Borehole Construction at St.

Bonaventure Mulajje Primary

School Luwero District

REPORT FOR DEEP BOREHOLE DRILLING AT ST. BONAVENTURE

MULAJJE PRIMARY SCHOOL, LUWERO DISTRICT.
Drilling of a deep water borehole was done at St. Bonaventure Mulajje
Primary School in July 2012. It was done as per the recommendations in the
report of the water siting consultant. The exercise was well accomplished by
Waterford Contractors & Consultants Limited. Below are tables that give the
location, drilling details and lithology of the project.
Table 1: Location of the site
Contractor: WATERFORD
CONTRACTORS &
CONSULTANTS
LIMITED
P.o Box 99 Luwero
Cell: +256772
952015
Location: Mulajje village
Parish: Kyampisi
Sub-county: Bamunanika

Driller Log

Grid Type
UTM/Lat/Log
UTM Easting:
457872
UTM Northing:
77337

Well No: 01
Date Start:
08/7/2012
Date Completed:
10/7/2012

County: Bamunanika
Altitude (m): 1144
Unit No. 02
District: Luwero
Project Name: Borehole Construction at St. Bonaventure Mulajje Primary
School
Table 2: Drilling details
Drilling Details
Date: 09/7/2012

Comment: Distance to site, drilling method,

problems encountered, bits used, water
encountered and all other relevant information
Movement between sites- N/A (one site)
Drill rod length- 4m, Table height- 1m,
12button bit 300mm

Tim
Depth Pipe
Rate of
e
(m)
No.
penetrat
(min
ion
)
(min)
13
0 -4
01
3.0
Top soil and red clay
08
8
02
2.0
Red clay and sand
08
12
03
2.0
Brown clay
04
16
04
1.0
Yellowish clay- beginning of collapsing zone
04
20
05
1.0
Pink clay
08
24
06
2.0
Pink clay
04
28
07
1.0
Pink clay
Drilling
of 1No.
Borehole at 1.0
Mulajje Primary
School,end
Luwero
District. July zone
2012. (16m
Report depth)
by L.
04
32 Deep 08
Pink clayof collapsing
Segujja

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36

09

2.0

10

40

10

2.5

12
06

44
48

11
12

3.0
1.5

06
08
10

52
56
60

13
14
15

1.5
2.0
2.5

Weathered granite, removal of drilling string

and installation of temporary casings
Installation of 8 bit, weathered granite, water
first struck
Fractured granite
Fractured granite, main water supply,
installation of permanent casings 5 at 46m
depth
Fractured granite
granite
Granite, Final depth 60m, drillers yield
4m3L/hr

Table 3: Lithology and material details

Water strike/ yield

m.b.g.l

BH
Depth
(m)
35

Yield
(m3L/
hr)
1.0

44

1.5

Clean

48

1.5

Clean

4.0

Clean

Final
yield

Lithol
ogy of
Water
Clean

Static Water Level at start of

each day
Date:
09/7/2012

27m

10/7/2012

27m

Total Materials
used
Cement (bags)
Gravel pack (bags)
Plain casings each of
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Quantity

12

16

20

9
100

24

14 pcs
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w/s Y

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ppppp
p
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p
ppppp
p
ppppp

Litholo
gy

Top Soil

Red Clay

Brown
Clay

Yellow
Clay

Pink
Clay

2.8m
Screen casings (pcs)

Aggregates est trips

Sand-est trips

Hardcore- est trips

Gum poles 6m (No.)

15

Pedestal (No.)

Water tank (top of

28

32

36

40

pedestal)

Pump head

Cylinder U2

Pipes- rising main

11

Connecting rods

11

Cylinder installation
depth
Nails (kg)

44

48

52

56

60

33m
7

Develop
ment
Depth

Duration & Method

56m

2hours, Air

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Weather
ed
granite

Fracture
d
granite

granite

Comment: Distance to site, drilling method, problems encountered, bits used,

water encountered and all other relevant information
Date
08/7/20
Poor accessibility to the site due to bad weather, soft and slippery
surface delaying the rigging exercise
12
09/7/20
12

During the drilling exercise, the contractor experienced collapsing

formation/ overburden in 16 m depth

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Quality of Water
Water samples were drawn and taken to National Water and Sewerage
Corporation (NWSC) Central Laboratory for analysis of the key quality
parameters like pH, Electrical Conductivity, Colour (apparent), Turbidity, Total
Dissolved Solids, Total Suspended Solids, Alkalinity, Hardness, Bi-Carbonate,
Iron and Faecal coliforms .
Type of sample drawn
The sample taken for analysis was drawn at the well development stage.
Results and conclusions
The results of the quality analysis showed that the well had satisfactory
physio-chemical and bacteriological characteristics. The parameters whose
results exceeded the National Standards were Colour, Turbidity and Total
Suspended Solids. It is paramount to note that these particular three
parameters are linked to the type of sample that was drawn at the well
development stage. The Contractor would have picked the sample after this
stage when there is complete settlement.
The water drawn at the well after all these processes has better aesthetic
properties and can be used for all domestic work and drinking.

Project photographs

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Drilling exercise

Installation of pipes, beneficially community present

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