Take Advantage of Our Water Well Drilling Service and Other Solutions
Many people think of water well construction as the last resort when they’re moving to a property that isn’t connected to the municipal water supply system. But, while this might be true in some cases, you have to realize that drilling a water well can actually bring many benefits. You don’t even have to worry about the actual drilling process, American Pump Service is here to assist you! We can provide drilling/fracking, a new water well pump and system to property owners who want to have a private well.
American Pump Services Inc. specializes in drilling and repair of residential, commercial and irrigation water wells. In addition to drilling new water wells, our services also include deepening of existing wells, hydro-fracturing, installing seals for damaged or troubled wells. Whether the well application is for a domestic or commercial application or irrigation, American Pump Services Inc. drills and services all types of wells. We have years of well experience. American Pump Services Inc. stands behind our services and products with the manufacturer’s warranty, and our own guarantee of satisfaction.
We also do hydrofracking. If your current well isn’t producing enough water, this maybe a great option.
All you have to do is call us and let us do what we do best.
Well Development by
Hydro-Fracturing
Hydro-fracturing is a well development process that involves injecting water under high pressure into a rock formation via the well. This is intended to increase the size and extent of existing bedrock fractures, thereby enlarging the network of water bearing fractures and size of the area supplying water to the well.
The procedure is often used to increase well yields of new deep drilled wells with marginal or inadequate production rates. It may also applied to older existing wells that have progressively diminished recovery rates over time usually caused by mineralization and incrustation of rock fractures.
Hydro-fracturing was originally developed in the oil fields to increase production volumes and is a relative newcomer to the drinking water well industry. It is now the method preferred by most contractors for developing bedrock wells because it is a controlled process.
These methods were somewhat uncontrolled and sometimes resulted in well failure. The use of dynamite frequently caused wells to collapse from the force of the blast rendering the well useless. The use of dry ice was common only a few years ago and was a much less violent approach to applying high pressure to the bedrock formation and the results were unsatisfactory.
The hydro-fracturing process eliminates this problem by controlling the pressure with packers below the well casing.
The Hydrofracturing Process
The procedure involves the installation of an inflatable or mechanical packer which is placed in the well bore at least 20 feet below the casing and drive shoe seal and at least 60 feet below the ground surface to insure that the process does not “break” the seal or allow surface water contaminants to enter the well. The packer is inflated or locked into position and water is pumped through the packer under pressure. Most applications require between 500 and 2000 pounds per square inch (psi) and in some cases 3000 psi pressure may be needed in tight rock formations. Examples If successful, pressure will steadily rise to a maximum level as the rock formation resists flow, then will suddenly drop off and stabilize at a lower pressure. The drop in pressure indicates that the formation is accepting water and the resistance to flow is diminished. Water is pumped into the formation for 5 to 30 minutes. Injection pump delivery rates of 50 to 75 gallons per minute (gpm) have proven successful. Generally, 1500 to 2000 gallons of water are pumped into the bedrock formation. Continued… It is extremely important that only clean, disinfected water is used for injection water because of the extreme pressure involved and the potential for forcing contaminants deep into the bedrock aquifer. One or two packers may be used for hydro-fracturing. When utilizing one packer, it is set near the top of the well but at a minimum safe distance below the drive shoe. After the initial frac sequence, the packer is deflated or unlocked and lowered further into the hole and the process is repeated as many times as necessary. Commonly two sequences are performed. Zone fracturing utilizes a two packer system where the packers in series and water is pumped into the zone between the packers. This system can be more effective because it concentrates pressures within a small area, typically 30 to 60 foot intervals, and individual fractures can be isolated and hydraulically fractured. With this method, the procedure starts within a specified section of the well targeted by the water well contractor. Each successive sequence stresses one interval higher than the last. In this way, all potential water bearing fractures or fracture
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American Pump Service is currently servicing Westchester county, Putnam county, and Dutchess county in NY, and Fairfield county and Litchfield county in CT.