FlexiQuiz - WELL CONTRACTORS CERTIFICATION CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS QUIZ1

A well may be permanently abandoned when the following occurs:

Owner allows non owner to service well

Owner maintains the well

Becomes a source of contamination to groundwater supply

All of the above

Vertical seepage can occur readily outside when ______ is left unsealed in the ground near the surface

Borehole

Casing

Creviced rock

Wellhead

What is the average spacing of wells that is optimum for a well point system

25 ft between wells

30 ft between wells

50 ft between wells

All of the above

For water well drilling, a weight of about _____ lb per gallon is desirable:

2

5

8

9

Groundwater is the water that fills the fractures, pore spaces and other openings in soil and rock formations

True

False