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Water wells in Georgia

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

The permit, in plain language

Paper / PDF filinggeneric

County health NOI / EPD standards

O.C.G.A. §12-5-120–138; §12-5-134

Instrument: county intent-to-drill notice
Fee: Call to confirm
Who files: Licensed driller must file
Timeline: Varies

No state permit; licensed contractor files Intent-to-Drill notice with county health (O.C.G.A. §12-5-134); some counties issue placement permits

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 county intent-to-drill notice with County health NOI / EPD standards (PDF/email/mail — WellMap prepares the packet; lawful submitter files).
Do not drill until authorization is issued (or notification accepted, per regime).

After drilling: Contractor keeps Well Data Sheet; owner copy ≤30d within 30 days → County health NOI / EPD standards · filing link ↗

Forms: GA well application · Contractor keeps Well Data Sheet; owner copy ≤30d

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 Georgia yet — several states publish drilling records without contractor names, and a few aren't in bulk form at all. See data & methodology.

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County by county

Depth statistics across Georgia

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
Glynn	916	712	600 ft	144–900 ft
Rockdale	673	659	205 ft	28–580 ft
Chatham	575	392	480 ft	66–800 ft
Dougherty	485	373	155 ft	39–795 ft
Lowndes	412	256	220 ft	150–400 ft
Sumter	407	360	48 ft	19–290 ft
Richmond	332	269	135 ft	40–330 ft
Camden	327	275	295 ft	13–837 ft
Floyd	322	309	95 ft	57–223 ft
Colquitt	309	278	480 ft	240–800 ft
Polk	300	290	115 ft	55–250 ft
Burke	270	230	237 ft	90–656 ft
Oconee	219	160	240 ft	150–451 ft
Troup	218	165	250 ft	45–500 ft
Worth	204	141	400 ft	64–600 ft
Tift	201	178	400 ft	142–620 ft
Bulloch	196	82	376 ft	14–628 ft
Liberty	193	116	596 ft	360–784 ft
Decatur	189	123	195 ft	75–593 ft
Carroll	186	167	157 ft	82–301 ft
Franklin	186	152	64 ft	39–500 ft
Peach	184	149	159 ft	83–468 ft
Lee	180	142	160 ft	19–360 ft
McIntosh	178	117	680 ft	441–793 ft
Screven	165	141	225 ft	100–480 ft
Gwinnett	156	149	280 ft	25–600 ft
Cobb	156	148	180 ft	44–545 ft
Greene	153	81	203 ft	120–497 ft
Turner	148	140	400 ft	139–540 ft
Effingham	146	73	420 ft	192–512 ft
Irwin	144	137	400 ft	240–600 ft
Bryan	144	100	479 ft	309–624 ft
Clarke	141	115	223 ft	122–399 ft
Jackson	137	94	238 ft	137–409 ft
Washington	130	87	372 ft	112–739 ft
Madison	129	97	225 ft	118–500 ft
Wayne	126	74	700 ft	275–1004 ft
Cook	123	110	360 ft	178–474 ft
Fayette	123	91	194 ft	37–455 ft
Early	118	92	158 ft	72–791 ft
Wilkinson	118	86	268 ft	67–436 ft
Pike	118	92	300 ft	155–578 ft
Thomas	114	72	305 ft	200–829 ft
Coweta	113	67	265 ft	123–504 ft
White	113	63	162 ft	33–540 ft
Laurens	110	53	300 ft	121–673 ft
Fulton	109	100	234 ft	28–600 ft
Hall	109	65	240 ft	153–440 ft
Mitchell	108	82	283 ft	82–700 ft
Oglethorpe	105	89	205 ft	105–432 ft
Houston	104	80	468 ft	300–651 ft
Rabun	104	49	285 ft	126–584 ft
Twiggs	103	66	286 ft	78–532 ft
Walton	103	83	245 ft	141–465 ft
Coffee	102	53	580 ft	105–1504 ft
Putnam	94	6	431 ft	266–503 ft
Brooks	92	71	205 ft	153–335 ft
Jefferson	92	70	343 ft	107–498 ft
Crisp	90	48	245 ft	79–552 ft
Berrien	88	83	450 ft	233–596 ft