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Well Types

Hand-Dug Driven Drilled Bored


Hand-Dug wells are sometimes Driven point or sand point wells Drilled wells are constructed by An earth auger rotated, by hand or
produced today either by power are constructed with tripod and either percussion cable tool or power, bores the hole and carries
equipment tools or by traditional percussion equipment tools that rotary drilling machines. Both the earth to the surface. Modern
hand tools, but most hand-dug drive or hammer a hardened drive construction methods use drilling large-diameter wells are bored by
wells are the remnants of a bygone point with a perforated screen pipe stems that are turned to create a power equipment and typically are
era and were created before into the ground followed by cutting action in the formation, lined with concrete.
drilling equipment was readily assembled sections of pipe as hence the term drilling.
available. needed..

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