Information about the Flat Canyon Well Project
The drillers have finished the test well and have left the well site. The test well was drilled to a depth of 800′ but due to poor water quality at the deeper depths, was later filled in to 393′. The drillers test pumped the well at 50 GPM with no drawdown and the current water …
Click here for updates on the flat canyon well from July 26 – August 2, 2021
Drilling began on the Harper Ward well on July 19, 2021. This is a 6-inch test well. It will have a maximum depth of 800 feet. Drilling should take up to 3 weeks.
Development began on the Flat Canyon well on June 24, 2021. So far, a chemical treatment has been done as well as some cable tool rig development. Test pumping will begin on July 26, 2021. Click here to view the updated well reports from June 24 – July 15, 2021.
Well Update: The well is 578 feet deep finished depth. We are currently test pumping and removing drilling mud from the well. It is anticipated that we will be doing this work for 7 to 10 days.
A lot has happened since last update for the Flat Canyon Test Well. The well was constructed to 1200 feet deep. It was cased to 610 feet and drilled open hole below that. There is louvered casing in the well from 430 feet deep to 610 feet deep. Water quality samples were taken before the …
Currently, the Flat Canyon Well is approximately 642 feet deep. It was drilled with a 14 ¾ – inch tricone bit with a rotary drill circulating bentonite mud in order to keep the hole open. Bedrock was encountered at approximately 625 feet deep, with sand and gravel above that. Based on our seismic testing, …
The rig is in place and the drilling should begin Oct 3, 2019.
Driller has begun to mobilize his equipment. Due to the heavy rain over the weekend, there has been some damage to the access road and well pad. This is being fixed. It is anticipated that drilling will begin as early as Wednesday, October 2. Stay tuned for more project updates.
BRWCD has been approved by the Division of Water Rights to drill a test well in Deweyville, UT before developing a culinary source of water under approved Water Right 29-4020. We intend to drill a 6-inch test well to a depth of approximately 1100 feet at the mouth of Flat Canyon. A 75 ft. x …