Well Deepening and Re-Drill in Georgetown, TX
Georgetown Well Drilling deepens, lowers, and re-drills wells that have stopped producing across Georgetown and Williamson County, Texas. When a well that ran fine for years starts sputtering in a dry summer, the cause is almost always one of two things: the water table dropped below the pump, or the pump itself failed. We find out which before we quote a dollar, because the two problems cost very different money to fix.
Central Texas droughts are hard on shallow wells. A well finished in the Edwards limestone or in a thin upper Trinity zone sits close to the water table, and when a dry year pulls that table down, a well with only a few feet of water over the pump loses its cushion first. The faucet sputters, the pressure tank cycles, and the household starts rationing. That is the call we get most in August.
Lower, Deepen, or Re-Drill
There is a ladder of fixes here, cheapest first, and we work it in order. If the well still holds water and the pump simply sits too high, we lower the pump and the well comes back for a fraction of the cost. If the water has genuinely fallen past the well, we look at drilling the same hole deeper to catch a lower zone. If the well is old, badly cased, or collapsed, a new well beside it is the honest answer. We measure the standing level and read the casing before we tell you which rung you are on.
Why We Measure First
A dry faucet is not proof of a dry well. A worn pump, a hole in the drop pipe, or a bad pressure switch produces the same symptom with a full column of water underneath. We put a line down the well and read the real water level, then we know whether you have a water problem or a hardware problem. That one measurement is the difference between a pump call and a rig call, and we would rather sell you the smaller of the two when the smaller one is right.
Well sputtering, air in the lines, or nothing at the tap at all? Call (512) 555-0148 and tell us what the well is doing.
My well lost pressure in the drought. Is it dry, or is it the pump?
Those two problems look the same at the faucet and have different fixes. A dropping water table pulls the level down below the pump, so it draws air and sputters. A failing pump or a leak in the drop pipe does the same thing with plenty of water still in the well. We measure the standing water level and the pump depth before we quote anything. If the water is still there, you need pump work, not a deeper hole, and we will not sell you the deeper hole.
Can you deepen my existing well, or do I need a new one?
Sometimes we can drill the same hole deeper and pick up a lower water zone, which costs far less than a fresh well. It depends on how the well was cased and what the rock below it does. If the casing is sound and the geology cooperates, deepening is the cheaper route. If the well is old, poorly cased, or collapsed, a new well beside it is the honest call. We read the well first and tell you which one your case actually is.
Would just lowering the pump fix it?
Often yes, and it is the first thing we check. If your well still holds water but the pump sits too high, dropping the pump deeper puts it back under water and restores the well. That is a fraction of the cost of deepening or re-drilling. We only move to a deeper hole when the water itself has fallen past what the well can reach, not when the pump was simply set too shallow to begin with.
Why do wells around here drop in a dry year?
Shallow wells finished in the Edwards or in a thin Trinity zone ride close to the water table, and Central Texas droughts pull that table down. A well with only a few feet of water over the pump has no cushion when the level falls. Deepening into a more reliable zone, or lowering the pump within the existing water, gives the well the margin it lacked. We aim to leave you with a well that survives the next dry summer, not just this one.
How fast can you get to a dry well?
A house with no water is an emergency and we treat it like one. Diagnosing the well, measuring the level, and pulling the pump usually happen on the first visit. If the fix is a lower pump we often do it the same day. Deepening or re-drilling needs the rig and, depending on the work, a district permit, so that runs longer. Call and tell us the well went dry and we will get to you as fast as the schedule allows.