Borehole Drilling and Pumping Process in Mutare and Manicaland Province

Boreholes are commonly used around the world. But do you know the drilling process? 

Here are the four stages of Drilling A Borehole in Mutare and Manicaland Province that you need to know.

1. Pre-Drilling and Borehole Siting: When Drilling a Borehole, it is usual to start the process with a Borehole Siting or Geological Survey and vertical electrical sounding to locate water underground. The Borehole Siting attempts to map the availability of water by taking resistivity measurements using probes at a set distance apart.

2. Borehole Drilling: A drilling rig is required for the drilling. As the drill progresses into the ground, extra drill rods are added until eventually, the drill reaches the required depth.

A geologist is needed to supervise the drilling process; always engage qualified Geologists and personnel. They ensure boreholes are drilled straight for correct procedures like Borehole Casing and gravel filter pack fitting are followed.

For maximum water yield, boreholes must be developed and a test pump conducted after 24 hours to pump out dirty water and to check what yield the bore-hole can supply before samples are taken for bacteria and chemical analysis.

Borehole Drilling and Pumping Process in Mutare and Manicaland Province

3. Borehole Pump Installation: The type of pumps may vary from mains powered to, solar-powered depending on the availability of power and intended use of the borehole. In Zimbabwe, sunshine is abundantly reliable and predictable making solar energy a low cost.

Piping is greatly determined by the intended use like irrigation, home supply, distribution or charity.

4. Cost of Drilling A Borehole in Mutare and Manicaland Province: Borehole Drilling in every country has unique processes involved from conception to delivery and the combination of factors that impact the components and processes used will almost always be different.

Therefore, borehole drilling cost is not a constant and specific amount on paper. A carefully calculated quotation must be drawn and particular costing needs to be affected by different conditions must be considered.