Fell into a 2x2 well with a larger bottom. Accidentally walked away from center and could swim up. Lost some important things I was carrying. Is there anyway to dry up the well or empty the well so I can retrieve my stuff?
Depends on what you have available. If you have a water breathing helmet, then take it and few torches or glowstones and head down after your goods.
If you don't have that stuff, take a few torches and an iron pickaxe and shovel. When you hit well bottom move over a bit and dig upwards quickly to build an air hole. Plant your torches and start your search. Keep in mind the water could have flowed even deeper and taken your goods with it.
Just drop to the bottom with a door or a sign or a ladder. Place the sign (or ladder) at head level on the wall or the door on the floor of the well, this will create an air pocket in the area of the door/sign/ladder to allow you to breathe.
An empty bucket is your best friend. You can use one anywhere in water to take the water block right in front of your face, resetting your air meter. Then just place the water anywhere against a block to empty the bucket and repeat when you need air again.
You can also just fill the well up with sand or gravel blocks and then quickly mine your way down to the bottom of it. As noted above, you stuff despawns after 5 minutes in the game, so if you been mucking around longer than that, it's gone for good I'm afraid.
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If you don't have that stuff, take a few torches and an iron pickaxe and shovel. When you hit well bottom move over a bit and dig upwards quickly to build an air hole. Plant your torches and start your search. Keep in mind the water could have flowed even deeper and taken your goods with it.
Don't dally as your stuff might despawn.