Search Maine water well records by property address.
Search the Maine public well index by address. Read actual record examples below, check their type and status, then trace the original filing before making a property decision.
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A Maine well number, construction depth and reported yield answer different questions. These Livermore records show both useful construction information and the gaps that remain before a property decision.
Selected teaching examples of domestic records, including incomplete entries. These are not a representative sample, a statewide average or proof that a well serves a particular property. Measurements describe published historical records; missing fields remain unknown.
The published use is DOMESTIC and the construction is DRILLED. This is a relevant record type for household research; the classification does not establish which home it serves.
Total well depth and casing length describe different parts of construction. Casing length alone is not the depth of the entire well.
GPS is the published location method. It improves the evidence for where a point was collected, but a seller document or physical identifier is still needed to associate it with a property.
The source reports both a depth and a yield, but its location method is TAX MAP AND LOT. Treat the point as a research lead when comparing it with a parcel.
A larger reported yield than another example does not make this a better supply for a particular home. The historical result needs its test context and a current assessment.
The index gives a depth and casing length while leaving yield and static water level blank. A blank yield is unknown, not zero and not evidence of a dry well.
Use the MGS well number and town to ask for the original completion information. A current flow test answers a different question from the historical construction record.
Open the Maine Geological Survey database. Match the MGS well number or well-card number and the town to the candidate record. The source-index links on each example reproduce the particular published entry.
Check how the location was established
Read LOCATION_METHOD and any accuracy information before treating a nearby map point as a parcel match. A tax-map location and a GPS location should not receive the same confidence merely because their map distances are similar.
Read construction and yield together
Compare total depth, casing, bedrock construction and the reported yield modifier where present. Check the original report for the test context; a missing modifier or test detail does not supply that context.
Resolve the property match
Ask the seller or driller for the completion report and identifiers. If a source document is not linked, use the MGS database contact route with the well number and town. Confirm the actual serving well and present performance separately.
If an address lookup returns no nearby point, check the official database and ask for the property's drilling paperwork. Older or poorly located records can be difficult to match; an empty search cannot establish that the property has no well.
Before relying on a property match
Match the record identifier with the seller’s or driller’s documents, confirm the actual well on site, and obtain current flow/recovery and laboratory water testing as appropriate. A historical depth or yield cannot establish today’s condition, water quality or future drilling results.
Located wells include coordinates, depth, yield, static level, construction and well type; location accuracy varies.
Reading the official record
Maine well records: use construction details, not just a map pin
Maine Geological Survey records may include drilling date, well depth, reported yield, casing and water-level information. That combination can help evaluate nearby drilling history, but the source also carries location uncertainty that must be considered before matching any record to a parcel.
How to interpret fields in this state's public well records
Source field
What it means
What to verify
Drilling date, driller and well type
These help distinguish historical well filings and can give a seller or inspector a path to the original work.
Verify the well type and date against seller paperwork rather than relying on an address-nearby match.
Depth, reported yield and static level
These numbers reflect recorded drilling or test information, not current draw or current water quality.
Obtain a present-day flow/recovery assessment and appropriate laboratory testing.
Casing, overburden and location accuracy
Casing and overburden can provide construction context; location-quality fields tell you how confidently the map point was placed.
Keep location uncertainty visible when comparing wells across adjacent lots.
Practical record-checking steps
Search the address and inspect drilling date, well type and proximity together.
Look for location-quality details before selecting a record as a possible property match.
Use the official Maine source and seller documents to validate a well; use inspection and tests for its current condition.
Can nearby Maine well yields predict the water supply at this address?
No. They document observations at other wells and times. Local patterns may guide questions, but sustainable supply at the subject property requires its own testing.
Check the actual published record: Open the official state source ↗. Use the public identifiers in the examples above to trace the source. A nearby record alone does not confirm which well serves a property.
Optional Property Report — $29.99 USD: A four-page PDF that organizes nearby public records, source-data gaps and buyer verification questions for the searched property. Preview the sample PDF ↗. The address search remains free.
Maine coverage limitation
Maine publishes mapped well records with strong construction detail, but the source's location method and accuracy still matter. A nearby point is evidence to investigate, not proof that it serves the searched parcel.
Public Maine source
WellLookup is independent of Maine Geological Survey. The underlying public source is Maine Water Well Database. WellLookup adds address search, nearby-record comparison and property-focused reporting; it preserves the published source values.