Verified record
Atlantic Well Drilling is the outfit Cape Cod homeowners call when the water stops running — a well pump fails on a Sunday, a house goes to zero pressure, and reviewers describe someone showing up within hours, not days. The Eastham-based company, run by owner Jon Leonard, says on its website it has been serving Cape Cod since 1970. Reviews from 2022 through 2026, all five stars, are dominated by one theme: speed under pressure. A Saturday-night pump failure got a callback by 8am Sunday and water restored within hours; another customer woke up with no water on a weekday morning and had a new pump installed by 10:15am after calling first thing. A Thanksgiving-weekend failure and a Fourth of July breakdown both got same-day fixes, and several reviewers specifically credit an answering service that reliably gets a real callback rather than silence. In an October 2023 review, a longtime customer described 12 years of service calls with the company, including getting a 15-year-old geothermal unit running again on a cold December day. The company isn't afraid to tell a customer no. In a November 2022 review, a homeowner said Atlantic diagnosed a failed well as unrepairable and specifically steered them away from costly fixes unlikely to work rather than trying to sell an unnecessary repair. Its website lists the owner as a licensed Massachusetts well driller and professional engineer, a Certified Master Ground Water Contractor, and a member of the National and Massachusetts Ground Water Associations and the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association. These are the company's own stated credentials and haven't been independently verified against a state licensing registry. For well pump failures, water system repair, and Cape Cod water-supply and geothermal work, Atlantic Well Drilling has a strong, specific track record of fast turnarounds and straightforward advice going back years.
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Atlantic Well Drilling Inc. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Estimated range
$290 – $710
Typical plumbing job around $500
Wow, what a great service! Start to finish, they were helpful, communicative, professional and fair. Thank you!
Unbelievable service! Woke up to no water and called bright and early to schedule someone to come out to see what was wrong. By 10:15am, we had a new well pump installed and our water was fully restored. Thank you so much for such a prompt response.
We had our well pump fail late on a Saturday evening. Atlantic Well returned call at 8:00 a.m. Sunday morning. Jim came out and had our water restored in a couple of hours. He checked the entire system, was professional, knowledgeable, friendly and efficient. Very highly recommend!!!
We had a problem right before Thanksgiving weekend. They came immediately, discovered another well pump problem and solved it all within a few hours of calling. They are the best. Big thank you.
I can not say enough about this company! I had to call them twice. Both times I was panicked with guests in my rental and water issues. I was reassured and the second time they literally were at my home within 2 hours and fully replaced my pump! I want to extend my sincere thanks for their prompt and professional response in repairing and replacing my well pump. They were patient and kind to me in moments of panic. Their quick action and efficiency ensured that the disruption to my Airbnb guests water supply was short lived. It is very rare that you find a business that responds so quickly and effectively. The commitment does not go unnoticed. My gratitude is to everyone involved from the office staff to the owner John who spoke with me directly more than once. I highly recommend Atlantic Well Company’s services to others and won’t hesitate to reach out to them again. Thank you! Kindly, Heidi Wellfleet,Ma.
Specializes in
Also offers
Service area
Languages
Added 14 new comments, added 5 new photos, established 4.4 rating
A Sunday call answered on site in 30 minutes4.7