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Best well drillers in Franklin County, Iowa
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 51 drilling companies with wells
on record in Franklin County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 1,756 logged
wells in the Iowa DNR Well Information System (IWIS) (records as of 2026-10-19). Every number links back to
the public record.
51companies on record
17active since 2022
1,756wells in county record
| # | Company | In Franklin Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|
| 1 | Larson,Riley - 8416 | 67 | 80 | 602 |
| 2 | Estlund,Matt - 2379 | 45 | 135 | 1,568 |
| 3 | Pieters,Kevin - 4541 | 23 | 70 | 503 |
| 4 | Manson,Mark - 11709 | 10 | 10 | 282 |
| 5 | Stoll,Austen - 9987 | 5 | 6 | 858 |
| 6 | Martin,Gary - 3845 | 4 | 4 | 1,470 |
| 7 | Shawver,Gary - 5066 | 2 | 5 | 242 |
| 8 | Halweg,David - 2814 | 2 | 2 | 274 |
| 9 | Larson Well Company | 2 | 2 | 65 |
| 10 | Bill Beemer Well Co. Inc. | 1 | 9 | 224 |
| 11 | Budke,Ryan - 7061 | 1 | 4 | 36 |
| 12 | Shawver Well Co. | 1 | 3 | 785 |
| 13 | Brandenburg,Neil - 1610 | 1 | 1 | 665 |
| 14 | Goodnight,Michael - 9532 | 1 | 1 | 185 |
| 15 | * Unknown, - | — | 939 | 97,406 |
| 16 | Christiansen,John - 1887 | — | 99 | 325 |
| 17 | Christiansen,John - 40521 | — | 98 | 274 |
| 18 | Mort's Pump And Plumbing Co. | — | 44 | 136 |
| 19 | Davis, Thomas | — | 42 | 87 |
| 20 | Estlund,Matt - 40055 | — | 39 | 488 |
| 21 | Beemer,William - 40133 | — | 27 | 286 |
| 22 | Rewerts Well Co. Inc. | — | 24 | 432 |
| 23 | Rossow, Lance | — | 22 | 44 |
| 24 | Wilkinson, Thomas | — | 19 | 34 |
| 25 | Beemer,William - 1406 | — | 14 | 90 |
| 26 | Bryan,Jim - 40386 | — | 8 | 143 |
| 27 | Yakel,Steven - 40475 | — | 8 | 56 |
| 28 | Pieters,Kevin - 40559 | — | 5 | 132 |
| 29 | Jones,Randy - 3319 | — | 4 | 341 |
| 30 | Peterson, Dan | — | 4 | 32 |
| 31 | Brandenburg,Neil - 40120 | — | 2 | 577 |
| 32 | Mellick,Thomas - 7058 | — | 2 | 304 |
| 33 | Van Gerpen,Bruce - 5600 | — | 2 | 218 |
| 34 | Van Gerpen,Mark - 6502 | — | 2 | 88 |
| 35 | Rewerts,Jerry - 40280 | — | 2 | 46 |
| 36 | Mort's Well Co. | — | 2 | 34 |
| 37 | Shawver,Ryan - 40751 | — | 2 | 25 |
| 38 | Erickson,Craig - 7918 | — | 1 | 934 |
| 39 | Estlund,Tyler - 13811 | — | 1 | 30 |
| 40 | * Owner, - | — | 1 | 734 |
| 41 | Shawver,Gary - 40611 | — | 1 | 417 |
| 42 | Rollins,Paul - 40052 | — | 1 | 394 |
| 43 | Rewerts,Justin - 40281 | — | 1 | 81 |
| 44 | Morrison,Dennis - 4139 | — | 1 | 81 |
| 45 | Stecker, Aldin | — | 1 | 64 |
| 46 | Beemer, William | — | 1 | 57 |
| 47 | Pieters Well Co. | — | 1 | 52 |
| 48 | Tell,Russell - 40014 | — | 1 | 37 |
| 49 | Stecker,Aldin - 40661 | — | 1 | 34 |
| 50 | List,Todd - 3715 | — | 1 | 29 |
| 51 | Henry Well Co. | — | 1 | 26 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Franklin 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 Franklin County?
Larson,Riley - 8416 has drilled the most Franklin County wells in the recent record — 67 since 2016, 80 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Franklin County?
51 companies in the Iowa DNR record have drilled wells in Franklin County; 17 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 Franklin County?
The median drilled depth in Franklin County is 100 ft, based on 2,835 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Franklin County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on
the Franklin County wells page.
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