Borehole cost

[dairydurham]

Did you all know you were likely to hit water before you drilled? I'd like one, but the impression I got was that it was fairly hit or miss as to if there would be any water.

Drillers put our first one on huge well known fault line and ran out of water in 6 months, and was 130m deep. New one 300m south of fault hit water @ 40m but it still cannot keep us going.In my experience it is very hit and miss regarding the amount you will hit

 

[upnortheast]

We are on sandstone & driiling seems very predictable Just 5 miles east of here, onto coal seams the job seems more problematic from what I hear . The line seems roughly the A68

 

[Overby]

We are on sandstone & driiling seems very predictable Just 5 miles east of here, onto coal seams the job seems more problematic from what I hear . The line seems roughly the A68

ie East of the 68 is troublesome, West easier?

Canny NW slope on the 68 mind!

I've had one 'blind' quote of 15k already, a few more to come in and obvs things may change once they've actually been to the site.

There's definitely water here as there was an old well and a wind pump 50 years ago.

 

[upnortheast]

ie East of the 68 is troublesome, West easier?

Probably gross over simplification, but that`s an impression I get
Where are you ?

 

[som farmer]

ie East of the 68 is troublesome, West easier?

Canny NW slope on the 68 mind!

I've had one 'blind' quote of 15k already, a few more to come in and obvs things may change once they've actually been to the site.

There's definitely water here as there was an old well and a wind pump 50 years ago.

we had a bore drilled in the 20/30's, l can just remember going with dad, to put petrol in the motor, x amount petrol = enough water pumped. It went dry, when someone else tapped the same vein. Looked in 76, but dry.
Where we were told to drill this one, was very close to where archaeologists found some steps down, to presumably to get water, for a small medieval village site, you could see 1 side, 'banked' with wood, and the steps, made with wood, as well, they went down about 8ft, not the 35m we did ! But absolutely fascinating, we had the whole farm surveyed/excavated pits, over an 18 month period, full of history.

 

[Overby]

Probably gross over simplification, but that`s an impression I get
Where are you ?

on the a1

 

[MondayPrecious]

Hey there, I'm new to the forum and just stumbled upon this thread. I wanted to chime in and say that I find this topic really interesting. I've been doing some research on borehole drilling costs recently and came across this thread. It's amazing how much history is hidden beneath the surface!

 

[MondayPrecious]

I've found that the cost can vary greatly depending on the location, depth, and type of borehole being drilled. It's important to do your research and get quotes from multiple companies before making a decision. I've also been looking into the different materials used for drilling rigs, and I recently discovered the swivel in drilling rig. It's a pretty cool piece of equipment that allows for the rotation of the drill string while keeping the mud and debris in the hole. Have any of you used one before?

 

[Farmer_Joe]

i would be keen to hear of any recent quotes, i need a new water connection but was considering bore hole instead, i know it will be more but seemed like a better idea, just small farm domestic supply, all stock drink from streams

 

[WPTglobal]

i would be keen to hear of any recent quotes, i need a new water connection but was considering bore hole instead, i know it will be more but seemed like a better idea, just small farm domestic supply, all stock drink from streams

Have you thought about using a ram pump?

 

[Farmer_Joe]

Have you thought about using a ram pump?

no?

theres a really decent spring a few fields away but its not high enough to supply the house could i build a chamber and use that? im not really familiar with ram pumps,

i could easily dig a pipe across to the house from this location

 

[WPTglobal]

no?

theres a really decent spring a few fields away but its not high enough to supply the house could i build a chamber and use that? im not really familiar with ram pumps,

i could easily dig a pipe across to the house from this location

Ram pumps use any flowing water source to pump water to a higher level and are normally much cheaper than drilling a borehole, so this could be of use to you. Drop us an email and we'll be happy to help you with details and a system design. [email protected]

www.waterpoweredtechnologies.com

 

[Netherfield]

i would be keen to hear of any recent quotes, i need a new water connection but was considering bore hole instead, i know it will be more but seemed like a better idea, just small farm domestic supply, all stock drink from streams

Try Dales Water

 

[Forkdriver]

Round here in west Wales a borehole is quoted at £10 to £15k with no guarantees of production.