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WorldWide Drilling Resource ® It was the summer of 2014, and I was still dealing with an unreliable well. Water hauling became the norm for me since purchasing a 600-gallon tank to mount on my car trailer, but I knew in the back of my mind it wasn’t a permanent solution, so my wife and I contacted the original local well drilling contractor for help. They were reluctant to drill again, due to the known difficulty of finding satisfactory groundwater sources in our area, but finally agreed, if we would possibly explore other options, such as drilling in another area. I assumed it meant not drilling in the vicinity of the other wells, but he actually meant “completely off of my land” and on an adjoining soybean field owned by a neighboring farmer. The land he spoke of was well over 1400 feet away, and although the farmer agreed to let us drill on his land, in the event a satisfactory water supply was encountered, he indicated he would charge us a monthly fee for its use! We certainly didn’t want to go that route due to the many unknown possible future repercussions. I needed help and that is when I started doing my own research on the Internet for ways to locate water. I looked at numerous United States Geological Survey topographical maps, but the data was dated and really didn’t provide the answers I was seeking. Through my continued research, I came across an article about a Minnesota man by the name of Jim Kuebelbeck who dowsed a good water source for the Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota, after numerous attempts through traditional means. The article intrigued me, but being an engineer by trade, I was reluctant about things that didn’t have concrete support evidence to back them up. Desperate, and basically having a “what do I have to lose” attitude, I decided to do some more research to find this dowser. After finally locating a good e-mail address, I sent him an e-mail in which he immediately replied with a greeting and a telephone number where he could be reached. I hesitated calling him for a few days, but eventually did. Over the next few weeks, we talked by phone about my situation and he offered a lot of advice, but since he lived quite a distance away, he was reluctant to travel out of Minnesota at the time. I started to lose hope and eventually caved to the drilling contractor’s request to drill on the adjacent farmer’s land. So the plan was set into motion and he agreed to drill as soon as his schedule allowed. In the interim, while waiting to drill, Jim called and said he had decided to make the trip to Iowa after all since there was another landowner in southwest Iowa who needed some help as well. So we set a date/time to meet to hopefully locate some water on my land. I decided to stay home the day Jim and his wife Carol were expected to show up, to assist if needed. When Jim and Carol showed up that morning, we discussed the history of my water problems. Then Jim immediately set out to work. My existing well and all of the dry holes drilled were on the front side of my property confined to approximately one acre. Jim approached the area with his “dowsing rod” and immediately ‘sensed’ something approximately 72 feet away from my existing well and 10-15 feet away from a dry hole. He had Carol mark the spot and pressed on, eventually making it to the backside of my property where he found nothing promising. While on the backside of my property, I pointed out the area on the neighboring farmer’s land where they wanted to drill, so the decision was made that Jim would also dowse in that area, just in case. He eventually did locate another promising site for drilling there as well, and Carol once again marked the site. Before calling it quits for the day, Jim located one more spot and headed back to Minnesota after offering a few more tips. Since one of the locations was only 72 feet from my existing well, I now had the challenge of persuading the contractor to drill in a spot located by “one of those water dowsers” and on a site where he absolutely did ‘not’ want to drill! Look for the conclusion next month. Jim Jim may be contacted via e-mail at michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com Through the Back Door! by Jim Kuebelbeck The Iowa Saga Part 2 Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. - Albert Einstein 34 AUGUST 2015