South Dakota Water Well Drilling Contractors
Find qualified Water Well Drilling contractors in South Dakota using our contractor lookup tool. Learn more about NGWA Contractor Certifications here.
Stretch's Well Service Inc
Hitchcock, SD 57348
United States
Quality Well Service LLC
Yankton, SD 57078
United States
Taylor Drilling Company
Rapid City, SD 57702-8062
United States
Alexander Drilling Company
Hill City, SD 57745-0615
United States
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a drilled well?
A drilled well consists of a hole bored (a borehole) into the ground, with the upper part or the entire depth of the well being lined with casing. Drilling is most typically conducted with a portable drilling machine brought to the site to construct the borehole. Various methods are used to advance the borehole to the necessary depth, and to remove formation material loosened and suspended by the drilling bit and fluid circulation or bailing system.
Read moreDoes water well drilling require a license?
In the United States, most states require licensing of water well contractors, and in most cases, this means that licensed contractors have passed tests and met certain professional requirements to obtain their license. Canadian provinces, Australian states, and New Zealand also use qualification-based licensing. To find out if a contractor is licensed, contact your state government (licensing is often handled by the Department of Natural Resources or Department of Health).
Read moreWhat is a Certified Well Driller (CWD)?
The Certified Well Driller (CWD) designation from the National Ground Water Association (NGWA) encompasses general industry knowledge as well as practice and expertise in at least one well drilling method.
To achieve NGWA certification, contractors must pass exams testing their technical knowledge, and they must have at least twenty-four consecutive months of full-time groundwater contracting experience. They maintain their certification by obtaining continuing education credits annually.
Read moreSouth Dakota Groundwater and Water Well Statistics
Groundwater plays an important role in South Dakota’s economic vitality.
- Approximately 33,700 known residential wells statewide
- 328 community water systems use groundwater for 324,200 people
- 20 non-community, non-transient water systems use groundwater for 10,200 people
- 169 non-community, transient water systems use groundwater for 23,700 people
- 2,160 irrigation wells used serving 768 farms and 241,000 acres
Water Well Drilling Articles and Resources
Mud Rotary Drilling Method: What You Need to Know By Gary L. Hix, R.G., CWD/PI There are many different ways to drill a domestic water well. One is what we call the “mud rotary” method. Whether or not this is the desired and/or best method for drilling your well is something more fully explained in this brief summary. Air and water are both fluids […]
