Well Driller List

State rules

Texas

Texas licenses water well drillers and pump installers through the Department of Licensing and Regulation. The program page says a license is required to drill a water-related well and to install a pump for a water-related well. TDLR regulates private water well drilling and pump installation. The department offers driller licenses, installer licenses, a combination, and apprentice registration. Occupations Code chapter 1901 says a person may not act as a driller without a license issued under that chapter, and chapter 1902 says the same for an installer. Licenses are not transferable. The application page says a new driller or installer needs at least two years of experience under a licensed driller or installer and a stated number of supervised installations. The department's published mailing address is PO Box 12157, Austin, TX 78711, and the phone is (512) 463-6599.

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
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Who must hold a credential
Licensed water well driller and licensed pump installer, with apprentice registration
Official permit or license page
Official page →

The application page states a $430 driller fee, a $430 installer fee, and $650 for both, and a two-year license term. Qualifying work is counted by endorsement. The page says a water-well endorsement needs 15 qualifying drillings, and a single-phase pump endorsement needs 15 qualifying installs. Other endorsements, including monitoring wells, injection wells, dewatering, closed-loop geothermal, and turbine pumps, have their own counts on that page. An exam is scheduled only after TDLR approves the application. The exam page lists separate driller endorsements and installer endorsements. Those dollar amounts are printed on the application page and are not stored in the fee field.

Chapter 1901 says a driller completes a well under the standards the commission adopts and marks the driller's license number on each rig. A plugging report for an abandoned or deteriorated well is due not later than the 30th day after plugging, to the recipients the statute names. The licensing requirement does not apply to a person who drills a dewatering well only to remove water for a highway, road, bridge, drainage, or underground utility project. Chapter 1902 has a matching exemption for pumps on that kind of dewatering work. Apprentice registration is a separate application on the program page.

A customer should ask for the driller license and, if a different person sets the pump, the installer license, and should ask which endorsements are on each. Use TDLR's license search rather than a copied roster. Ask for the well report the department requires and, if an old well is plugged, the plugging report. The program email on the application page is water.well@tdlr.texas.gov. The in-state toll-free number printed there is (800) 803-9202. The program home page is the index for applications, rules, abandoned-well information, and the well reporting system.

Official resources in Texas

TDLR water well drillers and pump installers

States that a license is required to drill a water-related well and to install a pump.

Apply for a driller or installer license

Experience, endorsement counts, and the fees printed on the page.

Occupations Code chapter 1901

Driller license requirement, rig marking, and plugging reports.

EPA private drinking water wells

Federal context for private well households.

Key facts for Texas

What to do next

  1. Ask for the TDLR driller license and the endorsements on it.
  2. Ask for a separate installer license if another person will set the pump.
  3. Look the license up in TDLR's search rather than using a copied list.
  4. Ask for the plugging report if an old well will be closed.

Looking for your city or county in Texas?

We haven't found official program-level pages for Texas 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 Texas, 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.
    Your city or county office: Local governments →
    Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Texas 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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