Where we drill
Farwell sits on the Texas–New Mexico line next to Texico and Clovis. We drill on both sides of it, and we hold driller licenses in both states.
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Texas
Towns: Farwell, Friona, Bovina, Muleshoe, Hereford, Dimmitt, Littlefield, Earth, Sudan, Plainview, Lubbock, Amarillo, Hart, Nazareth, Lazbuddie, Springlake and Olton.
Parmer County, TX
Parmer County is home. RK Drilling is based in Farwell and drills irrigation, domestic and livestock wells across the county, from Friona and Bovina to Lazbuddie and the state line.
Bailey County, TX
We drill irrigation, domestic and livestock wells across Bailey County, including Muleshoe.
Castro County, TX
Castro County's water level has fallen nearly 18 feet in ten years, a steeper drop than in Parmer, Bailey or Deaf Smith counties. We drill replacement irrigation wells, dairy wells and livestock wells across Dimmitt, Hart and Nazareth.
Deaf Smith County, TX
Hereford feeds more than a million head of cattle a year, and the dairies and feedyards of Deaf Smith County run on groundwater. We drill irrigation, feedyard, dairy and domestic wells across the county, including Hereford.
Lamb County, TX
We drill irrigation, domestic and livestock wells across Lamb County, including Littlefield, Olton, Earth and Sudan.
Muleshoe, TX
We drill irrigation wells for pivots and domestic and livestock wells in and around Muleshoe.
Plainview, TX
We drill irrigation wells for pivots and domestic and livestock wells in and around Plainview.
Hereford, TX
We drill irrigation, feedyard, dairy and domestic wells in and around Hereford.
Lubbock, TX
We drill irrigation, domestic and livestock wells in and around Lubbock.
Amarillo, TX
We drill irrigation, domestic and livestock wells in and around Amarillo.
New Mexico
Towns: Texico, Clovis, Portales, Melrose, Grady, Elida, Dora, Floyd, Pleasant Hill and Ranchvale.
Curry County, NM
Curry County has 22 dairies and about 73,000 cows, and its underground water basin is closed to new appropriations. We hold a New Mexico driller license and drill replacement irrigation wells, domestic wells and livestock wells across the county from our base on the state line.
Roosevelt County, NM
We drill irrigation, domestic and livestock wells across Roosevelt County, including Portales, Elida, Dora and Floyd.
Clovis, NM
We drill domestic, livestock and replacement irrigation wells in and around Clovis with a New Mexico driller license.
Portales, NM
We drill domestic, livestock and replacement irrigation wells in and around Portales.
Two states, two sets of rules
| Texas (High Plains Water District counties) | New Mexico (Curry / Roosevelt) | |
|---|---|---|
| Who permits | High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, Lubbock | Office of the State Engineer, District 2, Roswell |
| Domestic well | Exempt under 17.5 gallons per minute; may register with the district | Permit required from the State Engineer |
| Irrigation / dairy well | Permit required; spacing depends on pump rate | Basin closed to new appropriations; replacement or supplemental well on an existing right |
| Driller license | TDLR Water Well Driller (ours: 62114W) | OSE Well Driller (ours: WD-1923) |
We are licensed in both states and provide answers to questions regarding permits. Rules are set by the district and the State Engineer and can change.