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Chemical Treatment of Water Wells
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chemical treatment of water wells is sometimes necessary in order to
prevent problems from quickly re-occurring, because the problem is
caused by natural occurrences in the formation it is impossible to
completely get rid of the problem, even though we are capable of
removing the bio-foul (a build up of slime in the well and piping)
right now, without proper treatment and maintenance the problem will
return. In a well that has an iron problem bad enough to
create a major bio-fouling problem we recommend that chemical
treatment be performed in order to fully rid the well of the
bio-foul (including the build-up out in the formation itself) but to
also help keep the problem from coming back as quickly.
The chemical
treatment process that we use involves injecting a light acid into
the well while simultaneously hydro-fracking the well. This acid is
forced out through the fractures to kill the bacteria growth in the
formation itself, it also kills whatever bacteria is still remaining
in the well at the same time, this will help keep the slime
from returning right away. Generally we will perform the
Zone-Isolation Hydro-Fracture process
to ensure that we have complete well and formation coverage. We also
will normally use High Pressure Jetting in
order to clean all the bio-foul build up out of the well prior to
injecting the chemical. Once we have finished the job we then inject
a mixture of water and soda ash into the well in order to bring the
wells PH back to normal.
The Chemical that we use is
manufactured by a company called Baroid and is rated NSF approved,
which means it has been tested and approved specifically for use in
wells intended to supply drinking water. So once we have completed
the job and the well is re-connected to the house it is completely
safe to begin drinking the water again. We have successfully used
this process on numerous domestic and municipal water wells.
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| This is what bio-fouling looks
like. This build up is not only found in the piping itself but
also on the wall of the well and out in the formation itself
too. Getting rid of the bio-foul build up is only part of the
solution, killing the bacteria that caused it is the second part
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