I'm sure there's some experts in this field here, as I've gotten help from them before.

I'm trying to make as many things around here good for a long time as I can before it's too late. My first and probably most expensive, is to get my well reliable and functioning well. It works pretty well now, but I believe the casing is shot, as all you can see from above looks like a dirt hole in the ground. I want to have the casing replaced. It was dug in about 1950 I believe. Also think it was around 60 feet deep. I've had to pull the jet up couple times due to silt. I have water at 14 feet, the old casing looks to be 6 inches, maybe 8.

So, what's your best guess what this is likely to cost me? All the hardware is fairly recent, so maybe all I need is new plastic piping down to the jet and up.

You can't just replace your casing you will need a new well
Cost of wells vary due to your location and depth of your aquifer I just put a new well in about 5 years ago its 225 ft deep I'm in our area aquifer it's a 4 inch casing with a 2 horsepower submerged pump and motor with 2 pressure tanks total cost was $4575.00 but I suppy water for 10 mobile homes and because its a Community type well I keep a spare pump and motor to change out if needed
I built a rig so I can pull my pump out by my self and a friend because each section of pipe is 20 ft long
If your only needing water for one house consult with a local well driller about how deep you need to go and the size your pump should be your current setup sounds like a shallow well that is not into an aquifer but again check with a local driller he will know about your area and water quality

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Wow, cost does vary by where you live, I had one drilled about five years ago also. Mine is 100 feet deep, four inch plastic casing, one horse power four inch jet pump at 66 feet. Cost was $8500. Phantomcycle you got a good well driller stay on his good side.

I had to replace the well before I could sell my house in MD. The new well was about 300 feet deep and it was just under $10,000 when it was all said and done.

As far as I was concerned, the price was cheap because I was leaving the People's Republic of Maryland for good!

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I have known of wells just having the casing replaced , in Az it was common . So unless your county / state reg's say otherwise I would first look into it . Drilling a new well would be the last alternative .

If you had a 6" casing that you think is shot, it is no problem to drop a 5" down it.

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Interesting replies. I spent 36 years in the industry. I have seen people pour thousands of dollars in a lost cause. If you can get a new water supply for less than $5,000 do it. Wells are like anything, the wear out over the years. If a new 60' well cost $5,000 and lasts 30 years, the cost would be @$13 a month or 50 cents a day. Also old well construction was far from modern standards. The things I have seen in old wells range from horse droppings to many dead animals and insects. Newer is better in this situation.

I suppose it depends on area. 5-8K out here depending upon depth and ground composition. My last property was around 6700 for just under 800 feet. Out here they range from 400-1,200 ft.

I too spent 35 yrs. in this business.I agree,get a new well. You will be suprised what is down your old well if there is no casing at the top.I,like 30-30'have bailed dead animals out of wells and puked on the ground. Can't think of drinking out of a bad constructed well. Get new and be done with it.My 2 cents as a retired"well digger".Always hated being called a digger.