Moving to a remote property will often come along with breaking away from public water supply, which will likely mean you will be facing the task of having a well installed. While well drilling and installation is usually a pretty basic process with a steady average price, there are a few things that could mean your costs will be higher than usual. In general, well drilling will cost you about $15 to $30 per foot. However, there are factors that can make the costs of well drilling higher, and these factors will be helpful to know if you are planning to have your own well installed.  

Drilling will be higher for deeper water wells.

In some areas, reaching groundwater can mean deeper drilling, which of course will likely mean a higher end cost. Not only will it take more time to install a deeper well system, there are more variables that can affect price when it comes to a deeper well. For example, the well drilling contractor may encounter more obstacles during the drilling process due to variations in ground density and rocks.

Well drilling will be more costly if your ground is especially dense or rocky.

One of the biggest factors in determining the costs of water well drilling installation is the time it takes to complete the process. If your ground is especially dense and rocky, it will make the drilling process go much slower, which will mean more time and a higher cost in the end. Before the drilling process begins, the contractor will use geological tools to measure the density of the ground to get an idea of how difficult the project will be, so they should be able to give you a good estimate of the cost up front.

The water well drilling process will go up if the property is hard to access.

When you have to have a water well installed, the drilling and installation professional will survey your land and look for the most logical water well placement and determine where groundwater will be easiest to access. If your property is especially difficult to navigate and the final well destination is hard to reach with average drilling equipment, you could see the costs go up for your well installation. For example, if the majority of your property is on a steep incline, this will make the drilling process more of a challenge.

For more information, contact GeoTek Alaska Inc or a similar company.