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Best well drillers in Bureau County, Illinois
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 72 drilling companies with wells
on record in Bureau County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 2,886 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.
72companies on record
14active since 2022
2,886wells in county record
| # | Company | In Bureau Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|
| 1 | Albrecht, Harold Dean | 85 | 294 | 1,132 |
| 2 | Thierry, Keith | 61 | 140 | 207 |
| 3 | White, Matt | 4 | 6 | 330 |
| 4 | Tracy A Mcconnel | 3 | 3 | 140 |
| 5 | Stoll, Austen | 3 | 3 | 155 |
| 6 | Jet Hall/Lutes H2o Well Drlg. | 2 | 410 | 971 |
| 7 | Dana, Glen | 2 | 24 | 218 |
| 8 | Liberg, Steve Jr. | 2 | 2 | 666 |
| 9 | Wiesenhofer, Andrew | 1 | 30 | 1,411 |
| 10 | Latta, Mark Duane | 1 | 5 | 124 |
| 11 | Albrecht, S. Dean | — | 811 | 1,836 |
| 12 | Lutes, George W. | — | 554 | 650 |
| 13 | O. Lutes & Son | — | 144 | 149 |
| 14 | Latta, Kirk Stephen | — | 88 | 1,317 |
| 15 | Aneffco Well Drilling | — | 41 | 175 |
| 16 | Henry, John | — | 37 | 868 |
| 17 | Knierim, James | — | 35 | 897 |
| 18 | Dober, Darrel | — | 33 | 478 |
| 19 | Dirks, Michael | — | 30 | 1,115 |
| 20 | Layne Western Co., Inc. | — | 15 | 1,442 |
| 21 | Hayes & Sims | — | 14 | 115 |
| 22 | Knierim, Phil | — | 13 | 5,361 |
| 23 | Albrecht Well Drilling Inc. | — | 12 | 56 |
| 24 | Hampton, Edward T. | — | 12 | 195 |
| 25 | Wakefield, Jerry H | — | 10 | 162 |
| 26 | Haskins, D. | — | 10 | 96 |
| 27 | Sauder, Steven E. | — | 8 | 2,716 |
| 28 | Tolley, David F. | — | 8 | 125 |
| 29 | Adolphson, Robert M. Jr. | — | 6 | 714 |
| 30 | Hageman, Alvin B. | — | 6 | 157 |
| 31 | K & K Well Drilling | — | 5 | 3,028 |
| 32 | Dietzman, Gerald E. | — | 5 | 1,210 |
| 33 | Miller, J.p. Artesian Well Co. | — | 5 | 300 |
| 34 | Scherf, Robert W. | — | 5 | 295 |
| 35 | Dana, Steven William | — | 4 | 84 |
| 36 | Bollivar - Hinrichs Plumbing | — | 4 | 46 |
| 37 | Allen, Joseph | — | 3 | 772 |
| 38 | Cole, Raymond J. | — | 3 | 1,135 |
| 39 | Grosch, Wayne A. | — | 3 | 528 |
| 40 | Cole, Raymond Joseph Jr. | — | 3 | 92 |
| 41 | Hinrichs, Shane M. | — | 3 | 31 |
| 42 | Gingerich, Corwin | — | 2 | 330 |
| 43 | Martin, Jonas Willard | — | 2 | 2,393 |
| 44 | Fordonski, Keith | — | 2 | 1,622 |
| 45 | Timmerman, Tom | — | 2 | 968 |
| 46 | Wehling, Richard H. | — | 2 | 312 |
| 47 | Woodruff, Charles E. Co. | — | 2 | 137 |
| 48 | Layne & Western Co. | — | 2 | 110 |
| 49 | IL State Water Survey | — | 2 | 26 |
| 50 | Strange, Michael | — | 1 | 1,017 |
| 51 | Rosenquist, Robert G. | — | 1 | 158 |
| 52 | Gingerich, Klint | — | 1 | 88 |
| 53 | Rob, Ronald Gene | — | 1 | 2,075 |
| 54 | Nice, Mark E. | — | 1 | 1,589 |
| 55 | Lyons, Glenn L | — | 1 | 1,342 |
| 56 | Albrecht, Dean S. | — | 1 | 693 |
| 57 | Wehling, Wendell E. | — | 1 | 583 |
| 58 | Neely, Harry C. | — | 1 | 532 |
| 59 | Kuntz, John E. | — | 1 | 434 |
| 60 | Acker, Roger | — | 1 | 373 |
| 61 | Wiesenhofer, Donald E. | — | 1 | 253 |
| 62 | Miller, J.p. Co. | — | 1 | 136 |
| 63 | Buffington, G. | — | 1 | 130 |
| 64 | Geiger, S. B. | — | 1 | 113 |
| 65 | Klassen, Genevieve M. | — | 1 | 96 |
| 66 | Milaeger Well Drilling Co. | — | 1 | 63 |
| 67 | Varner C W | — | 1 | 42 |
| 68 | Matherly, Lonnie | — | 1 | 38 |
| 69 | Brooks, Rollin W. | — | 1 | 37 |
| 70 | Kelly Drilling Co. | — | 1 | 28 |
| 71 | Lutes Orville & Sons | — | 1 | 27 |
| 72 | Martin, Jonas | — | 1 | 25 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Bureau 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 Bureau County?
Albrecht, Harold Dean has drilled the most Bureau County wells in the recent record — 85 since 2016, 294 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Bureau County?
72 companies in the ISGS record have drilled wells in Bureau County; 14 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 Bureau County?
The median drilled depth in Bureau County is 200 ft, based on 3,153 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Bureau County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on
the Bureau County wells page.
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