Pine, Colorado · Family owned
Honest wells. Honest prices.
Old-school drilling that protects every drop of water your borehole finds. New wells, deepening, and geothermal boreholes across the Colorado and Wyoming Rockies, from a licensed family crew that answers its own phone.
What we do
Everything between you and good water.
Mountain drilling means hard rock, mixed formations, variable yields, and state paperwork. With air rotary and air percussion rigs, we drill through whatever is under your property and handle everything from the first site visit to water at the tap.
New well drilling
Domestic, household, livestock and commercial wells drilled to state construction standards.
- Air rotary & air percussion drilling
- Site selection & permitting help
- Steel casing & grouting
- Yield testing & well reports
Geothermal boreholes
Vertical boreholes for ground-source heating and cooling systems.
- Geothermal loop boreholes
- Well deepening
- Hydrofracking referrals
Ranch & commercial
Larger-bore and higher-demand wells for agricultural and business properties.
- Livestock & irrigation wells
- Commercial water supply
- Colorado & Wyoming jobs
The old-school way
We don't seal off the water we're drilling for.
Running too much air down the hole drives the cuttings made at the bit straight into the water-bearing fractures and packs them tight. That fracture is done. In the right conditions, it's possible to take a 10 gallon-per-minute well and turn it into one that blows dust. Then you're paying to drill deeper for water you already had.
We drill the old-school way. We run less air volume down hole, which keeps the cuttings from packing into the fractures and leaves them open to deliver water. We watch the cuttings and note every water zone as we hit it, so the water the ground gives you ends up in your well.
- Less air down hole, fractures stay open
- We don't drill deeper than your well needs
- We tell you what we found, foot by foot
- We quote straight, and the bill matches
How we do business
The best well possible, not the biggest bill.
Our goal is for everyone to end up with the best well possible, without pride, greed or envy getting mixed into a project just to protect our bottom line.
Hydrofracking before another hole
When a well comes up short, the easy money is drilling another hole, and then another, until the property looks like Swiss cheese. Where the conditions are right, we bring in a trusted third-party hydrofracking company to open up the fractures in the existing well and increase production. Often that costs far less than a new dry hole.
If we're not the right fit, we'll say so
Not every job is ours to take. If your project is better suited to someone else's equipment or expertise, we'll tell you, and we'll do our best to point you to a reputable, knowledgeable outfit that can serve you better.
“We'll leave the living water to the Good Book. Down here, we just drill honest water.”
The Holland & Sons crew
Holland & Sons
A family outfit from the hills we drill in.
We're based on US Highway 285 in Pine, so the mountain properties we work on are our neighbors. When you call, you talk to the people who run the rig, not a dispatcher.
Honesty is how we run this company. You get a straight answer on depth, cost, and timing before the bit touches the ground, a bill that matches what we told you, and a job site we leave looking right.
Our work
On the job across the Rockies.
Ski slopes, snowfields, high meadows and forest roads. If a rig can get there, we can drill there.
How it works
From dry lot to running water.
Most new wells follow the same four steps. We walk you through each one so there are no surprises.
Site visit
We look at your lot, access, setbacks from septic, and what neighboring wells have produced.
Permit
Your well permit comes from the Colorado Division of Water Resources. We help you file it correctly.
Drill & case
We drill with air rotary or air percussion, set casing, grout, and test the yield. Most residential wells are drilled in three to five days.
Report & hand-off
We file the well construction report with the state and explain your well's depth, yield, and next steps.
Service area
The Rockies, Pine outward.
Home base is Pine. These are some of the Colorado counties we've drilled in, and we work in Wyoming too. Don't see yours? Just call.
Common questions
Before you call.
The questions we hear most, answered straight.
How deep will my well be?
It depends on the formations under your property and where the water-bearing zones sit. Foothills wells are commonly a few hundred feet, and some go deeper. We use nearby well records to give you a realistic range before we start.
How much does a new well cost?
Cost is driven mostly by depth, casing needed, and site access. We'll give you a per-foot price and a realistic total range after a site visit, with no pressure.
Do I need a permit?
Yes. Colorado requires a well permit from the Division of Water Resources before drilling. We can help you apply and make sure the permit matches how you plan to use the water.
My well is producing less water. What now?
Low yield can come from the well itself, seasonal and drought changes, or the pump. We don't do pump or service work, but if the well itself is the problem, we'll tell you honestly whether hydrofracking or deepening makes sense, and point you to a good pump company if that's the issue.
Do you work in Wyoming?
Yes. We're licensed in both Colorado and Wyoming.
My well came up short. Do I need a new hole?
Not always. Where conditions are right, hydrofracking the existing well through a trusted third-party company can increase production for far less than drilling another hole. We'll tell you honestly which option makes sense.
Helpful resources
Do your homework. We encourage it.
An informed customer is our favorite kind. These independent sites are worth a look before, during and after your well project.
Get on the schedule
An honest well starts with a phone call.
Call or email for a site visit or a straight answer about your property.
(303) 816-7443hswaterguy@aol.com Find us on Google