About Us

Our mission is to provide the highest quality water in the most cost-effective manner for our clients. The best doesn’t have to cost the most. We have developed proprietary methods & tools and utilize proven equipment that has passed the test of time. We bring the right tools combined with experience to deliver our mission for every customer we service.

Our Managers

Dempsey Dunn has been drilling water wells since 1979.  He is a Licensed Master Water Well Driller and a licensed Pump Installer in the state of Texas.  He has drilled both commercial as well as domestic wells over the years.

Rob Kirby received a bachelor’s degree in Geological Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines in 1982.  He specialized in sedimentary geology with a focus on hydrology, he has several patents on drilling tools and spent several years working for international drilling service companies in the Oil and Gas Industry.

Our Crew

Our field staff is well trained and always keeps our commitment to our customers in mind. We firmly believe keeping our customers involved in the design and construction of their well insures they get all they expect from their well and at the best price. Before we bid a well we like to meet with the customer and discuss their objectives and explain the basic concepts of water well construction so that they can make informed decisions regarding their well.

Inspiration

Ole Blue #49 a Failing Drilling Rig
Original Model T Failing Drilling Rig

George Failing is a legend in Portable Truck mounted drilling rigs. He developed the industry first truck mounted rig in 1930. Prior to that it took about a week to erect the portable steam powered rig and drill 50 feet.

The Failing rig could drill 10 50-foot wells in a single day. In 1933 George Failing using one of his portable rigs drilled a dozen 600 foot wells around the Humble Oil blow out near Conroe Texas relieving the pressure and allowing the well to be extinguished.

Failing rigs were selected as the militaries choice of critical equipment used to provide water wells on bases around the world starting with World War II. A Failing rig has drilled more water wells than any other rig design in existence all over the world in all conditions. It is a rig that can “get er done”.

Ole Blue
Ole Blue #49 configured with a 1974 Failing Rig

Ole Blue isn’t needed for most of our wells we have smaller trailer mounted rigs which allow us options when choosing the most cost-effective tool to get your job done.

For more details about George Failing see https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=FA002.