A driven-point well – sometimes called a “sand point” – is a small diameter well made by connecting lengths of 1-1/4” or 2” diameter steel pipe together with threaded couplings. Threaded to the bottom of the string of pipe is a drive-point well screen. The screen is usually 2 to 3 feet long with a hardened steel tip or “drive-point” at the bottom.

A driven point well, sometimes referred to as a “sand point well” is a well that provides a shallow source of water taken from parts of the ground with a high water table. Typically, sand point wells are dug in areas with sandy soil where water can be accessed as low as 25 feet below the ground.