Next, I contacted the well drillers a couple of weeks ago but due to all the snow we have had they were worried about getting their trucks stuck so they had been holding off. Friday morning I got the much awaited call. They were ready to try and would be there in an hour.
Here is a shot of the spot we decided to put the well.
Although it sank a little, they didn't have any problems getting the 60,000 pound truck into position.
Getting the truck ready to start the hole.
Within an hour of arriving they had started drilling.
The first 126 feet was all sand.
Its a messy job but someone has to do it.
At 126 feet they finally hit solid rock. This shot is of them lowering the first section of 6" casing into the hole. The entire length, down to rock, had to be lined to keep it from collapsing.
Friday ended a little disappointingly. They reached 305 feet and there was still no sign of water. They arrived early Saturday morning and continued drilling. Within 30 minutes they were down to 325 feet and were getting between 2 and 3 gallons of water a minute. You have no idea how relieved I was. At my request they drilled down to 345 feet to see if the flow would improve but it stayed the same. It would have been nice to get a little more flow but this meets my requirements so I had them stop.
It is always a pleasure to watch someone work who is really good at their job and this was no exception. Shannon and his team at Washington Drilling did an amazing job. I would recommend them to anyone who needs a well. At the same time as the well drilling was going on, Moses was receiving his first pedicure. Here is another man who is great at his job. Chris is an extremely competent farrier with a calm demeanor that puts both the horses and owners at ease. Moses was a little skittish at first but settled down after he figured out what was going on.
Rusty is an old hand at getting his hooves trimmed and calmly stood by waiting on his reward of grain. 
Sorry, I got distracted with the well drilling and missed Pretty Boy getting his hooves done. Like Rusty he is an old hand at this and didn't give any problems.
Rusty is an old hand at getting his hooves trimmed and calmly stood by waiting on his reward of grain. 
Sorry, I got distracted with the well drilling and missed Pretty Boy getting his hooves done. Like Rusty he is an old hand at this and didn't give any problems.Until next time. Have a great day.
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