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Best well drillers in Stephenson County, Illinois
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 69 drilling companies with wells
on record in Stephenson County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 2,464 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.
69companies on record
11active since 2022
2,464wells in county record
| # | Company | In Stephenson Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|
| 1 | Thompson, John J. | 22 | 134 | 703 |
| 2 | Deppe, Edward M. | 12 | 75 | 188 |
| 3 | Lyons, Larry | 8 | 213 | 1,197 |
| 4 | Niffenegger Well & Pump | 8 | 85 | 87 |
| 5 | Thompson, John | 8 | 12 | 88 |
| 6 | Schuur, Bill | 5 | 143 | 836 |
| 7 | Municipal Well & Pump, Inc. | 5 | 8 | 56 |
| 8 | Bull Well Drilling Inc. | 3 | 3 | 78 |
| 9 | Smith, Allen E. | 2 | 4 | 310 |
| 10 | Roop, Randy/Jonas Martin Drlg. | 1 | 5 | 393 |
| 11 | Albrecht, Harold Dean | 1 | 1 | 1,157 |
| 12 | Lyons, Glenn L | — | 443 | 1,360 |
| 13 | Olson, Robert C | — | 246 | 1,010 |
| 14 | Niffenegger, ED | — | 190 | 197 |
| 15 | Niffenegger, Edward L. | — | 164 | 168 |
| 16 | Bull, Jack D. | — | 163 | 949 |
| 17 | Coad, Floyd M. | — | 115 | 515 |
| 18 | Olson, Alan R. | — | 96 | 241 |
| 19 | Martin, Jonas Willard | — | 50 | 2,422 |
| 20 | Edward M. Deppe | — | 48 | 101 |
| 21 | Jack Bull Well & Septic | — | 44 | 274 |
| 22 | Olson Well & Pump Co. | — | 31 | 214 |
| 23 | Thompson, Nicholas R. | — | 31 | 139 |
| 24 | Rosenquist, Gerald Wilbur | — | 13 | 891 |
| 25 | Livingston, Lowell | — | 11 | 2,135 |
| 26 | Martin, Charles Leroy | — | 11 | 134 |
| 27 | Beaman, Jessie J. | — | 10 | 2,289 |
| 28 | Randy Roop/Jonas Martin Drlg. | — | 10 | 367 |
| 29 | Allen E. Smith | — | 9 | 75 |
| 30 | Coad Well & Pump Co. | — | 8 | 37 |
| 31 | Webber, Robert Lee | — | 7 | 101 |
| 32 | Galien, Vander Sam | — | 6 | 61 |
| 33 | Lyons Geo | — | 5 | 48 |
| 34 | Rosenquist, Robert G. | — | 4 | 162 |
| 35 | Dresden, Edward L. | — | 4 | 930 |
| 36 | Beaman, John A. | — | 4 | 522 |
| 37 | Hinkle, James A. | — | 4 | 239 |
| 38 | Allabaugh, Neil M. | — | 4 | 160 |
| 39 | Lyons Glen | — | 4 | 80 |
| 40 | Layne-Western Co. | — | 3 | 1,635 |
| 41 | Bull, Jack Well & Septic | — | 3 | 707 |
| 42 | Hampton, Edward T. | — | 3 | 211 |
| 43 | C. Martin & Sons Well Co. | — | 3 | 55 |
| 44 | Greenfield, Edwin D. | — | 2 | 1,015 |
| 45 | Miller, J.p. Artesian Well Co. | — | 2 | 317 |
| 46 | Heins, Don | — | 2 | 300 |
| 47 | Mckinsey, Melvin D. | — | 2 | 176 |
| 48 | Stevens, Dale O. | — | 2 | 167 |
| 49 | Allabaugh, John H. | — | 2 | 79 |
| 50 | Coad Stanley M | — | 2 | 43 |
| 51 | Rosenquist, K. W. | — | 2 | 43 |
| 52 | Keller, Larry | — | 1 | 939 |
| 53 | Hinkle, J & J Well & Septic | — | 1 | 1,011 |
| 54 | Nice, Mark E. | — | 1 | 1,607 |
| 55 | Wehling Well Works, Inc. | — | 1 | 797 |
| 56 | Bloyer Well Co. | — | 1 | 709 |
| 57 | Forder, James | — | 1 | 610 |
| 58 | Mckinney, Melvin | — | 1 | 494 |
| 59 | Albrecht, S. D. | — | 1 | 425 |
| 60 | Wehling, Richard H. | — | 1 | 319 |
| 61 | Miller, J. P. Art. Well | — | 1 | 299 |
| 62 | Dana, Glen | — | 1 | 225 |
| 63 | Raney, Sherman | — | 1 | 158 |
| 64 | Allabaugh Well Co. | — | 1 | 78 |
| 65 | Motter, O. L. | — | 1 | 73 |
| 66 | Robert G. Rosenquist | — | 1 | 47 |
| 67 | Varner C W | — | 1 | 44 |
| 68 | IL State Water Survey | — | 1 | 33 |
| 69 | Niffeneger, Edward L. | — | 1 | 31 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Stephenson 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 Stephenson County?
Thompson, John J. has drilled the most Stephenson County wells in the recent record — 22 since 2016, 134 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Stephenson County?
69 companies in the ISGS record have drilled wells in Stephenson 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 Stephenson County?
The median drilled depth in Stephenson County is 185 ft, based on 3,389 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Stephenson County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on
the Stephenson County wells page.
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