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Best well drillers in Boone County, Illinois
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 95 drilling companies with wells
on record in Boone County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 4,371 logged
wells in the Illinois State Geological Survey water well records (records as of 2026-10-12). Every number links back to
the public record.
95companies on record
17active since 2022
4,371wells in county record
| # | Company | In Boone Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|
| 1 | Smith, Allen E. | 52 | 105 | 310 |
| 2 | Martin, Charles | 46 | 47 | 130 |
| 3 | Nice, Mark E. | 25 | 247 | 1,607 |
| 4 | Binz, David Joseph | 21 | 65 | 984 |
| 5 | Beaman, Jessie J. | 11 | 896 | 2,289 |
| 6 | Bull Well Drilling Inc. | 9 | 10 | 78 |
| 7 | Schuur, Bill | 8 | 172 | 836 |
| 8 | Rosenquist, Robert G. | 6 | 110 | 162 |
| 9 | Keller, Larry | 6 | 30 | 939 |
| 10 | Jason Jablonski | 4 | 4 | 89 |
| 11 | Beaman, John A. | 1 | 71 | 522 |
| 12 | Deppe, Edward M. | 1 | 5 | 188 |
| 13 | Albrecht, Harold Dean | 1 | 2 | 1,157 |
| 14 | Roop, Randy/Jonas Martin Drlg. | 1 | 1 | 393 |
| 15 | Municipal Well & Pump, Inc. | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| 16 | Wehling, Richard W. | 1 | 1 | 132 |
| 17 | Rosenquist, Gerald Wilbur | — | 367 | 891 |
| 18 | Hinkle, J & J Well & Septic | — | 362 | 1,011 |
| 19 | Livingston, Lowell | — | 316 | 2,135 |
| 20 | Silvius Bros. | — | 252 | 398 |
| 21 | Nice, Marvin R. | — | 198 | 1,124 |
| 22 | Bull, Jack Well & Septic | — | 162 | 707 |
| 23 | Stevens, Dale O. | — | 133 | 167 |
| 24 | Mckinney, Melvin | — | 76 | 494 |
| 25 | Raney, Sherman | — | 69 | 158 |
| 26 | Nice, Craig | — | 65 | 450 |
| 27 | Bloyer Well Co. | — | 64 | 709 |
| 28 | E & D Well Drilling | — | 64 | 163 |
| 29 | Martin, C. & Sons Well Co. | — | 49 | 202 |
| 30 | Barker, Paul A. | — | 44 | 182 |
| 31 | Mckinney, Melvin D. | — | 37 | 231 |
| 32 | Carper, Garland L. | — | 32 | 42 |
| 33 | Huikle, T. | — | 31 | 136 |
| 34 | Greenfield, Edwin D. | — | 28 | 1,015 |
| 35 | Olson, Robert C | — | 22 | 1,010 |
| 36 | Mckinney, Winifred | — | 21 | 139 |
| 37 | Binz, Wayne L. | — | 16 | 167 |
| 38 | Allabaugh, John H. | — | 15 | 79 |
| 39 | Adkins, Phillip G. | — | 14 | 28 |
| 40 | Martin, Jonas Willard | — | 13 | 2,422 |
| 41 | Livingston, William B. | — | 13 | 33 |
| 42 | Baker, Paul A. | — | 11 | 137 |
| 43 | Smeja, Robert B. | — | 11 | 107 |
| 44 | Bloyer, Ralph | — | 11 | 91 |
| 45 | Pilgard, John P. | — | 8 | 607 |
| 46 | Hinkle, T. | — | 8 | 208 |
| 47 | Layne-Western Co. | — | 6 | 1,635 |
| 48 | Olson Well & Pump Co. | — | 5 | 214 |
| 49 | Allabaugh, Neil M. | — | 5 | 160 |
| 50 | Neely, Harry C. | — | 4 | 534 |
| 51 | Boysen, Henry Co. | — | 4 | 350 |
| 52 | Stone, Guy D. | — | 4 | 340 |
| 53 | Hinkle, Truman | — | 4 | 55 |
| 54 | Stone, Ronald D. | — | 3 | 301 |
| 55 | Bottlemy, August | — | 3 | 170 |
| 56 | Van Hoozen, Lucy H. | — | 3 | 115 |
| 57 | Allabaugh Well Co. | — | 3 | 78 |
| 58 | Motter, O. L. | — | 3 | 73 |
| 59 | Fordonski, Keith | — | 2 | 1,694 |
| 60 | Wehling Well Works, Inc. | — | 2 | 797 |
| 61 | NO Company | — | 2 | 564 |
| 62 | Tyrrell, Jeffrey | — | 2 | 170 |
| 63 | Galien, Vander Sam | — | 2 | 61 |
| 64 | Rosenquist, K. W. | — | 2 | 43 |
| 65 | Millis, P. E. | — | 2 | 43 |
| 66 | Caper, Garland | — | 2 | 28 |
| 67 | Huemann, Joseph J. | — | 1 | 4,656 |
| 68 | Liberg, Steve Jr. | — | 1 | 706 |
| 69 | Greenfield, Edward K. | — | 1 | 867 |
| 70 | Layne Christensen Co. | — | 1 | 58 |
| 71 | Huemann, William F. | — | 1 | 4,147 |
| 72 | Albrecht, S. Dean | — | 1 | 1,880 |
| 73 | Efflandt, Robert | — | 1 | 1,683 |
| 74 | Snelten, Greg | — | 1 | 1,307 |
| 75 | Matthesius, Fred H. | — | 1 | 1,282 |
| 76 | Knierim, James | — | 1 | 900 |
| 77 | Pilgard, Peter | — | 1 | 673 |
| 78 | Kerry, Charles M. | — | 1 | 538 |
| 79 | Acker, Roger | — | 1 | 413 |
| 80 | Miller, J.p. Artesian Well Co. | — | 1 | 317 |
| 81 | Martin, Lawrence | — | 1 | 311 |
| 82 | Stone, James R. | — | 1 | 292 |
| 83 | Jablonski, John A. | — | 1 | 248 |
| 84 | Hinkle, James A. | — | 1 | 239 |
| 85 | Senffner, Keith | — | 1 | 210 |
| 86 | Harding, James R. | — | 1 | 209 |
| 87 | Gibbs Well Drilling | — | 1 | 147 |
| 88 | Luhr Brothers, Inc. | — | 1 | 121 |
| 89 | Geiger, S. B. | — | 1 | 114 |
| 90 | Roper, William H. | — | 1 | 103 |
| 91 | Stone, Herald | — | 1 | 83 |
| 92 | Smith, David M. | — | 1 | 73 |
| 93 | Robert G. Rosenquist | — | 1 | 47 |
| 94 | Brooks, Rollin W. | — | 1 | 37 |
| 95 | Varner Well Drilling | — | 1 | 32 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Boone 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 Boone County?
Smith, Allen E. has drilled the most Boone County wells in the recent record — 52 since 2016, 105 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Boone County?
95 companies in the ISGS record have drilled wells in Boone County; 17 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 Boone County?
The median drilled depth in Boone County is 165 ft, based on 4,750 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Boone County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on
the Boone County wells page.
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