Building and Earth — Donald Ray Ives

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

TDLR license active61 well reports since 202117 plugging reports

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Public-record details

Address: 8420 Sterling St Ste B, Irving, TX 75063
Phone: (817) 616-3284
Reported work (last 5 years): Monitoring & environmental, Well plugging
TDLR license: Water Well Driller/Pump Installer #54846
License valid through: November 24, 2026
Licensed driller: Donald Ray Ives
Company on recent well reports: Building and Earth
County (TDLR): Dallas
All well reports, last 5 years: 61
Plugging reports, last 5 years: 17
Most recent report: March 17, 2026

TDLR Water Well Driller/Pump Installer license #54846, valid through November 24, 2026 (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 #54846, for work completed since September 30, 2021.

Monitoring & environmental: 35
Other: 26

By year: 2021: 5 · 2022: 4 · 2023: 19 · 2024: 11 · 2025: 11 · 2026: 11

Most active counties: Dallas (21), Hays (9), Denton (6), Ellis (5), Smith (4).

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.