Question on well water development for commercial use

[armadillophil]

I came across a property for sale with a well that is producing 600gpm. Details on well-50ft deep with 30 ft of flowing water and using a 140hp pump. I don't know jack about wells but this sounds like a opportunity to maybe develop this well for commercial use. Thoughts on well volume? Has anybody sold water before? Thanks

[Matt_C]

That's a lot of water..... You must be in an underground river. To be only 50 feet that has to be an underground river.

[armadillophil]

I read about underground rivers while I was reading about Texas rule of capture. Those would be owned by state but as of yet none had been identified

[tex4k]

Have checked on electrical cost of a 140hp? That's a pretty big pump, I would suspect it uses a lot of electricity. That's getting into the oil well sub pump category.

[bphillips]

Have checked on electrical cost of a 140hp? That's a pretty big pump, I would suspect it uses a lot of electricity. That's getting into the oil well sub pump category.

A whole lot of electricity

[Todd-ty729]

None of those numbers make sense. I'd be leery of the deal if that is what is being stated by the seller.

[carp]

http://www2.twdb.texas.gov/apps/WaterDataInteractive/GroundwaterDataViewer/?map=sdr

find it on map and see the drillers report that was sent to state.

[Anythinghunter8]

that is a crazy website did not know there was that many water wells however it seems to only have newer ones because my family's well are not on there.

[az2tx]

what were they pumping that took a 140hp motor?

[armadillophil]

At one time they irrigated fields with it.

[armadillophil]

I did find out he has a permit from county GCD for 30 million gallons a year commercial use.

[kingchip]

Our electricity bill just to have the juice available to push a 90hp pump was $3500 as I recall. That did not count the juice if we ran it. Cheaper, I think, to buy a genny to run it when needed. If you are in fraccing country and have a surface pit big enough, there's probably some money in it. If you don't have enough surface capacity, they probably won't buy from you unless you lowball everybody else.

I sell water at $0.50 barrel. Takes about 110,000 bbl to frac a well to my customer.