Best well drillers in Hardin County, Illinois
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 20 drilling companies with wells on record in Hardin County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 399 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 Hardin Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beanland, Leonard Ralph | 5 | 94 | 995 |
| 2 | Beanland, Glen | 2 | 36 | 611 |
| 3 | Beanland, Ronald D. | — | 123 | 1,343 |
| 4 | Beanland, John R. | — | 51 | 570 |
| 5 | Sergent, William E. | — | 35 | 249 |
| 6 | Larkin Drilling Company | — | 22 | 63 |
| 7 | Sandefur, Donald E. | — | 8 | 25 |
| 8 | Gwin Drilling Co. | — | 7 | 477 |
| 9 | Richey, Quentin R. | — | 7 | 276 |
| 10 | Baker, E. C. & Sons | — | 4 | 232 |
| 11 | Rider, John Bennedict | — | 2 | 176 |
| 12 | Buffington, G. | — | 2 | 130 |
| 13 | Baker, Earl Jr. | — | 1 | 1,667 |
| 14 | Layne Western Co., Inc. | — | 1 | 1,442 |
| 15 | Horman, Paul | — | 1 | 439 |
| 16 | Keen, Bradley E. | — | 1 | 288 |
| 17 | Keen, George | — | 1 | 176 |
| 18 | Sergent, William Eli | — | 1 | 112 |
| 19 | Layne-Western Drlg | — | 1 | 61 |
| 20 | Geer, Alonzo W. | — | 1 | 25 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Hardin 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 Hardin County?
Beanland, Leonard Ralph has drilled the most Hardin County wells in the recent record — 5 since 2016, 94 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Hardin County?
20 companies in the ISGS record have drilled wells in Hardin 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 Hardin County?
The median drilled depth in Hardin County is 202 ft, based on 444 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Hardin County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Hardin County wells page.
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