SECTION 76.21. Requirements for Issuance of a Driller or Pump Installer License

(a) An applicant must submit a completed application, the required fee, and have the required two (2) years of experience drilling wells or installing pumps.

(b) An applicant must complete all requirements within one year of the date the application is filed.

(c) A licensee, not licensed to perform all types of well drilling and pump installation, may apply for endorsements. Applications for additional endorsements shall be accompanied by the appropriate application fee, and must contain all information required by this chapter for an initial license. Upon examination of the applicant's qualifications, the executive director must deny or grant additional endorsements to an existing license.

(d) An applicant must have sufficient installation/drilling experience as set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) to be eligible to take each applicable endorsement examination.

(1) Drillers Endorsements--Qualifying number of installation/drillings

(A) Water Wells (W)--15

(B) Monitor Wells (M)--50

(C) Injection Wells (N)--50

(D) Dewatering Wells (D)--50

(E) Closed Loop Geothermal Wells (C)--50

(F) Master Driller (A)--All of the above endorsements required.

(2) Pump Installer Endorsements--Qualifying number of installation/drillings

(A) Single Phase Pumps (P)--15

(B) 3 Phase Pumps (K)--15

(C) Turbine Pump (T)--15

(D) Windmill, Pump jack, hand pump--15

(E) Master Installer (I)--All of the above endorsements required.

(e) An applicant who has all of the endorsements in subsection (d)(1)(A) - (E) is qualified to be a master driller.

(f) An applicant who has all of the endorsements in subsection (a)(2)(A) - (D) is qualified to be a master pump installer.

Source Note: The provisions of this §76.21 adopted to be effective March 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 1142; amended to be effective September 15, 2014, 39 TexReg 7090; amended to be effective January 1, 2016, 40 TexReg 8756