All materials for wells are sourced locally to ensure that the communities continue to have access to the supply chain. Common materials include PVC pipes, HDPE poly tubing 50 and 30mm, couplings, nipples, rope, pulley, shovel and bentonite.
Bentonite, aka Drilling Mud, is a critical material in the manual well drilling process. It seals the hole as one drills down ensuring that collapse and hole loss is prevented.