How Much For A Well??

[JB926]

How much are people chargeing for a well to feed a sprinkler system. I need at least 30 GPM @ 50 psi. I was told that they would install a 4" well that they drill themselves. There is also a small building at the field with electric for the components. I will be running a 2" PVC main line for the irrigation. I'm in NJ FYI. Thanks in advance.

[Waterit]

How much are people chargeing for a well to feed a sprinkler system. I need at least 30 GPM @ 50 psi. I was told that they would install a 4" well that they drill themselves. There is also a small building at the field with electric for the components. I will be running a 2" PVC main line for the irrigation. I'm in NJ FYI. Thanks in advance.

Pay my expenses up there and I'll do it for a tin can, top-shelf coffeemaker, RM-UA remote with a 4,4,2 bundle of pigtails, and plane ticket plus lodging at The Great Rocky Mountain Irrigation Convention and Drinkathon.

[greenmonster304]

you need more info. Is it a well with a pressure tank or a pump start relay? How deep to water? Steel or pvc casing? Conventional pump or VFD?

[hoskm01]

you need more info. Is it a well with a pressure tank or a pump start relay? How deep to water? Steel or pvc casing? Conventional pump or VFD?
soil makeup. accessibility. give us more.

[AI Inc]

How tall am I ?

[JB926]

very accessable, pvc casing, with a pump start relay

[Sprinkus]

You may also need to consider that you may need a storage tank for the water from the well. In addition the sprinkler zones should be sized so as to keep the pump from cycling on and off, which is not a good thing for a pump.

[bicmudpuppy]

I'll bite, how much do you Have? Ok, How much and you GET? As long as the combination is over $15K, and the property is clear of a second mortgage, we can put a project together right after the first check clears.

[Wet_Boots]

I don't charge for wells, since I don't sell wells. That's for a property owner to purchase for themselves, and the cost is variable, the same way that well depths and yields are variable.

[FIMCO-MEISTER]

Well, I don't know.

[The Elements Group]

Tats a good point: keep in mind , you may not get 30 gpm from this well you may end up with 7 you will need to price out a cistern to hold water then a baldder and all the parts for this. Also keep in mind The distance from the well to the actual operating system. Pumps have come along way . How zones are you trying to feed , commercial or residential? down here i have a well driller we use and he charges me 11.00/ ft. we are located in norheast ga just above atl . good luck

[bicmudpuppy]

We didn't get to fine print, but I should mention that pump and pump controllers are extra, we are dealing with an in exact science so no real guarantees, but if your nice and your wife is cute, we do include a tail light warranty for an extra 10%.

[greenmonster304]

to give you some idea I hade a 1 1/2 hp sub put in with 80 feet of pvc casing for around $3,000.00. but i supplied the relay.

[JB926]

First off Im not a homeowner just a irrigation contactor trying to include a well in the price of a sports field I am bidding on. For those of you trying to explain how a well works and so on SAVE IT. I asked about pricing for a well. obviously didnt include enough info sorry........ I got 220' deep submersible pump 1.25"..........10K.....................Last question, what contractor that replied actually installs wells for themselves??............me neither thats why I asked

[Wet_Boots]

Is this a bid requirement? Who devised the package? Are you going to be the primary contractor? You have a well driller content to be a sub?

[Mike Leary]

You have a well driller content to be a sub?

Mine was for twenty-five years; worked fine, still does for Russ.

[Wet_Boots]

I hate having subs with more equipment than me. Being that a well is sort of a crapshoot, I wouldn't want to put a fixed price on one. Make it "per foot plus" and maybe I'd do it.

[Mike Leary]

I hate having subs with more equipment than me. Being that a well is sort of a crapshoot, I wouldn't want to put a fixed price on one. Make it "per foot plus" and maybe I'd do it.

Up north, the drillers know the territory; they have historical drilling files and have never been off unless I decided to go deeper. The State can then step then, which they have.

[Wet_Boots]

There are areas in the Northeast where the yield is very much a question mark. How would your bid cover a property that had to drill three wells and install pumps in each of them, to get enough flow for sprinklers?

[bicmudpuppy]

First off Im not a homeowner just a irrigation contactor trying to include a well in the price of a sports field I am bidding on. For those of you trying to explain how a well works and so on SAVE IT. I asked about pricing for a well. obviously didnt include enough info sorry........ I got 220' deep submersible pump 1.25"..........10K.....................Last question, what contractor that replied actually installs wells for themselves??............me neither thats why I asked

You came to the wrong place to ask a question like that and then get like THAT. Then, be a contractor and get a bid from a reliable sub. What we would or would not charge means absolutely zero in your market. Be a professional and get a bid to go with the bid your going to submit. You "pop" in ask a question in a less than informed and possibly unintelligent (IMO) manner and expect us to pour out heart and soul to save you some trouble. Again, be a reputable contractor and do valid homework to get a valid bid to turn in. Don't drop in to an online forum for an opinion from a bunch of strangers of questionable character and reliability.

[Wet_Boots]

I resent that! My character is reliably questionable.

[JB926]

You came to the wrong place to ask a question like that and then get like THAT. Then, be a contractor and get a bid from a reliable sub. What we would or would not charge means absolutely zero in your market. Be a professional and get a bid to go with the bid your going to submit. You "pop" in ask a question in a less than informed and possibly unintelligent (IMO) manner and expect us to pour out heart and soul to save you some trouble. Again, be a reputable contractor and do valid homework to get a valid bid to turn in. Don't drop in to an online forum for an opinion from a bunch of strangers of questionable character and reliability.

first off i didnt expect much from you besides the BS thats falling off your lip as we speak. I have actually been on this site longer than you so No i just didnt pop in here. I wasent expecting anyone to pour out there heart and soul give me a break here are you serious with that, save me some trouble. the things that come out of your mouth are some what amuseing. I am a reputable contractor and do do research when turning in bids hence the post. I wanted to see if the price i got was in the ball park...so im not sure what post you read but go wine tio someone else. this is a site to go to for questions and help and out of all the posts yours sounds the most like a little whineing girl, and you are the only one im directing this towards..................do you install wells or are you just whineing about stuff you dont even do, dont you work for someone on a golf coarse, when i have a golf question i will ask u............................it really pisses me off when a guy tries to come on this site to ask a question and gets this ******ed response..........sorry so long just venting........dude really bugged me his dont come on this forum to strangers comment. just cause life prevents me from having 2000+ posts dosent mean im a stranger. I've been on this site for about a year berfore i signed up.not that any of this matters just boiling from this new mexican tool shed

[hoskm01]

first off i didnt expect much from you besides the BS thats falling off your lip as we speak. I have actually been on this site longer than you so No i just didnt pop in here. I wasent expecting anyone to pour out there heart and soul give me a break here are you serious with that, save me some trouble. the things that come out of your mouth are some what amuseing. I am a reputable contractor and do do research when turning in bids hence the post. I wanted to see if the price i got was in the ball park...so im not sure what post you read but go wine tio someone else. this is a site to go to for questions and help and out of all the posts yours sounds the most like a little whineing girl, and you are the only one im directing this towards..................do you install wells or are you just whineing about stuff you dont even do, dont you work for someone on a golf coarse, when i have a golf question i will ask u............................it really pisses me off when a guy tries to come on this site to ask a question and gets this ******ed response..........sorry so long just venting........dude really bugged me his dont come on this forum to strangers comment. just cause life prevents me from having 2000+ posts dosent mean im a stranger. I've been on this site for about a year berfore i signed up.not that any of this matters just boiling from this new mexican tool shed
Wow. So, come back when you can stay longer?


Your question was vague. A clear cut answer to your question is $1,000-$30,000 for a well. Does that answer your question? Is that in your ballpark? Does it match with the bids you already retrieved?

Once your ride on your high-horse is over, followed by a few minutes with the spelling and grammar checking tool, come back and join the fun. And we don't give a schiit how long you or anyone has been on the site, or how many posts you've got, don't be a dousche-bag as in your previous post and thicken up that baby skin of yours a little.

[bicmudpuppy]

first off i didnt expect much from you besides the BS thats falling off your lip as we speak. I have actually been on this site longer than you so No i just didnt pop in here. ........................................ just cause life prevents me from having 2000+ posts dosent mean im a stranger. I've been on this site for about a year berfore i signed up.not that any of this matters just boiling from this new mexican tool shed

You just got lucky I jumped in. Most of the real pros on here aren't as understanding with glowing ignorance. Your join date beats mine by a month. You were "hanging around" for a year before that. Your story, tell it anyway you want to. What difference does it make what anybody who isn't going to write the check thinks the bid you got should have been? I've been pounding trenches longer than you've probably been out of diapers. If you were really a "lurker", and not a just pop in when you wanted an easy answer, you would know who I am and more about me than that I'm currently at a golf course. No, I'm enough of a pro to realize that drilling wells is a specialty and you hire it out to a pro. If you don't have a pro, you get someone to suggest a pro. You don't take low bid and you don't take chances. Also, if you got a "firm" bid for a well, Webster needs a current picture for the new printing. The old picture for gullible is out of date. Your bidding a sports field? Your uncomfortable enough with your bid that you come here asking advice that you should be asking locally, but your afraid someone locally might bid against you? I said it enough times in the last post, but I will do it again, probably because it is so much fun.......be a PROFESSIONAL.

[DanaMac]

Yeah!! So there!! Take that!!

What was the question again? Anyway..... lighten up. You were way too vague for original question.

Sounds like one of my good old rants though at ML. Boy, those were the days.......

[Waterit]

Yo JB,
So you've been on the forum for nearly 4 years and you're surprised at the responses you got? I've been here not even a year and EXPECT to get riddled.

Lighten up.

::::feel like I oughta defend bic, but he seems to have done a pretty good job his ownself::::

[JB926]

i just didnt expect to get so many childish answers. maybe one or two then someone will stempt to help. There are not too many well companies in my area so i figured i would bounce it off you guys........I guess what I really wanted to know if the price i got was compairable. I have worked with this company before but not on a athletic field......I dont do large athletic feilds everyday so I wanted to hear from people who did............I guess you were the easiest target sticking out with about 8 posts of blah blah.........At this point I withdraw my question.

[Kiril]

Too many old men on this forum to get a straight answer to anything anymore. :laugh:

[Mike Leary]

Sounds like one of my good old rants though at ML. Boy, those were the days.......

Yup, when we used to ring each other's bells regularly. :laugh:

[Wet_Boots]

And we still don't know who drew up the specs for this job. I've seen bid specs that called for the irrigation guy to do some asphalt paving.

[AI Inc]

Drillers typicaly charge by the ft, plus by the ft for casing when needed with a minimum charge.

[Mike Leary]

Drillers typicaly charge by the ft, plus by the ft for casing when needed with a minimum charge.

Mine would also charge for set-up and breakdown. The last one I had done, he hit 18gpm right where he said it would be; it counts to have a driller that has historical logs and generations of experience.

[AI Inc]

Mine would also charge for set-up and breakdown. The last one I had done, he hit 18gpm right where he said it would be; it counts to have a driller that has historical logs and generations of experience.

You got that right. Most loacl guys know neighborhoods enough to give you a good guesstimate.

[Wet_Boots]

You have a consistent source of water. That is not uniform across the land. If you had to drill three wells and install three pumps to get 8 gpm, I don't think one-price-fits-all will work.

[Mike Leary]

You have a consistent source of water. That is not uniform across the land. If you had to drill three wells and install three pumps to get 8 gpm, I don't think one-price-fits-all will work.

Roger that; my point was the driller should know these paremeters.

[AI Inc]

They will also know some towns / areas that suck. Usualy can tell you if a point is doable or not over the phone.
1 town next to me where the average house sells for around $800k , one is lucky to get 5 gpm off a drilled well.

[Wet_Boots]

The smart driller just keeps at it until the demand is met, and charges by the foot, plus pump, etc. (I always liked the well driller character in the old movie "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House")