Well hydrofracturing involves opening up cracks in the rock to facilitate water flow. In this specific case, it was a newly drilled 400-foot (105-meter) well with a low flow rate of ten gallons of water per hour, making it an unviable well. This is a typical case; it happens very often in the Laurentians and Lanaudière regions that water yield is low during drilling. To improve the situation, well hydrofracturing is required. To do this, a hydraulic balloon must be inserted into the well to pass a large volume of water at high pressure. The balloon can be placed at various depths. The packer seals the well, and water is injected. In this case, we performed an initial pressurization of the well at 80 feet and another at 150 feet. During the first test, the pressure rose to 1,300 psi before the water began to flow, and during the second test, the pressure rose to 3,000 psi. Well hydrofracturing is generally successful; following the hydrofracturing, we achieved a flow rate of approximately 100 gallons of water per hour.
Artesian Well Maintenance in Tremblant: Protecting the Water at Your Cottage or Secondary Residence
When you turn on the faucet in a home, cottage or secondary residence, you expect clear, fresh and reassuring water. Yet artesian well maintenance should never be postponed simply because the water looks fine. In Quebec, a private well requires regular monitoring, especially in vacation-home areas like Tremblant, St-Donat and
