Well Driller List

State rules

Minnesota

Minnesota licenses companies that construct, repair, and seal regulated wells and borings, and it certifies the individual who qualifies the company. The Department of Health says it issues eight license types, from a full well contractor license to limited licenses such as well sealing. The company holds the license. The individual who meets the experience rules and passes an exam is the certified representative. A full well contractor may construct, repair, install pumps, and seal a wide range of wells and borings. The department's directory explains that wells include water-supply wells, drive-point wells, dewatering wells, irrigation wells, and environmental wells. This record does not copy names from that directory.

Checked against official sources on October 11, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.

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Licensing or permitting agency
Minnesota Department of Health, Well Management Section
Who must hold a credential
Licensed well and boring contractor company with a certified representative; limited licenses include pump installation and well sealing
Official permit or license page
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License lookup
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The licensing page says an applicant for a well contractor license must have four years of experience. A year counts when the applicant personally drilled at least ten wells and worked at least 1,000 hours drilling, sealing, and installing pumps. Experience before 2006 is counted with a minimum of five wells in the year. Applicants may also qualify with experience constructing wells more than 700 feet deep with casings larger than 10 inches. After the exam, the company application includes the business information, registration of drilling machines and hoists, and a corporate surety bond. Both the company license and the certified representative must be approved before the company works.

Limited licenses cover narrower work. The department's rule chapter describes a limited well and boring contractor as someone who may construct or seal drive-point or dug wells, install screens or pitless equipment, install a pump, seal wells, construct dewatering wells, or construct bored geothermal heat exchangers, depending on the license. The directory page says pump installer and elevator contractor licenses are examples of limited authority. A property owner should ask which of the eight licenses the company holds and whether the certified representative's authority matches the job, especially if the work is only a pump or only a sealing.

The Well Management Section prints 651-201-4600 and 800-383-9808, and the email health.wells@state.mn.us, on its contractor information page. Notifications, permits, and records are described in the department's guidance for licensees. The public directory is the place to look up a company. This record does not repeat licensee names and does not copy a fee into the fee field. Minnesota Statutes chapter 103I is the statutory frame the department cites for licensing. A customer should ask for the company license number and the name of the certified representative who stands behind the work.

Official resources in Minnesota

MDH well and boring license applications

Eight license types, the four-year well contractor experience rule, and the company bond.

Licensed well and boring contractor directory

Official search. Do not copy individual names into another site.

Contractor information and Well Management contact

Phone numbers and email for the Well Management Section.

Minnesota Rules chapter 4725

Well and boring rules, including which activities require a license.

EPA private drinking water wells

Federal context for private well households.

Key facts for Minnesota

What to do next

  1. Ask which of the eight licenses the company holds.
  2. Ask for the certified representative, not only the company name.
  3. Use the MDH directory instead of a copied roster.
  4. Ask whether a notification or permit is required before this kind of well.

Looking for your city or county in Minnesota?

We haven't found official program-level pages for Minnesota we can verify yet, so we don't show local numbers here rather than guess. Here's what to use instead, in order:

  1. General Start with the statewide information above. It applies across Minnesota, but cities and counties can add their own steps, fees or deadlines.
  2. Call to confirm Ask the official office. They have the current local rule, fee and form.
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    Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Minnesota page on USA.gov can point you to the right office.
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