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OH Well Drill and Pump

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Water Terminology

Well:

Annular Seal:

Aquifer:

A hole Drilled into the ground to access ground water from an aquifer. 

Aquifer:

Annular Seal:

Aquifer:

A geologic formation that contain sufficient saturated material to be capable of storing water and transmitting water in usable quantities to a well.

Annular Seal:

Annular Seal:

Annular Seal:

A material that uses bentonite and grouting to fills the space between a well's casing and the borehole.

Bore Hole:

Bore Hole:

Annular Seal:

The hole drilled into the ground to create a water well.

Casing:

Bore Hole:

Well cap:

Pipe placed in bore hole to keep it from collapsing.

Well cap:

Bore Hole:

Well cap:

The lip that covers the top of well casing.

Drive Shoe:

Drive Shoe:

Drive Shoe:

A edge sleeve or coupling that is attached to the bottom of a pipe or casing in well drilling.

Yield:

Drive Shoe:

Drive Shoe:

The amount of water measured in gallons per minute a well will produce when pumped. 

Well Depth:

Drive Shoe:

Development:

The distance from land surface to bottom.

Development:

Air Development:

Development:

The process of cleaning and optimizing a well's filter capacity and water yield after construction. 

Drill Cuttings:

Air Development:

Air Development:

Small pieces of rock and soil removed from borehole during the drilling of water well.

Air Development:

Air Development:

Air Development:

A well development technique that uses compressed air to clean out water well.

Permeability:

Permeability:

Permeability:

A measure of how easily fluids can flow through a porous material like rock or soil. 

Well Screen:

Permeability:

Permeability:

A filter that allows water to enter the pipe from several entry points.

Lithology:

Permeability:

Perforations:

Physical characteristics of a rock formation, such as its composition, tecture and color.

Perforations:

Pit-less Adapter:

Perforations:

Holes drilled into the casing to create a connection between the wellbore and reservoir.

Pit-less Adapter:

Pit-less Adapter:

Pit-less Adapter:

A plumping fitting that attaches to a well casing to connect the water line to the water.

Drop Pipe:

Pit-less Adapter:

Pit-less Adapter:

The pipe that runs from the top of the well down to the pump.

Couplers:

Total Dynamic Head:

Check Valve:

Joins each length of submersible drop pipe.

Check Valve:

Total Dynamic Head:

Check Valve:

One way valve that prevents from flowing backwards into the well.

Total Dynamic Head:

Total Dynamic Head:

Total Dynamic Head:

The vertical distance from the elevation of the energy grade line on the suction side of the pump to the elevation of the energy grade line on the discharge side of the pump.

Submersible Pump:

Submersible Pump:

Total Dynamic Head:

Water pump that fully submerged in water and is used to move water from one place to another.

Jet Pump:

Submersible Pump:

Formation:

a pump that uses jet assembly to pull water from a well.

Formation:

Submersible Pump:

Formation:

Water that occurs within the pores of rock.

Dole Valve:

Curb Stop valve:

Curb Stop valve:

A flow regulator that controls the amount of water that flows through a pipe.

Curb Stop valve:

Curb Stop valve:

Curb Stop valve:

A water control valve that shuts off water supply to building.

Ball Valve:

Curb Stop valve:

Ball Valve:

A utility valve that stops the water flow either temporally or permanently. 

Sub Wire:

Sub Wire:

Ball Valve:

A utility valve that stops the water flow either temporally or permanently. 

UF Wire:

Sub Wire:

UF Wire:

A utility valve that stops the water flow either temporally or permanently. 

Potable:

Sub Wire:

UF Wire:

Term used to describe that water is pure and drinkable. 

Manifold:

Draw Down:

Draw Down:

A system of pumps and valves the controls and distributes fluids.

Draw Down:

Draw Down:

Draw Down:

The vertical distance by which the water level in a well drops when water is pumped.

Demand:

Draw Down:

Pressure Switch:

Highest amount of water a home needs at any given time.

Pressure Switch:

Pumping Water Level:

Pressure Switch:

A device that monitors water pressure within the plumbing system.  

Pumping Water Level:

Pumping Water Level:

Pumping Water Level:

The depth of water within a well while the pump is actively runing.  

Static Water Level:

Pumping Water Level:

Pumping Water Level:

The water level in the well under normal conditions.

Motor:

Neat Cement:

Pump End:

Powers the pump to extract water from a well.

Pump End:

Neat Cement:

Pump End:

The part of the well that contains the pump that extracts water from aquifer.

Neat Cement:

Neat Cement:

Ground Water:

Mixture of one bag of cement and no more than 6 gallons of clean water

Ground Water:

Ground Water:

Ground Water:

Water that is stored underground in the spaces between rock and soil.

Grouting:

Ground Water:

Grouting:

The process of filling the space between a well's borehole and casing with a cement or clay slurry.

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