Nova Scotia Well Logs Database

The Departments of Natural Resources and Environment and Climate Change maintains an electronic Well Log Database, which contains water well construction and location information for water wells in the province of Nova Scotia. Information in the database is entered from original paper copies of well logs that are submitted by certified well drillers and well diggers to NSE. The database currently contains approximately 115,500 well logs constructed between 1940 and 2012, inclusive.

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Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 20:01 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 20:01 (UTC)
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