Water Well Engineers
Water Well Engineers
 

Sinking of Water Supply Boreholes

Drilling of new water supply boreholes from 150mm (6") to 1050mm (42") to depths of upto 1000m.

We undertake contracts and works on boreholes for many different applications including domestic, industrial, commercial, agricultural, water authority, and geothermal purposes.

We offer a full turn key system on new installations from initial feasibility study, to drilling of the borehole, test pumping of the borehole, to connecting and commissioning the system, to obtaining abstraction licence from the Environment Agency.

We have a full and comprehensive account included on the project profiles section, detailing a variety of types of works that have been undertaken by the company, ranging from past contracts to present day contracts.

Drilling Methods

Drilling methods used include cable tool, rotary mud/polymer, air and water flush, and reverse circulation. Cable tool drilling can achieve a verticality of better than 1 in 300 which is better than the Environment Agency and most water authority standards of 1 in 100, and is an invaluable method if site constraints dictate.

Rotary Drilling - Air Flush

Drilling at Sefton Park, Liverpool During drilling at Warrington Wolves Schramm T685DHH air drilling in Manchester. Drilling at agricultural site, Staffordshire Drilling at domestic site, Rochdale

Rotary Drilling - Mud Flush

Mud drilling rig at Preston Failing 1500 drilling with mud

Cable Tool Drilling - Artesian

Atresian borehole under construction, Burscough Atresian borehole under construction, Burscough

Drilling Rigs & Equipment

We have a vast array of drilling rigs including:-

  • 2no. Drilltech DK25KW rotary drilling rigs with built in compressor
  • 1no. Schramm T685DHH rotary drilling rig with built in compressor
  • 1no. Failing 1500 rotary drilling rig
  • 1no. Mayhew 1000 rotary drilling rig
  • 3no. Mayhew 1000 rotary drilling rigs
  • 5no. Rushton Bucyrus 60RL cable tool drilling rigs
  • 1no. Bucyrus Eyre 36L cable tool drilling rig
  • 2no. Rushton Bucyrus 22RW cable tool drilling rigs
  • 1no. Sykes No: 5 piling winch
  • 1no. portable rotary rig capacity of drilling upto 300mm diameter
  • Mobile tracked crane, and mobile cranes upto 25tonne
  • Mobile generating sets upto 300kva
  • Mobile compressors upto 750psi

Some of the equipment can be viewed on our gallery page.

Stainless Steel & Copper Screens

Boreholes constructed through sand and gravel aquifers, including installation of stainless steel screens or copper screens. Copper screens fabricated upto 200mm diameter. Installation of filter media behind the screen.

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JP Whitter
The Potteries Garage,
Smallbrook Lane, Leigh, Lancs.
WN7 5PZ

Tel: 01942 871900
Out of Hours: 01942 893660
Fax: 01942 896843
Email:
sally@waterwell-engineers.co.uk
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