Well pump repair and water testing in Kentucky
From the Kentucky Division of Water list of certified water well drillers, read October 7, 2026. We show the certification types the state gives each one.
Well pump businesses certified in Kentucky
Businesses with a certification on the Kentucky list, ranked by our quality score: a state certification, a phone on the list, a matching open Google profile, a website and the number of certified people. Nobody can pay to move up.
Funk Drilling Co Inc
100/100Richard Simmons Drilling Co Inc
100/100Moodys of Dayton Inc
100/100Cascade Flint
100/100Kelly Well Drilling
100/100RockWater Drilling Co
100/100Richardville Drilling Co Inc
90/100Stock Drilling Inc
90/100All 18 well pump businesses in Kentucky, by town
Albany: Crudewell Drilling Inc
Bardstown: Rock Drilling
Buchanan: Richard Simmons Drilling Co Inc
Catlettsburg: Pinkerton Drilling Inc
Clarkson: Logsdon Drilling Cont
Clarksville: Geo Logic Inc
Clinton: Kelly Well Drilling
Coeburn: Funk Drilling Co Inc
Evansville: Richardville Drilling Co Inc
Flint: Cascade Flint
Gray: Moses Drilling Co
Miamisburg: Moodys of Dayton Inc
O'Neill: Grosch Irrigation Co Inc
Paris: Bluegrass Geothermal & Drilling LLC
Petersburg: Stock Drilling Inc
Winchester: Horn & Associates, Inc
Wooster: RockWater Drilling Co
Xenia: Boone Water Systems Inc
Kentucky well rules in brief
The Kentucky Division of Water sets construction standards for private wells but does not regulate the water quality of a private well. (Source: State regulates well construction, not water quality) Read the Kentucky well rules.
It is illegal in Kentucky to build, alter or repair a water well without a state water well driller or driller's assistant certificate. (Source: Certificate required for well work) How well contractors are certified in Kentucky.
Testing your well water in Kentucky
Kentucky law directs the Department for Public Health to run a program that tests private water supplies for bacteria and chemicals when the owner or user asks. (Source: State testing program by law)
We have not yet collected published test fees for Kentucky. Published fees in other states show what labs charge. Which tests fit your home.
What Kentucky's certification list shows
- 92 entries on the list, covering 142 certified people, 55 of them based outside Kentucky.
- 18 are based in Kentucky and hold a class a homeowner would hire: pump installation, water well drilling, well closure.
- Most are based in Clinton (2), Eddyville (1), Paris (1), Mayfield (1), Albany (1), Shelbyville (1).
Drilling companies with their certified drillers and each driller's certificate: W water wells only, M monitoring wells only, B both. A water well certificate covers building, repairing and plugging water supply wells. Kentucky does not certify well pump work: its driller law says well repair does not include replacing or repairing a water pump. Monitoring only drillers and environmental, engineering, coal and nuclear firms are counted but not shown. Source: Directory of Certified Water and Monitoring Well Drillers, Kentucky Division of Water. Read October 7, 2026.
Certified in Kentucky, by town
Names, certification types and phones as the state publishes them. Some entries are certified people rather than companies; we show the town only, never a home address. A listing above means we also matched the business on Google.
| Town | Name on the list | Certification types | Certification | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton | Gus Well Drilling LLC (2 certified) | Certified Water and Monitoring Well Driller | 0038-0091-00 | (270) 653-4615 |
| Kelly Well Drilling (4 certified) | Certified Water Well Driller (water wells only) | 0084-0089-00 | (270) 653-6708 | |
| Albany | Crudewell Drilling Inc | Certified Water and Monitoring Well Driller | 0345-0414-00 | (606) 387-7083 |
| Almo | Starks Well Drilling | Certified Water Well Driller (water wells only) | 0150-0691-00 | (270) 753-7409 |
| Bardstown | Rock Drilling | Certified Water Well Driller (water wells only) | 0534-0639-00 | (502) 348-6436 |
| Betsy Layne | Hayes Brothers Drilling Co (2 certified) | Certified Water and Monitoring Well Driller | 0072-0160-00 | (606) 478-9488 |
| Catlettsburg | Pinkerton Drilling Inc | Certified Water and Monitoring Well Driller | 0125-0084-00 | (606) 739-8792 |
| Clarkson | Logsdon Drilling Cont | Certified Water Well Driller (water wells only) | 0098-0163-00 | (270) 242-6186 |
| Eddyville | Bingham Drilling Co | Certified Water and Monitoring Well Driller | 0011-0288-00 | (270) 388-7003 |
| Gray | Moses Drilling Co (2 certified) | Certified Water Well Driller (water wells only) | 0281-0347-00 | (606) 523-1215 |
| Guston | Steve Cox Well Drilling | Certified Water and Monitoring Well Driller | 0032-0033-00 | (270) 547-7173 |
| Lexington | Strata Group LLC | Certified Water and Monitoring Well Driller | 0533-0336-00 | (859) 227-5686 |
| Mayfield | Burgess Water Wells | Certified Water and Monitoring Well Driller | 0016-0146-00 | (270) 247-6658 |
| Nancy | Nancy Well Drilling | Certified Water Well Driller (water wells only) | 0111-0063-00 | (606) 871-7439 |
| Paris | Bluegrass Geothermal & Drilling LLC | Certified Water Well Driller (water wells only) | 0552-0657-00 | (859) 704-0424 |
| Salyersville | Tackett & Sons Drilling Contractors Inc | Certified Water and Monitoring Well Driller | 0151-0046-00 | (606) 349-6811 |
| Shelbyville | Ecostar LLC | Certified Water and Monitoring Well Driller | 0427-0443-00 | (502) 657-8880 |
| West Liberty | Lewis Water Works | Certified Water Well Driller (water wells only) | 0096-0111-00 | (606) 743-7427 |
Questions
How do I check that a well pump installer is certified in Kentucky?
The Kentucky Division of Water publishes the list of certified water well drillers. We read it on October 7, 2026; every name in the table below comes from it, with the certification types the state gives. Ask any business for its certification number before work starts.
How many certified water well drillers are there in Kentucky?
The Kentucky Division of Water list we read shows 18 drilling companies based in Kentucky with a water well certificate. Kentucky does not license well pump work, so the list says nothing about who repairs pumps; ask a driller whether it services pumps. Firms certified only for monitoring wells are left out.
Does Kentucky require private well owners to test their water?
No. Kentucky does not require private well owners to test their water, but the Division of Water advises a test every year.
More: Kentucky private well rules · Getting a water well driller certification in Kentucky
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