New Well Construction · Clay County
Well Drilling in Fleming Island, FL
A drilled well is the one part of your water supply you'll never see again once it's finished, so the decisions that matter get made before the rig arrives. Where can the truck actually set up? How much water will the household need ten years from now? What does the well have to reach? We work those out with you, then handle the permit and the construction.
Serving Clay County
Licensed Well Contractor
Overview
What we sort out before a rig shows up
Every property constrains the job differently. A wooded lot with a narrow drive may limit where a truck-mounted rig can stand; a yard with utility runs, a septic field or a pool needs the well placed around them. Setback distances decide the outer edge of where a well may go at all. We walk the site with you, talk through the options, and pick a location that works for the equipment and for the property.
Then the plan gets sized to the water. A single household, a home with a large irrigation system, a few horses, or a workshop each ask something different of a well, and that changes the casing size and the pump the finished system will eventually need. If the well is meant only for lawn or pasture, we can plan it that way instead of building one that has to serve the house too.
Florida requires a permit to construct a water well; in Clay County it's handled through the Florida Department of Health in Clay County under the water management district's rules, and we take care of it. Drilling is one stage of the job, too — the pump, tank and controls that deliver water are covered under water well installation, and an old well being replaced needs proper abandonment.
Common Reasons
Reasons a property needs a new well
No supply at the lot yet
New construction on a property that has never had its own well needs one before anyone can move in. Planning it early keeps the well clear of the foundation, the septic field and the driveway.
The old well fell behind
A well drilled for a smaller household can stop keeping up once bathrooms, irrigation or animals are added. A well inspection shows whether the well is the limit or the equipment is.
A separate supply for land and animals
Pasture, large lawns, gardens and hobby farms can demand far more water than a house should be asked to provide from one well, so a dedicated irrigation or livestock well is often the practical answer.
An older well built the wrong way
Persistent sediment, a well that goes dry, or water quality that has changed can trace back to how an earlier well was constructed. A replacement built to current rules can be the cleaner fix.
Our Process
From a walk of the site to a finished well
- 1
Tell us what the water is for
Household, irrigation, animals, or all three. How much you'll draw shapes everything that follows.
- 2
We walk the property
Rig access, setback requirements and what's already underground all get checked before a location is chosen.
- 3
Permit filed
We prepare and submit the well construction permit with the county health department.
- 4
Drill, case and seal
The well is drilled, casing is set and grouted to keep surface water out, and the well is developed to clear drilling sediment.
- 5
We walk you through the results
You hear how the well performed, what it means for pump sizing, and what's left to finish the system.
Why Simply Well and Pump
Why choose Simply Well and Pump
We drill the well and we also fix the equipment on the other end of it, so the plan is made by people who have to live with the result. Estimates are free, and we're on the phone Monday through Friday.
One crew, start to finish
Drilling, pump work, inspections and abandonment all happen in-house, so the job doesn't get handed between contractors.
No guesswork on the quote
You hear the scope, the equipment and the cost before anything is scheduled.
Permitting handled for you
The county paperwork is part of our job, not a errand for yours.
Licensed and insured
We're a licensed well contractor and we build to Florida's water well construction rules.
Frequently Asked Questions
Well Drilling questions, answered
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Other ways we can help
Thinking about a new well on your Fleming Island property?
Call 904-796-4688 to talk through your project, or request a free estimate online. Same day service is available.