Anyone drill a water well lately? - Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

jolinar of malkshor · 10-16-2008, 09:46 AM

I am going to have to drill a water well for my acreage in the spring. Has anyone drilled one lately or does anyone work for a water well drilling company? What are the approximate costs? If you have any additional info I would appreciate it as well.

Thanks in advance.

Shawnski · 10-16-2008, 09:50 AM

No, but in my earlier years, I remember drilling waitresses well.

metal_geek · 10-16-2008, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnski

No, but in my earlier years, I remember drilling waitresses well.

MAN.... there are soooooo many references to holes and dry wells that it almost hurts to let it GO...

I think the cost varies greatly depending on where you are, the land and the water table. I'd budget about 10k, but honestly I don't have any experience with artisian wells here in Alberta...

GoinAllTheWay · 10-16-2008, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnski

No, but in my earlier years, I remember drilling waitresses well.

LOL, well played sir!

BOSSY · 10-16-2008, 10:12 AM

Have a buddy that just had one done on his land ... I BELIEVE he said it was around 9k all told - his neighbors were bitching about it and tried to stop him through the MD saying there isn't enough water and it would hurt their ability to pump water (they were getting about 16 gallons a minute) ... His well is producing about 30 a minute! SCORE!

jolinar of malkshor · 10-16-2008, 10:57 AM

Thanks for the posts guys especially the links foze.

ricosuave · 10-16-2008, 10:59 AM

I think the going rate for them up Drayton Valley way is about 3-4K

flamesfever · 10-16-2008, 11:02 AM

Some of the things we did before drilling our well:

1. studied data on nearby wells i.e. depth, production etc. to get an idea what depth we may have to drill to get water.

2. hired a witcher to fix our location.

3. decided to go with a cable tool rig, instead of a rotary rig that used drilling mud, to minimize damage to water zone.

Hope this helps.

Russic · 10-16-2008, 01:41 PM

My parents paid somewhere in the range of 10k i believe. They used to have incredible well water. Then one day somebody bought the 100 acres of land next to them and built a house literally on the property line. The day they drilled their well my parents suddenly noticed all their water went from fine to pretty much smelling like pure sulphur. My parents are massive pushovers. Sorry - bit of a rant there.

Eagle Eye · 10-16-2008, 02:40 PM

Does the ERCB require Control wells for water wells? You had better hope not, lol.

ken0042 · 10-16-2008, 03:16 PM

My sister was looking at a well for her cabin, and the difference between getting a well and using a cistern tank was going to be in the 1000's of dollars. And because it was the cabin and as such would only be used maybe 50 days out of the year, the cost of trucking in water @ about $200 per year was going to take 15 years to make up the difference in price. And that is assuming the well lasts that long. Her in-laws are right beside her and had to get a new well a couple of years ago.

I was looking at that for my cabin and was considering taking it one step further and using rain water.

Rathji · 10-16-2008, 03:18 PM

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They should check out some of those links, they may be able to get some free testing or something. Do they shock chlorinate?

Shocking a well can bugger your septic, but sometimes it is required.

Russic · 10-16-2008, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by fotze

They should check out some of those links, they may be able to get some free testing or something. Do they shock chlorinate?

To be honest I have no idea. All I know is they've been having rather large issues with their well since the neighbors moved in. They may have to dig elsewhere.

redforever · 10-16-2008, 05:34 PM

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These guys are excellent.

http://aarondrill.tripod.com/

The cost is going to depend on many factors.

1. The depth needed to find the water

2. The type of soil substructure they are drilling through

3. You might need to drill more than one well, since you need around at least 4 gallons per minute for an average family to have that well be called a potable water supply. Less than that, you are looking at a cistern etc.

Anyhow, we have used Aaron Drilling on more than one occasion, very reputable.

Seconded, excellent company to use for drilling new wells or repairing old wells.

Also check out Bill Baker in the Priddis area.

jolinar of malkshor · 10-16-2008, 06:49 PM

Thanks again everyone.

Clarkey · 05-18-2009, 12:57 PM

This site is so valuable beyond just the obvious hockey discussion, thanks.

FlameForever · 10-25-2010, 01:48 AM

I recently had 2 wells drilled just outside of Calgary by Peter Niemans Water Well Drilling. These guys are excellent, very knowledgeable (family-run business I believe) and they had some great tips that we found extremely helpful (regarding water, acreage living, etc etc).
They also installed our pumps, waterlines and pressure systems. The water is great, crystal clear and more pressure then even when we were living in the city.
Highly recommended (just as they were recommended to us by our neighbors in fact)!