Hand Service Company

Brian D.

Over-priced and Deceptive. The owner of this company told me I should find water 80-120 feet down. After 140 feet, the drill operators told me """"he was a little off"""" and asked me what my limit was on drilling. Now, once someone has paid to drill and find no water, he is left with the blind gambling of making up for his loss, and digging deeper to find water so the initial drilling was worth it. I asked for an opinion on a limit I should set, a possible maximum, and they told me they had no idea, and they would drill 900 feet if I told them to. At $15/foot, which is extremely expensive as many other companies quoted $6/foot or less, that was not an option. I had them stop for the day and contacted the Geographical survey people the next morning. They told me my area was a hit or miss area, and to go no more than 170 feet since after a black sulfur shell in the soil, there is very little chance of finding water. When I told this to the drill operator, his response was """"oh, I would stop if I hit that sulfur shell."""" Clearly caught in the act lying, once they knew I had found out that there was a limit, they tried to claim they would have stopped if they reached that limit. Clearly, they were playing my lack of knowledge the precious day to get as much drilling done as they could to bank on my misfortune. Do not use this company. And do your research before drilling. Call the people who do not get paid to find water for you. And pick a cheaper company that is more honest than this one.