Best well drillers in Wapello County, Iowa
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 19 drilling companies with wells on record in Wapello County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 473 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 Wapello Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gingerich,Corwin - 2638 | 4 | 14 | 2,281 |
| 2 | Gingerich,Klint - 2639 | 1 | 22 | 2,501 |
| 3 | * Unknown, - | — | 377 | 96,967 |
| 4 | Gingerich,Klint - 40046 | — | 12 | 1,353 |
| 5 | J & R Drilling Services Inc. | — | 10 | 51 |
| 6 | Gingerich Well Co. | — | 6 | 525 |
| 7 | Rewerts, Jerry | — | 6 | 103 |
| 8 | Akers,Allen - 1023 | — | 6 | 75 |
| 9 | Northway Corporation | — | 5 | 31 |
| 10 | Allen,Joseph - 1035 | — | 3 | 997 |
| 11 | Grimm,Cynthia - 40103 | — | 2 | 963 |
| 12 | Haman,Matthew - 6926 | — | 2 | 69 |
| 13 | Bruinekool,Dwayne - 40498 | — | 2 | 49 |
| 14 | Thorpe,Tommy - 8508 | — | 1 | 44 |
| 15 | * Owner, - | — | 1 | 733 |
| 16 | Francis,Raymond - 2528 | — | 1 | 45 |
| 17 | Rewerts Well Co. Inc. | — | 1 | 432 |
| 18 | Kremer,Jack - 3540 | — | 1 | 107 |
| 19 | Gundlach,Gary - 1136 | — | 1 | 33 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Wapello 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 Wapello County?
Gingerich,Corwin - 2638 has drilled the most Wapello County wells in the recent record — 4 since 2016, 14 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Wapello County?
19 companies in the Iowa DNR record have drilled wells in Wapello 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 Wapello County?
The median drilled depth in Wapello County is 35 ft, based on 658 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Wapello County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Wapello County wells page.
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