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2. Water well pump - Wikipedia

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   Deep well pumps extract groundwater from subterranean aquifers, offering a reliable source of water independent of municipal networks. These pumps, often submersible and powered by electricity, can access water reserves located much deeper than shallow wells, ensuring a consistent supply even during periods of drought.

3. Well - Wikipedia

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   Man cleaning a well in Yaoundé, Cameroon Hand pump to pump water from a well in a village near Chennai in India, where the well water might be polluted by nearby pit latrines. Shallow pumping wells can often supply drinking water at a very low cost. However, impurities from the surface easily reach shallow sources, which leads to a greater ...

4. Groundwater recharge - Wikipedia

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   In 2007, on the recommendations of the International Water Management Institute, the Indian government allocated ₹ 1,800 crore (equivalent to ₹ 54 billion or US$640 million in 2023) to fund dug-well recharge projects (a dug-well is a wide, shallow well, often lined with concrete) in 100 districts within seven states where water stored in ...

5. Well drilling - Wikipedia

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   Petroleum was used in ancient China for "lighting, as a lubricant for cart axles and the bearings of water-powered drop hammers, as a source of carbon for inksticks, and as a medical remedy for sores on humans and mange in animals." [2] In ancient China, deep well drilling machines were in the forefront of brine well production by the 1st ...

6. Injection well - Wikipedia

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   An injection well is a device that places fluid deep underground into porous rock formations, such as sandstone or limestone, or into or below the shallow soil layer. The fluid may be water , wastewater , brine (salt water), or water mixed with industrial chemical waste.

7. Groundwater - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 December 2024. Water located beneath the ground surface An illustration showing groundwater in aquifers (in blue) (1, 5 and 6) below the water table (4), and three different wells (7, 8 and 9) dug to reach it. Groundwater is the water present beneath Earth's surface in rock and soil pore spaces and in ...