{
  "title": "Well Driller License Register Match Audit -- state-level summary",
  "source": "https://welldrillingcompanies.com/license-verification-audit/",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Well Drilling Directory (welldrillingcompanies.com)",
  "collected": {
    "businessRoster": "2026-07-08",
    "licenseCrossCheck": "2026-07-14"
  },
  "published": "2026-07-15",
  "methodologyNote": "Convenience sample from a business directory (Google Business listings), not a random or exhaustive survey. \"matched\" means the listing was tied to a public state license/registration register record by phone, name, or city match -- it is not a legal determination of licensure. Only state-level aggregates are published here; individual business match results are not, and appear only with full context on each business's own directory profile.",
  "totals": {
    "companiesChecked": 477,
    "matched": 292,
    "matchedActive": 287,
    "matchedLapsed": 5,
    "matchRate": 0.6122
  },
  "states": [
    {
      "state": "AL",
      "stateName": "Alabama",
      "companiesChecked": 24,
      "matched": 17,
      "matchedActive": 17,
      "matchedLapsed": 0,
      "matchRate": 0.7083,
      "phoneMatched": 0,
      "registerPublishesLicenseNumber": true,
      "registerPublishesForwardExpiry": false,
      "registerSource": "Geological Survey of Alabama Water Well Finder (RBDMS-ENV, from ADEM Form 60)",
      "registerUrl": "https://www.gsa.state.al.us/gsa/groundwater/wellrecords"
    },
    {
      "state": "AR",
      "stateName": "Arkansas",
      "companiesChecked": 6,
      "matched": 3,
      "matchedActive": 3,
      "matchedLapsed": 0,
      "matchRate": 0.5,
      "phoneMatched": 0,
      "registerPublishesLicenseNumber": true,
      "registerPublishesForwardExpiry": false,
      "registerSource": "Arkansas Water Well Construction Commission (AWWCC), Arkansas Dept. of Agriculture - Natural Resources Division, 'Water Well Contractors: By County' roster, renewal year 2025-2026, report date 09/17/2025",
      "registerUrl": "https://media.ark.org/agri/WaterWell_CountyByCounty_PDF_TLW752.pdf"
    },
    {
      "state": "FL",
      "stateName": "Florida",
      "companiesChecked": 65,
      "matched": 26,
      "matchedActive": 26,
      "matchedLapsed": 0,
      "matchRate": 0.4,
      "phoneMatched": 0,
      "registerPublishesLicenseNumber": true,
      "registerPublishesForwardExpiry": false,
      "registerSource": "FDEP",
      "registerUrl": "https://prodapps.dep.state.fl.us/wwcvc/"
    },
    {
      "state": "IN",
      "stateName": "Indiana",
      "companiesChecked": 60,
      "matched": 41,
      "matchedActive": 41,
      "matchedLapsed": 0,
      "matchRate": 0.6833,
      "phoneMatched": 36,
      "registerPublishesLicenseNumber": false,
      "registerPublishesForwardExpiry": false,
      "registerSource": "Indiana DNR",
      "registerUrl": "https://www.in.gov/dnr/water/ground-water-wells/licensed-water-well-drilling-contractors/"
    },
    {
      "state": "KY",
      "stateName": "Kentucky",
      "companiesChecked": 30,
      "matched": 8,
      "matchedActive": 8,
      "matchedLapsed": 0,
      "matchRate": 0.2667,
      "phoneMatched": 8,
      "registerPublishesLicenseNumber": true,
      "registerPublishesForwardExpiry": false,
      "registerSource": "KY Division of Water",
      "registerUrl": "https://eec.ky.gov/Environmental-Protection/Water/GW/Docs/DrillerDirectory.pdf"
    },
    {
      "state": "MI",
      "stateName": "Michigan",
      "companiesChecked": 39,
      "matched": 29,
      "matchedActive": 29,
      "matchedLapsed": 0,
      "matchRate": 0.7436,
      "phoneMatched": 25,
      "registerPublishesLicenseNumber": true,
      "registerPublishesForwardExpiry": true,
      "registerSource": "EGLE",
      "registerUrl": "https://www.michigan.gov/egle/about/organization/drinking-water-and-environmental-health/water-well-construction/water-well-contractor-registration"
    },
    {
      "state": "MO",
      "stateName": "Missouri",
      "companiesChecked": 11,
      "matched": 10,
      "matchedActive": 8,
      "matchedLapsed": 2,
      "matchRate": 0.9091,
      "phoneMatched": 8,
      "registerPublishesLicenseNumber": false,
      "registerPublishesForwardExpiry": false,
      "registerSource": "Missouri DNR - Well Installation Section - Well Information Management System (WIMS 2.0), public Contractor Business Search + Contractor Permit Search -- WIMS business record orgId 1133",
      "registerUrl": "https://apps5.mo.gov/wims2/menu/contractorBusinessSearch.action"
    },
    {
      "state": "NC",
      "stateName": "North Carolina",
      "companiesChecked": 66,
      "matched": 52,
      "matchedActive": 52,
      "matchedLapsed": 0,
      "matchRate": 0.7879,
      "phoneMatched": 44,
      "registerPublishesLicenseNumber": true,
      "registerPublishesForwardExpiry": false,
      "registerSource": "NCWCC",
      "registerUrl": "https://www.dph.ncdhhs.gov/programs/environmental-health/north-carolina-well-contractors-certification/find-certified-well-contractor"
    },
    {
      "state": "OH",
      "stateName": "Ohio",
      "companiesChecked": 29,
      "matched": 22,
      "matchedActive": 21,
      "matchedLapsed": 1,
      "matchRate": 0.7586,
      "phoneMatched": 0,
      "registerPublishesLicenseNumber": true,
      "registerPublishesForwardExpiry": false,
      "registerSource": "Ohio DNR (Division of Geological Survey) — Water Well Contractor Registration",
      "registerUrl": "https://waterwells.ohiodnr.gov/"
    },
    {
      "state": "TN",
      "stateName": "Tennessee",
      "companiesChecked": 40,
      "matched": 25,
      "matchedActive": 25,
      "matchedLapsed": 0,
      "matchRate": 0.625,
      "phoneMatched": 21,
      "registerPublishesLicenseNumber": true,
      "registerPublishesForwardExpiry": false,
      "registerSource": "TDEC",
      "registerUrl": "https://dataviewers.tdec.tn.gov/dataviewers/f?p=2005:39906:0"
    },
    {
      "state": "TX",
      "stateName": "Texas",
      "companiesChecked": 107,
      "matched": 59,
      "matchedActive": 57,
      "matchedLapsed": 2,
      "matchRate": 0.5514,
      "phoneMatched": 54,
      "registerPublishesLicenseNumber": true,
      "registerPublishesForwardExpiry": true,
      "registerSource": "TDLR",
      "registerUrl": "https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/LicenseSearch/"
    }
  ]
}