Well Drillers in Yuma, Arizona

Three licensed well drilling contractors serve Yuma and surrounding Yuma County communities. In a region dominated by Colorado River surface water deliveries for agriculture, private wells serve domestic users beyond city utility boundaries, supplemental agricultural needs, and specialized commercial applications.

Drilling Conditions in Yuma

Yuma’s alluvial setting offers some of Arizona’s more straightforward drilling conditions from a formation perspective — but the water quality challenges are among the state’s most significant:

Formation: Quaternary Colorado River alluvium; sand and gravel with some clay interbeds. Soft, easy to drill with rotary or cable-tool equipment.

Typical depths: 150–400 feet for domestic residential wells; agricultural wells may be shallower or require larger-diameter casing.

Per-foot rate: $35–$55/foot; Yuma is one of Arizona’s more economical drilling markets from a formation perspective.

Total estimated cost: $8,000–$25,000 for a residential well (drilling only); add $5,000–$12,000 for pump system.

Water Quality: The Critical Issue

Before committing to well water in the Yuma area, understand what you’re dealing with:

• TDS: Commonly 800–2,500 mg/L in wells influenced by Colorado River return flows and agricultural drainage. The river itself carries 700–1,000 mg/L at Yuma in normal conditions. Budget for reverse osmosis — it is essentially mandatory for drinking water.
• Hardness: Extreme. Water softeners are standard equipment, not optional.
• Nitrates: Widespread in shallow aquifer zones from decades of intensive fertilizer application. Test before and annually thereafter.
• Selenium: Agricultural-related; check with local contractors for prevalence in your area of interest.

Both the Bureau of Reclamation (Yuma Desalting Plant) and the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation & Drainage District run water quality management programs in this region, reflecting how seriously salinity is taken at the institutional level.

Well Drillers in Yuma

• Reliable Water Well Service — (928) 919-0173 — reliablewws.com
• Yuma Pump & Drilling Co. — (928) 341-1446 — yumapumpanddrilling.com — Full pump and drilling service
• Shuck Drilling Co — (928) 726-5153 — Established Yuma drilling operation

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