Best well drillers in Brown County, Illinois
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 14 drilling companies with wells on record in Brown County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 54 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 Brown Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wiesenhofer, Andrew | 1 | 4 | 1,411 |
| 2 | Allen, Joseph | 1 | 2 | 772 |
| 3 | Berg Well & Pump | 1 | 1 | 529 |
| 4 | Shoemaker & Sons Drilling | — | 14 | 330 |
| 5 | Cole, Raymond J. | — | 9 | 1,135 |
| 6 | Bergschneider, Richard | — | 7 | 922 |
| 7 | Chadwick, George | — | 7 | 75 |
| 8 | Groves, Forest E. | — | 3 | 218 |
| 9 | Shoemaker, John E. | — | 2 | 166 |
| 10 | Bassham, Billy | — | 1 | 510 |
| 11 | Reynolds, Joseph R. | — | 1 | 2,477 |
| 12 | Hopson, Seldon C | — | 1 | 974 |
| 13 | Rimbey, Brian | — | 1 | 189 |
| 14 | Shoemaker, Cole | — | 1 | 25 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Brown 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 Brown County?
Wiesenhofer, Andrew has drilled the most Brown County wells in the recent record — 1 since 2016, 4 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Brown County?
14 companies in the ISGS record have drilled wells in Brown 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 Brown County?
The median drilled depth in Brown County is 195 ft, based on 152 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Brown County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Brown County wells page.
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