About Bill Johnson Equipment

Bill Johnson Equipment Is A Family-Owned Supply Company And Repair Shop for the Water Well Industry, Serving Thousands of Water Well Contractors

Bill Johnson grew up working in a family-owned oilfield machine shop in Texas. He moved to Arizona in 1948 and discovered that there was no local source for well drilling supplies. So, in 1949, Bill Johnson Equipment was born.

Initially, Bill obtained a one year lease on a building and painted the words “Bill Johnson Equipment Company” on it because he wanted people to see his name when they walked through the door so they’d remember it when they left. After 4 years and over 40,000 miles of traveling each year throughout the southwest, Bill’s work paid off and he was able to purchase the building and property where BJEC is still based today.

Over the years, Bill was able to obtain the most coveted of drill rig and pump rig distributorships and lines of equipment and supplies. He also had the foresight to begin collecting and renting specialty tools early on, and now BJEC has one of the biggest collections of fishing tools in the southwest. Of equal importance was the ability to service, fabricate, and repair these tools, so the Bill Johnson Equipment Company repair shop was created and is a critical part of the business.

Bill Johnson Equipment Company is a member of the National Groundwater Association, Arizona Water Well Association, Arizona Hydrological Society, AZ Water Association, New Mexico Groundwater Association, Washington Groundwater Association, and Utah Groundwater Association.