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    • Background
    • Basic Well Drilling Steps
    • Real Well Drilling
    • Beginners Tips from Bill
  • Preparing to Drill
    • Making a PVC Drill Bit
    • Making a Metal Drillbit
    • User Submitted Drill Bits
    • Making the Drillhead
    • Making the Handle
  • Drilling
    • Well Drilling Part 1
    • Well Drilling Part 2
    • Flushing the Well
    • Adding Pipe
    • About Well Screens and Gravel Packs
    • Installation of Well Screens and Gravel Packs
    • Drilling Deeper with Bentonite
    • Well Drilling in Sand
    • Sand Drilling Second Technique
    • Using a Marsh Funnel
    • Drill 10 Feet Deeper
    • Drilling With Just One Hose
    • Auger Drilling
    • The How To Drill A Well Technique
    • When the Pipe Sticks
    • Chinese Finger Toy
    • Using a Mud Pump
    • Mud Pump With Portable Mud Pit
    • Mud Pump Drill Bits
    • Mud Pump vs. Hoses
  • Success Stories
    • Success! Edwin in The Netherlands
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    • Success! Dominic in Tyrrel County, North Carolina
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    • Success! Gary and Janet, Ft. Pierce, Florida
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    • Removing the Drill Pipe
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    • Improving Well Production
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Preparing to Drill

MAKING A PVC DRILLBIT
The first drillbit you’ll probably want to try is one from PVC. It is easy.

MAKING A METAL DRILLBIT
The next step up in drillbits. More durable and extremely helpful in hardpack clay.

USER SUBMITTED DRILLBITS
One of my favorites. The ingenuity of our users on full display.

MAKING THE DRILLHEAD
Cheap, easily done with a little practice, and necessary for drilling.

MAKING THE HANDLE
You’ll want one of these. It makes DIY drilling much easier.

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