Water Well Repair in Canyon, TX
Many homes outside Canyon’s city water — along FM roads, in rural subdivisions, and out toward Palo Duro Canyon — rely on private wells. If your well quit, the pressure is off, or you’re planning a new well, here’s what to know locally and how to request service.
Need help with your well? Tell us what’s going on and where the well is, and we’ll pass your request to a local water well service provider.
Private wells around Canyon
Canyon is the Randall County seat, about 18 miles south of Amarillo. Wells in the area draw from the Ogallala Aquifer, with the deeper Dockum Aquifer also listed as a water source for Canyon and rural Randall County. The Ogallala is thin in places here: the High Plains Water District’s 2025 report puts Randall County’s average saturated thickness at about 54 feet, so a well that has slowly lost production may be a water-level issue rather than a pump issue.
Also serving nearby: Umbarger.
Drilling or replacing a well near Canyon
Randall County is split. According to Texas Water Development Board maps, the City of Canyon itself sits outside groundwater district boundaries, while parts of the county fall within the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1.
The High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1 does not require a permit for a well producing less than 17.5 gallons per minute, which covers a typical household well. Registering a small well with the district is optional and free, and a registered well is protected by a spacing buffer if someone later drills a larger permitted well nearby. Wells at or above 17.5 gpm need a district permit before drilling. Call HPWD (806-762-0181) to confirm your property’s status.
If your property is outside the district, no district permit or registration applies.
Even without district rules, the licensed driller must file a State Well Report, and state guidance calls for setbacks from septic tanks, drain fields, and property lines.
Common well problems around Canyon
- No water from the well — check breakers, the pressure gauge, and for leaks before assuming the pump failed.
- Well pump repair and pump replacement
- Pressure tank problems — short cycling, sputtering faucets, or pressure that swings.
- Well inspections for home sales and refinancing
- New well drilling
Before hiring anyone, confirm their Texas water well driller or pump installer license through TDLR, plus insurance and a written estimate.
Need help with your well? Tell us what’s going on and where the well is, and we’ll pass your request to a local water well service provider.