Petroleum Smell/Odour in the Borewell

I would guess that the underground geology slopes toward your stinking well. Or there was a trench dug between the two; fuel will tend to follow trenchlines from where the soil has been disturbed.

This website offers to trench around your spill and put up a barrier underground to stop the fuel from traveling to your well.

I can't find it, but there is another method that uses a pump to lower the water table immediately around the spill site and skim the oil that collects in the lowered area.

I have not seen the first method implemented, but have seen the pump system that removes oil from underground water tables in two locations in two different countries.

The first thing is to stop the leak or spill that is causing your problem. If that has been corrected, keep in mind that a little bit of fuel will contaminate a lot of water for a long time when underground. It takes a long time for the fuel to move through the soil.

If your spill is following a trench line, you could dig it up and remove the contaminated soil and get rid of the problem faster. Contact your local emergency services for more information about fuel spill clean up, and they might even send an expert out to do a survey. Keep in mind, if your spill leaves your property line, you could face fines beyond what you could face for the spill being on your property.

Drew

I thank you very much for your kind reply

Hope it helps, if not, please provide more details of your situation.

Drew

First, What country/region are you from?

This will help greatly in formulating a plan to help you.

Its India and the city is Bangalore.

Leaking underground fuel tanks.

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You may contact Mr.SHIV RAO of M/s ECOREVIVE ,Bangaluru for your bore well cleanup. Cell. no. 09986192232.