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Best well drillers in Kane County, Illinois
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 178 drilling companies with wells
on record in Kane County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 11,780 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.
178companies on record
21active since 2022
11,780wells in county record
| # | Company | In Kane Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
| 1 | Knierim, Ken/K & K Well Drlg. | 129 | 197 | 831 |
| 2 | Matt Liberg | 81 | 94 | 180 |
| 3 | Jablonski, John A. | 46 | 150 | 246 |
| 4 | Jason Jablonski | 39 | 41 | 89 |
| 5 | Neely, Mark S. | 33 | 376 | 1,091 |
| 6 | Stone, Bradley W. | 14 | 23 | 146 |
| 7 | Layne Christensen Co. | 12 | 14 | 49 |
| 8 | Weirich, William Theodore | 8 | 394 | 568 |
| 9 | Huemann, Joseph J. | 5 | 19 | 4,619 |
| 10 | Keller, Larry | 4 | 51 | 927 |
| 11 | Municipal Well & Pump, Inc. | 4 | 7 | 49 |
| 12 | Binz, David Joseph | 4 | 5 | 980 |
| 13 | Nice, Mark E. | 3 | 45 | 1,589 |
| 14 | Snelten, Greg | 3 | 12 | 1,298 |
| 15 | Brad Snelten | 3 | 3 | 147 |
| 16 | K & K Well Drilling | 2 | 561 | 3,028 |
| 17 | Ward, Delbert G. | 2 | 123 | 203 |
| 18 | Will County Well & Pump | 2 | 4 | 724 |
| 19 | Stinnett, David | 1 | 152 | 1,658 |
| 20 | Crowe, Daniel J. | 1 | 1 | 76 |
| 21 | Wellendorf, Rodney | — | 1,336 | 2,313 |
| 22 | Knierim, Phil | — | 876 | 5,361 |
| 23 | Dietzman, Gerald E. | — | 703 | 1,210 |
| 24 | Senffner, Alan James | — | 564 | 1,250 |
| 25 | Meadow Equipment | — | 383 | 781 |
| 26 | Knierim Company, Inc. | — | 322 | 888 |
| 27 | John A. Jablonski | — | 282 | 302 |
| 28 | Pitz, John W. | — | 270 | 317 |
| 29 | Dupage Pump | — | 244 | 1,094 |
| 30 | Kerry, Charles M. | — | 244 | 535 |
| 31 | Layne Western Co., Inc. | — | 195 | 1,442 |
| 32 | Neeley, Harry C. | — | 192 | 455 |
| 33 | Brown, Darwin | — | 184 | 2,130 |
| 34 | Neely, Harry C. | — | 184 | 532 |
| 35 | Liberg, Patrick A. | — | 172 | 779 |
| 36 | Geltz, N. H. | — | 169 | 254 |
| 37 | Pitz, N. L. | — | 164 | 186 |
| 38 | Stanley, Charles | — | 160 | 213 |
| 39 | Fordonski, Keith | — | 158 | 1,622 |
| 40 | Liberg, Thomas P. | — | 119 | 357 |
| 41 | Pediger, Dan | — | 111 | 112 |
| 42 | Liberg, Steven Scott | — | 107 | 377 |
| 43 | Sisson, Edward | — | 104 | 499 |
| 44 | Rob, Ronald Gene | — | 85 | 2,075 |
| 45 | Liberg, John E. | — | 83 | 346 |
| 46 | Stone, Ronald | — | 82 | 347 |
| 47 | Sission, Edward H. | — | 78 | 291 |
| 48 | Kerry, Charles | — | 71 | 126 |
| 49 | Walters, Larry | — | 66 | 1,465 |
| 50 | Senffner, Keith | — | 65 | 209 |
| 51 | Liberg, Paul Evan | — | 64 | 205 |
| 52 | Burgess, Wayne Jr. | — | 64 | 67 |
| 53 | Huemann, William F. | — | 61 | 4,133 |
| 54 | Fischer, James Monroe | — | 60 | 532 |
| 55 | Nice, Marvin R. | — | 59 | 1,120 |
| 56 | Neely, Paul C. | — | 57 | 60 |
| 57 | O'brien, Edward S. | — | 57 | 57 |
| 58 | Knierim, James | — | 51 | 897 |
| 59 | Suburban Well | — | 49 | 72 |
| 60 | Palmer & Son, B. L. | — | 47 | 137 |
| 61 | Burgess, Wayne T. | — | 41 | 69 |
| 62 | Stone, James R. | — | 39 | 292 |
| 63 | Stone, Guy D. | — | 38 | 337 |
| 64 | Touvell Albert R | — | 32 | 52 |
| 65 | Barker, Paul | — | 32 | 36 |
| 66 | Knierim, Max | — | 30 | 114 |
| 67 | Mallow | — | 30 | 71 |
| 68 | Burgess, Wayne T. Jr. | — | 30 | 56 |
| 69 | Huemann, John J. | — | 29 | 298 |
| 70 | Fykes, Charles N. | — | 28 | 5,947 |
| 71 | Tyrrell R W | — | 28 | 161 |
| 72 | Snelten, Stephen A. | — | 27 | 698 |
| 73 | Stanley, Charles Joseph | — | 27 | 33 |
| 74 | Pohl, Harold N. | — | 26 | 64 |
| 75 | Efflandt, Robert | — | 25 | 1,673 |
| 76 | Stone, Ronald D. | — | 24 | 301 |
| 77 | Butts, Leon | — | 24 | 156 |
| 78 | Neely&schimelpfening | — | 24 | 38 |
| 79 | NO Company | — | 23 | 508 |
| 80 | Buffington, G. | — | 23 | 130 |
| 81 | Harding, James R. | — | 22 | 207 |
| 82 | Tyrrell, Richard William | — | 22 | 123 |
| 83 | Neely & Etal | — | 22 | 27 |
| 84 | Rob, Ronald | — | 21 | 61 |
| 85 | Gaffke, George E. | — | 19 | 4,817 |
| 86 | Moore, John V. | — | 19 | 106 |
| 87 | Liberg, Steve Jr. | — | 18 | 666 |
| 88 | Nice, Craig | — | 18 | 448 |
| 89 | Jurs Martin&sons Inc. | — | 18 | 89 |
| 90 | Rediger, Dan | — | 17 | 27 |
| 91 | Pilgard, John P. | — | 16 | 606 |
| 92 | Tyrrell, Richard | — | 15 | 53 |
| 93 | Snelten, Jeffrey | — | 14 | 1,958 |
| 94 | Ken Knierim/K & K Well Drlg. | — | 14 | 112 |
| 95 | Tyrrell, Jeffrey | — | 13 | 170 |
| 96 | Matthesius, Fred H. | — | 12 | 1,282 |
| 97 | Cole, Raymond Joseph Jr. | — | 12 | 92 |
| 98 | Stone, H. I. | — | 12 | 26 |
| 99 | Boetsch, William M. | — | 11 | 964 |
| 100 | Miller, J. P. Art. Well | — | 10 | 291 |
| 101 | John E. Liberg | — | 10 | 34 |
| 102 | Neely Cliff L | — | 10 | 26 |
| 103 | Miller, J.p. Artesian Well Co. | — | 9 | 300 |
| 104 | Neupert, Thomas A. | — | 9 | 32 |
| 105 | Wehling, Richard H. | — | 8 | 312 |
| 106 | Carson, James R. | — | 8 | 101 |
| 107 | Shaver, James R. Sr. | — | 8 | 77 |
| 108 | Lockport Well & Pump | — | 7 | 352 |
| 109 | Efflandt, Herman John | — | 7 | 183 |
| 110 | Fischer James | — | 7 | 90 |
| 111 | Brackett, B. | — | 7 | 55 |
| 112 | Donald N. Cleary | — | 7 | 40 |
| 113 | Sigrist, Charlie F. | — | 7 | 29 |
| 114 | Snelten, Richard Charles | — | 6 | 2,177 |
| 115 | Wehling Well Works, Inc. | — | 6 | 755 |
| 116 | Howe, Robert E. Jr. | — | 6 | 729 |
| 117 | Barker, Paul A. | — | 6 | 181 |
| 118 | Binz, Wayne L. | — | 6 | 167 |
| 119 | Jurs, Martin & Son | — | 5 | 419 |
| 120 | Rieke Well Drilling Co. | — | 5 | 179 |
| 121 | Pilgard, Peter & Son | — | 5 | 103 |
| 122 | Will-Dupage Drilling | — | 5 | 63 |
| 123 | Charles M. Kerry | — | 5 | 41 |
| 124 | Matherly, Hubert | — | 4 | 1,477 |
| 125 | Pilgard, Peter | — | 4 | 673 |
| 126 | Hutchings, Clyde A. | — | 4 | 321 |
| 127 | H2o Well & Pump Co. | — | 4 | 250 |
| 128 | Stone H I & Son | — | 4 | 120 |
| 129 | Stone, Herald | — | 4 | 81 |
| 130 | Rosenquist, Gerald | — | 4 | 67 |
| 131 | Thorne, W. L. Co. | — | 4 | 47 |
| 132 | Varner C W | — | 4 | 42 |
| 133 | DU Page Pump Inc. | — | 3 | 161 |
| 134 | Knierin Paul | — | 3 | 61 |
| 135 | Huemann, John | — | 3 | 34 |
| 136 | Gray Well Drlg | — | 3 | 33 |
| 137 | Martin, Jonas | — | 3 | 25 |
| 138 | Albrecht, Dean S. | — | 2 | 693 |
| 139 | Wehling, Wendell E. | — | 2 | 583 |
| 140 | Forder, James | — | 2 | 577 |
| 141 | Albrecht, S. D. | — | 2 | 413 |
| 142 | Alco Oil & Gas Corp. | — | 2 | 107 |
| 143 | Smeja, Robert B. | — | 2 | 102 |
| 144 | Wehling, R. H. | — | 2 | 76 |
| 145 | Liberg Patrick S | — | 2 | 50 |
| 146 | Murdoch, James J. | — | 2 | 33 |
| 147 | IL State Water Survey | — | 2 | 26 |
| 148 | Area Well & Pump | — | 1 | 755 |
| 149 | Rosenquist, Robert G. | — | 1 | 158 |
| 150 | Martin, Jonas Willard | — | 1 | 2,393 |
| 151 | Albrecht, S. Dean | — | 1 | 1,836 |
| 152 | Baker, Earl Jr. | — | 1 | 1,667 |
| 153 | Rob, Peter | — | 1 | 1,142 |
| 154 | Beaman, John A. | — | 1 | 507 |
| 155 | Harold Dean Albrecht | — | 1 | 433 |
| 156 | Biggerstaff, James | — | 1 | 406 |
| 157 | Silvius Bros. | — | 1 | 394 |
| 158 | Randy Roop/Jonas Martin Drlg. | — | 1 | 352 |
| 159 | Boysen, Henry Co. | — | 1 | 346 |
| 160 | Anderson & Son, T. F. | — | 1 | 211 |
| 161 | Pilgard, Peter & Sons | — | 1 | 188 |
| 162 | Aneffco Well Drilling | — | 1 | 175 |
| 163 | Dober, Darrel R. | — | 1 | 171 |
| 164 | Diebold Chester C | — | 1 | 149 |
| 165 | Hayes & Sims | — | 1 | 115 |
| 166 | Geiger, S. B. | — | 1 | 113 |
| 167 | Hoover Water Well Servic | — | 1 | 98 |
| 168 | Snelton Bros. | — | 1 | 97 |
| 169 | Snelten, A & C | — | 1 | 80 |
| 170 | Stone, James | — | 1 | 77 |
| 171 | Milaeger Well Drilling Co. | — | 1 | 63 |
| 172 | Layne-Western Drlg | — | 1 | 61 |
| 173 | Raimonde & Sons | — | 1 | 60 |
| 174 | Hayes & Sims Drlg | — | 1 | 54 |
| 175 | Yakimisky, John | — | 1 | 51 |
| 176 | Steve Liberg, Jr. | — | 1 | 43 |
| 177 | Robert G. Rosenquist | — | 1 | 42 |
| 178 | Brooks, Rollin W. | — | 1 | 37 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Kane 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 Kane County?
Knierim, Ken/K & K Well Drlg. has drilled the most Kane County wells in the recent record — 129 since 2016, 197 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Kane County?
178 companies in the ISGS record have drilled wells in Kane County; 21 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 Kane County?
The median drilled depth in Kane County is 230 ft, based on 12,422 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Kane County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on
the Kane County wells page.
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