Best well drillers in Perry County, Illinois
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 16 drilling companies with wells on record in Perry County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 555 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 Perry Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kohnen, Clarence | — | 321 | 13,419 |
| 2 | Hepp, Frank D. Jr. | — | 112 | 719 |
| 3 | Kinman, Otho | — | 65 | 210 |
| 4 | Gwin Drilling Co. | — | 32 | 537 |
| 5 | NO Company | — | 6 | 564 |
| 6 | Keen, Bradley E. | — | 5 | 426 |
| 7 | Crawford, H. | — | 3 | 46 |
| 8 | Beckett, Donald | — | 2 | 911 |
| 9 | Ruester, John T. | — | 2 | 179 |
| 10 | Haake, Ralph | — | 1 | 903 |
| 11 | Beanland, Leonard Ralph | — | 1 | 1,179 |
| 12 | Geer, James A. | — | 1 | 498 |
| 13 | St. Charles Drilling Co. | — | 1 | 480 |
| 14 | Kohnen, Clarence E. | — | 1 | 172 |
| 15 | Shoemaker, John E. | — | 1 | 170 |
| 16 | Norman E D | — | 1 | 47 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Perry 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 Perry County?
Kohnen, Clarence leads the Perry County record with 321 wells all-time, though the county has little drilling activity since 2016.
How many well drilling companies work in Perry County?
16 companies in the ISGS record have drilled wells in Perry County; 2 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 Perry County?
The median drilled depth in Perry County is 47 ft, based on 634 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Perry County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Perry County wells page.
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