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Water wells in Florida

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

The permit, in plain language

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Five Water Management Districts under FDEP delegation

Ch. 373 Pt III F.S.; 62-531/62-532 F.A.C.

Instrument: well construction permit
Fee: Call to confirm
Who files: Licensed driller must file
Timeline: District-dependent (often days)

Fee is district-specific — resolve WMD from lat/lon

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 well construction permit online via the authority portal (deep-link below).
Provide site plan: proposed well, septic, property lines, structures.
Do not drill until authorization is issued (or notification accepted, per regime).

After drilling: Well completion report via district portal within 30 days → Issuing WMD

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 water well contractor is the submitter of record (owner-built exempt only ≤2" own-use). Verified 2026-07-14.

Top drillers on record

Contractor	Wells	Median depth
?	72,700	80 ft
PREFERRED DRILLING SOLUTION INC	43,625	15 ft
SPRING HILL WELL DRILLING	16,276	128 ft
RECORD MISSING AT UPLOAD	15,910	112 ft
CITRUS WELL DRILLING	12,728	135 ft
CUSTOM DRILLING SERVICES INC	11,089	19 ft
PETE EVELETH WELL DRILLING INC.	10,981	50 ft
AMERICAN DRILLING of Sarasota	9,657	140 ft
POOLE DRILLING COMPANY INC	8,819	24 ft
HUSS DRILLING INC	7,830	25 ft

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County by county

Depth statistics across Florida

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
Hillsborough	170,768	146,003	50 ft	12–260 ft
Pinellas	144,195	114,592	24 ft	12–120 ft
Brevard	111,994	104,821	68 ft	23–300 ft
Polk	106,719	91,734	50 ft	13–300 ft
Sarasota	100,419	89,085	100 ft	14–175 ft
Marion	89,601	82,402	105 ft	55–195 ft
Pasco	81,853	72,334	75 ft	15–210 ft
Volusia	57,876	55,230	120 ft	19–180 ft
Citrus	54,931	45,882	96 ft	32–217 ft
Hernando	45,944	41,943	120 ft	45–215 ft
Duval	41,601	40,205	60 ft	12–520 ft
Manatee	37,202	29,265	100 ft	12–430 ft
Indian River	36,139	34,654	80 ft	20–147 ft
Highlands	36,103	33,379	50 ft	30–130 ft
Lake	28,784	27,330	150 ft	33–280 ft
Charlotte	28,379	25,177	115 ft	15–260 ft
Escambia	24,395	0	—	—
Orange	23,843	22,113	38 ft	12–240 ft
Clay	19,871	19,216	220 ft	25–500 ft
Sumter	19,373	17,052	80 ft	18–155 ft
Bay	18,788	0	—	—
Santa Rosa	18,752	0	—	—
Flagler	18,472	18,167	60 ft	30–140 ft
St. Johns	17,535	16,413	90 ft	26–380 ft
Okaloosa	16,130	0	—	—
Leon	15,224	42	120 ft	29–210 ft
Putnam	14,061	13,404	160 ft	25–280 ft
Levy	13,181	12,015	95 ft	44–180 ft
Nassau	13,096	12,456	100 ft	20–484 ft
DeSoto	12,813	11,200	160 ft	13–540 ft
Hardee	12,496	10,863	65 ft	12–540 ft
Jackson	12,190	0	—	—
Walton	10,320	0	—	—
Seminole	10,006	8,276	120 ft	14–260 ft
Washington	5,973	0	—	—
Alachua	4,489	4,223	75 ft	13–200 ft
Baker	4,216	4,052	121 ft	17–200 ft
Holmes	3,782	0	—	—
Osceola	2,726	2,639	150 ft	12–390 ft
Calhoun	2,725	0	—	—
Gadsden	2,705	0	—	—
Wakulla	2,510	2	76 ft	39–113 ft
Gulf	2,152	0	—	—
Jefferson	1,553	13	160 ft	28–173 ft
Franklin	986	0	—	—
Liberty	743	0	—	—
Okeechobee	303	271	155 ft	32–900 ft
Bradford	203	185	165 ft	19–279 ft
St. Lucie	18	18	114 ft	54–318 ft
Martin	9	9	80 ft	19–324 ft
Union	8	8	132 ft	61–170 ft
Glades	6	4	145 ft	88–196 ft
De Soto	3	3	250 ft	106–258 ft
Suwannee	2	2	281 ft	120–442 ft
Gilchrist	2	1	45 ft	45–45 ft
Taylor	2	1	175 ft	175–175 ft
Palm Beach	1	1	14 ft	14–14 ft
Dixie	1	1	210 ft	210–210 ft