Dropped pipe in the well bore. Anyone got an ideas how to get it out?

Assuming the pipe was metal, I’m going to say you need a strong magnet, 400+ foot of rope, and a lot of patence.

The pipe is PVC.

You would probably need to pay a professional to abseil down there and pick it up (assuming the well-shaft is wide enough).

I remember a well I had and the casing was 6” or so at the top of the well. Is that what fell down the well? If so it could be a hundred feet long. The pump should fit through the casing. The pump should be on a “rope” and also have an electrical connection, TURN OFF the power before doing anything else near or in the well.
Maybe a pro should be called in.

Something sticky? Or one of those grabber toys? Modified fishing pole? An extension pole hook? The top of a clothes hanger duck taped to a broom handle?.....I could probably go on for hours…so many ideas.

Would a large weighted fish hook work?

I watched a professional replace my well pump, and asked him about just that. He said it happens occasionally, and that retrieving the pipe is a bitch. Sometimes successful; sometimes not.

This is a long shot, but I’ll throw it out there: The PVC water pipe in my well that connects to the pump doesn’t come out of the top of the well casing, rather it comes out the side of the casing about 30 inches below the soil surface, which is below the frost line. Any chance you have the same arrangement, and didn’t break the pipe afterall?

Like @bossob my water pipes enters the casing below the frost line 52 inches down. I have a jet pump venturi at the bottom of the well so there are 2 pipes that travel down 90 feet.

I need to correct my post above. The pipes needed to be buried 56 inches below the surface, not 52 inches. (Not a big difference but it would bother me if I did not correct it.)