This is Good Neighbor Brian's new well. It's capped and not in service yet (because the electricity hasn't arrived), but it won't be long.
This photo does not show it very well, but that gray powdery stuff around the pipe and leading away from it is actually a dazzling white. This is limestone from deep in the ground. The well drillers brought all of this up in their quest for the water table. When we had our conversation, I neglected to ask Brian how deep they had to go. Good Neighbors Tom and Fred at the other end of the ridgetop had to go down more than 400 feet to get to the "good" water. (There is apparently a table of water less deep that has a nasty taste.)
Brian told me he intends to spread the lime below some of his mighty oaks to improve the soil chemistry there. The man never rests.
Missouri calendar:
- Green-winged teal migration is at its peak.
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October 23rd, 2009 at 6:32 pm
The only wells we ever had here on the farm were the shallower (25-40 feet) and wider ones. Its amazing how deep they can drill for water through rock.
October 25th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
Limestone! I would think that would make for easy drilling and a good well. I am very curious as to how much it cost. I’m debating about building my own well drilling machine. The quotes I got several years ago were mind boggling. Enough so that one gives serious pause and considers do-it-yourself options. For now we have springs that produce enough flow. I’m also working on tapping a spring about 1,000′ further north along the mountain and about 165′ above us in altitude. I have the path to it cleared and all down hill. It is a multi-year process.