Methodist Church at the Camp
Semi-Olympic swimming pool - will need a LOT of water!
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Well No. 20
Methodist Church Camp
Sponsors - Mariners Sunday School Class, Oak Grove United Methodist Church
Atlanta, Georgia
The Methodist Church of Paraguay (Comunidad Evangelica Metodista del Paraguay) is in the process of developing a Church Camp near Carapegua, about 60 miles south of the capital city of Asuncion. The short term goal for the camp is to have the capability to house 100 campers and to have a semi-Olympic swimming pool. Agua de Vida Ministry recently drilled a well at the camp with funds provided by the Mariners Sunday School class at Oak Grove United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Methodist Church at the Camp |
Semi-Olympic swimming pool - will need a LOT of water! |
The Church Camp is a big project for Coordinator Rochelle Karakey. She is currently responsible for raising funds to finish the construction of the swimming pool and a women's dormitory; so the support of the Mariners Class to drill the well was a real blessing. The donated funds were sufficient to drill the well, install the pump and still provide left over funds to build an elevated water tank.
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Camp Coordinator Rochelle Karakey with her husband Gustavo and their 3 children |
Genaro at the drilling rig controls and Linda in the background taking notes |
We were able to employ one of our seasoned drillers - Genaro Aveiro - who has drilled with us on our last 8 wells. We also employed two members of the local church community to assist with the drilling.
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The cemented well head ready for pump installation |
The local Paraguayan team assists in cleaning out the well after the pump is installed |
The well was drilled in a very hard metamorphic rock, which our bit was barely able to penetrate. We drilled about 120 feet when we encountered a seam of quartz, and after progressing only about 5 feet in an hour, we decided the well was deep enough. Since the water level is fairly shallow at this site (about 25 feet), we still had sufficient water depth to install an electric submersible pump. So - even with the hard rock we were able to construct a good well - Gracias a Dios!
Technical Details
Sponsor: Mariners Sunday School Class, Oak Grove United Methodist Church, Atlanta, Georgia
Drilling date: May 1 to May 11, 2007
Location: Latitude - S 25° 50.92’ Longitude - W 57° 17.34'
Elevation: 114 meters above mean sea level
Total cost: $4,497
Drill depth: 38 meters (125 feet)
Soil types encountered: sand and clay to 20 feet, hard sandstone with quartz encountered at 120 feet.
Static groundwater level: 7.55 meters (24.8 feet) below ground surface
Dynamic groundwater level: 20.8 meters (68 feet) below ground surface
Installed well depth: 35.3 meters (116 feet)
Length of screened section: 18 meters
Length of gravel packed section: 22.1 meters
Length and type of sealed section: 1 meter of bentonite pellets
Pump description: 1 hp electrical submersible pump
Depth to base of pump: 33 meters (108.6 ft)
Flow rate: 1,014 liters per hour (4.45 gpm)
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