Specializing in Gravel Packed Wells
We have decades of experience in siting and drilling high capacity gravel packed wells.
Gravel packed wells are drilled in sand and gravel overburden, and are constructed with custom fabricated stainless steel well screens, With a small test drilling rig, we can efficiently drill a series of small diameter test wells, and determine the optimum location for a high capacity production gravel well.
We drill most of our production wells using a bucket auger rig. We know of no other driller in southern New England who has a machine like this. The bucket machine drills a large diameter open hole. To get to the desired depth and diameter, the drilling crew may start with very large diameter casing, which they will install in the ground to a depth of 15 to 20 feet. They will then proceed to install several more lengths of casing, each smaller and deeper than the one installed previously, until the desired depth is reached.
After the desired depth is reached, the stainless steel well screen, gravel filter, and inner casing are set and the well is ready for development. Development is usually accomplished with a cable tool rig or custom built surging equipment using hollow surge blocks and an airlift pumping system.
Upon completion of the development, the temporary larger casings are removed as the well is grouted.
Using this drilling and development approach, we have successfully completed wells with capacities of 1 to 2 million gallons per day or more.
Gravel packed wells are drilled in sand and gravel overburden, and are constructed with custom fabricated stainless steel well screens, With a small test drilling rig, we can efficiently drill a series of small diameter test wells, and determine the optimum location for a high capacity production gravel well.
We drill most of our production wells using a bucket auger rig. We know of no other driller in southern New England who has a machine like this. The bucket machine drills a large diameter open hole. To get to the desired depth and diameter, the drilling crew may start with very large diameter casing, which they will install in the ground to a depth of 15 to 20 feet. They will then proceed to install several more lengths of casing, each smaller and deeper than the one installed previously, until the desired depth is reached.
After the desired depth is reached, the stainless steel well screen, gravel filter, and inner casing are set and the well is ready for development. Development is usually accomplished with a cable tool rig or custom built surging equipment using hollow surge blocks and an airlift pumping system.
Upon completion of the development, the temporary larger casings are removed as the well is grouted.
Using this drilling and development approach, we have successfully completed wells with capacities of 1 to 2 million gallons per day or more.
