We finally got the well drilled. Down to 260 feet with water found at 160. The tested flow rate was 75 gallons per minute -- outstanding! The well report lists it as 35 gpm to be conservative I suppose. The process was pretty interesting and too detailed to explain here. The well casing was extended another four feet from the initial height since we anticipate the house pad backfill will go up about halfway on the casing as installed.