Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1912-05-31
Time Wasted in Well Con-
struction.

experience rs TAR us the engineer
ing feature is concerned. but ais,
by reason of the alluring feature OF
lower first cost, without considera
ton of future ineihciency and fail
ure. and last hut not least by rca,
son of unsuitable and inefficient
material offered for sale without
any consideration. prompt MS Ia
advance the following ideas and
suggestions. with the view, that
our citizens and settlers might be
induced to break away from the
old rut of doing these things, and
enter upon the only technical and
logically right way of doing the
one thing which is paramount 10
all others. rs far us present and
future prosperity is concerned,
namely. well construction.
Deriving our water supply from
underilow. or commonly called sheet
water, found only in gravel or
sand. it stands To reason. that the
diameter Of u we'll is of M import
ancc whatever as far rs the actual
water supply is concerned. The
diameter of n well should only be
governed by the outside diameter
of the desired pump to he installed
and need only To be large enough
to admit this pump.
In another issue Of this paper
We have already discussed the nee
cSsity If and the reason why good
heavy casing Should hc used in
place of the much perforated and
llimsy casing. which is now So much
in evidence.
We all know, that in all wells,
with few exceptions, the StrongcS,
flow of water. on the supply of
which We largely depend, is found
in the third stratum.
In most cases this third stratum
How of water is So strong. that il
rises tn the second stratum. II it
does. II necessarily diSsipateS itself
in the flow IT this second stratum.
This holds true equally well. with
the waters If the second stratum.
il the How ot same is strong
enough Ia rise To the level of the
first stratum, which latter gives but
little water bu, allows the diSsipa.
ton Of the water coming up into
Il
Now then hy using drop drill.
go make your well and los driving
the standard casing clos, up to-
,out drill hit. yoU not only control
all cavinc formations. hut you are
also in a poSlyion IL caSc VT such
water strata which are II No hrn,,-
II % YOU. yes. are detrimental.
Surprising 6rSi ami second strata
,ayv hNn caNei oir a and strong
low of water sufficient Ia supply
,uUr pump j. struck ~ the third. il
night r,Se up right to the top nf
.our ms, stratum NJ even higher.
'rcaUsc IL has ~ chance Ia diS>i-
Atr itself Ii you arr satisfied ~
20 the sa'hcirncN II water furnished
N the ,hiri stratum. driveyour cas-.
~ down Ia the bottom II SANE.
.ad then prturalc ID. ~ demon
tu,ci W Hamman 4 Ferguson.
,hu use % pcrtorator IN connection
With their keystone Drop Drill ma.
.hjne. only - far ~ J., extends
r,o the third water stratum Il :
..t cecyS>sr, o. perforatc the cas-.
0g ,t}y much IN fact il ) lrlr.
H-cts o. Be- :, rhc prrfora,ion>
Uou,d b.. iar enough apart, :, ~
n not submit fD-e And ya>y AoW
g the >o-cAiiei dr >and INTO the
.eI Ia, object II the lar apArl
~riaraiiou. : ia cau~ the Sand Ia
ett.s aDj pAcA an the outsi,ic II
he easing Vhlch Mil csuS- 10 o.
SSuug the form 4 the - cslltVi
80 >Nnd. which r place Il flowing
l,o the we. Nith the water. Will
81; IS hitter and re,lucc tn, Sand
LINK 10 the ws'i. % the wmping
p 81 sand joa minimum. without
81 the least thu CONSTANT
~ IL water into the well IN un-
lmini>htG Snd sufficient quantities
d supply any yNmp