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midwoud1:
Hi Frank .
Welcome back . I did something similar .  Waterwell drilling with a homemade rotary rig.
TD  60 meters . Drillbit 4" . Mud mix 1,2 to avoid collaps at ice age sand formation.
At 30 meters natural gas ,that can burn. I checked it but for a better yield we need a separator.
I did not finish completion because the risc pumping up salt water
On a lower aquifier there is clear drinking water .
Rgds . Frans.

Frank S:
Hi Frans; A friend of mine used to drill a lot of shallow surface water wells with a rig much like yours, for people who lived in his area who wanted water to use on their gardens and lawns. I remember him telling me about a natural gas pocket he drilled into at a very shallow depth Son't know what they did with it but I doubt it would have produced enough NG to be very useful for a long period of time.

Mary B:
Pretty common to hit small gas pockets in my part of MN when drilling shallow wells. Leftovers from the glaciers that had clay caps form over them trapping the rotting vegetation the glaciers plowed under. One farmer I know is running a few gas house lights from such a pocket. It has lasted for 60 years so far but flow rate and pressure isn't much. Not enough to heat or cook on.

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