EcoRenovator - View Single Post - WSHP: Supply well and return well spacing?

slippy · 02-21-17, 05:40 PM

We hit 60' today.

I have 23 feet of well screen fabricated. We went through a lot of sand a while back, but it has been nothing but fine silt and clay since.

The plan is to keep going, hoping there's some more sand down there somewhere. But, damn it, I think the well screen will be below the first sand level.

We'll be cementing the top of the well to reduce the chance of any contamination. As far as the return water goes, it appears that injection wells are the biggest area of concern for contamination. So, I may just try to go the French-drain style way of returning the water to the ground. I just don't know yet; I have to make sure there will even BE water first!

02-21-17, 05:40 PM	#6
slippy Helper EcoRenovator Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Charlotte NC USA Posts: 37 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Still going... We hit 60' today. I have 23 feet of well screen fabricated. We went through a lot of sand a while back, but it has been nothing but fine silt and clay since. The plan is to keep going, hoping there's some more sand down there somewhere. But, damn it, I think the well screen will be below the first sand level. We'll be cementing the top of the well to reduce the chance of any contamination. As far as the return water goes, it appears that injection wells are the biggest area of concern for contamination. So, I may just try to go the French-drain style way of returning the water to the ground. I just don't know yet; I have to make sure there will even BE water first!