Water Works Facts
Waupaca Post
FACS ABOUT THE WATER WORKS WELLS
About two weeks ago I was called on to repair the wells of the water works plant and here is what I found in regard to said wells.
Well No. 2 – Pulled point out, point lacked three-fourths inch in being seated at shoe point, nearly sealed up with iron or rust and was therefore almost completely out of business.
Well No. 3 – Pulled out point, rust marks on point shows that but two feet of it was in service break in casing right above point which allowed stone the size of walnuts to get into point, of which I found about one gallon in it. This point also corroded.
Well No. 4 – Pulled out point, this point was well seated, but the covering had been skinned near the top, size of fracture one-half inch by four inches, point otherwise in fair condition.
Well No. 5 – Pulled out point, which lacked three inches in being seated, pointing fair condition except somewhat sealed by iron.
Well No. 7 – Pulled out point which lacked about one foot in being seated, point nearly sealed up with iron.
I have set in new point in No. 7, with well-packer attached, this well gave under test 100 gallons of water per minute at ten feet vacuum, gave a trace of quick sand.
My view of the situation is: That if the pump in the beginning did not raise coarse sand as it did lately, it is because the points were new and consequently water had freer access to the pipes, but as the points gradually sealed up with the iron contained in the water the vacuum pulled were so much greater and then it raised the coarse sand through the defects.
P.C.A. Peterson.