Water Availability And Service

Hydrofracting
Curtis Drilling offers Well Hydrofracting when low yield
wells need to provide more water.
- Know this: When high pressure rotary hammer well drilling
takes place, the bedrock it's penetrating splits, cracks and separates
at weak points. These fractures and fissures created by the drilling
process deep underground and the rocks porosity allow water to flow
into your well.
- Hydrofracting involves the use of a formidable machine that
has the ability to isolate a section of the well (where we think the
most water is) and put that zone under immense pressure. This process
causes cracks, fissures or splits to separate further thereby allowing
more water to flow into the well and increasing its capacity (yield).
- Hydrofracting is very cost effective when compared to
drilling a second well.
- Check the help page for more info or contact us.
Water Well
Drilling
Curtis Drilling provides expertly constructed drilled
(deep) wells for the sole purpose of extracting available ground water
from within and below confining layers of bedrock.
- There are two styles of wells common to the region: Drilled
(Deep) Wells and Bored (Shallow) Wells.
- Drilled (Deep) 6” diameter wells reach deep into
bedrock where groundwater has “filtered” down into
the aquifer. This water is usually more desirable for its volume,
consistency (it’s less impacted by environmental conditions)
and increased chances of quality.
- Bored (Shallow) 24”-36” diameter wells
rely on the available surface water to the immediate area. This is
water that rests on top of the bedrock in unconsolidated loose rocks
and dirt. Bored wells are more readily impacted by surface run-off, wet
and dry spells, everything man has put back into the environment and
inconsistencies when it comes to quality expectations.
- Water wells are priced by the foot. While we may have a
reasonable expectation of water volume for you based on the capacities
of surrounding wells, no one knows for sure the depth necessary to get
the required volume. While there are required volume minimums for water
wells, drilling depth is determined mostly by your needs and your
expected demand.
- The same goes for well casing and required grout. The
casing provides for an uninterrupted and secure path through the dirt
and loose rocks into the bedrock. We install the well casing
sufficiently into the bedrock to insure a tight fit and proper well
integrity.
- Grout is a compound used to prevent any adjacent surface
water from infiltrating your well. It acts as a seal from the
groundwater found in your local unconsolidated geology.
- Check the help page for more information or contact us.




Pumps And
Pumping Systems
DSI Water
System Pressure Tanks
Features And Benefits
- Metal air valve
- Two piece construction eliminates welds (up to 86 gallons).
- Two part epoxy coating permanently bonded to tank shell
that provides the ultimate protection on the water side of the tank.
- Durable butyl diaphragm for long tank life.
- Positive lock retaining ring attaches diaphragm directly to
tank wall.
- Two part electrostatic exterior finish for maximum
durability.
SPECIFICATIONS
|
Vol. (Gal.)
|
"A" Overall
Height
(In.)
|
"B" to Center of Water
Intel (In.)
|
"C" Diameter (In.)
|
Weight (Lbs.)
|
|
DS SERIES (FREE-STANDING)
|
|
14.0
|
24¾
|
2¼
|
15.375
|
20
|
|
20.0
|
32¾
|
2¼
|
15.375
|
30
|
|
32.0
|
45½
|
2¼
|
15.375
|
40
|
|
36.0
|
32.625
|
2¼
|
20
|
45
|
|
52.0
|
38.625
|
2¼
|
23.375
|
77
|
|
86.0
|
59
|
2¼
|
23.375
|
105
|
|
96.0
|
63.375
|
2¼
|
23.375
|
111
|
|
119.5
|
61¼
|
2½
|
26
|
165
|
|
DSH SERIES (HORIZONTAL)
|
|
14.0
|
17.375
|
21¾
|
15.375
|
17½
|
|
20.0
|
17.375
|
27.125
|
15.375
|
30
|
|
20
|
17.375
|
27.125
|
15.375
|
30
|
Curtis Drilling, Inc. provides expertly installed well
water pumping systems using equipment and components from the most
reliable industry leading brands.
- Once water is available to you in the well, we provide and
can upgrade to some of the most efficient means of delivering it to its
user.
- Pumping systems are generally constructed from several
major components. The well pump, pressure tank and system controls
provide what is needed to have a volume of water available under
pressure and a means to sustain that volume. In other words, your well
pump keeps the pressure tank full/satisfied and under pressure, while
the pressure tank holds the volume available for you at the turn of a
faucet handle.
- The submersible pump is the heart of the system. There are
many brands that also come in many variations as to their output of
water in gallons per minute at certain pressures and up. Our expertise
will provide for you the correct pump for its application.
- The pressure tank is next in this sequence. Again, there
are many brands of pressure tanks. (Also called hydro tanks, pneumatic
tanks, storage tanks, psi tanks you get the idea). Most all brands make
use of plastic or rubber bladder of air inside. While it is perceived
this tank holds water ready for use, it does, but there is a much more
important reason for its presence. Its true purpose is to create a
buffer between the operation of the well pump and the opening and
closing of any faucet. Without a pressure tank, every time a faucet is
opened for any volume for any duration, the well pump would be required
to cut on and off. The constant on/off cycling of the well pump
significantly shortens life expectancy. We can assure the correct
selection of pressure tank to suit your needs.
- Last in this list are the system controls. A pressure
switch measures the system pressure within your plumbing system. When a
faucet is opened, it takes time for the pressure to drop sufficiently
to switch the well pump on. Conversely, when the same faucet is closed,
the pump will continue to operate until tank refills and increases
pressure sufficiently to switch the pump off. What has just been
described is Pump Cycle. The longer a pump cycle, the better, from all
perspectives. The remaining components of system controls are a self
explanatory pressure gauge, a pressure relief valve and a Tank
Connection Kit. The tank connection kit efficiently integrates all
these system controls together. All the pieces of a well pumping system
must operate together to bring water to the faucet. Curtis Drilling is
familiar with all variations and the related efficiencies of well pump
system controls.
- Check the help page for more info or contact us.


