Eureka, we struck water!

The well drillers were out today, and likely the next day or two. Today was the water well. They started with the largest drill bit to go down to about 80 feet. Twice they encountered limestone in 6 to 10 foot veins; lots of white dust & debris from those.

Next they installed two 20 foot casings at the top of the well and added a wall sealant to prevent anything from infiltrating the pipe. When that was done, they were able to begin drilling with smaller bit. By the time they got to 90 feet -- water.

Then it was a matter of adding on more and more of the 20 foot sections to extend the depth of the well. By the time they got to 320 feet they had enough reservoir depth to accommodate all our family water needs. Next will be the 2 wells for the geothermal heat system.