Best well drillers in Madison County, Iowa
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 19 drilling companies with wells on record in Madison County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 756 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 Madison Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hutchison,Sheldon - 8378 | 8 | 9 | 45 |
| 2 | Carey,James - 8244 | 5 | 13 | 162 |
| 3 | Carey,James - 11690 | 4 | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | Gingerich,Corwin - 2638 | 2 | 2 | 2,281 |
| 5 | Gingerich,Klint - 2639 | 1 | 2 | 2,501 |
| 6 | Gingerich,Dillon - 10177 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| 7 | * Unknown, - | — | 466 | 96,967 |
| 8 | Huff,Larry - 40030 | — | 114 | 236 |
| 9 | Banks,Roger - 40105 | — | 63 | 236 |
| 10 | Huff,Larry - 3144 | — | 31 | 114 |
| 11 | Huff & Son Well Boring | — | 20 | 37 |
| 12 | Akers,Allen - 1023 | — | 10 | 75 |
| 13 | Coons,Raymond - 40360 | — | 6 | 34 |
| 14 | RO-Banks Well Co. | — | 4 | 39 |
| 15 | Gingerich,Klint - 40046 | — | 3 | 1,353 |
| 16 | Allen,Joseph - 1035 | — | 2 | 997 |
| 17 | * Owner, - | — | 1 | 733 |
| 18 | Kaldenberg,Bryce - 40173 | — | 1 | 91 |
| 19 | Benter, Keith | — | 1 | 86 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Madison 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 Madison County?
Hutchison,Sheldon - 8378 has drilled the most Madison County wells in the recent record — 8 since 2016, 9 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Madison County?
19 companies in the Iowa DNR record have drilled wells in Madison County; 9 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 Madison County?
The median drilled depth in Madison County is 35 ft, based on 1,223 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Madison County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Madison County wells page.
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