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Best well drillers in Fayette County, Iowa
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 60 drilling companies with wells
on record in Fayette County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 3,135 logged
wells in the Iowa DNR Well Information System (IWIS) (records as of 2026-10-19). Every number links back to
the public record.
60companies on record
20active since 2022
3,135wells in county record
| # | Company | In Fayette Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|
| 1 | Martin,Gary - 3845 | 76 | 188 | 1,470 |
| 2 | Handke,James - 10838 | 33 | 34 | 116 |
| 3 | Erickson,Craig - 7918 | 32 | 48 | 934 |
| 4 | Brandenburg,Neil - 1610 | 22 | 105 | 665 |
| 5 | Manson,Mark - 11709 | 11 | 12 | 282 |
| 6 | Halweg, JR,David - 10712 | 7 | 7 | 192 |
| 7 | Ogden,Ben - 6714 | 6 | 14 | 1,057 |
| 8 | Moellers,Adriel - 11925 | 6 | 6 | 44 |
| 9 | Raaen,David - 4631 | 5 | 8 | 704 |
| 10 | Allen,Joseph - 1035 | 5 | 8 | 999 |
| 11 | Gingerich,Corwin - 2638 | 2 | 4 | 2,322 |
| 12 | Speidel,Steve - 5240 | 1 | 3 | 934 |
| 13 | Ogden,Jeffrey - 4326 | 1 | 3 | 154 |
| 14 | Larson,Russell - 6015 | 1 | 2 | 36 |
| 15 | * Owner, - | 1 | 2 | 734 |
| 16 | Gelement,Valentin - 10711 | 1 | 1 | 383 |
| 17 | * Unknown, - | — | 1,953 | 97,406 |
| 18 | Bunting,James - 1726 | — | 88 | 512 |
| 19 | Shawver Well Co. | — | 85 | 785 |
| 20 | Brandenburg,Neil - 40120 | — | 85 | 577 |
| 21 | Bunting,James - 40121 | — | 68 | 551 |
| 22 | Jones,Randy - 40309 | — | 62 | 585 |
| 23 | Martin,Gary - 40473 | — | 52 | 331 |
| 24 | Jones,Randy - 3319 | — | 41 | 341 |
| 25 | Halweg,David - 2814 | — | 31 | 274 |
| 26 | Cushion Plumbing | — | 29 | 30 |
| 27 | Gage, Robert | — | 24 | 34 |
| 28 | Halweg,David - 40162 | — | 22 | 561 |
| 29 | Brown, Scott | — | 22 | 29 |
| 30 | Mellick,Thomas - 7058 | — | 18 | 304 |
| 31 | Benter, Keith | — | 13 | 86 |
| 32 | Speidel,Steve - 40253 | — | 9 | 614 |
| 33 | Rewerts Well Co. Inc. | — | 8 | 432 |
| 34 | Cahoy, Darin | — | 8 | 51 |
| 35 | Lewis,Mark - 40675 | — | 8 | 32 |
| 36 | Cahoy Pump Service, Inc. | — | 7 | 53 |
| 37 | Mineart,Matthew - 7920 | — | 6 | 57 |
| 38 | Shawver,Gary - 40611 | — | 5 | 417 |
| 39 | Miller,Rodney - 6955 | — | 5 | 68 |
| 40 | List,Todd - 40744 | — | 5 | 40 |
| 41 | Benter,Keith - 40119 | — | 4 | 76 |
| 42 | Harmon,Tony - 6503 | — | 4 | 71 |
| 43 | Grimm,Cynthia - 40103 | — | 3 | 963 |
| 44 | Ogden,Richard - 40736 | — | 3 | 80 |
| 45 | Schumacher,Dale - 6471 | — | 3 | 60 |
| 46 | Gingerich,Klint - 40046 | — | 2 | 1,353 |
| 47 | Freese,Rick - 40520 | — | 2 | 248 |
| 48 | Turnis,James - 5535 | — | 2 | 123 |
| 49 | Weber,Jeremy - 10102 | — | 2 | 39 |
| 50 | Gingerich,Klint - 2639 | — | 1 | 2,501 |
| 51 | Freese,Rick - 2544 | — | 1 | 707 |
| 52 | Shawver,Gary - 5066 | — | 1 | 242 |
| 53 | Greiner,Kenneth - 2731 | — | 1 | 229 |
| 54 | Kaldenberg,Bryce - 40173 | — | 1 | 91 |
| 55 | Akers,Allen - 1023 | — | 1 | 75 |
| 56 | Speidel,David - 40254 | — | 1 | 69 |
| 57 | Shawver,Ryan - 6475 | — | 1 | 56 |
| 58 | Nuehring,Curtis - 40015 | — | 1 | 56 |
| 59 | List,Todd - 3715 | — | 1 | 29 |
| 60 | Mcburney Well Co. | — | 1 | 27 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Fayette 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 Fayette County?
Martin,Gary - 3845 has drilled the most Fayette County wells in the recent record — 76 since 2016, 188 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Fayette County?
60 companies in the Iowa DNR record have drilled wells in Fayette County; 20 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 Fayette County?
The median drilled depth in Fayette County is 140 ft, based on 4,414 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Fayette County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on
the Fayette County wells page.
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