Well drilling, pump and pressure tank work, and water testing for homes on private wells around Springfield, MO.

Springfield · Southwest Missouri
WellDrillingCosts.com publishes an estimate of $10,000 to $34,000 for a complete well 200 to 500 feet deep. Depth drives much of the spread in well drilling prices: based on DNR well records through 2016, the median household well is about 470 feet deep in Greene County, inside that range. In Christian County it is about 520 feet, just past it. The Springfield pricing guide shows what moves a quote.
Most homes inside Springfield draw city water, so well drilling around Springfield, MO means the private wells that serve rural Greene, Christian and Webster counties. Tell us whether you need a new well, a pump or tank repair, a water test or an inspection for a home sale, and we'll call you back. Each service below has its own page with the warning signs, how we do the work and what it involves.

A new private well for a home beyond city water lines, drilled into solid rock, cased, and finished with a pump and pressure tank.
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Low pressure, a pump that never shuts off or a breaker that keeps tripping. We test the pump, switch and wiring before anything is pulled.
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When a submersible pump fails, we pull it up on its drop pipe and size a new one to the well's depth and your household's water use.
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A waterlogged tank makes the pump click on and off every few seconds. A new tank, switch or gauge can fix it without touching the pump.
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No water at the tap? Check the breaker first, then call. A sudden loss of water points to the pump, the pressure tank, the pressure switch or the water level.
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Cleaning, rehab or deepening for a well that has lost flow or started pumping sediment. We weigh that work against the cost of a new well.
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Greene County has about 2,500 mapped sinkholes, and surface water can reach the aquifer quickly through them. A lab test shows what is in your water.
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Buying or selling a home with a private well? An inspection looks at the well, pump, tank and water quality so both sides know its condition before closing.
Learn More →In the same DNR records, the median household well is about 470 feet deep in Greene County, about 520 in Christian and about 345 in Webster. You see the likely range before any quote.
Missouri requires a DNR permit for anyone paid to drill a well or set a pump, and new wells are reported to DNR. We explain the paperwork, the processing fee and the well record you should keep.
We quote in writing, with depth, casing length and the pump package on separate lines, so you can see what each part of the job costs.
A tripped breaker, a failed pressure switch or a waterlogged tank can look like a dead pump. We check the simple, cheaper causes before recommending a new pump or a new well.
The pricing guide shows the published estimate for a new well and explains how depth, rock and pump size move a quote up or down.
We explain the options, from fixing a pressure switch to drilling a new well, before we quote a price. Tell us what you are seeing and we'll call you back.
City Utilities supplies Springfield mainly from lakes, the James River and Fulbright Spring, while rural homes across Southwest Missouri rely on private wells. We serve Springfield ZIP codes 65802, 65803, 65804, 65806, 65807, 65809 and 65810, plus the countryside around Nixa (65714), Ozark (65721), Republic (65738 and 65619), Willard (65781), Strafford (65757), Rogersville (65742), Marshfield (65706) and Fair Grove (65648). That takes in rural Greene, Christian and Webster counties along I-44, US 60, US 65, US 160 and MO 13.
Call or send the form with the address and what you need. We follow up by phone to ask about any existing well, the age of the pump and tank, and how many people live in the home.
We look at where the well can sit on the lot, check nearby DNR well records for likely depth, and give you a written quote with depth, casing and pump listed separately.
We bore through soil and broken rock, set steel casing into solid rock, then drill open hole into the water-bearing rock until the well yields enough water for the home.
We set the pump, wiring and pressure tank. Missouri wells drilled after July 31, 1987 are reported to DNR and the owner pays a processing fee, so keep your copy of the well record with the house papers.
Tell us about the property and we'll call you back with the typical depth for your area and what well drilling or a repair could involve.
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