What does it take to find groundwater? In this video we'll take you through the entire process from start to finish & provide an estimate for what a project like this can cost.

We'll also show you some of the challenges you may run into, and difficult decisions that may need to be made while looking for groundwater.

And here's the link to our previous video on Water Divining, & using the Australian Groundwater Database for determining the likelihood of finding groundwater in your area:
   • Divining / Dowsing For Groundwater & ...  


▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

00:00 Intro
00:47 Where to Drill a Bore Well?
01:47 Setting Up the Drilling Rig
02:40 How a Bore Well is Drilled
04:23 Challenges with our Bore & Difficult Decisions
06:13 Driving Steel Casing Into The Bore Hole
08:15 Drilling Through Sandstone Bedrock
08:50 We Found Water!!!
09:46 Drilling a Bore Sump
10:20 Bore Well CrossSectional Diagram & Explanation
10:51 Did Water Divining Work for Us?
11:28 Determining Bore Well Flow Rate
12:14 Pulling out the Drilling Rods
12:50 Dropping in PVC Bore Casing
13:20 Cutting Steel Casing with OxyAcetylene Torch
13:40 What Does it Cost to Drill a Bore Well? (Estimate)


About Us:
We're Alex & Sarah, a young couple on the North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, who decided to move off grid and leave the city life behind in search of more peace and simplicity. Follow our journey as we share what we learn along the way while building our Fully Off Grid Home & restoring our Overgrown Organic Tea Tree Plantation.

Filmed with GoPro Hero 12 & DJI Mini SE Drone.