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Through the Back Door! by Jim Kuebelbeck Hogs Every now and then in my water dowsing work I run into a situation that leaves me in disbelief. I received a call from a farmer in southern Minnesota whose well had suddenly gone dry after 12 years of producing a good supply of water. I asked if the well had gone dry suddenly or had decreased in volume over time, and was told the well had suddenly gone dry about a week previous and he was now having water delivered by large water trucks every day. He had a large hog operation with over 3000 hogs on-site, and needed thousands of gallons of water every day. He was desperate to locate a new good water source. We made arrangements to try to help him. The night before we were to leave, I called and told him when we would arrive the next morning. He told me a well drilling contractor had come out the previous evening and was going to drill about 20 feet away from his dry well in the morning. I told him we would wait to see the results of the next day's drilling. He said no matter what happened, he still wanted us to come, because other well drilling professionals had recommended he hire us, and even if a good water supply was encountered in the morning, he needed a backup well if the new well ever went dry or decreased in volume. Arriving on-site the next morning, the drill operators were in the process of drilling on a site a short distance away from the well which had gone dry. Seeing the name on the drilling rig, Carol reminded me this was someone who didn't like water dowsers. We knew he never recommended hiring a water dowser and another well drilling contractor had told us this one said he wouldn’t find water any- where a water dowser suggested! I told Carol that as long as we were there, we'd try to find a couple good drilling sites, mark them, and get out of there. I thought maybe they'd get lucky where they were currently drilling, but I wouldn't bet a dollar on it. We did locate what I felt were two promising drilling sites and marked them for the landowner. Leaving the property, I told Carol this was an especially uncom- fortable situation because none of the drill crew had even bothered to say hello to us or acknowledge our presence! We later received a cal l on our answering machine telling us the new well was in operation, and the drilling contractor said he now had plenty of water because the well was producing three gallons per minute! For 3000 hogs? I'm a thinkin' there's going to be some mighty thirsty hogs in the near future, but what do I know? I'm only a water dowser. I believe there will be another chapter to this story someday soon. The statements and comments in this article are based on information and references believed to be true and fac- tual. If you have any questions or com- ments, please forward them to me in care of WWDR . Jim Jim Kuebelbeck may be contacted via e-mail to michele@ worldwidedrillingresource.com WTR 36 DECEMBER 2018 WorldWide Drilling Resource ®