Best well drillers in Des Moines County, Iowa
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 19 drilling companies with wells on record in Des Moines County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 1,338 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 Des Moines Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gingerich,Corwin - 2638 | 7 | 16 | 2,281 |
| 2 | Stoll,Austen - 9987 | 4 | 10 | 850 |
| 3 | Gingerich,Klint - 2639 | 3 | 38 | 2,501 |
| 4 | * Unknown, - | — | 1,181 | 96,967 |
| 5 | Francis, Raymond | — | 15 | 25 |
| 6 | * Owner, - | — | 14 | 733 |
| 7 | Gingerich,Klint - 40046 | — | 14 | 1,353 |
| 8 | Francis,Raymond - 2528 | — | 12 | 45 |
| 9 | Kremer,Jack - 40123 | — | 9 | 74 |
| 10 | Latta,Kirk - 3639 | — | 7 | 564 |
| 11 | Grimm,Cynthia - 40103 | — | 6 | 963 |
| 12 | Winslow Well Co. | — | 5 | 53 |
| 13 | Kremer, Jack | — | 3 | 51 |
| 14 | Kremer,Jack - 3540 | — | 2 | 107 |
| 15 | Gundlach,Gary - 1136 | — | 2 | 33 |
| 16 | Allen,Joseph - 1035 | — | 1 | 997 |
| 17 | Shawver,Gary - 40611 | — | 1 | 417 |
| 18 | Latta,Mark - 3640 | — | 1 | 184 |
| 19 | List,Todd - 3715 | — | 1 | 29 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Des Moines 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 Des Moines County?
Gingerich,Corwin - 2638 has drilled the most Des Moines County wells in the recent record — 7 since 2016, 16 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Des Moines County?
19 companies in the Iowa DNR record have drilled wells in Des Moines County; 8 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 Des Moines County?
The median drilled depth in Des Moines County is 100 ft, based on 1,812 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Des Moines County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Des Moines County wells page.
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