Georgia Drilling Contractor License

The Drilling Contractor License allows you to do the following work under the direction of a professional geologist or a professional engineer:

  • Drilling wells
  • Boreholes
  • Coreholes
  • Other than water wells or geothermal boreholes

How to Get the Drilling Contractor’s License in Georgia?

  1. Fulfill a Registration Form
  2. Complete a Performance Bond or an Irrevocable Letter of Credit for a minimum of $15,000
  3. Submit both documents to:
    Environmental Protection Department
    531 Main St., Suite D
    Tifton, GA 31794

Please note that Drilling Contractors working under a professional geologist or an engineer and performing work on structures other than water wells must submit all the required documentation.