Drilling in Parmer County
RK Drilling is based in Farwell, and our crew lives here. When you call about a well in Friona, Bovina, Lazbuddie or anywhere else in the county, you are calling a licensed driller based right here.
Parmer County is irrigated farm and dairy country on the Ogallala. The High Plains Water District’s 2026 survey put the county’s average saturated thickness at 44 feet, down about 11 feet in ten years. That is why most irrigation wells drilled here today are replacements.
What we drill here
- Irrigation wells for center pivots, new and replacement
- Domestic and livestock wells for homes, acreages and pasture
- Dairy and feedyard wells for the county’s dairies and the feedyards along Highway 60
Permits in Parmer County
Any well equipped to produce 17.5 gallons per minute or more needs a High Plains Water District permit before drilling, and spacing from neighboring wells and property lines depends on the planned pump rate. Domestic wells under 17.5 gallons per minute are exempt but can be registered. We provide answers to questions regarding permits.
Local facts
- Parmer County is entirely inside High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, headquartered in Lubbock.
- HPWD's 2026 water-level survey measured 101 observation wells in Parmer County, with an average saturated thickness of 44 feet and a ten-year decline of about 11 feet.
- The county has more than 5,000 irrigation wells, among the most of any county on the Texas High Plains.
- Parmer County ranked 22nd among all U.S. counties for dairy production in 2023.
Communities we serve in Parmer County
Farwell · Friona · Bovina · Lazbuddie · Black · Hub · Rhea