Best well drillers in Adams County, Illinois
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 32 drilling companies with wells on record in Adams County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 1,025 logged wells in the Illinois State Geological Survey water well records (records as of 2026-08-20). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In Adams Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen, Joseph | 4 | 5 | 772 |
| 2 | Gingerich, Corwin | 1 | 1 | 330 |
| 3 | Johnson, James P. | — | 294 | 503 |
| 4 | D & S Drilling | — | 205 | 273 |
| 5 | Shoemaker & Sons Drilling | — | 159 | 330 |
| 6 | Callihan, Michael M. | — | 143 | 218 |
| 7 | Hopson, Seldon C | — | 48 | 974 |
| 8 | Shoemaker, John E. | — | 44 | 166 |
| 9 | Cole, Raymond J. | — | 32 | 1,135 |
| 10 | Kremer, Jack Lee | — | 20 | 737 |
| 11 | Hopson, Scott | — | 12 | 368 |
| 12 | Groves, Forest E. | — | 11 | 218 |
| 13 | Shoemaker, Cole | — | 9 | 25 |
| 14 | Alco Oil & Gas Corp. | — | 6 | 107 |
| 15 | NO Company | — | 5 | 508 |
| 16 | Swan, Karl F. | — | 5 | 52 |
| 17 | Erwin, James R. | — | 4 | 36 |
| 18 | Sisk, Gary Drill Co. | — | 3 | 63 |
| 19 | Dirks, Michael | — | 2 | 1,115 |
| 20 | Henry, John | — | 2 | 868 |
| 21 | Roy Thorne | — | 2 | 253 |
| 22 | Ruester, John T. | — | 2 | 166 |
| 23 | Drake, Don | — | 2 | 92 |
| 24 | Albrecht, S. Dean | — | 1 | 1,836 |
| 25 | Layne Western Co., Inc. | — | 1 | 1,442 |
| 26 | Grosch, Wayne A. | — | 1 | 528 |
| 27 | Sloan, Thomas F. | — | 1 | 448 |
| 28 | Rimbey, Brian | — | 1 | 189 |
| 29 | Groves, Alan | — | 1 | 33 |
| 30 | Bush, Richard W. | — | 1 | 32 |
| 31 | Calhoun Drlg. Co. | — | 1 | 28 |
| 32 | Chadwick, G. W. | — | 1 | 25 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Adams County since 2016 (then all-time), from the full ISGS record. A ★ marks a featured sponsor — sponsors must appear in the county record to be listed, and the ranking below them is never reordered.
Who drills the most wells in Adams County?
Allen, Joseph has drilled the most Adams County wells in the recent record — 4 since 2016, 5 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Adams County?
32 companies in the ISGS record have drilled wells in Adams County; 3 of them have drilled somewhere in Illinois since 2022. Smaller operators below the record threshold may also serve the area.
How deep is a typical well in Adams County?
The median drilled depth in Adams County is 180 ft, based on 1,529 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Adams County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Adams County wells page.
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