> But a well IS a hole in the ground A water well is a special type of hole known as an excavation, meaning, of course, that it was excavated. Wells are not ma

> But a well IS a hole in the ground A water well is a special type of hole known as an excavation, meaning, of course, that it was excavated. Wells are not made by accumulating so many things that they just sink into the ground, and nothing is taken out of a black hole to create it.