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Best well drillers in Mason County, Illinois
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 72 drilling companies with wells
on record in Mason County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 2,990 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.
72companies on record
11active since 2022
2,990wells in county record
| # | Company | In Mason Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|
| 1 | Tracy A Mcconnel | 90 | 92 | 170 |
| 2 | Greg Tarter | 53 | 54 | 81 |
| 3 | Greenfield, Edward K. | 48 | 305 | 867 |
| 4 | Henry, John | 48 | 290 | 876 |
| 5 | Cole, Steve | 25 | 91 | 362 |
| 6 | Danner, James | 24 | 28 | 57 |
| 7 | Wagenbach, Mark | 17 | 17 | 304 |
| 8 | Warner, Scott | 13 | 49 | 101 |
| 9 | Erwin, James R. | 5 | 6 | 38 |
| 10 | Jones, Spencer R. | 4 | 59 | 60 |
| 11 | Grosch Irrigation | 4 | 44 | 185 |
| 12 | Layten, Mark J. | 1 | 1 | 320 |
| 13 | Tri County Irrigation & | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| 14 | Crowe, Daniel J. | 1 | 1 | 78 |
| 15 | Dirks, Michael | — | 354 | 1,165 |
| 16 | Dowell, S.l. | — | 308 | 504 |
| 17 | Grosch, Wayne A. | — | 187 | 545 |
| 18 | Mckinney, Ted | — | 127 | 313 |
| 19 | Brown Irrigation Co. | — | 113 | 124 |
| 20 | Albrecht, S. D. | — | 90 | 425 |
| 21 | Albrecht, S. Dean | — | 79 | 1,880 |
| 22 | Grosch, Gottlieb W. | — | 75 | 90 |
| 23 | William H. Crumpler | — | 71 | 71 |
| 24 | Hatfield, Larry | — | 62 | 93 |
| 25 | Albrecht, Dean S. | — | 60 | 703 |
| 26 | Klassen, Genevieve M. | — | 40 | 97 |
| 27 | Biggerstaff, Dr. James | — | 30 | 30 |
| 28 | Sauder, Steven E. | — | 29 | 2,983 |
| 29 | Klassen, Genevieve Sue | — | 24 | 67 |
| 30 | Ziegler, Bryan C | — | 23 | 34 |
| 31 | Dirks, Michael J. | — | 21 | 87 |
| 32 | Cole, Raymond J. | — | 20 | 1,228 |
| 33 | Biggerstaff, James | — | 20 | 432 |
| 34 | Grosch, Dick | — | 18 | 54 |
| 35 | Hopson, S. C. | — | 17 | 85 |
| 36 | Gibbs Well Drilling | — | 15 | 147 |
| 37 | Dowell, S. L./Shadow Mfg. | — | 15 | 25 |
| 38 | Greenfield, ED | — | 14 | 138 |
| 39 | Chadwick, George | — | 14 | 89 |
| 40 | Chadwick, G. W. | — | 14 | 29 |
| 41 | Crumpler, William | — | 13 | 156 |
| 42 | Wehling, R. H. | — | 13 | 78 |
| 43 | Williams, Robert | — | 10 | 327 |
| 44 | Chadwick, George W. | — | 9 | 66 |
| 45 | Layne-Western Co. | — | 8 | 1,635 |
| 46 | Hayes, Charles M. | — | 7 | 72 |
| 47 | Hofstetter, William S. | — | 6 | 697 |
| 48 | Knierim Company, Inc. | — | 5 | 888 |
| 49 | Miller, J. P. Art. Well | — | 4 | 299 |
| 50 | Bolliger, John & Sons | — | 4 | 142 |
| 51 | Coppenbarger, Floyd Lyle | — | 4 | 74 |
| 52 | Hopson, Seldon C | — | 3 | 1,004 |
| 53 | Wiesenhofer, Andrew | — | 2 | 1,489 |
| 54 | Dement, Ray | — | 2 | 173 |
| 55 | Buffington, G. | — | 2 | 147 |
| 56 | Luhr Brothers, Inc. | — | 2 | 121 |
| 57 | Erwin, James | — | 2 | 101 |
| 58 | Ebert, Chris Drilling | — | 2 | 31 |
| 59 | Albrecht, Harold Dean | — | 1 | 1,157 |
| 60 | Wehling Well Works, Inc. | — | 1 | 797 |
| 61 | Ebert, Robert H | — | 1 | 654 |
| 62 | NO Company | — | 1 | 564 |
| 63 | Wiesenhofer, Donald E. | — | 1 | 300 |
| 64 | Baker, E. C. & Sons | — | 1 | 255 |
| 65 | Hofstetter, Ralph W. | — | 1 | 248 |
| 66 | Carson, James R. | — | 1 | 101 |
| 67 | Harding, Thomas D. | — | 1 | 85 |
| 68 | Layne-Western Drlg | — | 1 | 73 |
| 69 | Ebert M & Co. | — | 1 | 72 |
| 70 | Springer, Howard | — | 1 | 72 |
| 71 | Sauder Well Drilling | — | 1 | 66 |
| 72 | List, Todd | — | 1 | 29 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Mason 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 Mason County?
Tracy A Mcconnel has drilled the most Mason County wells in the recent record — 90 since 2016, 92 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Mason County?
72 companies in the ISGS record have drilled wells in Mason County; 11 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 Mason County?
The median drilled depth in Mason County is 97 ft, based on 3,212 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Mason County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on
the Mason County wells page.
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