Hydrofracturing & Abandoned Well Grouting

Hydrofracking — hydrofracturing — involves injecting water under high pressure into bedrock via the well itself. Besides its use in new water well drilling, hydrofracking restores recovery rates in older wells with increasingly compromised yields.

This process increases the extent and size of existing bedrock fractures, which enlarges the network of water-bearing fractures and expands the size of the water supply area. Hydrofracturing is particularly effective for wells in Bristol, Maine and surrounding Midcoast areas where bedrock formations are common.

Abandoned well grouting is the complete sealing of a well or borehole. We use a fluid mixture of cement and water, bentonite and water, or a combination of both — whichever provides the solid, permanent seal required for your well type.