Just got the awesome news this am. No rocks, prob 100’-125’. Easy access for the rig.
what should I budget?
ty tr
what should I budget?
ty tr
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AKB. what’s a new well cost?
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2025 Well Drilling Costs | Average Water Well Installation Cost
Well drilling costs $25 to $65 per foot to put in complete system installation. The average cost to dig or drill a new water well is $3,750 to $15,300.
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Is it a potable well? You may have to drill well beyond 300 feet in order to get into the potable aquifer.
If it's irrigation you may not have to go as deep at 50 feet.
Are you in Nw NJ still?
If it's irrigation you may not have to go as deep at 50 feet.
Are you in Nw NJ still?
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You still need to drill to the deeper aquifer for potable. Generally speaking, most state regulations mandate deeper aquifer. It aint gonna be Cheap.
You costs will probably include
1. Abandoning the existing well
2. Drilling the new well
3. Pumps and other infrastructure to convey the water out of the well
4. Disposing of all the drilled material (cuttings) that gets generated. Unless you can legally find a way to spread them around your property.
5. You will probably have to get permits for the potable well, and you will have probably need to get the well surveyed by a licensed surveyor. Most state agencies require the permitting and surveying, so they know where the potable wells are in their state.
Then there is the cost of the laterals to the house, a pump house for filters (perhaps sand and also activated carbon). And you will probably need to have the well tested a couple of times a year by a lab to ensure the drinking water meets state standards.
So, there is a capital investment as well as recurring costs.
I'm looking at 20k at $60-$65 per square foot in New Mexico fwiw. Now, we need to go down farther than you normally would in the northeast because we are at 7700 elevation plus its a specific aquifer. On the plus side, the company I'm going to work with knows what they are doing and they know the area.
$20K looks to be about right, although perhaps a little on the lower side in the NE US. I would consider that to be rule of thumb for capital costs.
Hell Rho,
You're getting carried away here.....
That's benefit of having streams, rivers and other bodies of water for disposal.
Paid $5000 for a 475 ft well with the works back in 2004.Just got the awesome news this am. No rocks, prob 100’-125’. Easy access for the rig.
what should I budget?
ty tr
All of which, based on various state Land Use Laws and Regulations, are illegal.Hell Rho,
You're getting carried away here.....
That's benefit of having streams, rivers and other bodies of water for disposal.
My biggest worry is I didn’t get a permit for the hot tub. Can’t have these Newark a holes wandering out back.
I didn't know you were living in NM, for some reason I thought it was NC
What part of NM, soon to be fellow Neighbor.
Your hot tub would require a local constructon permit. The well will typically permitted by the state. Two separate factions and they don't care about the other factions issues. Also, at least in the states I work in, the driller will get the permit, and the state agencies typically do not do an inspection.
Here are some regulations for you to read, to get familiar with it.
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Why I went down almost 500 feet at house in PA about 20 years ago, so I never had to do it again. Have an industrial strength well. 60 gallons per minute. I knew the costs were going to skyrocket in the future and never wanted to do it again.
Had one drilled here in rural PA in 2006. 130' hit water, drilled to 160', fully lined, 20gal. a minute flow, $5,800.
In the end, the cost of a new well is apparently equivalent to the cost of a full season ORV parking pass.
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