US 12,104,362 B1
Assessing and remediating well clogging from bacteria, systems, apparatuses, and methods
Bruce Austin Fowler, Portland, ME (US)
Assigned to SEVEE & MAHER ENGINEERS, INC., Cumberland, ME (US)
Filed by SEVEE & MAHER ENGINEERS, INC., Cumberland, ME (US)
Filed on Mar. 21, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/611,704.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/537,495, filed on Sep. 9, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/454,031, filed on Mar. 22, 2023.
Int. Cl. E03B 3/15 (2006.01); C02F 1/50 (2023.01); C02F 1/66 (2023.01); C02F 103/06 (2006.01)
CPC E03B 3/15 (2013.01) [C02F 1/50 (2013.01); C02F 1/66 (2013.01); C02F 2103/06 (2013.01)] 33 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method to assess clogging associated with a first well, comprising:
maintaining the first well in a quiescent state for a first period of time, wherein water is not pumped from the first well in the quiescent state;
turning a pump attached to the first well to an ON state, wherein water is pumped from the first well during the ON state;
receiving a water sample from the first well during the ON state, wherein the water sample is collected during a first time period corresponding to a surge in mobile particles;
determining a first activity level for a first type of bacteria in the water sample; and
analyzing the first activity level for clogging specific information related to a state of clogging associated with the first well.