Ranney Collector Well Services - Horizontal Collector Wells

As an alternative to conventional vertical wells, Layne Christensen Company also constructs radial collector wells through its Ranney Collector Wells group.   These wells are generally comprised of a vertical reinforced concrete shaft (caisson) with horizontal lateral well screens projected out into the aquifer to collect and filter the groundwater.

Collector wells can be utilized to develop moderate to very high capacities of groundwater or they can be located close to a dependable surface water source to take advantage of a natural filtering process referred to as riverbank filtration (RBF).   This natural filtration can simplify treatment and ensure the owner of high quality and high capacity water production.    Individual well yields have ranged from about 100 gallons per minute to over 50 million gallons per day.

Collector wells can optimize the water production from a property while simplifying O&M for the owner, providing the most efficient water supply system in many locations.