Best well drillers in Franklin County, Illinois
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 20 drilling companies with wells on record in Franklin County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 274 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.
| # | Company | In Franklin Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beanland, Leonard Ralph | 3 | 6 | 1,179 |
| 2 | Beanland, Glen | 2 | 2 | 725 |
| 3 | Beckett, Donald | 2 | 2 | 911 |
| 4 | Keen, Bradley E. | 1 | 45 | 426 |
| 5 | Haake, Ralph | 1 | 1 | 903 |
| 6 | Keen, George | — | 72 | 177 |
| 7 | Geer, James A. | — | 63 | 498 |
| 8 | Kohnen, Clarence | — | 35 | 13,419 |
| 9 | Buchanan, Ruben C. | — | 19 | 32 |
| 10 | Keen, George E. | — | 8 | 29 |
| 11 | Hepp, Frank D. Jr. | — | 4 | 719 |
| 12 | Richey, Quentin R. | — | 4 | 330 |
| 13 | Brady, C.e. | — | 3 | 83 |
| 14 | Shell Oil Company | — | 3 | 25 |
| 15 | Luton, C.m. | — | 2 | 220 |
| 16 | Wilson, Deneal | — | 1 | 646 |
| 17 | Gwin Drilling Co. | — | 1 | 537 |
| 18 | Sergent, William E. | — | 1 | 261 |
| 19 | Fleming, Roy | — | 1 | 61 |
| 20 | Harmon, Bill | — | 1 | 27 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Franklin 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 Franklin County?
Beanland, Leonard Ralph has drilled the most Franklin County wells in the recent record — 3 since 2016, 6 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Franklin County?
20 companies in the ISGS record have drilled wells in Franklin 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 Franklin County?
The median drilled depth in Franklin County is 120 ft, based on 282 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Franklin County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Franklin County wells page.
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