Made a major mistake. Need some advice

[Trent M.]

I recently purchased a house from my uncle that has a shared well located on the neighbors property. I contacted an attorney prior to making the deal and he said it would be ok to get a shared well agreement after closing. I approached the lady that owns the well and she said that was fine verbally. There has never been any legal documentation on the well being shared.

Fast forward a week, I close on the house and a day later there's no water. They turned it off and refuse to turn it back on. That well has supplied water to my new property for 40+ years. I cant seem to get anyone to drill a well for at least 5 months - and I have to pray there's even water on my new property. This sucks

Has anyone ever encountered something like this? What are my rights in Nebraska? I can't decide if I want to pursue a lawsuit for them to turn water back on (and possibly lose) or if I want to eat the money for several months and hope there's water below me. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

DISCLAIMER: I know I made several mistakes leading up to this point, and this is mostly my fault. I'm not searching for people to tell me how stupid I am and what I should have done. I'm only trying to fix the situation I'm in now.