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May 23, 2005
Well drilling commences
Today was the first day the drill rig was able to get up into the property for our well drilling. We'll need a fairly decent water feed, so the well is pretty important. There's plans to do 2 full drillings, assuming we hit water. There's plenty of room, it's just a matter of time (and expense!) looking around.
Something I personally didn't know (or did know, but never really thought about it) - most well drilling is through solid rock. There's only a few feet of dirt up top, and from there on it's just drilling through bedrock. The hole is about 9" in diameter, the size needed for the well pump. They're looking for a fracture line in the bedrock where water is running. Fascinating.
The full picture gallery is online.
Posted by dbs in Status reports at May 23, 2005 3:44 PM