Maryland Master Well Driller Bond
What it is & who requires it
Any person licensed by the Maryland Board of Well Drillers as a master well driller. The master well driller must be covered by a $5,000 aggregate surety bond (plus contractor’s liability insurance) before licensure, and may not practice or exercise license privileges unless the bond is in force.
Obligee: Maryland Board of Well Drillers (Maryland Department of the Environment). Citation: COMAR 26.05.02.05A(1)(a); Environment Article, Title 14 (Board of Well Drillers), Annotated Code of Maryland.
Bond amount
The required bond amount is $5,000.
How to get it
This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
Request a bond quote
Tell us about the bond and the project. A licensed producer follows up — these bonds are individually underwritten, so they are not issued instantly.
Term & renewal
Term: Period of liability runs 2 years after submission of the last accepted well completion report; if a claim is outstanding the bond is not released until the claim resolves and the 2-year period passes.
Renewal: Maintained continuously while licensed — the Board suspends the license of any licensee who becomes unbonded.
Filing
A master well driller licensed by the Maryland Board of Well Drillers must file a surety bond with the Board before licensure and keep it in force for as long as the license is held; the Board suspends the license of any driller who becomes unbonded. The bond’s period of liability runs two years after the last accepted well completion report is submitted, and it is not released while a claim is outstanding. Required under COMAR 26.05.02.05A(1)(a) and the Environment Article, Title 14.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-06-23).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Maryland Master Well Driller Bond?
- It’s required by Maryland Board of Well Drillers (Maryland Department of the Environment) (COMAR 26.05.02.05A(1)(a); Environment Article, Title 14 (Board of Well Drillers), Annotated Code of Maryland). Any person licensed by the Maryland Board of Well Drillers as a master well driller. The master well driller must be covered by a $5,000 aggregate surety bond (plus contractor’s liability insurance) before licensure, and may not practice or exercise license privileges unless the bond is in force.
- How much is the Maryland Master Well Driller Bond?
- The bond amount is $5,000.
- How do I get the Maryland Master Well Driller Bond?
- This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
- What is the term?
- Period of liability runs 2 years after submission of the last accepted well completion report; if a claim is outstanding the bond is not released until the claim resolves and the 2-year period passes. Renewal: Maintained continuously while licensed — the Board suspends the license of any licensee who becomes unbonded.
- Is this bond insurance for me?
- No. It protects the obligee and the public — not you. If a valid claim is paid, you repay the surety.
- How is this requirement verified?
- We verify it against the obligee’s primary source (last checked 2026-06-23); the source link is on this page.
