North Dakota Water Well Contractor Examination — Information & Free Practice

The authority has not published an examination outline; the practice questions follow the scope of the existing question bank.

• Licensure, Supervision, and Reporting

  • Water well contractor licensure scope and qualifications
  • Responsible supervision and equipment identification
  • Completion reporting and post-examination licensure duties
• Definitions, Planning, and Well Location

  • Water well construction and water-supply definitions
  • Public-well plans, specifications, and approvals
  • Contamination setbacks, access, and site constraints
• Groundwater Protection and Special Well Types

  • Protective annular seals and grouting depths
  • Radial collector, dug, bored, and infiltration wells
  • Flowing-well construction and groundwater protection
• Casing, Screens, and Filter Packs

  • Ferrous casing dimensions, joints, and drive protection
  • Thermoplastic and other nonferrous casing
  • Packers, screens, and filter-pack materials
• Construction Water, Development, Testing, and Grouting

  • Construction water and drilling-fluid controls
  • Well development and yield/drawdown testing
  • Grout formulations, guides, and placement
• Completion Records, Wellhead Protection, and Water Quality

  • Construction records, plumbness, terminals, and temporary caps
  • Cleaning, disinfection, sampling, and service readiness
• Abandonment and Artesian-Well Control

  • Abandonment objectives, prohibitions, and materials
  • Sealing methods for geologic and flowing conditions
• Water-Level Measurement and Well Performance

  • Static level, pumping level, drawdown, and specific capacity
  • Performance trends and well-problem diagnosis