Baptist Drilling Method

Target Countries

Argentina, Bolivia, Cameroon, Chile, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mexico, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Togo, United States, Zambia

Target SDGs

Market Suggested Retail Price

$150.00

Target Users (Target Impact Group)

Community

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

Water for All , Arrakis, and others

Competitive Landscape

Direct competitors include The Village Drill and SHIPO Tube Well Drilling.

Manufacturing/Building Method

The Baptist Drilling Method can be constructed in any arc-welding workshop and plans are open source and accessible online.

Intellectural Property Type

Open Source

User Provision Model

Users can obtain the product from any nearby welders or contractors in their home country

Distributions to Date Status

Unknown

Design Specifications

The Baptist Drilling Method utilizes a rope and pulley system to jettison a 1.25 inch drill bit into the ground again and again. Similar to sludging style drilling, this technique works to bore the hole with repeated contact into the ground.

Product Schematics

Technical Support

Technical support can be found in open-source manual

Replacement Components

All components of the drilling rig will need to be replaced over time with wear and tear

Lifecycle

The lifecycle of this drilling rig depends on how well constructed and maintained the materials are

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

The drill is able to drill to a depth of at least 30 m. However, some wells have been drilled to at least 100 m.

Vetted Performance Status

Harvard University

Safety

Safety precautions can be found in this open source manual

Complementary Technical Systems

None

Academic Research and References

Compliance with regulations

Unknown

Evaluation methods

Unknown

Other Information

None