This Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) GeoPackage (.gpkg) contains water-well point features and associated tables for the state of Minnesota that have been reformatted based on a USGS profile of the OGC GroundWaterML2 (GWML2) standard (https://docs.ogc.org/is/19-013/19-013.html). Additionally, the water-well records have been quality-assured to remove or nullify parts of water-well records found to be erroneous or logically inconsistent, harmonized via the assignment of common data codes in the lithologic log, and supplemented with estimates of transmissivity from the analysis of specific-capacity data. The National Water-Well Database (NWWDB) is a compilation of water-well records from state-managed databases that have been standardized to a common format for consistency across state and administrative boundaries. Water-well completion reports that are submitted to permitting state agencies by licensed drillers constitute a large source of hydrogeologic information, including the ...

Groundwater wells are critical infrastructure that enable the monitoring, extraction, and use of groundwater, which has important implications for the environment, water security, and economic development. Despite the importance of wells, a unified database collecting and standardizing information on the characteristics and locations of these wells across the United States has been lacking. To bridge this gap, we have created a comprehensive database of groundwater well records collected from state and federal agencies, which we call the United States Groundwater Well Database (USGWD). Presented in both tabular form and as vector points, the USGWD comprises over 14.2 million well records with attributes such as well purpose, location, depth, and capacity for wells constructed as far back as 1763 to 2023. Rigorous cross-verification steps have been applied to ensure the accuracy of the data. The USGWD stands as a valuable tool for improving our understanding of how groundwater is accessed and managed across various regions and sectors within the United States.

These data should not be used as an endpoint for decision making purposes in instances such as spill response or the locating of a well in proximity to other features (e.g., property lines, septic systems, buildings etc.). All well locations should be field verified by the user before decisions are made.

Please note, there may be records in the State’s water well database that do not contain reliable locational information, specifically with respect to the reported latitude and longitude. The database includes entries reported as far back as the 1920s and the accuracy of locational information depends on the type of instruments (e.g., topographic map, address, GPS, etc.) used to record/report the location as well as the diligence of the reporting entity. It is suggested that you review the data using the provided coordinates, the location/address, and the well owner’s name.

Also, municipal well locations and wellhead protection areas are considered confidential under TCA 10-7-504 (a) (21) (A) and Rule 0400-01-01-.01(4)(c), so the location of those data have been redacted from the records provided.

The King County Groundwater Protection Program maintains a database of groundwater wells, water quality and water level sampling data. Users may search the database using Quick or Advanced Search OR use King County Groundwater iMap map set. The viewer provides a searchable map interface for locating groundwater well data.

This Well Completion Report dataset represents an index of records from the California Department of Water Resources' (DWR) Online System for Well Completion Reports (OSWCR). This dataset is for informational purposes only. All attribute values should be verified by reviewing the original Well Completion Report. Known issues include: - Missing and duplicate records - Missing values (either missing on original Well Completion Report, or not key entered into database) - Incorrect values (e.g. incorrect Latitude, Longitude, Record Type, Planned Use, Total Completed Depth) - Limited spatial resolution: The majority of well completion reports have been spatially registered to the center of the 1x1 mile Public Land Survey System section that the well is located in.

The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) Groundwater Database (GWDB) contains information on selected water wells, springs, oil/gas tests (that were originally intended to be or were converted to water wells), water levels, and water quality to gain representative information about aquifers in Texas to support water planning from a local to a more regional perspective. This is a scientific database, not a registry of every well drilled in the state.

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation's (TDLR) Submitted Driller's Report Database. This database contains water well reports submitted to TDLR from February 2001 to present.

Point locations of domestic wells reported to the Maine Geological Survey. This dataset is based on an original survey of well drillers in the 1970s, a voluntary well driller reporting program in the mid-1980s, and the present mandatory reporting program which relies on the submission of well information by drillers. Wells have been located using GPS coordinates submitted by the drillers, e911 address information submitted by the drillers and/or ownership data and tax records.

MDNET is a point coverage that represents the locations and names of a network of observation wells for the State of Maryland. Additional information on water conditions at these sites can be found in the Ground-Water Site Inventory System (GWSI) database, which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey. Site information can be accessed on the internet at URL: http://water.usgs.gov/nwis/

The database contains information about individual water well drilling reports, chemical analysis reports up to the end of 1986, springs, flowing shot holes, test holes, and pump tests conducted on the wells. There is approximately 500,000 records within the database with about 5,000 new records being added each year.

Combined dataset of all wells with uniform attributes from detailed individual well databases. This dataset is intended to serve as a metadata-level well database. Large overlaps are known to exist among databases; however, all are preserved as found in order to preserve program-specific information. For example a well may derive geologic data from the Geologic Sampling Points database, public water supply data from the SDWIS Wells database and Water Allocation information from the Water Use (WACOP) database. Each of these will be represented by a record within this dataset.

Here we present well water measurements that pre-date 1910. We compiled thousands (n=11, 369) of water level measurements reported in tables within US Geological Survey reports published in the early 1900s.

Our search for data sources took place from May-June 2021; our data compilation and transcription took place from June-October 2021; our data cleaning occurred in November 2021. Please see our metadata for detailed information on the digitization process.

Our data sources:

(a) Crider, A. F. & Johnson, L. C. Summary of the underground-water resources of Mississippi. Water Supply Paper https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/wsp159 (1906) doi:10.3133/wsp159. (b) Darton, N. H. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States vol. 149 180 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/wsp149 (1905). (c) Fuller, M. L., Lines, E. F. & Veatch, A. C. Record of deep-well drilling for 1904. Record of deep-well drilling for 1904 vol. 264 106 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/b264 (1905). (d) Fuller, M. L. & Sanford, S. Record of deep-well drilling for 1905. Record of deep-well drilling for 1905 vol. 298 299 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/b298 (1906). (e) Veatch, A. C. Geology and underground water resources of northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas. Geology and underground water resources of northern Louisiana and southern Arkansas vol. 46 480 http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp46 (1906).

This dataset provides information submitted by well contractors as prescribed by Regulation 903, and is stored in the Water Well Information System (WWIS). Spatial information for all of the well records reported in Ontario are also provided. Well record map *[WWIS]: Water Well Information System This data is related to: * Well records * Map: Well records * Topic: Drinking water * Law: Reg. 903: Wells Related data: * Petroleum wells

The County Well Index (CWI) geodatabase was developed by the Minnesota Geological Survey (MGS) and is maintained in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). CWI contains basic information for over 511,000 water-wells, and borings drilled in Minnesota. The data is derived from water-well contractors' logs of geologic materials encountered during drilling. Confirmed locations and geologic well records are available for over 325,000 of the wells. Available data also includes casing, screen and pump information. This dataset does not include public water supply wells.

This data resource is a regularly updated copy of the database and is maintained by MNIT Services.

From the USGS: "As part of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) program for disseminating water data within USGS, to USGS cooperators, and to the general public, the USGS maintains a distributed network of computers and fileservers for the acquisition, processing, review, and long-term storage of water data. This water data is collected at over 1.5 million sites around the country and at some border and territorial sites. This distributed network of computers is called the National Water Information System (NWIS). Many types of data are stored in NWIS, including comprehensive information for site characteristics, well-construction details, time-series data for gage height, streamflow, ground-water level, precipitation, and physical and chemical properties of water. Additionally, peak flows, chemical analyses for discrete samples of water, sediment, and biological media are accessible within NWIS."NWISWeb is the USGS public web interface to much of the data stored and managed within NWIS. Data provided by NWISWeb are updated from NWIS on a regularly scheduled basis, and real-time data are generally updated upon receipt at local Water Science Centers. NWISWeb provides several output options including: graphs of real-time streamflow, water levels, and water quality; tabular output in HTML and ASCII tab-delimited files; and summary lists for selected sites that can be used as a basis for reselection to acquire refined details."NWISWeb provides a framework to obtain data on the basis of category, such as surface water, ground water, or water quality, and by geographic area. Further refinement is possible by choosing specific site-selection criteria and by defining the output desired. In addition, there are nearly 70 million water-quality results from nearly 4.5 million water samples collected at hundreds of thousands of sites."

The data in these six files is derived from Wellogic, the EGLE statewide ground water database. The six files combined contain information on over 575,000 spatially verified water well records. The six files are intended to provide water well information for wells in counties clustered by geographic region: Upper Peninsula, Northern Lower Peninsula, East Central Lower Peninsula, West Central Lower Peninsula, Southwest Lower Peninsula and the South Central – Southeastern Lower Peninsula. The files are constructed to be easily merged, containing the same number and type of attribute fields. Although the derived data in these files represents the best readily available data, the six files do not represent a complete database of all wells or well records in existence. Beginning January 1, 2000 virtually 100% of new wells constructed are accounted for in Wellogic, however for wells older than 2000 the rate of inclusion varies from county to county, and may be considerably lower. Further, there is a quality control check on location that may exclude a limited number of wells from Wellogic from the six files made available on this site. The locational data also has varying degrees of accuracy; ranging from precise GPS point collection to address geocoding, but there may also be erroneous locations regardless of collection method that have not been corrected as of yet. Refer to the METHD_COLL field to determine each individual record’s potential locational accuracy. Field codes described below.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Field Definitions:WELLID : Wellogic ID number (unique identifying number, first 2 digits represent county number)PERMIT_NUM : Well permit number as assigned by local health departmentWELL_TYPE : Type of wellOTH = OtherHEATP = Heat pumpHOSHLD = HouseholdINDUS = IndustrialIRRI = IrrigationTESTW = Test wellTY1PU = Type I publicTY2PU = Type II publicTY3PU = Type III publicTYPE_OTHER : Type of well if WELL_TYPE is 'OTH'WEL_STATUS : Status of wellOTH = OtherACT = ActiveINACT = InactivePLU = Plugged/AbandonedSTATUS_OTH : Status of well if WEL_STATUS is 'OTH' WSSN : Water Supply Serial Number, only if public wellWELL_NUM : Individual well number/name, only if public wellDRILLER_ID : Water Well Drilling Contractor Registration Number as assigned by State of Michigan DRILL_METH : Method used to drill the well boreholeOTH = OtherAUGBOR = Auger/BoredCABTOO = Cable ToolCASHAM = Casing HammerDRIVEN = Driven HandHOLROD = Hollow RodJETTIN = JettedMETH_OTHER : Method used to drill if DRILL_METH is 'OTH'CASE_TYPE : Well casing typeOTH = OtherUNK = UnknownPVCPLA = PVC PlasticSTEBLA = Steel-blackSTEGAL = Steel-GalvanizedCASE_OTHER : Well casing type is CASE_TYPE is 'OTH'CASE_DIA : Well Casing Diameter (in inches)CASE_DEPTH : Depth of Casing (in feet) SCREEN_FRM : Depth of top of screen (in feet)SCREEN_TO : Depth of bottom of screen (in feet)SWL : Depth of Static Water Level (in feet)FLOWING : Naturally flowing well (Y or N)AQ_TYPE : Aquifer typeDRIFT = Well draws water from the glacial driftROCK = Well draws water from the bedrockDRYHOL = Dry hole, well did not produce waterUNK = UnknownTEST_DEPTH : Depth of drawdown when the well was developed (in feet)TEST_HOURS : Duration of pumping when the well was developed (in hours)TEST_RATE : Rate of water flow when the well was developed (in Gallons per Minute)TEST_METHD : Method used to develop the wellUNK = UnknownOTH = OtherAIR = AirBAIL = BailerPLUGR = PlungerTSTPUM = Test Pump TEST_OTHER : Method used to develop the well if TEST_METHD is 'OTH'GROUT : Whether the well was grouted or notPMP_CPCITY : Capacity of the pump installed in the well (in Gallons per minute)METHD_COLL : Method of collection of the latitude/longitude coordinates001 = Address Matching-House Number002 = Address Matching-Street Centerline004 = Address Matching-Nearest Intersection012 = GPS Carrier Phase Static Relative Position Tech.013 = GPS Carrier Phase Kinematic Relative Position Tech.014 = GPS Code Measurement Differential (DGPS)015 = GPS Precise Positioning Service016 = GPS Code Meas. Std. Positioning Service SA Off017 = GPS Std. Positioning Service SA On018 = Interpolation-Map019 = Interpolation-Aerial Photo020 = Interpolation-Satellite Photo025 = Classical Surveying Techniques027 = Section centroid028 = TownRange centroid036 = Quarter-Quarter-Quarter centroidELEV_METHD : Method of collection of the elevation003 = GPS Code Measurement Differential (DGPS)005 = GPS Code Meas. Std. Positioning Svc. SA Off007 = Classical Surveying Techniques014 = Topographic Map InterpolationOTH = OtherUNK = UnknownWITHIN_CO: Whether the well is within the stated countyWITHIN_SEC: Whether the well is within the stated land survey sectionLOC_MATCH: Whether the well is within the stated Tier/RangeSEC_DIST: Whether the well point is within 200 feet of the stated land survey sectionELEV_DEM: Elevation in feet above mean sea levelELEV_DIF: Absolute difference, in feet, between ELEVATION and ELEV_DEMLANDSYS: The Land System Group polygon that the well falls withinDEPTH_FLAG:1: WELL_DEPTH = 02: WELL_DEPTH < 25ft or WELL_DEPTH > 1000ftELEV_FLAG:1: ELEVATION (Wellogic Field) =02: ELEVATION (Wellogic Field) < 507ft OR > 1980ft3: ELEVATION (Wellogic Field) < DEM min OR > DEM max4: ELEV_DIF > 20 ftSWL_FLAG:1: SWL = 02: SWL >= WELL_DEPTH in a Bedrock well OR SWL >= SCREEN_BOT in a Glacial well3: SWL > 900ftSPC_CPCITY: Specific Capacity = (TEST_RATE / TEST_DEPTH). Only calculated if TEST_METHD = BAIL, PLUGR or TSTPUMAQ_CODE:N: No Lithology Record associated with the well recordB: Blank (AQTYPE = null) noted among the strataD: Drift (Glacial) WellR: Rock WellU: Unknown Lithology noted among the strata* PROCESSING NOTE – This evaluation reads the [AQTYPE] field for each stratum from the LITHOLOGY table, beginning at the top and looping down to each subjacent stratum. If the previous stratum = ‘R’ AND the bottommost stratum = ‘R’, then [AQ_CODE] is set to ‘R’. If the previous stratum = ‘R’ AND the next stratum = ‘D’, then [AQ_CODE] is set to ‘D’ and [AQ_FLAG] is set to ‘L’. If aType = ‘R’ AND screendepth > 0 R’ AND screendepth <= welldepth, then [AQ_CODE] is set to ‘D’ and [AQ_FLAG] is set to ‘S’. If aType = ‘R’ AND welldepth <= topofrock, then [AQ_CODE] is set to ‘D’ and [AQ_FLAG] is set to ‘D’.

A permit is required to install, drill, replace or operate a nonpotable water well in New York City used to supply water to any buildings or affiliated structures. This dataset contains a list of current permits for nonpotable water wells located in New York City. All nonpotable water wells located in New York City need a permit to operate. Data is collected to track permit information of currently permitted nonpotable wells in New York City. Data is collected online through the permitting web application. Each record represents a permit record for all currently permitted nonpotable wells in New York City. This data can be used to verify the location and permit expiration date of currently permitted nonpotable wells in New York City.

To ensure the integrity of water well construction and prevent potential pollution of state groundwaters, the OWRB supervises the licensing of water well drillers and pump installers. This program is guided by comprehensive standards developed in cooperation with the Well Drillers Advisory Committee. Licensed drillers are required to submit well logs online or by mail within sixty days of the completion of a new well or plugging or reconditioning of an existing well.Well Driller Licensing Fact Sheet

A well is a hole dug into the ground usually for the purpose of taking water from the ground but also for monitoring groundwater. Most private wells are used for home and farm water supplies are in rural areas. Springs occur where groundwater comes out at the surface. A borehole is a hole drilled into the ground to gain access to groundwater. The hole is usually deep, narrow and round. This map shows the location of the dug wells, springs and boreholes in Ireland. Data was collected by GSI drilling or submitted to the GSI from Local Authorities and other state bodies, Private Well Grants, Drillers, Consultants, Group Water Schemes and Academia. The location accuracy is visually portrayed on the GSI webmapping viewer by the size of the circle displaying the record. It is NOT a comprehensive database and many wells and springs are not included in this database. You should not rely only on this database, and should undertake your own site study for wells in the area of interest if needed. This map is to the scale 1:100,000. This means it should be viewed at that scale. When printed at that scale 1cm on the map relates to a distance of 1km. It is a vector dataset. Vector data portray the world using points, lines, and polygons (areas). The data is shown as polygons. Each polygon holds information on the location of the borehole (X and Y coordinates), Well ID (well identifier), hole details, location details, yield, abstraction ,drilling details.

New York State registered water well drillers are required to submit completion reports documenting where wells have been drilled, the specifications of those wells, and any subsequent work performed on those wells. Data regarding water wells has been collected since April 2000 as required by ECL 15-1525. Completion reports for the wells are added as they become available. Historical wells are added as the wells are mapped. Well locations are generally accurate to the parcel scale but may not represent the exact location on the property.Service layer is updated annually, and last updated 02/18/2025.For more information see https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/water/water-quantity/water-well-contractor-program1. The NYS DEC asks to be credited in derived products.2. Secondary Distribution of the data is not allowed.3. Any documentation provided is an integral part of the data set. Failure to use the documentation in conjunction with the digital data constitutes misuse of the data.4. Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information, errors may be reflected in the data supplied. The user must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of the information with respect to possible errors, original map scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions.