Best well drillers in Adair County, Iowa
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 21 drilling companies with wells on record in Adair County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 664 logged wells in the Iowa DNR Well Information System (IWIS) (records as of 2026-08-24). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In Adair Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carey,James - 8244 | 8 | 14 | 162 |
| 2 | Carey,James - 11690 | 3 | 3 | 31 |
| 3 | Rollins,Paul - 4809 | 1 | 7 | 471 |
| 4 | Hutchison,Sheldon - 8378 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| 5 | * Unknown, - | — | 533 | 96,967 |
| 6 | Huff,Larry - 3144 | — | 42 | 114 |
| 7 | Huff,Larry - 40030 | — | 21 | 236 |
| 8 | Gingerich,Corwin - 2638 | — | 10 | 2,281 |
| 9 | Henry,Fred - 3001 | — | 5 | 353 |
| 10 | * Owner, - | — | 4 | 733 |
| 11 | Rollins,Paul - 40052 | — | 4 | 394 |
| 12 | Wood,Ted - 5920 | — | 4 | 28 |
| 13 | Gingerich,Klint - 2639 | — | 3 | 2,501 |
| 14 | Jacobs,David - 3204 | — | 3 | 585 |
| 15 | Rewerts Well Co. Inc. | — | 2 | 432 |
| 16 | Jacobs,David - 40528 | — | 2 | 318 |
| 17 | Banks,Roger - 40105 | — | 2 | 236 |
| 18 | Bresnahan,Ron - 1626 | — | 1 | 801 |
| 19 | Gingerich Well Co. | — | 1 | 525 |
| 20 | Akers,Allen - 1023 | — | 1 | 75 |
| 21 | Huff & Son Well Boring | — | 1 | 37 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Adair County since 2016 (then all-time), from the full Iowa DNR 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 Adair County?
Carey,James - 8244 has drilled the most Adair County wells in the recent record — 8 since 2016, 14 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Adair County?
21 companies in the Iowa DNR record have drilled wells in Adair County; 12 of them have drilled somewhere in Iowa since 2022. Smaller operators below the record threshold may also serve the area.
How deep is a typical well in Adair County?
The median drilled depth in Adair County is 30 ft, based on 1,479 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Adair County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Adair County wells page.
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