==Manuals, videos, and links==
* Hand Augered Garden Wells, Jonathan Naugle, Lutheran World Relief, third edition 1996. Manual on Hand augering, well construction, manufacturing tools. [http://www.enterpriseworks.org/pubs/Hand%20Augered%20Wells-color.pdf DownloadHand Augered Garden Wells]. Lutheran World Relief, third edition 1996. This is a manual on hand augering, well construction, and manufacturing tools.
* [http://www.lifewater.ca/download/Lifewater_Drilling_Manual_2004.pdf Drilling & well construction reference manual, ]. Lifewater Canada, update 2004. Internet This is a manual on hydrogeology, well construction, all drilling techniques, hand pumps and more. [http://www.lifewater.ca/download/Lifewater_Drilling_Manual_2004.pdf Download manual]. Other information can be found on the [http://www.lifewater.ca/ Website website of Livewater].
* KOEGELKoegel, R. (1985) Self Help Wells, FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper, FAO, Rome.ISBN 92-5-100398-X [http://www.fao.org/docrep/X5567E/X5567E00.htm html versionSelf Help Wells, FAO Irrigation and Drainage Paper]. FAO, Rome.
* CARTERCarter, R. C. (2005) [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/resources/details/402 Human-Powered Drilling Technologies]. an An overview of human-powered drilling technologies for shallow , small diameter well construction, for and domestic and or agricultural water supply , ]. Silsoe College , Cranfield University , Bedfordshire, UK [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/resources/details/402 Download]
* 'Private Sector Participation in Low Cost Water Well Drilling', Cranfield University, 2001. Article on private sector participation in low cost water well drilling in Africa. [https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/bitstream/1826/3038/1/Private%20Sector%20Participation%20in%20Low%20Cost%20Water%20Well%20Drilling-2001.pdf Downloadpd Private Sector Participation in Low Cost Water Well Drilling]. Cranfield University, 2001. Article on private sector participation in low cost water well drilling in Africa.
* Rural Water Supply Network - Useful network and website for information and downloads related to Rural Water Technologies - [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/implementation/manual-drilling Hand drilled wells]. General [http://www.rural-water-supply.net website].
* Drilling Boreholes for Hand pumps, Peter Wurzel, Skat, Switzerland, 2001 - A book on hydrogeology, well construction, drilling techniques, well development - [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/resources/details/148 DownloadDrilling Boreholes for Hand pumps]. Skat, Switzerland, 2001. A book on hydrogeology, well construction, drilling techniques, well development. Website of [http://www.skat.ch SKAT]
* Low-cost shallow tube well construction in West Africa, M. Sonau, FAO - An overview of shallow tube well drilling techniques - [http://www.fao.org/docrep/w7314e/w7314e0v.htm website Low-cost shallow tube well construction in West Africa]. FAO - An overview of shallow tube well drilling techniques. Website of [http://www.fao.org/documents/ FAO documents].
* Technical note 43. Simple drilling methods, Bob Elson and Rod Shaw, WEDC - An overview of simple drilling methods [http://www.lboro.ac.uk/well/resources/technical-briefs/43-simple-drilling-methods.pdf DownloadTechnical note 43. Simple drilling methods]. WEDC. An overview of simple drilling methods. Website of [http://www.lboro.ac.uk/well/resources/technical-briefs/ Loughborough University Technical Briefs section]. Website of [http://www.lboro.ac.uk/well/ Loughborough University WELLS].
* A Water Handbook, Technical Guidelines Series, UNICEF, 1999 - Programming and implementation. [http://www.unicef.org/wash/files/Wat_e.pdf Download A Water Handbook, Technical Guidelines Series]. UNICEF, 1999. Programming and implementation.
* Technology notes, section 7; Tube wells and boreholes, WaterAid - An overview of human-powered drilling technologies. [http://www.wateraid.org/documents/plugin_documents/technology_notes_2008.pdf DownloadTechnology notes, section 7: Tube wells and boreholes]. WaterAid. An overview of human-powered drilling technologies. Website of [http://www.wateraid.org/uk Wateraid.org].
* Water for the World, Technical note series rws 2, USAID 1982 - Technical notes on methods of developing of groundwater, manual drilling techniques. [http://www.lifewater.org/resources/ground_water.html Website Livewater International].
* Multi-service procedures for well-drilling operations, field manual chapter 9, US Military Chapter 9, alternative well construction, manual drilling techniques - [http://www.paulsawyers.com/pdfs/FM_5_484.pdf DownloadMulti-service procedures for well-drilling operations]. US Military. Alternative well construction and manual drilling techniques.
== Acknowledgements==
* The basis for the material on this page was obtained from a desk study shortly to be published on the website of the [http://www.practicafoundation.nl/ Practica Foundation], and from the [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/ Rural Water Supply Network], and specifically its [http://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/implementation/manual-drilling manual drilling section].
* [http://www.lboro.ac.uk/well/resources/technical-briefs/43-simple-drilling-methods.pdf 43. Simple drilling methods.] WEDC.
