I drill wells for a living from time to time and not every time is water gaurenteed. Our company has been drilling in the same area for 50 years or so, so we know roughly where we have no chance of hitting water and there are fairly large patches of land we wont waste our time on. Each company will have their own limits based on the rig and equipment, we can drill 620ft or so before we wont drill anymore.
Cerdy-wiggles-227 t1_j6kp9vr wrote
Reply to Eli5....can you dig a well anywhere and hit water...and how did the early ranchers in the West know where to dig for water. Especially in the really dry areas? by pinkshrinkrn
I drill wells for a living from time to time and not every time is water gaurenteed. Our company has been drilling in the same area for 50 years or so, so we know roughly where we have no chance of hitting water and there are fairly large patches of land we wont waste our time on. Each company will have their own limits based on the rig and equipment, we can drill 620ft or so before we wont drill anymore.