Hydro-Fracking a Water Well for One of my Subscribers! Amazing Results.

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@h2omechanic Жыл бұрын

Donations are a Appreciated but never expected! If You'd like to support my channel. PayPal Hwdracing@gmail.com Venmo Philip-Hensley-3 Hope you Enjoy Learning About Wells.

@fredclark-ib8nm Жыл бұрын

How do I find a driller who hydrofrac my low yield well,out here in washington

@h2omechanic Жыл бұрын

Call your local drilling company's. They'll know

@PaulChabot 8 ай бұрын

Don't want to be a stick in the mud, but your ear plug insertion method is not great. Just get some muffs. Trust me, you will not regret taking care of your hearing.

@stephentaylor7332 9 ай бұрын

Tip from an old guy: you need to put a guard on that drive shaft, one slip, and it could be your last day on earth. Like your videos

@davidpook5778 Жыл бұрын

Learn a bunch from your videos, thanks. Now for the lack of a shield over the u-joint. As a farmer I have a friend that was wound around a non shielded pto shaft, his pant leg was caught in the u-joint which drew him in and around the pto shaft. Broke his left leg in 6 places, right arm 3 places. His brother jumped off a 14 layer hay stack in stop the pto shaft. This was in the late 60s. The pto shaft was 24" off the ground giving room for his body to rotate around many times before it was stopped. His brother still suffers hip problems from the jump. Where there is not much room around the pto, it would wrap your leg several times before severing the leg.

@wisco53520 Жыл бұрын

The exposed driveshaft is shaking hands with danger. I enjoy your videos.

@h2omechanic Жыл бұрын

Yea, it's always something I keep my eye on 😆. Needs a thick shield around it.

@userx702 Жыл бұрын

I came to say this. Even a piece of tin would be huge.

@williamwallace8994 Жыл бұрын

Definitely should cover. We don’t want to see you get injured.

@geedubb2005 Жыл бұрын

Yep, it’ll sling a person around and break every bone in the body, then kill ya. We still lose a farmer Dr/tractor driver on occasion in the valley. I have a 6” pipe guard on the driveshaft on my pump engine that runs about 3000 rpm. I sure hope he covers that u-joint and shaft befor it undresses him.

@jeffpiatt3879 Жыл бұрын

I was going to post the same thing until I read this one. Those pants could get pulled into the U-joints. That is why I always wear shorts when doing this type of work. 😀

@brentpaulus4195 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos. SO, PLEASE FABRICATE a cover shroud for the pumps driveshaft and especially that U Joint. It's a KILLER!!! I had a very good friend who was delivering LP Gas to an address last winter. There was some kind of problem under his truck. I'm not sure what the problem was. BUT, He had crawled under his truck and got his sleeve caught in the U Joint on the Pumps Driveshaft. The result was that it Tore his right arm almost totally off. They figured that the pump was the problem, is why he was under the truck. Since the house was so far off the road, and there was no one at home at the time. No one Heard him or even was able to see his truck. The company figured that he was stuck in that position for over 5 hours, until another truck was dispatched to the last address of the GPS Signal. Investigators said by the size of and the amount of blood that had pooled in the snow, that he was probably alive for possibly 45 - 60 minutes. So PLEASE INSTALL A SHIELD. I'm sure the rest of your viewers want to continue go enjoy YOUR Videos.

@brentpaulus4195 Жыл бұрын

But one question. Why did you opt to Frack vs Drilling deeper for a better aquifer????

@ralphfeatherstone7813 2 ай бұрын

I think it is fortunate no one has had their pants leg caught up in the hydro-fracking drive shaft. It would be smart for you to build/install a guard over the drive shaft. I enjoy your videos.

@RobAhrweiler Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much to you and your dad for coming out! Can't wait to find out the results!

@joel231 Жыл бұрын

how did it go?

@johnbuehrig7670 Жыл бұрын

Just food for thought. I'm an old safety inspector. A expanded metal guard around that rotating drive shaft between your seated position would provide protection if something fell into that spot.

@16B9 Жыл бұрын

You REALLY need to put a plastic drive shift safety shield on that drive shaft between your pant legs. At 75 years I've seen my share of one arm people an others that have been killed with unshielded PTOs, drive shafts and other machinery. I enjoy your videos. Thank you.

@tedbaker8291 Жыл бұрын

Hope you'll follow-up with a report on improved flow results. Keep on frackin!

@LADYMONA Жыл бұрын

I love the dad&son teamwork.

@ronmurphy9819 11 ай бұрын

That’s a pretty cool thing. Now I know what fracking is. I’ve been around a number of drillers and heard them talking about fracking but never have I seen it actually happen. Years ago my dad dinamited a hole he drilled with a core drilling rig, got good water. Thanks for the education. You know the other day I tried to use my educational benefit from the military and was denied because of my age. I was pissed off and said I aint dead yet and left. I figured out that I want to keep on learning till the day I die. So sorry I vented on you. It’ll probably bother me for a while. Thanks

@bobc8694 11 ай бұрын

Just a quick suggestion from a performance guy that has built everything from a race car to a old farm all with a for v-8 car engine,, something to do to get temperature down is the fan shroud you have it all the way from the radiator to the engine so you are actually making that fan rob power from the engine and make it run hoter!!! 1st it's building pressure in the housing making the fan have drag on both sides of each blade robing power I have seen 12+ hp lost on the dyno testing fan inclosers ... And 2nd big thing is the older fan blades are made to only have about half of the width of the blade be in the fan housing and the bad half of the blade out of the back of the fan shroud it can have the hole blade in the shroud but it will cut down the air flow.. if you try this out I can generate you that the air flow will be 80 percent better.. and when you get the cooling system working correctly you should be able to run that engine wide open for a hour + with out a temperature problem.. bur every thing has to be correctly done, radiator and blade, shroud, engine Timing, carb jetting, good gas 91-93 Oct premium...

@drivingmylifeaway7149 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video, glad to see somebody passionate about what they do! I worked on frac equipment, found this super cool!

@ai7244 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad I found your channel. I'm catching up on some of the videos. You're quite good of what you're doing.

@RobertSmith-tq6mf Жыл бұрын

It really is nice to see fracing spelled correctly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@nmccw3245 8 ай бұрын

Great job Philip and Dad. Glad to see that exposed driveshaft gained a guard in the near future. Don’t need that thing ripping off future generations. 😜👍🏻

@sentinelau Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! Re: the new valve - You should be able to put a shifter on the end of the new valve handle and just bend it up to avoid cutting it

@heftydrillinginc.7768 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! I love to also help out my fellow well drilling companies, we are looking into getting into hydro fracking that’s how I found your videos, great job👍

@catman5546 Жыл бұрын

That’s a cracked casing , the well probably produced sand when developed. Well is producing from the busted casing , that’s why the water level is that deep. Have drilled water well from Alaska to the Gulf of Mexico and a lot of down hole hammer drilling .

@blondeguy08 Жыл бұрын

This^

@billwestphal1421 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely baffled at first but after seeing your method it makes complete sense. Thanks for sharing.

@pepperroni4016 11 ай бұрын

Best videos on the internet , thank you. This is my fascination

@ForrestsShop Жыл бұрын

Realized halfway through this video that one of our crews cleared this lot, haha. Awesome to see what y’all are doing

@c50ge Жыл бұрын

THAT EXPOSED DRIVESHAFT SURE HELPS YOUR COMMENT COUNT! IF YOU WOULD HAVE EAR MUFF HEARING PROTECTION HANGING ON YOUR NECK YOU COULD UP IT BY 1000NDS

@jackdotzman2908 Жыл бұрын

Had no idea what you do opening up water wells was being done. Heard about fracking oil wells but not water wells. Enjoy learning what you do and what is going on down the hole. Thank you for taking the time to make the video, from Missouri, Jack

@marty0715yt Жыл бұрын

Man that frack motor starts RIGHT UP!! Sweet!!!

@hermandomine3422 Жыл бұрын

paint is an insulating material ,inhibits heat transfer on radiators.

@jamesonmclean9503 Жыл бұрын

I had a customer with a wood chipper that had a power unit from a ford pickup and I switched out his radiator with a straight fin design vs what it had and it kept it very cool

@offyouselfsbuddy1683 Жыл бұрын

was a driller and pump installer in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Minnesota and I gotta say I've never had to frack a well. Had some deep wells like Bong airforce base that were almost 2000 feet deep, and some of the commercial and Industrial wells got up to 24 inches in diameter, but we always sunk everything in bedrock. We have great water table up here. Can even do drill & drives!

@bradfader691 7 ай бұрын

That is badass what an ingenious idea

@marusholilac Жыл бұрын

I'm in the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia. My well and my neighbor's well close by were drilled to 455' in 1994. After 15' of ledger rock they were solid green granite with no strata changes. Both were dry for 6 months. Then they began producing 2/3 pt/minute. These are vacation cabins so this 125 gallons/day has never run dry. But we don't push our luck by watering the plants, pressure watering or car washing. Always wondered if that minimum flow could be increased. A neighbor 1000' above us gets 75gpm. Go figure. Thanks for the great content.

@h2omechanic Жыл бұрын

That's definitely a good candidate for a Hydro Frack! I just got the results back on this well. Originally it made 0.22 GPM, after the frack it makes 3.5 GPM.

@dmetriglover3628 Жыл бұрын

I clicked this quick I enjoy your videos and your passing of knowledge

@davidmerkrebs9967 Жыл бұрын

OLD RETIRED PLUMBER LOVE YOUR STUFF YOU REALY KNOW YOUR STUFF

@Keith_Mikell Жыл бұрын

Phil - Make a video showing fixing and fabing a shield for the frack engine. That'll shut the safety sally's up and itll give you some damn good content which touches the viewers bc you do something that is requested. Much love man.

@dougbourdo2589 Жыл бұрын

Impressive. Never heard of fracking for water well before. I am in New Mexico. Our well is 360' deep. Absolutely delicious water. Lots of rocks were encountered in the drill. We are on the alluvial fan ( Foothill Slope) of the mountain in our back yard. Total drill time was about 8 hours. Fascinating to see the process. The two man crew were efficient & answered all of my novice questions. The driller had constant hand on the pipe feeling it as it went. Very cool stuff.

@SamCanada1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Very interesting. Good job. 👍

@BrotherMichaeloftheCross 8 ай бұрын

It is so ironic to have to drill a well for water right next to a lake :)

@denjhill Жыл бұрын

That well had the same numbers as mine for depth and flow. Far NE Washington state. Pure limestone. I was skeptical but had to do something to improve flow. I believe the company used compressed air instead of water. The result was good. We now keep a 2000 gallon cistern full and the wife is happy that she can shower anytime without problems. Cost was near $6000 but that included about $1500 to bring in a drop hammer rig to break through a cave in. That was unexpected.

@ritafarmer3915 Жыл бұрын

Wish you were in Maryland. I sure could use ur expertise. Video is amazing.

@larrybailey3436 Жыл бұрын

Awsome video as usual!!!

@robertkent2466 7 ай бұрын

Videos are very educational. Get a guard over that drive shaft before a shoe lace or pant cuff gets wrapped in it.

@hornetboy3694 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video thank you

@frosthoe Жыл бұрын

My dad and his brother just dropped half a stick of dynamite tied to a rock down the well. HydroF%cking teh well. (Granted they used explosives a lot out in the backwoods...My uncle took me dynamite fishing!... and buckshot duck hunting up in Cherry creek Co, back in the early 70,s. Ill have to say, at 10 yrs old I thought it was pretty effective...

@adeladahdah4418 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@gkeyman565 11 ай бұрын

Great video, Now I know something new, Have a great day

@HYDESCRAZY Жыл бұрын

Good job, here n FL. We drill average 50 to 150 ft. Alot people be like I need 20 to 25 gallons a min. Why I ask, yr house only let's out 5 gal a min thru anywhere..lol..like a 2 inch pipe pumping into a 1/2 inch,same with watering the yard, turn on more than 1 sprinkler zone I tell em,too get rid of that water.

@curtnicholson7771 8 ай бұрын

I would think about putting in two semi tractor radiators or a train engine radiator or a custom built as wide as the platform but then your next problem would be to small of a pump to move that amount of coolant. Something woo definitely help out the cooling. 🐢

@fluke196c 7 ай бұрын

use a heat exchanger and run the tank through it, injecting the heat into the well

@mattheww8504 5 ай бұрын

Don't know if anyone said this, replace radiator with out paint and it will cool a lot better!!

@garywilson9640 9 ай бұрын

It would be nice to know the final results. I took a huge risk and brought a drilling rig to my ranch. Thought to be Dry land. I thought success would be 5 to 8 gallons a minute. Instead it was 50 to 55. And my budget limited my pumping size flow to """only""" 35 !

@loadsmart158grainhp Жыл бұрын

We need more people like yourself, enjoy your videos and your skills.

@leekasen1809 Жыл бұрын

Presher wash that radiator, on the fracking pump, then get a mercadies electric cooler fan and force cool air into the front of the moter... It will keep it cooler....

@pacemetalfab Жыл бұрын

That unit has some years on it. I wonder if the ever offered a diesel power unit or gasoline only? Great video guys !!!

@jimmytwizzle7836 Жыл бұрын

This guy really likes filming his face

@douglassmith6448 Жыл бұрын

I love wach your videos

@disloyalpick Жыл бұрын

I have a 1hp convertible jet well pump,but can't figure out why water is coming to the house. The pump runs and it sounds like it's pulling water but I have no clue what I'm doing and I don't have the money to pay a plumber. No one in my area is willing to do payments. And my house has to have running water by next month and cys(children &youth services) won't approve the house for my children to come home. :( I love your videos. They're always so relaxing to watch.

@Skywatchers Жыл бұрын

Sweet Virginia!

@thatdave86 Жыл бұрын

Cooling the engine ,maybe a ice box for cold air , electric water pump ,save some hp of the engine . Bigger Radiator,Desert cooler and many other brands especially from Australia,also think about the induction,feed cooler air away from the motor ? Interesting content thanks for the tour

@johnvanriper3363 Жыл бұрын

More POWER

@mattharvey8712 Жыл бұрын

Bravo........did I see a lake......I can hand dig one cheep...........not deep....old school stone.......getter done......I seen them do it in oil patch .....halberton ......whole cocktail.....walnut shells......the kicker liquid nitrogen ......then cap drill mud......cheers

@jamesadams893 Жыл бұрын

Exciting video kinda like watching paint dry wow

@NTM2009 7 ай бұрын

All that work and there is water right there on surface 40' away

@ScottyStock Жыл бұрын

so in the dragster world they have special covers to go over something like the universal joint net to your feet. That way when it fails, it contains the shrapnel instead of having it blow out your leg

@kd1010163 Жыл бұрын

Cover that PTO shaft before you lose a leg. "It's fine" until it isn't.

@frankiejenkins51 Жыл бұрын

At my parents house 25 years ago it was on well water. We had 2 shallow wells washed down 25ft and another 35 ft 1-1/2 line. Had great water no smell and tasted great. Then a 1/2 acre pond was dug 800yards away and we lost water and when dropping 75ft nothing and 120 ft nothing. But the neighbors was a 125ft maybe 70yards away had no problem but his smelled like sufer and was slimy. So we went to the other side of the acre and we went 55ft hit water but was rusty and on other line 6 inches over went 115ft just at the top of bed rock and had rust water. We went to city water after it was fed down our way 3 years later.

@bioniclife Жыл бұрын

Trust me...Been there, bought the tee-shrit. You want to get a cover on that since you are operating the equipment in close proximity.

@graceymom Жыл бұрын

wow awesome ,atejam

@speedskater1947 Жыл бұрын

You should have a cover over that spinning drive shaft behind your engine that you are stepping over, safety first.

@johnshehorn8116 Жыл бұрын

Looks like Kentucky/Barkley lake area

4 ай бұрын

Your fracking engine coupling should have a guard as your legs and trousers are in close proximity to it spinning on it as it could be lethal if it gets caught in trousers or clothing it can kill you …Get a guard and i will be happy same thing you have on a tractor power take off.

@waynep343 Жыл бұрын

California department of resources is setting up to recharge wells in the san Joaquin valley during the next reservoirs needing to discharge season.

@tomthumb5445 Жыл бұрын

To add cooling to the engine put on a pickup truck muffler, 75% of all engine heat goes out the exhaust. Since trucks work harder they have a different muffler.

@hnd450 Жыл бұрын

Need to get a Texas speed motor on there u will have all the power and psi!

@johnstreet797 10 ай бұрын

Would be nice if you had a mic separate from the camera. You are really hard to hear sometimes. Also get a 4 cylinder Diesel in stead of that Ford 4 banger. Excellent content, keep it up.

@yasirtaha8350 Жыл бұрын

Really impressive work! you've already got the setup to rehabilitate wells by hydrojetting (pump and HP 0.5" hydraulic hose + spooler) all you're missing is a nozzle which I think the BJV Stoneage nozzle would be an awesome addition to that setup! If I may ask where's the best place to get a continuous length high pressure 0.25" ID hose that would go down 700ft?

@MUDNROCKS 10 ай бұрын

UEMSI, just google it

@scrotiemcboogerballs1981 Жыл бұрын

That valve handle you could just bend it up a little so it clears the pipe

@davidandrews2742 Жыл бұрын

Need to ls swap the machine my friend.

@sundownerwhoopwhoop5016 7 ай бұрын

Ole hell yea you sure did need a cover over them ujoints dude I’ve seen legs and arms yanked off

@atmm89 Жыл бұрын

can you please explain what is hydro-fracking and how does it work, thank you and you have a wonderful 2023

@Atv821 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video, I always wondered how wells were fracked. Love your setup too, but I do have to say that rotating output shaft on your pump engine sketches me out man. Please consider getting a guard for that, rotating shafts, pulleys and belts are nothing to mess with! Safety first! Great video though!

@toxichank6960 Жыл бұрын

I agree. That flex coupling could grab your pants leg and will be ugly. Don't ruin your career with an accident.

@mangstra Жыл бұрын

had to also drop in to say the same about the shaft man. Please watch some gory videos on the darker web about what happens when the smallest piece of clothing gets in there! it will be your teacher

@mikemilburn7823 Жыл бұрын

AS the other said, put a guard over the joint...please :-)

@blessed1sj Жыл бұрын

I can send you a picture of a frac job.

@danielmull2178 Жыл бұрын

25+ years in oil and gas here (including Coal Bed Methane). We called that "Enhancing" as our version of fracking also injects a proppant (sand or something to hold the fractures open afterwards). We couldn't frack in the water formations for Coal Bed Methane production. After a short while, when all the injected water was sucked out, the well's water production would eventually return to its prior level because nothing was there to hold the fractures open. I'd be interested in seeing your results after the well runs for a couple months. That's the real test.

@hobsonbeeman7529 Жыл бұрын

Interesting, I used to operate a frack rig for Dowell back in the day. Similar concept, but wondered what downhole strata he was fracking or was it just an open hole and it fracked anything below the packer. When we fracked oil wells, we would frack the oil bearing strata and watch the pressure gages ( sometimes 10-15k psi) it would peak and then fall off, at that point we knew the rock had opened up and then we would pump a propping agent to hold the cracks open. Fascinating process!

@h2omechanic Жыл бұрын

Sounds like you did zone fracking

@heyitsjel Жыл бұрын

@@h2omechanic It's essentially the same thing you're doing, but on a significantly larger scale (multi-stage and/or multi-zone frac jobs). Deeper depths mean more overburden and therefore higher minimum stress to overcome (typically); resulting in higher horsepower requirements in order to meet the pressure/flow requirements needed. PS. neat video; keep them coming! :)

@davidvanderspek Жыл бұрын

Great Video,,,, Please get a guard for the shaft..

@h2omechanic Жыл бұрын

Building one since so many people are concerned

@jram7047 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if an ol firetruck would be a good option to modify for this type of work, huge water pumps and reserve tanks. Tool storage everywhere

@h2omechanic Жыл бұрын

Most guys use a flat bed & just bolt down a big plastic water tote.

@wdxwm300 4 ай бұрын

Nice video love to watch the fracking. I noticed is your trucks all rt side drive? It looks like in your videos Thanks Again

@paulgilliland2992 Жыл бұрын

All you need to do with that ball valve is undo the nut and rotate the handle only a 1/2” socket is required. No sawzall required.

@jeronimosouzadeandrade1430 Жыл бұрын

Na área desde 1981

@kd1010163 Жыл бұрын

I like your channel. why not find a larger engine for that rig? Something that wouldn't have to work as hard.

@crissd8283 Жыл бұрын

Needs a little diesel with some kind of CVT.

@davidschwartz5127 Жыл бұрын

If you removed the paint from your radiator's tanks and fins it would improve your ability to cool.

@davidmull1540 Жыл бұрын

just use a big wrench or pipe and bend that valve handle up to clear the pipe/expansion tank

@crazycanaboy95 Жыл бұрын

I wish I could get you guys down my way but I'm about an hour too far.... I've got a 600ft well with pump hanging about 580ft but we'll is only making 1/4 quart a minute need these done so bad

@Dirtfarmer-iq9el Жыл бұрын

Great video, but please put some kind of guard over your universal joint and pto. All it takes is one loose thread. I have seen an arm whipping around in a PTO and it haunts me to this day.

@bobniles1928 Жыл бұрын

You have a doppelganger. Look at Rainman Ray's Repairs on KZfaq.

@andygreeen Жыл бұрын

We don’t have a company like yours in my area of middle TN. I just had a 300’ well dug and it has 55’ of water in it. Very slow filling, do you have any tips on using dry ice?

@susiervo1 11 ай бұрын

Bro, put a shield over the PTO.. that thing is gonna mangle those legs

@jeronimosouzadeandrade1430 Жыл бұрын

Não tem brasileiro trabalhando nesta área aí não vejo nenhum.

@danielson101 16 күн бұрын

cover the shaft!

@rt3box6tx74 Жыл бұрын

This was cool. Do you know if anyone in NW Texas (aka the TX Panhandle) is using this method on irrigation wells? I wouldn't mind trying it on a couple to see if it would help the water production on some weaker wells.

@robertreznik9330 Жыл бұрын

In wells in NW Texas I have had a few wells to fracture from loose formation. The bore is drilled into loose sand or sandstone or silt layers. This material has to flow to the surface by not fracturing. If the wall should loose water pressure the drill stem could be lost from a cave in. Small gravel is placed between the casing and formation. It is too expensive to put much gravel for large water flow into the formation like gas or oil wells.

@rt3box6tx74 Жыл бұрын

@@robertreznik9330 OK, thanks for answering. We have made several different attempts of opening these wells up, but I'm always on the lookout for the next idea. The most from all our attempts at improvement lasted one season of pumping. These wells are run 24/7 for 3-4 months to raise corn crops. To use less water we went to wheat production which splits the irrigation season in two leaving time over winter for recharge. One co tried brushing the insides with unraveled heavy cable, using up and down motion after pretreating with acid on some wells. That cleaned up the rusted shut slits (perferations) in the casing that tend to get blocked by small gravel. Another co tried air blasting below the water level attempting to open up new channels. That worked best, but was too costly to do annually. Guess i forgot to mention that these are mostly 8" wells drilled to redbed into the Ogallala Aquifer. When they're bailed out some rocks as large as 1 1/2 inches come up but it's mostly small gravel and a little coarse sand. These wells were producing 1200 gpm in the 1980s, but have steadily fallen off since 2005, until they're now pumping 150 to 300 gpm. In the last 10 yrs we've switched over from 100 and 125 hp vhs electric motors to 30 - 40 hp subs. I've spent around a quarter million trying different methods to improve water production. A veteran pump repair company owner told me the older wells, dug 50 - 75 yrs ago will always out yield newer wells. That has been my observation as well. Some time in the 1980s drillers stopped going through all the standard processes known to develop wells in the manner first generation drillers in the area had done. We drilled an 8" well in 1981 which should have produced 1000 gpm, but we never got over 750 gpm out of it.