Well, let me tell ya somethin’ about them welldrillers and old well holes, ya know? Folks always askin’, “Can they drill in them old spots or what?” It ain’t always so simple, like plantin’ a seed in the same darn hole every year. Sometimes it works, sometimes it don’t.
First off, ya gotta think about why that old well’s just sittin’ there, doin’ nothin’. Is it dry as a bone? If it is, digging deeper might be the only way to get water. But hold your horses, it ain’t just about diggin’. Ya gotta find a welldriller who knows their stuff. Some of them young fellas, they just got the fancy machines but no common sense.
- Dry well? Gotta dig deeper.
- Old well dirty? Gotta clean it out.
- Well too small? Maybe need a new one.
Now, if that old well ain’t dry, but it’s just kinda… sickly, ya know? Maybe the water’s gone bad, or there ain’t enough of it. Then ya gotta figure out why. Could be somethin’s messed up with the well itself. Maybe the cap’s busted, and all sorts of nasty stuff is gettin’ in. A good seal on that cap is mighty important, ya hear? Keeps the dirt and the critters out.
And let me tell ya, water’s a funny thing. It moves around down there, under the ground, in places we can’t even see. So, if ya drill a new well too close to the old one, they might end up fightin’ over the same water. Then ya got two wells that ain’t worth a lick. A smart welldriller, they’ll know to drill far enough away, so both wells get a good drink, ya understand? It’s like plantin’ two trees too close together, they both gonna struggle.
Some folks say a well should last a long time, maybe 25 years, maybe even a hundred! But that depends on where ya are. Some places, ya gotta drill way down deep to get good water. And some places, the ground just ain’t so friendly to wells. It’s like farmin’. Some land’s good, some land’s bad. Ya just gotta know what yer workin’ with.
So, will them welldrillers use them old holes? Well, sometimes they do, sometimes they don’t. If that old well ain’t too messed up, maybe they can clean it out, fix it up, and make it good as new. But if it’s too far gone, or if it’s just in the wrong spot, then it’s better to start fresh. Drilling a new well ain’t cheap, but havin’ good clean water, well, that’s worth more than all the gold in the world, ain’t it?
Now, if they do decide to drill a new well, they might use different ways to do it. Sometimes they drill a big hole, sometimes they use somethin’ called an auger, looks like a giant screw. Sometimes they even use water to blast a hole down there. It all depends on the ground and what they’re tryin’ to do.
And remember, even if they drill a new well, ya still gotta take care of it. Just like ya gotta take care of yer house and yer garden. Keep an eye on that cap, make sure it’s sealed tight. And if somethin’ seems off, don’t wait around, call a welldriller. It’s easier to fix a little problem than a big one, ya know?
So, there ya have it. The lowdown on welldrillers and old well holes. It ain’t rocket science, but it ain’t exactly plantin’ potatoes neither. Ya gotta use yer head, and ya gotta find someone who knows what they’re doin’. And most importantly, ya gotta respect that water, ’cause without it, we ain’t got nothin’. Clean water is like life itself.
