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Best well drillers in Dewitt County, Illinois
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 60 drilling companies with wells
on record in Dewitt County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 1,043 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.
60companies on record
9active since 2022
1,043wells in county record
| # | Company | In Dewitt Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|
| 1 | Parrott, Cody | 31 | 31 | 160 |
| 2 | Layten, Mark J. | 12 | 12 | 312 |
| 3 | Layten, James | 8 | 262 | 2,582 |
| 4 | Mashburn, Robert | 3 | 287 | 1,041 |
| 5 | Wiesenhofer, Andrew | 2 | 13 | 1,411 |
| 6 | Skinner, Todd | 2 | 6 | 562 |
| 7 | Mashburn, Grover C. Jr. | — | 70 | 334 |
| 8 | Dement, Ray | — | 66 | 171 |
| 9 | Sims, R. Marc Jr. | — | 37 | 840 |
| 10 | Woollen Earl D | — | 20 | 41 |
| 11 | Sims, Ronald M. Sr. | — | 18 | 590 |
| 12 | Kingsley, Arthur W. | — | 16 | 2,249 |
| 13 | Reynolds, Joseph R. | — | 15 | 2,477 |
| 14 | Woollen Brothers | — | 14 | 154 |
| 15 | Reynolds Well Drilling | — | 13 | 1,657 |
| 16 | Luttrell, James | — | 12 | 406 |
| 17 | Eaton, Zane C. | — | 11 | 276 |
| 18 | Layne Western Co., Inc. | — | 10 | 1,442 |
| 19 | Swanson, Jean E. | — | 10 | 349 |
| 20 | S & J Well Drilling | — | 9 | 478 |
| 21 | Gaza, John Edward | — | 8 | 97 |
| 22 | Mashburn Brothers | — | 8 | 56 |
| 23 | Albrecht, S. Dean | — | 7 | 1,836 |
| 24 | David M. Smith | — | 7 | 141 |
| 25 | Mashburn, Bruce E. | — | 6 | 43 |
| 26 | Luttrell, Gerald Dean | — | 5 | 545 |
| 27 | Swanson, Randy | — | 5 | 98 |
| 28 | Smith, David M. | — | 5 | 73 |
| 29 | Neupert, Thomas A. | — | 5 | 32 |
| 30 | Meyer, George J. | — | 4 | 71 |
| 31 | Balding, Shane | — | 4 | 55 |
| 32 | Beck, Harold F. Jr. | — | 3 | 1,185 |
| 33 | Meyer, George | — | 3 | 89 |
| 34 | Sims, Ronald M. Jr. | — | 3 | 87 |
| 35 | Swanson, L. F. | — | 3 | 73 |
| 36 | Layne-Western Drlg | — | 3 | 61 |
| 37 | Kickapoo Drilling Co. | — | 2 | 55 |
| 38 | Vaughn, Kenneth G. | — | 2 | 492 |
| 39 | York, Warren Thomas | — | 2 | 317 |
| 40 | Sims Drilling Co. | — | 2 | 133 |
| 41 | Carson, James R. | — | 2 | 101 |
| 42 | Coppenbarger, Floyd Lyle | — | 2 | 74 |
| 43 | Hayes, Charles M. | — | 2 | 67 |
| 44 | James Layten | — | 2 | 29 |
| 45 | Cole, Steve | — | 1 | 344 |
| 46 | Layne Christensen Co. | — | 1 | 49 |
| 47 | Fykes, Charles N. | — | 1 | 5,947 |
| 48 | Baker, Earl Jr. | — | 1 | 1,667 |
| 49 | Dirks, Michael | — | 1 | 1,115 |
| 50 | Knierim, James | — | 1 | 897 |
| 51 | Scherf Robert William | — | 1 | 614 |
| 52 | NO Company | — | 1 | 508 |
| 53 | Dowell, S.l. | — | 1 | 495 |
| 54 | Miller, J.p. Artesian Well Co. | — | 1 | 300 |
| 55 | Scherf, Robert W. | — | 1 | 295 |
| 56 | Miller, J. P. Art. Well | — | 1 | 291 |
| 57 | Eaton Well Drlg.(Zane Eaton) | — | 1 | 179 |
| 58 | Hatfield, Larry | — | 1 | 85 |
| 59 | Sauder Well Drilling | — | 1 | 59 |
| 60 | Luttrel, James | — | 1 | 55 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Dewitt 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 Dewitt County?
Parrott, Cody has drilled the most Dewitt County wells in the recent record — 31 since 2016, 31 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Dewitt County?
60 companies in the ISGS record have drilled wells in Dewitt County; 9 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 Dewitt County?
The median drilled depth in Dewitt County is 151 ft, based on 1,368 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Dewitt County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on
the Dewitt County wells page.
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