Bored Well definition

Bored Well means a well constructed with the use of earth augers turned either by hand or by power equipment.
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Bored Well means any well excavated by an earth auger in which the casing extends from the ground surface into the aquifer.
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Bored Well means a well that is excavated by means of a soil auger (hand or power) as distinguished from a well which is drilled, driven, dug, or jetted.
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More Definitions of Bored Well

Bored Well means any excavation made using power driven equipment where the drill consists of a continuous spiral of metal solid or hollow stem auger or bucket attached to a shaft and where the excavated material is brought to the ground surface by upward movement along the surface of the spiral or removed by lifting the spiral or bucket.
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Bored Well means a well constructed with the use of earth augers turned either by
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Bored Well means a well, typically 45 to 90 cm (18 to 36 in) in diameter, that is constructed by boring a hole using an earth auger.
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Bored Well means a well that is constructed by means of an auger-type device, as distinguished from one that is dug, drilled or driven.
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Related to Bored Well

  • Shallow well means a well located and constructed in such a manner that there is not a continuous layer of low permeability soil or rock (or equivalent retarding mechanism acceptable to the department) at least 5 feet thick, the top of which is located at least 25 feet below the normal ground surface and above the aquifer from which water is to be drawn.

  • Test Well means a well constructed for the purpose of obtaining information needed to design a well prior to its construction. Test wells are cased and can be converted to observation or monitoring wells and under certain circumstances to production wells

  • Abandoned well means a well whose use has been permanently discontinued or which is in a state of disrepair such that it cannot be used for its intended purpose or for observation purposes.

  • Injection well means a well into which fluids are injected. (See also "underground injection.")

  • Oil well means any well capable of producing oil or oil and casinghead gas from a common source of supply as determined by the commission.