Well Drillers Map

A practical guide to water well drillers near you

If you are off a city water line—or comparing a private well to extending a main—the hard part is usually not finding a phone number. It is knowing what drives cost, what a license actually means in your state, and which questions separate a careful bid from a vague one.

23 listings across 4 cities · Checked 2026-11-01 · Free placement, no paid ranking

Well drilling truck in a field
USDA NRCS Texas (Flickr) via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

How a residential water well is drilled

Site and water needs

A driller will look at access for the rig, nearby septic or contamination risks, and how much water your household or livestock needs. Depth is not chosen from a catalog; it depends on local aquifers.

Drilling and casing

The borehole is advanced, then cased and sealed so surface water cannot run down the outside of the pipe into the aquifer. Geology (sand, clay, rock) changes speed and cost.

Development, pump, and testing

After drilling, the well is developed and a pump and pressure system are sized. Water testing and permits are separate line items in many states—ask what is included.

Water well drilling rig

Mcfly05 via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What drives the cost

Published consumer guides often put many residential well projects in the low-to-mid thousands of dollars, with depth, geology, casing, and the pump package as the big variables. Ask local licensed drillers for written bids.

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Questions to ask a well driller

  1. Are you currently licensed in this state for well drilling and/or pump installation? What is the license number so I can look it up?
  2. What depth and casing size do you expect here, and what happens if you hit unexpected rock or a dry hole?
  3. What is included in the written bid (drilling per foot, casing, grout, pump, tank, trenching, haul-away, permits, water test)?
  4. Who pulls the permit, and how long do jobs like mine usually take once scheduled?
  5. What warranty covers workmanship versus the pump manufacturer?

How to check a license

Licensing rules differ by state. Use the official lookup for the state where the work will be done. License numbers on this site appear only when they come from a public licensing record.

Texas

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation — Water Well Drillers & Pump Installers

License lookup · Program info

Colorado

Colorado Board of Examiners of Water Well and Ground Heat Exchanger Contractors (DWR)

License lookup · Program info

Arizona

Arizona Department of Water Resources — Well drilling

License lookup · Program info

Georgia

Georgia EPD — Water Well Standards Act Contractors

License lookup · Program info

Browse by city

Listing contacts come from company websites. Each card shows when that source was last checked.

Arizona

Phoenix

4 drillers

Colorado

Denver

5 drillers

Georgia

Atlanta

6 drillers

Texas

Houston

8 drillers

Sample listings

A few entries from the directory. Full city pages have the rest.

About this guide

Well Drillers Map is a free editorial directory published by FJD Ventures LLC (Utah). We collect public contact details for water well drilling companies and publish plain-language guides so homeowners can compare options without paid ranking. Listings are free; nobody pays for placement. See editorial standards and who publishes this site.