Updated 2026-10-23

Water exploration questions, answered

Short answers with real well depths and yields: dry boreholes, water in granite, desert and clay, survey cost and success-based fees.

• My borehole came out dry. What should I do next?Why boreholes come out dry in rock, desert and clay, and how a fracture survey found water next to failed holes in Germany, Spain and Saudi Arabia.
• How do you find water for a borehole in granite or hard rock?Finding groundwater in granite, basalt and limestone: why aquifer surveys fail, how fracture surveys work, and real wells with depths and yields.
• Is there a water survey company that only charges if water is found?How a no-water-no-fee groundwater survey works: what you pay for, who pays the driller, and how the result is confirmed by a pumping test.
• How much does a groundwater survey for a borehole cost?What drives the cost of a groundwater survey and borehole siting, why the price of a dry borehole matters more, and how success-based fees work.
• Can a survey predict borehole depth and yield before drilling?What a pre-drilling water survey report contains: drilling point coordinates, depth to the water-bearing zone and forecast yield in m³ per day.
• How do you find groundwater in the desert, for example in Saudi Arabia or Namibia?Water exploration in desert sites in Saudi Arabia, Namibia and the Kalahari: why wells fail, and wells that now give 200–1,000 m³ a day.
• How deep do I need to drill for water under thick clay?Finding water below 100+ m of clay: depth, rig requirements, and a Catalonia case with 648 m³ a day confirmed by a state pumping test.
• Which methods are used to choose where to drill a water borehole?How borehole sites are chosen: hydrogeological maps, electrical resistivity, seismic surveys, fracture surveys, and why dowsing is not a method.
• How can a farm or hotel get its own reliable water source?Own borehole water for farms, hotels, resorts and municipalities: sizing to daily demand, siting the well, and projects giving 200–1,000 m³ a day.
• How much water can a borehole in hard rock give?Realistic yields of boreholes in granite, basalt, limestone and dolomite, from WaterLocation projects: 200 to 864 m³ a day.
• 3 gpm or 30 gpm? How to read pump tests and define sustainable yieldHow to read a water well pumping test and set sustainable yield for farms, resorts and municipalities, with m³/day results from WaterLocation projects.
• How do you choose the exact spot to drill a borehole on our site?WaterLocation micro‑sites on water‑bearing fractures, not layers, and delivers drilling coordinates, target depth and forecast yield—verified by pumping tests in Bavaria, Catalonia and more.