I’ve recently purchased 10 acres between Backus and Hackensack and was thinking of putting in a shallow well for my camper. How does anyone find out about the water table in the area, call the county or state. Any info would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
check with local well drillers……they generally have a good idea!!!!! or neighbors.
Get yourself a dowsing stick 
you can look up info on every well drilled in Minnesota after a certain date. I don’t remember what the date is but you can get an idea of how deep your neighbors wells are
Also find out what the local regulations are on well drilling.
In some states you can drill a well yourself without a permit. But, if you hire someone to drill they will have to get a permit and register the well. Either way I’d suggest getting the water tested to see what’s in it.
Check out this site that details a cheap DIY method of shallow well drilling called hydrodrilling.
drillyourownwell.com
This is basically an easier way of drilling a deep sandpoint well without killing yourself with a sledgehammer. I will be drilling my own well this summer on my hunting property.
I put one in a few years ago on my property. My neighbor had put one in the year before so he was a big help, plus he has a gas poweredpost pounder. We spent more time couoling the pipes together than driving the pipes in the ground, it worked great. The area is very sandy and we only had to go down 20ft to have enough water for the pump to work.
Check out this site that details a cheap DIY method of shallow well drilling called hydrodrilling.
drillyourownwell.com
This is basically an easier way of drilling a deep sandpoint well without killing yourself with a sledgehammer. I will be drilling my own well this summer on my hunting property.
Two questions come to mind, (a) Wonder how many gallons of water is typically used when hydro -drilling? (b) How to accomplish this if one does not already have a pressurized water source on site?
Two questions come to mind, (a) Wonder how many gallons of water is typically used when hydro -drilling? (b) How to accomplish this if one does not already have a pressurized water source on site?
I’ll let you know for sure when I drill in June.
I already own a gas powered pump which I will couple to a IBC tote with 300 gallons of water drawn from my creek 1/4 mile away, filtered and chlorinated. I also have 5x 55 gallon drums on standby.
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Two questions come to mind, (a) Wonder how many gallons of water is typically used when hydro -drilling? (b) How to accomplish this if one does not already have a pressurized water source on site?I’ll let you know for sure when I drill in June.
I already own a gas powered pump which I will couple to a IBC tote with 300 gallons of water drawn from my creek 1/4 mile away, filtered and chlorinated. I also have 5x 55 gallon drums on standby.
Yes, one must have a source of pressurized water on site, prior to drilling a well with this method.
I have a lot with a driven well in the Crosslake area. The well is 2″ dia 20′ plus a 4′ sand point. A friend and I drove the well with an rented electric 60lb jack hammer and a drive cap. The well can produce about 10 gal/min and I have a 3/4hp shallow well jet pump. The well has been tested and is registered with the state on MN.
It produces potable water and I use the well to water my large garden.
I have a Johnson stainless steel well screen. They are wound, welded, triangular wire and more permiable. Are much more durable to drive and long term much more reliable and less likely to plug with sand.
Mn has driven well regulations
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