Texas WellDrillers

Prater Water Well — Joe Allen Cansler Jr.

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

TDLR license active212 water wells since 20212 plugging reports

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Public-record details

Address
6963 US Highway 81 N, Bowie, TX 76230
Phone
(940) 872-3337
Reported work (last 5 years)
Household water wells, Livestock wells, Irrigation wells
TDLR license
Water Well Driller/Pump Installer #60572
License valid through
November 13, 2026
Licensed driller
Joe Allen Cansler Jr.
Company on recent well reports
Prater Water Well
County (TDLR)
Montague
Water wells drilled, last 5 years
212
All well reports, last 5 years
214
Typical depth of water wells
about 200 ft (median of 212)
Plugging reports, last 5 years
2
Most recent report
July 30, 2026

TDLR Water Well Driller/Pump Installer license #60572, valid through November 13, 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 #60572, for work completed since September 30, 2021.

Domestic (household)
186
Livestock
23
Irrigation
3
Other
2

By year: 2021: 32 · 2022: 71 · 2023: 41 · 2024: 28 · 2025: 30 · 2026: 12

Most active counties: Montague (177), Clay (29), Wise (5), Cooke (2), Jack (1).

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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