Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Drilling test borewells - (During March 2012)

The geologist suggested 3 spots and he assured that the results will be same in all of them.
And we liked the first one which was adjacent to the stream, which flow from the north-east.

We called a local driller who was ready to drill 100 feets for 9000 Rs with a 4 inch bore.We started the work in the afternoon and thought of finishing it by evening, but it went on till mid night due to some technical snags.

We were thrilled to see water from 20 feet onwards but our enthusiasm went down to find only 0.5-1 inch size water till 100 feet.

In the morning we decided not to dig the well in that location and wanted to try the next spot (another 9000Rs !!).

The next spot is a gambling with respect to the stability of the rock layers because of the calcium carbonate deposits on the surface , I have seen water oozing out of that round area even after a week after rain.
I guessed it could be because of  groundwater stream underneath and the work was started immediately.

The water started gushing out after 15 feet and it started increasing with every 5 feet.The entire area is flooded and it was a awesome sight!!

The diggers were not able to drill after 60 feet due to the water pressure and they stopped drilling.
And we have found the right spot to dig a open well.




1 comment:

  1. wow! many many congratulations....to findout the water level after spending totally 18000 k

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