Founder Effect. The Founder Effect is defined as a type of bottleneck, a type of genetic drift describing the loss of the allelic variation that accompanies founding of a new population from a very small number of individuals (a small sample of a much larger source population).
For example, two well drilling companies -- one in Pennsylvania and one that covers New Hampshire, Vermont and central Massachusetts -- state the cost for drilling a well and outfitting it with pump equipment averages between $5,000 and $7,000, at the time of publication.
A: On average, a well costs around $5,000.00-$7,000.00. This includes all costs pertaining to drilling and the installation of the pumping system. Conditioning equipment typically ranges from $1,500.00-$3,000.00.