How much water do I need?

The amount of water needed can vary from place to place and person to person. Climate, water pressure, appliances used, irrigation practices, etc., all help to determine the need for water.

Your financing arrangements may also have some influence on your needs. A good general rule is 5 gallons per minute. A very important qualification to that figure is that if a 1200 gallon holding tank is installed, you can possibly satisfy those requirements with as little as ½ gallon per minute.

The average person uses between 35-75 gallons per day. There is a popular formula used to calculate maximum water requirements.

Total daily water requirement/720 = gpm needed

When a driller sets up his rig, he levels the rig so he can drill straight down at the position we have marked. With the turning of the drill bit, there are forces at work to move that bit off course. This can mean that the driller misses the fracture(s) we wanted to tap into. With this being the case, we always recommend that our customers drill to our "Maximum drilling depth" and then stop.

At this point, if there is not adequate water we recommend that our customers fracture their well. With the drill bit wandering off course, the shaft drilled should be close to the water supply we are after. Fracturing the well at this point opens up those fractures and allows the water to flow.

There are two main types of fracturing (Hydrofracturing and Freeze-fracturing). Both processes open up blockages that restrict water by increasing the size and extent of the existing fractures. Please ask us which would be best for your situation.