Well Driller List

State rules

New Jersey

New Jersey licenses well drillers and pump installers and requires a well permit before construction when the state's definition of a well is met. The Department of Environmental Protection's well permitting page says a well is a hole or excavation larger than four inches in diameter, or deeper than 10 feet, that is drilled, bored, cored, driven, jetted, dug, or otherwise constructed for fluids, water, oil, gas, minerals, soil, or rock, or for an elevator shaft. If that definition is met, a New Jersey licensed well driller of the proper class must obtain a well permit before construction. The page says there are about 530 licensed well drillers and 150 licensed pump installers, and that only properly licensed individuals may install, service, and decommission wells and pumps. License duties are in N.J.A.C. 7:9D-1.7.

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

Try a ZIP like 30303, “Travis County” or “Columbus, OH”
Licensing or permitting agency
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Well Permitting, with the State Well Drillers and Pump Installers Examining and Advisory Board
Who must hold a credential
Licensed well driller of the proper class and licensed pump installer
Official permit or license page
Official page →

The permitting page separates the work. The Well Permitting Unit reviews permit applications submitted by licensed well drillers and issues permits for residential, public, commercial, industrial, geothermal, and monitoring wells. The Technical Assistance and Licensing Unit reviews well records and decommissioning reports, inspects drilling, and, with the State Well Drillers and Pump Installers Examining and Advisory Board, oversees licensing. The page points readers to the licensing page for exams and continuing education. A customer should ask for the driller's license class and for the permit number before the rig is scheduled.

Pump installation is not the same license. The department's materials describe a pump installer as a person who may install, maintain, disinfect, winterize, or replace pumping equipment, storage tanks, and the connecting lines between a well and a tank, and who may perform yield and drawdown testing. A master well driller's authority is broader and includes drilling and sealing wells. Those class differences are why the permit page says the driller must be of the proper class. This summary does not restate every class. The administrative code section cited on the department page is the list to read before assuming one license covers both the hole and the pump.

Decommissioning is included in the work that must be done by a properly licensed person. The licensing unit reviews decommissioning reports. A property owner closing an old well should ask for the decommissioning report, not only a verbal statement that the hole was filled. The department's count of licensees is a program total, not a roster, and this record does not name individuals. No fee is copied into the fee field. The well permitting page is the public explanation of when a permit is required and who may apply for it.

Official resources in New Jersey

NJDEP well permitting and program information

Well definition, permit requirement, and the licensing unit's role.

Licensee responsibilities and experience

Department summary of what each well driller and pump installer class may do.

EPA private drinking water wells

Federal context for private well households.

Key facts for New Jersey

What to do next

  1. Ask for the well driller license class and the well permit number.
  2. Ask whether the pump will be installed by a pump installer or by a driller whose class includes that work.
  3. Ask for the decommissioning report if an old well will be closed.
  4. Use the department's licensing information rather than a copied name list.

Looking for your city or county in New Jersey?

We haven't found official program-level pages for New Jersey 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 New Jersey, 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.
    New Jersey
    Website →
    Phone not shown: use the contact page on the official website above.
    Your city or county office: Local governments →
    Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the New Jersey page on USA.gov can point you to the right office.
  3. Know the current info? Tell us and include a link to the official page. We check every tip before it goes up.

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