Best well drillers in Alexander County, Illinois
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 24 drilling companies with wells on record in Alexander County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 377 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 Alexander Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beanland, Glen | 8 | 18 | 611 |
| 2 | Horman, Paul | 6 | 37 | 439 |
| 3 | Gregory Horman | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| 4 | Beanland, Leonard Ralph | 4 | 36 | 995 |
| 5 | Beanland, Ronald D. | — | 116 | 1,343 |
| 6 | Beanland, John R. | — | 64 | 570 |
| 7 | Sergent, William E. | — | 24 | 249 |
| 8 | Luton, C.m. | — | 20 | 204 |
| 9 | Sergent, William Eli | — | 10 | 112 |
| 10 | Warth, William | — | 8 | 130 |
| 11 | Jennings, James E. | — | 7 | 53 |
| 12 | Warth, Bill | — | 7 | 27 |
| 13 | Mcraven, Claude | — | 6 | 33 |
| 14 | Keen, Bradley E. | — | 3 | 288 |
| 15 | Baker, E. C. & Sons | — | 3 | 232 |
| 16 | Hepp, Frank D. Jr. | — | 2 | 684 |
| 17 | Gwin Drilling Co. | — | 2 | 477 |
| 18 | Luhr Brothers, Inc. | — | 2 | 101 |
| 19 | Baker, Earl Jr. | — | 1 | 1,667 |
| 20 | NO Company | — | 1 | 508 |
| 21 | Richey, Quentin R. | — | 1 | 276 |
| 22 | Layne & Western Co. | — | 1 | 110 |
| 23 | Crawford, H. | — | 1 | 43 |
| 24 | Sandefur, Donald E. | — | 1 | 25 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Alexander 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 Alexander County?
Beanland, Glen has drilled the most Alexander County wells in the recent record — 8 since 2016, 18 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Alexander County?
24 companies in the ISGS record have drilled wells in Alexander County; 4 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 Alexander County?
The median drilled depth in Alexander County is 115 ft, based on 425 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Alexander County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Alexander County wells page.
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