Water Well Drilling Rig: A Tool for Finding Groundwater

In humanity’s water-connected history, the water well drilling rig plays a vital role as a tool to find groundwater. The water well drilling rig is machinery for drilling wells, installing casings, and cleaning wells. Its history dates back to 2nd-century China, with bamboo-bow impact drills.

By the 1950s, rope impact drills arrived in China; simple rigs emerged in the 1960s. Europe and America used rope impact drills in the 1800s, with rotary rigs spreading from France to the U.S. Hydraulic power-head rigs appeared in the 1970s globally.

Rigs fall into types: rotary rigs crush rock via rotation; impact rigs use vertical impacts. Compound rigs combine methods for better adaptability. They aid farm irrigation and mountain village water supply, evolving toward multi-use, full hydraulic designs to boost efficiency.