We can supply pipe with the dimensions and specifications required for your project.
Water well casing sizes.
Well casing size or well casing diameter choices.
Proper sizing and selection of the components in your water well system most notably the well pump are essential to meet your water needs today and in the future.
The first casing installed in the well is called the conductor casing as shown in the figure below.
Our supplier s inventory includes line pipe in sizes from 4 to 48 in diameter both welded and seamless import and domestic.
A well casing is a steel pipe that is used to seal and support the sides of a drilled water well.
Well construction typically consists of three steps.
The belled end pressure pipe meets or exceeds specification astm f480 and is available in sizes 2 through 16.
This is usually the string onto which the casing head is installed.
First your well will be drilled to meet all well construction standards in your area.
Our supplier stocks the same sizes in a variety of grades and specifications the most common being a 53 gr b and api 5l gr b.
The minimum casing diameter for every new well should be at least 5 inches nominal inside diameter.
Role of the well pump.
Onshore this is a short segment usually around 60 ft 20 m long.
Further the inside well diameter should be at least 1 inch larger than the outer diameter of pumping equipment to be installed.
Driven wells are cased continuously and shallow approximately 30 to 50 feet deep.
The conductor isolates unconsolidated formations and water sands and protects against shallow gas.
Our pipes are made to last require minimal maintenance and come in multiple sizes and materials.
The diameter of a residential water well casing is 4 5 6 or less often 8 in circumference.
Only those wells used for monitoring may be constructed of casing less than 4 inches in diameter.
Uastm f480 well casing pipe sdr 26 northern pipe products pvc pressure rated water well casing pipe is manufactured from compounds conforming to requirements of astm f480 in accordance with astm d1784 with cell classification 12454.
Concrete casing can be used in some shallow installations but its weight difficulty in handling and special connecting joint requirements have rendered it impractical for general use.
Modern drilled wells reach greater depths with a foot or two of casing above the well a minimum of 18 feet of casing below the surface if the well goes through bedrock at least 5 feet of casing.
Driven wells are constructed by driving pipe into the ground.
