ArrowHead Well Service

Arrowhead Drilling & Well Service LLC is a family-owned water well contractor with its main office in Alpine, Texas, in Brewster County. The business drills new water wells and installs, services, and rehabilitates complete water systems for homeowners, ranchers, agricultural operations, and commercial properties across West Texas. The company states it is a third generation operation whose family has worked in the water well industry for more than six decades, and that it fields a team of licensed water well professionals.

Coverage runs from new installations through full maintenance and repair on existing wells, which the company describes as a turn-key service. Customers named on the site include residential homeowners, livestock and equine owners, agriculture and hydroponic operations, and municipal water divisions. The company states that nearly all of its customer base arrives by referral.

Drilling and well service

• New water well drilling and complete system installation
• Repair and upgrade of existing water systems
• Well rehabilitation, including deepening, cleaning out, and casing replacement
• Abandoned water well plugging
• Well diagnostics, down hole camera inspection, and certified well inspection
• Annual well check-ups covering pressure, pump wear, and water quality
• Water line ditching and system plumbing

Rehabilitation starts with diagnosis, after which the company presents the options and a plan of action. Stated triggers are a decline in production or a change in water quality.

Pumps, storage, and off-grid systems

Submersible and above-ground booster pumps are installed, replaced, and serviced, sized to the depth, yield, and water demand of each individual well, and existing pumps and systems are troubleshot. Pressurized and boosted pump systems and custom engineered water systems are built for specific applications, alongside water quality and filtration assistance.

Storage tanks are stated to be BPA free and built to withstand the elements, in capacities used for potable supply, livestock, irrigation, and agricultural water. Extra storage can be paired with a booster system where more capacity is needed.

Solar powered water systems are sized individually for remote properties without grid power and as windmill replacements, and can be tied into existing solar installations. Dual energy configurations pair solar with a wind turbine, a generator, or on-grid electric, and AC and DC powered systems can be combined. Wind turbine water systems are installed as a separate line.

Permitting and compliance

Texas requires a drilling permit from the local Groundwater Conservation District before a water well is drilled, and the rules, fees, and spacing requirements vary by district. Arrowhead submits permit applications on behalf of property owners and assists with local groundwater district requirements and TCEQ compliance. NRCS EQIP contract fulfillment is also listed among its services.

Service area

From the Alpine office, the company reports serving Brewster, Jeff Davis, Presidio, Terrell, Pecos, Reeves, Culberson, and Crockett counties. Towns named include Alpine, Marathon, Terlingua, Fort Davis, Valentine, Marfa, Presidio, Sanderson, Fort Stockton, Coyanosa, Iraan, Van Horn, and Balmorhea. Equipment is stated to be selected for West Texas geology, including deep aquifer formations and warmer groundwater.

Brands and components

The company states that it builds systems from established water well industry brands, and it publishes pump curves and data sheets for the main ones:

• Grundfos, including submersible and solar pump lines
• Franklin Electric submersible pumps and control boxes
• Gould Pumps
• Lorentz
• The Aermotor Windmill Company
• RayCap surge protection
• Enduraplas
• Norwesco
• Flexcon Industries
• Amtrol
• Flomatic Valves
• Baroid Industrial Drilling Products
• Service Wire Co
• National Testing Laboratories