San Carlos sits about 20 miles east of Globe on US-70, at around 2,628 feet. It is the seat of government for the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, in Gila County. Most homes in the town itself are on tribal public water systems, not private wells. The wells that matter out here are the ranch, stock, farm and off-grid wells outside the towns.
Jacob's Well and Pump Services is based in Globe, and we work across the San Carlos country regularly. Well pump repair is our main work here: no water, low pressure, short cycling, a tripping breaker. We also handle pump replacement, pressure tanks, storage tanks, solar well pumps and windmills. Call or text (928) 961-6641 and tell us what the well is doing.
Tell us what your well is doing. We will call or text you back.
A 1989 USGS study of the reservation describes three kinds of water-bearing ground here. Along the San Carlos and Gila rivers, the stream alluvium reaches about 100 feet thick at most. Under the valleys, the basin fill runs far deeper, with a maximum of more than 3,200 feet in places. Older hard rock covers roughly a quarter of the reservation and holds little water.
That spread is why two wells a few miles apart can be nothing alike. A shallow well in the river bottom and a deep well out in the hills need different pumps. Depth sets the pump, the drop pipe and the wire, and it sets how the pump gets pulled.
The same study found the alluvium along the Gila River carries large amounts of dissolved solids. Water like that tends to leave scale in pipe, fittings and check valves. We look at all of it when a pump comes out of the hole.
The country around San Carlos climbs fast. The town sits at about 2,628 feet near the river. The high country out east on the reservation climbs past 5,900 feet. Stock wells up in that high country run deep, and they are a long way from a power line.
That is why so much of the ranch water out here runs on sun. A solar setup is panels, a controller, a DC submersible pump and a float switch at the tank. We have set solar well pump systems more than 700 feet deep in this country. The pump fills the tank while the sun is up, and the tank carries the cattle through the night.
Windmills are still working wells out here. Our windmill repair work starts with the yearly gearbox oil change and new leathers in the cylinder. We pull and replace sucker rod and drop pipe, and we fish dropped rod out of the hole. A windmill well can also be converted to solar when that is the better answer.
Water out here usually has to be stored before it is any use. A stock well fills a holding tank, and the tank feeds troughs through buried pipeline. We install and repair storage and holding tanks, float valves, float switches, overflows and the pipe runs between them. We have laid black HDPE pipeline thousands of feet long to get water from a well to a tank.
Steel tanks take a beating in this sun, and they rust from the inside and the bottom. We patch and rebuild leaking steel tanks, re-plumb them and get them back on a sound stand. Wildfire is the other problem out here. We have replaced pipelines that burned in a wildfire so cattle had water again.
Down on the river bottoms the work turns to farm irrigation. Those pumps move far more water than a house pump does, and they are sized to the field. We work irrigation and stock pumps as well as household pumps.
Arizona's well rules and the state well registry cover wells on land under state jurisdiction. San Carlos is on reservation land, which is generally under tribal and federal jurisdiction instead. Your well may not show up in state records at all. If you are not sure what applies where you are, ask the office that handles land and water there.
What helps us most is what you already know. Tell us how deep the well is, how old the pump is, and what it did before it quit. If you have a driller's log or any paperwork on the well, have it out when we get there. If you have nothing, we start the same way, by testing the electrical side before anything gets pulled.
We drive over from Globe on US-70, about 20 miles east, and we keep going past the pavement. Ranch roads and long dirt two-tracks are part of the work out here.
Communities and areas we serve around San Carlos: Peridot, Cutter, Bylas, Calva, Seven Mile Wash, Gilson Wash, the San Carlos River valley, the Gila River bottom, the high country east of San Carlos.
San Carlos ZIP codes served: 85550.
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Troubleshooting and repair for wells with no water, low pressure or a pump that will not shut off: the electrical side tested first, pumps pulled and reset with our own pump hoist rig, and dropped pumps fished out of the well.
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We replace worn out well pumps with new submersible pumps sized to the well's depth and yield. New drop pipe, wire, a check valve and a well seal go down with the pump.
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We replace waterlogged and failed well pressure tanks, pressure switches, gauges and tank tees. The precharge gets set to your switch so the pump runs long enough on each cycle.
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We install and repair water storage tanks for homes, ranches and stock water. That covers the tank, its stand and plumbing, the float controls and the booster pump.
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We design and install solar well pump systems for ranches, stock wells and off-grid homes. The panels, the controller, the pump and the tank float get sized to your well's depth and your daily gallons.
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We service and repair water pumping windmills on ranches around Globe. Gearbox oil, new leathers, sucker rod, drop pipe and tower work are all part of it.
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We clean out existing wells that have filled in with sand, rust and scale. The pump comes out, the hole gets bailed and the casing brushed, then we test pump the well.
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My well is more than 20 years old and began needing repairs. Upon calling Jacob's Well and Pump Service, I was pleased with their quick response and concern to restore my water supply. Prior to the repairs, the scope of work was explained to me, the repairs were made, and the crew always worked in a professional and timely manner. I definitely recommend Jacob's Well and Pump Service.
Great people, very knowledgeable and respectful. Have the equipment to get the job done.
Jacob's does quality work at a fair price, and always gives the effort required to get the job done right and as quickly as possible. I have worked with them on a number of jobs and they work Iike they are trying to give a good first impression on every project.
Hard, dedicated workers. Had a difficult job, yet they found a workable solution.
Working with Mickey was great. We needed a pump for our well. He responded right away, and had us up and running in no time. Very knowledgable and professional. A pleasure to deal with. We certainly highly recommend him!
Mickey with Jacobs well and pump service is absolutely amazing. He is super reliable, trustworthy, and responsive at all times of the day. I 100 percent recommend his company.
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