Barker Drilling is a Mount Vernon company in Skagit County. It drills water wells and geothermal boreholes, and installs and repairs pumps. It names Mount Vernon, Sedro-Woolley, Burlington, Anacortes, Arlington, Stanwood, Snohomish, Granite Falls, Lake Stevens, Darrington, Marysville, Langley and Oak Harbor among the towns it serves, plus other towns in Skagit, Whatcom, Island, Snohomish and King counties.
Water wells and pumps. The company builds domestic, irrigation, and commercial or municipal water wells. On the domestic side it troubleshoots, repairs, installs and inspects submersible pumps, and repairs the water system from well to home, including trenching, plumbing, electrical work and the pressure tank. For larger wells it works on bigger submersible pumps and on water- and oil-lubricated line shaft turbines. It offers 24-hour emergency well and pump repair on a separate line.
Filtration. It tests well water and builds filtration and conditioning systems for problems such as high iron and hydrogen sulfide.
Geothermal. It drills ground source heat pump boreholes and installs and grouts closed-loop systems. It also says it is pursuing geothermal exploration drilling for power generation in Washington.
Rigs and licensing. The company says its rigs include cable tool and air rotary machines, with down-the-hole hammers for hard rock. Ecology’s driller search lists one water well operator at the company. L&I lists electrical and plumbing registrations with the domestic pump specialty. Regular hours are Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.