Well Drilling
New water wells for homes, farms and new construction, and replacement wells when an old well runs dry, drilled and cased to bedrock by drillers who know the Upstate ground.
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The 2020 Census counted 99.2 percent of Fountain Inn's people as urban, so the city itself is built up. The 29644 ZIP area counted 22,357 people on about 82 square miles of land, about twice the city's count. Well drilling in Fountain Inn, SC happens on that land around the city. A new house past the water lines needs its own well, and so does a home whose well ran dry.
Core Well Drilling is based in Pacolet, just outside Spartanburg, about 30 miles from Fountain Inn in a straight line. We are licensed and bonded, and our drillers bring more than 40 years of drilling experience. We drill new and replacement wells here, then handle well pump installation, pressure tanks and water line trenching. Call (864) 768-5688 and we will get back to you.
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Most of Fountain Inn sits in Greenville County, and the southern part of the city is in Laurens County. About 7,777 of its people live on the Greenville County side and about 2,639 on the Laurens County side. The state's 2025 rate survey lists $20.58 a month for 5,000 gallons of water inside the city.
The same survey lists $49.50 for 5,000 gallons from the Laurens County Water and Sewer Commission, known as LCWSC. Those are utility rates, and the survey notes its figures may no longer be current. A well on your own land has no monthly water bill, though the pump runs on your power.
LCWSC was formed in 1991 from the Laurens County Water Resource Commission and the Rabon Creek Rural Water District. It says that, like most rural water systems, it lays miles of line through sparsely populated parts of the county. It also says some county residents still live where public water is not an option. If a line can reach your land, our well water vs city water guide lays out the choice.
Fountain Inn took its name from an inn and fountain along the old stagecoach route. A marker on the north side of town shows where the old inn stood. Its nickname is the Diamond Tip of the Golden Strip.
SC-14 runs through the center of town as Main Street, and City Hall sits at 200 North Main Street. The Cannon Building and the Robert Quillen Office and Library are on the National Register of Historic Places. So are Tullyton, the F. W. Welborn House and Fairview Presbyterian Church.
I-385 runs along the southern edge of the city, with Exits 22, 23 and 26. Greenville is 17 miles to the northwest, and Laurens is 16 miles southeast on SC-14. The city grew from 7,799 people in 2010 to 10,416 in 2020. New houses on acreage past the water lines need a well before anyone moves in.
SC-418 crosses I-385 at Exit 23, meets SC-14, then runs almost parallel to the Greenville-Laurens county line. Past that, it cuts across the northern corner of Laurens County through rural areas. Down SC-14, the town of Gray Court sits between Fountain Inn and Laurens. It had 763 people in 2020, and the village of Owings lies about a mile north of it.
LCWSC says its customers often keep a well for watering gardens, lawns or livestock. That is allowed as long as the well's system never connects to the LCWSC system. State rules prohibit connecting a private well and a public water system at the same time.
A farm well and a house well are sized differently, because livestock and ponds pull more water. We size irrigation and farm wells to the gallons per minute the use calls for. The rock sets the yield, and the pump gets sized to the well's depth and yield.
USGS keeps a stream gage on Durbin Creek above Fountain Inn, but a well draws on the rock below. Fountain Inn sits on the Piedmont, like the rest of the Upstate. USGS describes that aquifer as bedrock under a layer of loose material called regolith. Most of that layer is saprolite, which runs 150 feet thick in places.
Water in the bedrock moves through fractures, and USGS says wells that hit none yield little or no water. The casing has to reach bedrock, and that depth stays unknown until the rig gets there. So our written estimate quotes a minimum depth and explains how casing cost can vary. A hard-rock job of ours in Inman found good water at a little over 520 feet.
SCDES, the state agency, permits every new home well under Regulation 61-44, for a state fee of $70. The driller files the well record with the state once the well is done. The county and the state well standards set the setbacks, and we confirm them on the site survey. Fountain Inn spans two counties, so ask which office issues the building permit for your house.
Communities and areas we serve around Fountain Inn: Main Street downtown, Laurens County side of Fountain Inn, I-385 corridor, SC-418, Durbin Creek, Gray Court, Owings, Tullyton, Cannon Building, Fairview Presbyterian Church, Robert Quillen Office and Library.
Fountain Inn ZIP codes served: 29644.
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(864) 768-5688 New water wells for homes, farms and new construction, and replacement wells when an old well runs dry, drilled and cased to bedrock by drillers who know the Upstate ground.
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No water at the house, pressure that keeps dropping, or a pump that never shuts off. We check the system in order and repair or replace the part that failed.
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Core Well Drilling installs the complete pump system on new and existing wells. That covers the submersible pump, the pitless adapter, the pressure tank and switch, and the hookup at the house.
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A well pressure tank holds water under pressure so the pump does not run every time a faucet opens. We install and replace pressure tanks across the Upstate, sized to the pump on your well.
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We trench and lay the water line from the wellhead to the house or the barn. Old lines that leak or sit too shallow get replaced the same way.
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Irrigation and farm wells for sprinkler systems, livestock, ponds and pools around the Upstate. We size the pump to the well and run the line out to the field.
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Guys did an excellent job on drilling our well. Got out here in a timely manner. Super nice guys. Highly recommend these guys!
They were very courteous and professional. In two days I had water to my house. I would recommend them to anyone, you won't regret it. It's a very reliable company, and they stand by their work!
Went above and beyond for me to get what I needed done for my new house! Was walked through the process of everything and what to expect if anything goes wrong and I felt as if I was completely ready for anything. You need help, call these guys!
The gentleman that own Core Well were so nice and helpful in explaining about drilling our Well . I would definitely recommend them if you're in need of getting a well done.
Friendly and professional. Did a great job drilling my well at fair price and in timely manner
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