symbol intentionally designed to look like the AA emblem? Love it..

  • @kimgibbons8223
    @kimgibbons8223 Před 3 lety +1

    Great explanation and info. Thanks!

  • @fishmanroly7450
    @fishmanroly7450 Před 3 lety +2

    Blessed to live in south Florida you can put a well anywhere

  • @cat67man
    @cat67man Před 4 lety +2

    Great information . Thanks!

  • @Quest4Unknown
    @Quest4Unknown Před 2 lety

    Well said. Happy my property has exactly what you stated placement of the well. Thanks

  • @somethingappropriate
    @somethingappropriate Před 3 lety +12

    Fun game - take a shot every time he says “well” you’ll be blacked out in no time.

    • @johncouch8187
      @johncouch8187 Před 2 lety +1

      57 times he says well.

    • @SI-GOD
      @SI-GOD Před 2 lety +1

      Well... that's just a southern thing. Can't you tell by how he talks about the drawl of the land with a drawl. Lol.
      We southerners know some things are better done slow and... well... that's just how it is.
      Yall come back now, ya hear.

    • @marcus3457
      @marcus3457 Před rokem

      😂

  • @rifraf1970
    @rifraf1970 Před 3 lety

    This was really helpful ! Thank you!!!

  • @knyansa1569
    @knyansa1569 Před rokem +1

    Can you guys offer your services outside the country? Also are you saying it's not a good idea to try and drill for water on a hilltop?

  • @TrueIndie88
    @TrueIndie88 Před 2 lety

    Very helpful. Thank you.

  • @FreddyFloresVE
    @FreddyFloresVE Před rokem +1

    ... Away from the septic system and close to the house, if feasible.

  • @woodspirit98
    @woodspirit98 Před 3 lety +2

    Underground water doesn't flow downhill to streams. It flows in the same direction as the stream are flowing. Roughly parallel.

    • @gqp3215
      @gqp3215 Před 2 lety

      No. Through cracks that run in every direction

  • @SI-GOD
    @SI-GOD Před 2 lety

    You can't tell it because the trees are in the way (12:08)...
    Maybe it because I grew up in Louisiana, but I CAN see it even on camera. Just looking at it, I would expect about 10 - 15 feet in to have to start planting my feet sideways as I walk. Within 50 feet in, the ground will start getting very soft to where you sink with every step. Makes me miss the days of standing on 1 foot digging your other shoe out of the gumbo-mud hoping you don't lose your balance and have to put your sock foot down in it. Other areas you can walk 50 feet and have 20 pounds of mud stuck to the bottom of each shoe.
    Yes there were snake and other critters out there that as a kid you don't think about.

  • @jules4626
    @jules4626 Před 6 měsíci

    I am in the city on about 1/3 an acre, sloped lot, giant pine trees & about 1/4 mile from a river. Can I dig almost anywhere (providing I don’t hit underground pipes) and expect water???

  • @jaynefranzinoromero1640
    @jaynefranzinoromero1640 Před 3 lety +2

    Aren't there any laser type devices that can determine if there's water underground? Great video. It's explained very simply and precisely. Thank you.

    • @johncuervo3019
      @johncuervo3019 Před 2 lety

      Sharks with laser beams.
      I think you meant sonar

  • @stuartmacdonald5729
    @stuartmacdonald5729 Před rokem

    Thanks for the practical explanation! If hit good water at say 100' how risky is it to go another 20' to have reservoir and have it disappear and have nothing?

  • @user-xn2mg7jk5h
    @user-xn2mg7jk5h Před 2 lety

    That’s some good lookin timber behind you.

  • @jacklabloom635
    @jacklabloom635 Před 3 lety

    Helpful information.

  • @user-kq5vw9nx8s
    @user-kq5vw9nx8s Před 3 měsíci

    Thank ya for the information, bro

  • @TheVoiceofKevinC
    @TheVoiceofKevinC Před rokem

    If you make another video. Would you consider turning the volume. On. I can almost hear you on this one. . ??

  • @otischeatomjr22
    @otischeatomjr22 Před 6 měsíci

    What your take on dowsing to sight a well

  • @VondaInWonderland
    @VondaInWonderland Před 2 lety +1

    Hundreds of feet 😮 I was hoping to be able to do it myself, a little at a time. I only have 1/3 acre, not much choice.

  • @aquariusknowsbest5379
    @aquariusknowsbest5379 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for that, what if your on a mountain but there’s swales can I expect their to be water

  • @mghc7
    @mghc7 Před 2 lety

    Can you put. A well under a driveway. I Have a 4 acre piece and my septic is in the back right,and I know it’s got to be 100 ft.I want to keep it in the back on the left instead of in the front under the driveway,but the way it’s all flat and on the left side there is also a creek

  • @richardleggitt4012
    @richardleggitt4012 Před rokem

    How would you know if your bladder has a hole if you can't see it. Would water come out were you put the air in if you depress the air stem

  • @ybloc12
    @ybloc12 Před 4 lety +3

    I'm sure there are different variables but what is the avg price per foot for a water well? I'm located in Texas and started to interview different companies to drill a new well to replace the one we have. Thank you!

    • @WendellLeeWellServices
      @WendellLeeWellServices  Před 4 lety +3

      prices vary widely depending on the area you are in, geology of the earth below the ground at your site, and the depth it takes to get to sufficient water. An average price would probably be about $20 per foot, just for the drilling.

    • @SI-GOD
      @SI-GOD Před 2 lety

      @@WendellLeeWellServices After post-fake-beer-flu and excessive money printing, that might be closer to $50 per foot. Sad to say but it true and is going to be after our great great great grandkids are gone before we finally recover from this.

  • @softmetals3702
    @softmetals3702 Před 2 lety

    typically typical ,well said

  • @francisositaogbee516
    @francisositaogbee516 Před 2 lety

    Great work, but am confused on PVC connection

  • @robertd6925
    @robertd6925 Před 3 lety +2

    What area are you in?

  • @amazingracestudio
    @amazingracestudio Před rokem

    I just drilled my own well. It puts out 100 gal a day. I'm not real happy with that. Can it still be enough

  • @jackjohnson4148
    @jackjohnson4148 Před 3 lety

    Good stuff👍

  • @Rshtuni-Papikyan
    @Rshtuni-Papikyan Před 4 měsíci

    Any school, college, center for training and learning?

  • @anthonyzarcone8696
    @anthonyzarcone8696 Před 3 měsíci

    Where are you located

  • @HellavaLive
    @HellavaLive Před 3 lety

    I have a really important question what does it mean when your water is high in Iron ? Will that affect my animals? Growth of veggies.??

  • @seanoregan998
    @seanoregan998 Před rokem

    Ah....looooove caramellllll!

  • @pjperalta5298
    @pjperalta5298 Před 2 lety

    I have 1.75 ac in the NorCal foothills. It is sloped with quite a few outcroppings. There seems to be some kind of natural spring above the property that runs down o e side of my property. There have been 3 attempts at placing a well. 2 did not produce and the last attempt only produced. 5 gpm. In Eldorado County a well cannot be permitted for a home build if it is less than 1 gpm. I am feeling pretty defeated. Are there any resources available to accurately locate high water plain areas on properties?

    • @kristinberthiaume7634
      @kristinberthiaume7634 Před rokem

      That’s a lovely but dry area. I’m curious, did you have any luck? Maybe the seasonal rains helped?

    • @pjperalta5298
      @pjperalta5298 Před rokem

      No luck.

    • @kristinberthiaume7634
      @kristinberthiaume7634 Před rokem

      I’m sorry to hear it!! Best of luck to you as the drought lessens, I hope the rain continues.

    • @pjperalta5298
      @pjperalta5298 Před rokem +1

      @@kristinberthiaume7634 thank you.

  • @danodonnell7218
    @danodonnell7218 Před rokem

    Damn it, I don't know what a well looks like!

  • @leebstill
    @leebstill Před 3 lety

    Wish you were in tennessee

  • @SDCISHERE
    @SDCISHERE Před 3 lety +1

    Where you guys out of? California?

  • @HellavaLive
    @HellavaLive Před 3 lety

    We bought a place with a Well never checked the water ...Got it tested...found out its extremely high in Iron...Im so confused.

    • @gqp3215
      @gqp3215 Před 2 lety +1

      Can be treated. Lab test. They tell you what to buy, treatment system

  • @lisaduncan3363
    @lisaduncan3363 Před 3 lety

    I have a question, please - I live in a community and we are all on a our own separate wells. My neighbor across the street abuses it to the point, he even uses his powerwasher all weekend long and we are on well. 20 years ago our well went dry, we were in a drought, because of them abusing the water table. He seems to have water and we are sometimes dryer. Why is that? We did them about it. His using effects our water table. Any suggestions?

  • @woodspirit98
    @woodspirit98 Před 3 lety +1

    So your best advice is to drill where there is water. Not the other places

  • @talusranch990
    @talusranch990 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm up in the mud country

  • @stevenbrown6079
    @stevenbrown6079 Před rokem

    It looks like gravity would help pull the water down to where you drilled.

  • @diogenes1351
    @diogenes1351 Před 2 lety

    take a shot every time he says "well"

  • @MyCapeBretonRetiredLife

    I have my volume on 68 and i can hardly hear you... Ad comes on and blows me out of the room

  • @imtheonevanhalen1557
    @imtheonevanhalen1557 Před 6 měsíci

    90 gpm?.....prove it!....
    This cat keeps insinuating that surface run-off and settling of water has an effect on deep water wells......it doesn't.

  • @realmiketroyer1700
    @realmiketroyer1700 Před 6 měsíci +1

    This could have been a two minute video. A lot of extra yammering.

  • @davidsawyer1599
    @davidsawyer1599 Před 4 lety +4

    Old and hard of hearing. Got a young person to listen. "It's not you the sound is very low".

    • @bigpardner
      @bigpardner Před 4 lety +3

      Try head phones, ear buds?

    • @danorris5235
      @danorris5235 Před měsícem

      ​@@bigpardnerPretty much. I'm riding the border on being legally deaf in a few decibel ranges and I've got literally zero issues hearing this guy.
      Gotta love that one generation that thinks they're special and their problems are just the cause of everyone and everything else.

  • @sandin48
    @sandin48 Před 2 lety

    Your volume is terrible

  • @sappysamurai5170
    @sappysamurai5170 Před 3 lety

    This was really helpful ! Thank you!!!