ND · wells & permits
Water wells in North Dakota
Real drilling records, county depth medians, active contractors, and exactly what it takes to pull a well permit in North Dakota.
The permit, in plain language
ND DWR / Board of Water Well Contractors
domestic exemption
- Pre-drill gate
- None — report after drilling
- Fee
- —
- 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.
- No statewide pre-drill permit for typical domestic wells — confirm local/district overlays.
- Still complete post-drill filing (registration / well log) on the deadline below.
After drilling: Well Driller's Report SFN 60273 within 30 days → ND DWR / Board of Water Well Contractors
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 North Dakota yet — several states publish drilling records without contractor names, and a few aren't in bulk form at all. See data & methodology.
County by county
Depth statistics across North Dakota
Medians from wells with verified total depth. Click a county for its permit authority, fee and filing channel.
North Dakota doesn't publish bulk well records in machine-readable form yet, so county statistics are thin here. The permit rules above still apply — and the estimate tool widens its search radius automatically in sparse areas.