Well Drilling
With the site finally prepared, the drillers do their thing

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Welding casing sections together
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Finished weld
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Drill tower, with discharge pipe
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Flushing out the drilled material
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Wider shot, with drill truck and tower on left, service truck visible on right
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A better view of the service truck
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Close-up of the impact and drill drive section of the tower
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Happy family watching the drilling
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Working
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A better view of the drill truck
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The well has been drilled and capped, but not yet plumbed
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The pump installer
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The pump motor
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The pump motor, impeller, and first section of PVC pipe (the impeller is the section with screen on it between the motor and the pipe)
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Wiring the pump
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Crimped and sealed with heat-shrink
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Wires get taped up so they don't flop around
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Fitting for outlet from well casing
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Cutting the opening for the fitting
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A pretty nice, round hole, especially considering it was done free-hand
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The fitting in place with pipe for alignment inside the casing
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Lowering the pump and impeller assembly, with the pipe, one 20 foot section at a time
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