Best well drillers in Massac County, Illinois
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 27 drilling companies with wells on record in Massac County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 975 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 Massac Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schmalfeldt, Todd | 20 | 20 | 200 |
| 2 | Beanland, Leonard Ralph | 11 | 120 | 1,179 |
| 3 | Beanland, Glen | 11 | 52 | 725 |
| 4 | Horman, Paul | 5 | 256 | 563 |
| 5 | Beanland, John R. | 2 | 18 | 605 |
| 6 | Scates, Thomas L. | 2 | 5 | 245 |
| 7 | Kelly, Timothy | 1 | 1 | 78 |
| 8 | Gregory Horman | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| 9 | Beanland, Ronald D. | — | 207 | 1,485 |
| 10 | Layne-Western Co. | — | 53 | 1,635 |
| 11 | Jennings, James E. | — | 41 | 70 |
| 12 | Sergent, William | — | 40 | 61 |
| 13 | Sergent, William E. | — | 39 | 261 |
| 14 | Luton, C.m. | — | 32 | 220 |
| 15 | Richey, Quentin | — | 25 | 82 |
| 16 | Richey, Quentin R. | — | 22 | 330 |
| 17 | Keen, Bradley E. | — | 12 | 426 |
| 18 | Fondaw, Bill | — | 10 | 25 |
| 19 | Luhr Brothers, Inc. | — | 7 | 121 |
| 20 | Baker, E. C. & Sons | — | 3 | 255 |
| 21 | Ruester, John T. | — | 3 | 179 |
| 22 | Greg A. Evans | — | 2 | 115 |
| 23 | Meyer Drilling | — | 2 | 41 |
| 24 | Scates, Stephen T. | — | 1 | 75 |
| 25 | NO Company | — | 1 | 564 |
| 26 | Gwin Drilling Co. | — | 1 | 537 |
| 27 | Brady, C.e. | — | 1 | 83 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Massac 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 Massac County?
Schmalfeldt, Todd has drilled the most Massac County wells in the recent record — 20 since 2016, 20 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Massac County?
27 companies in the ISGS record have drilled wells in Massac County; 9 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 Massac County?
The median drilled depth in Massac County is 110 ft, based on 1,092 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Massac County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Massac County wells page.
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