Our water table in the valley I live in is at about 14ft (last I checked), we are over an ancient sand and gravel river bed with an adobe clay cap, damned near perfect for shallow well irrigation. 1/2HP 120V above ground jet pumps was about all anyone used around here for years, but 3 phase with little VFDs has now become more common. Still 120V input though because the HP requirement is so low. I just helped a neighbor with his, he got away with a 1/4HP pump and 10 gallon bladder tank to just feed his drip irrigation. Ironically I've never done it for myself, just too lazy I guess. I was going to have someone dig the well for me a couple of years ago, but when the drought hit, the demand went up so much that the local well drillers tripled their prices overnight (and are still booked months out). Now it's raining again, so I'll forget about it again, until probably April or May...