Friedel Drilling Company — Kenneth Wayne Friedel

TDLR-licensed water well driller / pump installer based in Yoakum, Texas

TDLR license active441 water wells since 202122 plugging reports

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Public-record details

Location: Yoakum, TX 77995
Phone: (361) 293-5545
Reported work (last 5 years): Household water wells, Livestock wells, Irrigation wells, Industrial & rig supply, Public supply wells, Monitoring & environmental, Well plugging
TDLR license: Water Well Driller/Pump Installer #3173
License valid through: August 29, 2028
Licensed driller: Kenneth Wayne Friedel
Company on recent well reports: Friedel Drilling Company
Water wells drilled, last 5 years: 441
All well reports, last 5 years: 460
Typical depth of water wells: about 223 ft (median of 441)
Plugging reports, last 5 years: 22
Most recent report: August 3, 2026

TDLR Water Well Driller/Pump Installer license #3173, valid through August 29, 2028 (checked 2026-09-30). Source: TDLR license file + TWDB Submitted Driller's Reports (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Track record from state well reports

Texas drillers must file a State Well Report for every well they drill. These counts come from the Texas Water Development Board's copy of those reports, matched on TDLR license #3173, for work completed since September 30, 2021.

Domestic (household): 269
Livestock: 156
Industrial / rig supply: 15
Public supply: 9
Irrigation: 7
Monitoring & environmental: 3
Other: 1

By year: 2021: 6 · 2022: 136 · 2023: 99 · 2024: 69 · 2025: 95 · 2026: 55

Most active counties: DeWitt (131), Lavaca (80), Gonzales (75), Victoria (67), Goliad (27).

Comparing quotes? Ask each driller for the expected depth, casing type and length, how the well will be sealed, the pump and pressure tank they propose, and whether the price includes the district permit fee and a water test. Our guides cover permits, costs and plugging.

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