Cool, Clear, Water

Payne Gap Schoolhouse and Cemetery water well drilling
Alderson drilling rig
This image shows piles of different rock media encountered at various drilling depths.
The drillers told us that it was somewhat unusual to encounter quartz crystals like these.
Diamond drill bit
Capped off wellhead
Pump house foundation, June 9, 2021
Pressure tank installation, June 21, 2021
Finished system, June 21, 2021
Water!, June 21, 2021

On May 12, 2021, Alderson Water Well Rescue struck water at 440 feet on the Payne Gap property, and the well is gushing over 100 gallons per minute. Liquid gold.

Thank you, Bob Nolan, for writing the lyrics to “Cool Water” and to Joni Mitchell and Willie Nelson for their performance.

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