Water Well Drillers and Pump Installers
- Well Driller and Pump Installer Exams Offered In Spanish
- The Clearwater Groundwater District has created a cost sharing program for the plugging of abandoned wells (read more)
- Report an Abandoned Well
- Review the Status of an Abandoned Well Complaint
- Abandoned Well Determination Checklist
- Abandoned or Deteriorated Wells
- Rules Reminder
- Driller and Pump Installer license type designations
Rules Reminder
Please remember you need to file your State of Texas Well Reports within 60 days after the well cased and surface completion if finished. (Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1901.251, Well Log)
Driller and Pump Installer license type designations
Driller Designation:
(W) - water well;
(M) - monitoring well;
(C) - closed loop geothermal well;
(N) - injection well;
(D) - dewatering well;
(A) - master well driller which includes all designations previously listed.
Pump Installer Designations:
(L) - windmills, hand pumps, and pump jacks;
(P) - single phase pumps;
(K) - three phase pumps;
(T) - line-shaft turbine pumps;
(I) - master water well pump installer which includes all designations
previously listed.
A Water Well Driller drills, bores, cores, or constructs a water well. It includes an owner, an operator, a contractor, and a drilling supervisor. A Pump Installer installs or repairs well pumps and equipment.
Abandoned and/or Deteriorated Wells
Abandoned and/or deteriorated wells not only serve as conduits or channels for contamination to reach groundwater, but these wells can also be a hazard to human and animal life.
What is an abandoned well? Below is the definition of an abandoned and a deteriorated well pursuant to Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1901, 255(a):
(1) "Abandoned well" means a well that is not in use. A well is considered to be in use if:
(A) the well is not a deteriorated well and contains the casing, pump, and pump column in good condition;
(B) the well is not a deteriorated well and has been capped;
(C) the water from the well has been put to an authorized beneficial use, as defined by the Water Code;
(D) the well is used in the normal course and scope and with the intensity and frequency of other similar users in the general community; or
(E) the owner is participating in the Conservation Reserve Program authorized by Sections 1231-1236, Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. Sections 3831-3836), or a similar governmental program.
(2) "Deteriorated well" means a well that, because of its condition, will cause or is likely to cause pollution of any water in this state, including groundwater.
More information about abandoned or deteriorated wells is available on the Frequently Asked Questions page. For more information about the Abandoned Well Notification Program, e-mail TDLR at abandoned.well@license.state.tx.us.
For more information about the Water Well Drillers and Pump Installers program, e-mail TDLR at water.well@license.state.tx.us.
