Simple and Low Cost Manual Water Well Drilling

Along with the manual, the following resources can be used to ensure a successful well is drilled.

Links

• Agua Yaku
• Arrakis – for Rural Development
• Akvopedia Entry: Baptist-Sludging
• Rural Water Supply Network (RWSN)
  • Hand or Manual Drilled Wells
  • Entry on Baptist Drilling
  • Paul Cloesen – Baptist Drilling
    • Additional Videos Done by Paul Cloesen for Baptist Drilling
• Water for All International
  • The “Baptist” Water For All manual/motorized drilling method: An Update Showing Some Parameters of the “Baptist” Method – Prepared by Terry Waller, June 2008
• Wikipedia Entry: Baptist Well Drilling

Published Articles and Books

• Carter, R. C., Tyrrel, S. F., & Howsam, P. (1996). Strategies for handpump water supply programmes in less-developed countries. Water and Environment Journal, 10(2), 130-136.
• Crush, M. (2005). Water well drilling troubleshooting guide. Sandy, UT: Aardvark Global Publishing.
• Danert, K. (2009). Realizing the potential of hand-drilled wells for rural water supplies. Waterlines, 28(2), 108-129.
• Fitzgerald, C. M. (2010). Student volunteer opportunities in hydrophilanthropy: The steps to organizing a successful project. Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education, 145(1), 30-35.
• Forsyth, A. M., Ramudu, E., Hindal, H.L. & Lazarus, D.R. (2010). A manual well drilling pilot project: Implementing the water for all international method. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, 5(1), 128-147.
• Lassaline, A.M. & Fitzgerald, C. (2010). Water for all international manual well drilling method. Paper presented at World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2010: Challenges of Change.
• Misstear, B., Banks, D., & Clark, L. (2006). Water wells and boreholes. West Sussex, England: Wiley.