# How Do You Check a Well Driller's License in Texas? > How to check a well driller or pump installer license in Texas with TDLR's public search, what the endorsements mean, and the paperwork a real driller files. URL: https://waterwelldrillingweatherford.com/learn/check-well-driller-license-texas/ Decision Guide Five minutes on two public databases tells you whether the company you're about to hire is licensed and what it has actually drilled. Search the contractor's name or license number on the **Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation's public License Search**. Drilling a water well for pay requires a **water well driller license** (Occupations Code ch. 1901), and installing or repairing the pump requires a **pump installer license** (ch. 1902). Then check the state driller-report database for the company's past wells. [Water Well Drilling Weatherford](https://waterwelldrillingweatherford.com/) gets asked this more often than you’d expect, usually by someone who has just paid for a pump that didn’t fix the problem. Checking a well driller’s license in Texas takes a few minutes, and it’s worth doing before any money changes hands. ## Step 1: Look up the license The **Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR)** licenses water well drillers and pump installers. Its public **License Search** lets you search by name, company or license number and see whether a license is active. - **Drilling, deepening or plugging a water well** for pay requires a **water well driller license** under Occupations Code chapter 1901. - **Installing, pulling or repairing the pump** in a well for pay requires a **pump installer license** under chapter 1902. Many companies hold both. Some individual techs work under a licensed driller or installer as registered apprentices. Ask who holds the license the work is done under. ## Step 2: Check the endorsement Licenses carry endorsements for the kind of work: water wells, monitoring wells, closed-loop geothermal, single-phase or three-phase pumps, turbines. A driller licensed only for monitoring wells shouldn’t be drilling your house well. Match the endorsement to the job. ## Step 3: Look at their past wells The **Texas Water Development Board’s Submitted Drillers Reports database** holds well reports filed since 2001, with the company name, driller, license number, location and completion details. Searching near your property shows which companies actually drill in your area. It also shows how deep their wells run, and whether reports are filled out completely. In Parker County, drillers filed 4,746 new household well reports between January 2021 and September 2026, so an active local driller will have a visible track record. ## Step 4: Watch for red flags - **No license number on the quote or truck.** Ask for it. - **“We’ll register it after.”** In the Upper Trinity district, new wells are registered before drilling. - **One lump-sum price** with no footage rate, casing type, grout method or pump details. - **No mention of disinfection** after work on a drinking-water well, which state rules require unless the owner waives it. - **No State Well Report** afterward. The driller must file it and send you a copy within 60 days. ## Why it matters A well is built once and lives in the ground for decades. A poor surface seal can let contamination into the aquifer, a mis-sized pump can fail early, and a well drilled in the wrong spot can violate spacing rules and cause problems when you sell. A licensed driller is accountable to TDLR, and that accountability is part of what you’re paying for. See [water well service](https://waterwelldrillingweatherford.com/services/water-well-service/) and [residential well drilling](https://waterwelldrillingweatherford.com/services/residential-well-drilling/). ## Bottom line Before you hire anyone to drill a well or work on the pump, look up the license on TDLR's License Search and check the company's past wells in the state's driller-report database. A licensed driller will also register the well with the district before drilling and give you a copy of the State Well Report. Questions about your own well? Call [(817) 382-3840](tel:+18173823840). A person answers 24/7. Sources 1. [TDLR, License Search](https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/LicenseSearch/) 2. [TDLR, Water Well Drillers and Pump Installers](https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/wwd/) 3. [Texas Water Development Board, Submitted Drillers Reports database](https://www.twdb.texas.gov/groundwater/data/drillersdb.asp) 4. [DrillerDB, Texas driller compliance reference](https://drillerdb.com/resources/driller/texas-drilling-guide) ## Quick answers **Can a plumber replace my well pump?** A plumber can work on house plumbing and often the pressure tank. Installing, pulling or repairing the pump in the well for pay requires a **pump installer license** from TDLR. Ask for the license number and check it. **What do the letters on a driller's license mean?** They're endorsements for the type of work. Driller licenses carry endorsements such as W for water wells, M for monitoring wells and C for closed-loop geothermal. Pump installer licenses carry endorsements by pump type, such as single-phase, three-phase or turbine. Make sure the endorsement matches your job. **What paperwork should a driller give me?** Proof of district registration before drilling, and a copy of the State Well Report within 60 days of finishing. The report records depth, casing, seal and pump setting. It's the most useful document your well will ever have. ## More water well service & repair guides - Urgent Help **[Why Is the Water Pressure Low on My Well?](https://waterwelldrillingweatherford.com/learn/low-water-pressure-on-a-well/).** Low pressure on a private well has a short list of causes. The pressure gauge and a few minutes of observation usually tell them apart. - Urgent Help **[Is My Well Going Dry? How to Tell and What to Do](https://waterwelldrillingweatherford.com/learn/is-my-well-going-dry/).** Sputtering taps and fading pressure don't always mean a dry well. Here's how to tell, and what Parker County's well records say about water levels. [Water Well Service & Repair service](https://waterwelldrillingweatherford.com/services/water-well-service/) ## Ask about your property Share the address area and what you're planning. We'll call back with the nearby well depths and a price range. Faster by phone, any hour: [(817) 382-3840](tel:+18173823840)