Water Well API
Water-well maths as an API, computed locally and deterministically — the casing, yield and pump-setting numbers a well driller, pump installer or rural homeowner works to. The casing-volume endpoint gives the standing water in a well: gallons per foot = π/4 · diameter² × 12 ÷ 231 (about 1.47 gal/ft for a 6-inch casing, 0.65 for a 4-inch) times the water column, so 100 feet of water in a 6-inch casing holds about 147 gallons — the figure you need to purge a few well volumes before sampling or to dose shock-chlorination. The specific-capacity endpoint turns a drawdown test into how freely the well gives up water: specific capacity = pumping rate ÷ drawdown (gpm per foot), and the projected yield ≈ that times the available drawdown — 15 GPM at 20 feet of drawdown is 0.75 gpm/ft and roughly 45 GPM at 60 feet. The pump-setting endpoint gives the depth to hang the pump: static water level + drawdown + submergence (typically 10–20 feet), so it never air-locks as the level draws down, with a check against the well depth. Everything is computed locally and deterministically, so it is instant and private. Ideal for well-drilling and pump-installer apps, rural-water and homeowner tools, hydrogeology calculators, and trade aids. Pure local computation — no key, no third-party service, instant. Live, nothing stored. 3 compute endpoints. Estimates — verify with a real drawdown test. For pump power/head use a pump API; for well chlorination use a pool-chemistry API.
api.oanor.com/wellpump-api
