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Water wells in Alabama

Real drilling records, county depth medians, active contractors, and exactly what it takes to pull a well permit in Alabama.

The permit, in plain language

Paper / PDF filinggeneric

ADEM

ADEM Admin. Code Div. 335-9

Instrument: notification
Fee: Call to confirm
Who files: Driller or owner may file
Timeline: Varies

Confirm current fee with authority

Before the rig arrives

Confirm parcel allows a private well (vs required public water connection).
Select a licensed well contractor; obtain owner authorization as required.
File notification with ADEM (PDF/email/mail — WellMap prepares the packet; lawful submitter files).
Do not drill until authorization is issued (or notification accepted, per regime).

After drilling: Completion Certification to ADEM within 30 days → ADEM · filing link ↗

Forms: AL well application · Completion Certification to ADEM

Open the filing portal ↗

WellMap prepares estimate-backed quote packets and dual-party approvals. It does not issue permits and never auto-submits to government systems. The licensed driller (and/or owner where required by law) is the submitter of record. Verified 2026-07-14.

Top drillers on record

No contractor statistics for Alabama yet — several states publish drilling records without contractor names, and a few aren't in bulk form at all. See data & methodology.

Get a depth estimate anywhere in Alabama

County by county

Depth statistics across Alabama

Medians from wells with verified total depth. Click a county for its permit authority, fee and filing channel.

County	Wells	With depth	Median	p10–p90
Baldwin	7,043	6,953	70 ft	42–150 ft
Mobile	5,007	4,946	85 ft	55–170 ft
Madison	2,711	2,593	80 ft	43–166 ft
Houston	1,663	1,609	180 ft	80–313 ft
Lee	1,415	1,395	68 ft	35–325 ft
Dale	1,355	1,302	300 ft	180–480 ft
Coffee	1,253	1,215	280 ft	140–510 ft
Choctaw	1,192	1,185	260 ft	120–500 ft
Geneva	1,164	585	248 ft	156–347 ft
Henry	1,128	1,078	225 ft	85–403 ft
Montgomery	1,110	1,102	210 ft	90–630 ft
Autauga	1,015	1,013	210 ft	100–360 ft
Covington	872	862	240 ft	140–410 ft
Marengo	838	833	280 ft	180–1150 ft
Macon	779	768	161 ft	36–440 ft
Russell	716	709	80 ft	40–461 ft
Washington	674	669	128 ft	51–362 ft
Elmore	645	640	177 ft	60–351 ft
Chilton	563	58	250 ft	100–425 ft
Escambia	563	559	234 ft	51–501 ft
Pike	535	507	220 ft	120–450 ft
Hale	500	490	300 ft	58–627 ft
Wilcox	448	445	230 ft	94–625 ft
Lowndes	401	380	424 ft	41–1100 ft
Barbour	392	370	220 ft	115–506 ft
Crenshaw	357	340	210 ft	120–440 ft
Butler	329	325	310 ft	120–600 ft
Perry	318	313	300 ft	55–700 ft
Monroe	302	298	250 ft	100–568 ft
Bullock	284	274	450 ft	34–1104 ft
Clarke	274	266	281 ft	92–526 ft
Conecuh	270	266	222 ft	100–442 ft
Sumter	223	214	180 ft	64–1115 ft
Clay	185	180	100 ft	56–205 ft
Chambers	163	157	145 ft	68–351 ft
Randolph	142	135	120 ft	59–281 ft
Tallapoosa	142	138	91 ft	51–300 ft
Dallas	137	134	420 ft	80–847 ft
Lawrence	128	107	80 ft	32–191 ft
Talladega	108	95	177 ft	86–344 ft
Tuscaloosa	81	75	125 ft	60–304 ft
Morgan	70	46	166 ft	59–300 ft
Etowah	57	46	111 ft	47–311 ft
Shelby	57	49	215 ft	100–392 ft
Lamar	54	53	121 ft	36–317 ft
Franklin	50	47	136 ft	45–309 ft
Greene	47	46	436 ft	220–708 ft
Jackson	44	18	88 ft	54–213 ft
St. Clair	44	38	208 ft	128–335 ft
Pickens	43	43	245 ft	66–501 ft
Coosa	41	40	137 ft	37–219 ft
Jefferson	41	29	236 ft	108–307 ft
Marion	40	24	150 ft	91–724 ft
Calhoun	39	30	188 ft	94–371 ft
Bibb	38	34	193 ft	62–405 ft
Colbert	38	29	170 ft	79–400 ft
Blount	32	25	200 ft	58–335 ft
Fayette	32	32	123 ft	63–298 ft
Limestone	29	18	119 ft	74–168 ft
Cullman	27	25	200 ft	105–300 ft