drilling your own water well

[Gammaboy]

Curious. Can a person drill their own water well on their own farmland in Alberta? I inherited a failing rotory rig and have a bunch of drilling/service rig buddies. Can I drill a well for my own use on the farm? Partially because I could use a hydrant by my shop but also it will be easier to sell the rig if I know it is functional. Thanks.

[Sleddawg]

If I was you I would delete this instantly, time how often my neighbours drive by and get to work in the open windows you have....

[W921]

How would anybody know what you are doing?
A professional well driller i believe is supposed to report the well. How deep,how many gallons per minute,etc
I'm trying to remember but I think all the well info is available on line but when I looked into it years ago the info was useless because it doesn't tell you the water quality of your neighbor's wells.
In my are water everywhere but most is no good.
You have to case off the bad water which drives up costs. You would have to go atleast 300 feet to have a chance so with casing it off you could easily spend a fortune and not get usable water

[Sleddawg]

Originally Posted by W921

How would anybody know what you are doing?
A professional well driller i believe is supposed to report the well. How deep,how many gallons per minute,etc
I'm trying to remember but I think all the well info is available on line but when I looked into it years ago the info was useless because it doesn't tell you the water quality of your neighbor's wells.
In my are water everywhere but most is no good.
You have to case off the bad water which drives up costs. You would have to go atleast 300 feet to have a chance so with casing it off you could easily spend a fortune and not get usable water

Ya but like how much fun could it be?

[Grizzly Adams1]

Originally Posted by Sleddawg

Ya but like how much fun could it be?

And if you're lucky, you might have your own private gas well.

[roper1]

There are a lot of unregistered wells in Alberta. I'm sure certified drillers have to report, but it can take months for Ab gov't to get them on the website.

I am sure an "old" existing well can be grandfathered in.

[Sleddawg]

Originally Posted by Grizzly Adams1

And if you're lucky, you might have your own private gas well.

Yup. Depending what side of Lacombe he’s on I’m pretty sure east of there was some pretty heavy CBM activity so he might just get that.

[ManitobaSlim]

Bring it out to my land and give it a whirl. I wont tell anyone and ill have fun with you doing it.

Is it actually illegal to drill your own water well?

[fishnguy]

Originally Posted by ManitobaSlim

Is it actually illegal to drill your own water well?

In Alberta, only a licensed water well contractor who holds a current Approval to Drill Water Wells from Alberta Environment and Parks can drill a water well.

From: https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/9f79...ll-2019-08.pdf

[HyperMOA]

Originally Posted by fishnguy

In Alberta, only a licensed water well contractor who holds a current Approval to Drill Water Wells from Alberta Environment and Parks can drill a water well.

From: https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/9f79...ll-2019-08.pdf

What about a real deep fence-post hole? 🤔

[fishnguy]

Originally Posted by HyperMOA

What about a real deep fence-post hole? 🤔

Or just drilling for the sake of drilling?

[skoalzie]

Originally Posted by HyperMOA

What about a real deep fence-post hole? 🤔

Drill a whole bunch for aerating your yard… have fun while it lasts….


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[W921]

The danger is for ground water contamination. Example you drill 40 feet and get bad water but keep drilling and hit good water at 300 feet. The bad water at forty feet will contaminate the good water at three hundred feet.
How registering a well prevents this I do not know.
Out in BC the NDP wack jobs are going after private wells that they know about so the registration with a bad government court go against you.
The next thing sounds like tin foil hat crowd but I know that atleast one MD that spent a lot of money on spy satellite to keep an eye on what people are doing in MD. Its like Google earth bit more up close and its spooky as can be because you or anyone can access it on their website and zoom in on whoever's property you want and you can definitely see everyone and everything on property. You couldn't make out individuals but you could sure tell how many people and what brand of trucks,etc.
MD does all this without any mandate or even a discussion. We know more . You sheep don't need to bother thinking about what we do.

[Ackleyman]

Some knowledge of artesian groundwater flows, pressures, and geological conditions within are a valuable assett......before you start rotating. If you know nothing about controlling a high pressure flowing hole you got big trouble.

[ManitobaSlim]

Not to side track this conversation but i am very curious what MD your talking about?

Originally Posted by W921

The danger is for ground water contamination. Example you drill 40 feet and get bad water but keep drilling and hit good water at 300 feet. The bad water at forty feet will contaminate the good water at three hundred feet.
How registering a well prevents this I do not know.
Out in BC the NDP wack jobs are going after private wells that they know about so the registration with a bad government court go against you.
The next thing sounds like tin foil hat crowd but I know that atleast one MD that spent a lot of money on spy satellite to keep an eye on what people are doing in MD. Its like Google earth bit more up close and its spooky as can be because you or anyone can access it on their website and zoom in on whoever's property you want and you can definitely see everyone and everything on property. You couldn't make out individuals but you could sure tell how many people and what brand of trucks,etc.
MD does all this without any mandate or even a discussion. We know more . You sheep don't need to bother thinking about what we do.

[W921]

Originally Posted by ManitobaSlim

Not to side track this conversation but i am very curious what MD your talking about?

Willow creek MD
I had heard about. Did not believe it. Then a Reeve told me about it. Then I was checking MD website for road closures for trucking and stumbled on it.

[colin455]

Originally Posted by W921

Willow creek MD
I had heard about. Did not believe it. Then a Reeve told me about it. Then I was checking MD website for road closures for trucking and stumbled on it.

Woah, that's the kind of resolution you normally only get on high tourist sites like the Parthenon. You could see a dog in someone's yard. Interesting some sections are clearer than others, more definition. Creepy.

[urban rednek]

Originally Posted by W921

The danger is for ground water contamination. Example you drill 40 feet and get bad water but keep drilling and hit good water at 300 feet. The bad water at forty feet will contaminate the good water at three hundred feet.
How registering a well prevents this I do not know.
Out in BC the NDP wack jobs are going after private wells that they know about so the registration with a bad government court go against you.
The next thing sounds like tin foil hat crowd but I know that atleast one MD that spent a lot of money on spy satellite to keep an eye on what people are doing in MD. Its like Google earth bit more up close and its spooky as can be because you or anyone can access it on their website and zoom in on whoever's property you want and you can definitely see everyone and everything on property. You couldn't make out individuals but you could sure tell how many people and what brand of trucks,etc.
MD does all this without any mandate or even a discussion. We know more . You sheep don't need to bother thinking about what we do.

Some MDs have been using satellite images and drones to generate more tax revenue for years. The one time investment generates permanent residual returns in increased taxation per property.
It was discussed here in 2017:
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=312749

https://www.threehillscapital.com/yo...nty-landowners

And again in 2018:
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=415443

[W921]

Originally Posted by urban rednek

Some MDs have been using satellite images and drones to generate more tax revenue for years. The one time investment generates permanent residual returns in increased taxation per property.
It was discussed here in 2017:
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=312749

https://www.threehillscapital.com/yo...nty-landowners

And again in 2018:
http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=415443

Yeah they lost their oil and gas revenue and they could never ever consider cutting their spending. They need more farm cops out there in Interceptor Armored Cruisers writing tickets and more windmill and solar farms to tax.
The only time my roads see a grader is in the summer time. Chinooks will clear snow eventually