Best well drillers in Johnson County, Illinois
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 28 drilling companies with wells on record in Johnson County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 445 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 Johnson Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beanland, Glen | 14 | 48 | 611 |
| 2 | Beanland, Leonard Ralph | 13 | 72 | 995 |
| 3 | Greg A. Evans | 2 | 3 | 102 |
| 4 | Durbin, Dominique | 2 | 2 | 102 |
| 5 | Haake, Ralph | 1 | 1 | 798 |
| 6 | Scates, Stephen T. | 1 | 1 | 62 |
| 7 | Beanland, Ronald D. | — | 54 | 1,343 |
| 8 | Sergent, William E. | — | 46 | 249 |
| 9 | Geer, James A. | — | 42 | 460 |
| 10 | Beanland, John R. | — | 38 | 570 |
| 11 | Richey, Quentin R. | — | 34 | 276 |
| 12 | Sergent, William Eli | — | 32 | 112 |
| 13 | Geer, Alonzo W. | — | 22 | 25 |
| 14 | Keen, Bradley E. | — | 13 | 288 |
| 15 | Baker, E. C. & Sons | — | 8 | 232 |
| 16 | Horman, Paul | — | 6 | 439 |
| 17 | Luton, C.m. | — | 6 | 204 |
| 18 | Varner C W | — | 6 | 42 |
| 19 | Sandefur, Donald E. | — | 2 | 25 |
| 20 | Baker, Earl Jr. | — | 1 | 1,667 |
| 21 | Dirks, Michael | — | 1 | 1,115 |
| 22 | Gwin Drilling Co. | — | 1 | 477 |
| 23 | Dirks, Michael J. | — | 1 | 77 |
| 24 | Klassen, Genevieve Sue | — | 1 | 67 |
| 25 | Jennings, James E. | — | 1 | 53 |
| 26 | IL State Geological Survey | — | 1 | 42 |
| 27 | Keen, George E. | — | 1 | 27 |
| 28 | Haverstick Well & Equp | — | 1 | 26 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Johnson 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 Johnson County?
Beanland, Glen has drilled the most Johnson County wells in the recent record — 14 since 2016, 48 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Johnson County?
28 companies in the ISGS record have drilled wells in Johnson County; 7 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 Johnson County?
The median drilled depth in Johnson County is 199 ft, based on 465 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Johnson County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Johnson County wells page.
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