Well Driller List

State rules

North Dakota

North Dakota licenses water well contractors through the Department of Water Resources. The department's licensure page says it licenses water well contractors, water well pump and pitless unit installers, monitoring well contractors, and geothermal system drillers. Licenses require annual renewal. An applicant meets minimum qualifications, passes an exam, and files a complete application at least 30 days before the test date. The page says the application includes the examination form, a current resume, and a $100 test fee. A water well contractor needs at least one year of apprenticeship or experience under a licensed water well contractor, or a career and technical program of at least one year in water well construction. The page links a certified well drillers database. This record does not copy names from it.

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
North Dakota Department of Water Resources
Who must hold a credential
Licensed water well contractor, pump and pitless unit installer, monitoring well contractor, and geothermal system driller
Official permit or license page
Official page →

Administrative Code chapter 90-02-02 says that if the applicant passes, the department issues the license after the applicant files the required bond. The bond for a water well contractor is $15,000. The bond for a monitoring well, pump and pitless unit, or geothermal system installation contractor is $2,000. The rules say the department may offer a combined exam for a water well contractor and a pump and pitless installer and may issue a single license. Licenses are not transferable. Inactive status is described on the department page: an inactive contractor may not operate as a licensed contractor but may reactivate without retaking the test.

The page lists separate application and renewal forms for geothermal, monitoring well, and water well contractors, and a separate form for pump and pitless unit installers. Exams are offered on a published schedule. A customer should ask which of the four credentials covers the work. A pump and pitless installer is not described as a water well contractor. Geothermal drilling is its own license. Monitoring wells are their own license. The $100 test fee and the bond amounts are in the department's page and rules and are not stored in the fee field of this record.

The department says water well construction still has to meet the standards adopted for wells, pumps, and monitoring wells. Hiring a licensed contractor is the licensing half of that system. The completion report is the record half. Ask which report will be filed for the well and which license number will be on it. Use the department's certified well drillers database rather than a copied list. The licensure page is the public summary of who is licensed and how to apply.

Official resources in North Dakota

DWR water well contractor licensure

Four license types, the exam packet, the $100 test fee, and annual renewal.

North Dakota Administrative Code 90-02-02

Bond amounts and issuance of the license after the exam.

EPA private drinking water wells

Federal context for private well households.

Key facts for North Dakota

What to do next

  1. Ask which of the four North Dakota credentials covers this job.
  2. Ask for the bond that matches that credential.
  3. Use the department's certified well drillers database.
  4. Ask which completion report will be filed after the well is done.

Looking for your city or county in North Dakota?

We haven't found official program-level pages for North Dakota 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 North Dakota, 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.
    North Dakota
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    Your city or county office: Local governments →
    Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the North Dakota page on USA.gov can point you to the right office.
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