Best well drillers in Dekalb County, Illinois

Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 124 drilling companies with wells on record in Dekalb County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 2,804 logged wells in the Illinois State Geological Survey water well records (records as of 2026-10-12). Every number links back to the public record.

124companies on record

19active since 2022

2,804wells in county record

#	Company	In Dekalb Co. since 2016	All-time in county	Statewide
1	Stone, Bradley W.	31	105	146
2	Knierim, Ken/K & K Well Drlg.	15	28	891
3	Matt Liberg	8	14	182
4	Nice, Mark E.	6	77	1,607
5	Weirich, William Theodore	6	56	577
6	Neely, Mark S.	6	29	1,105
7	Jablonski, John A.	4	7	248
8	Tyrrell, Jeffrey	3	130	170
9	Roop, Randy/Jonas Martin Drlg.	3	9	393
10	Albrecht, Harold Dean	2	10	1,157
11	Municipal Well & Pump, Inc.	2	3	56
12	Jason Jablonski	2	2	89
13	Rosenquist, Robert G.	1	9	162
14	Beaman, Jessie J.	1	7	2,289
15	Smith, Allen E.	1	4	310
16	Martin, Charles	1	1	130
17	Stone, Ronald D.	—	238	301
18	Stone, Guy D.	—	211	340
19	Stone, Ronald	—	186	347
20	Stone, James R.	—	171	292
21	Tyrrell R W	—	133	161
22	Harding, James R.	—	120	209
23	Stone H I & Son	—	113	120
24	Tyrrell, Richard William	—	100	124
25	Martin, Jonas Willard	—	84	2,422
26	Butts, Leon	—	75	157
27	Knierim, James	—	61	900
28	Brown, Darwin	—	60	2,166
29	Stone, James	—	48	77
30	Stone, Herald	—	45	83
31	Senffner, Alan James	—	44	1,253
32	Silvius Bros.	—	43	398
33	Neely, Harry C.	—	40	534
34	Knierim, Phil	—	39	5,399
35	Stone, Herald I.	—	37	41
36	Wellendorf, Rodney	—	34	2,319
37	Tyrrell, Richard	—	34	53
38	Livingston, Lowell	—	33	2,135
39	Rosenquist, Gerald Wilbur	—	30	891
40	Fordonski, Keith	—	25	1,694
41	Nice, Marvin R.	—	22	1,124
42	Dietzman, Gerald E.	—	18	1,227
43	James Harding	—	18	25
44	Senffner, Keith	—	15	210
45	Stone, H. I.	—	12	26
46	Dober, Darrel	—	10	481
47	Suburban Well	—	10	72
48	K & K Well Drilling	—	9	3,047
49	Walters, Larry	—	9	1,525
50	Barker, Paul A.	—	9	182
51	Stevens, Dale O.	—	9	167
52	Meadow Equipment	—	8	787
53	Layne-Western Co.	—	7	1,635
54	Fykes, Charles N.	—	6	6,006
55	Albrecht, S. Dean	—	6	1,880
56	Beaman, John A.	—	6	522
57	Rediger, Dan	—	6	28
58	Bull, Jack Well & Septic	—	5	707
59	Woodruff, Charles E. Co.	—	5	140
60	Tolley, David F.	—	5	126
61	Rosenquist, K. W.	—	5	43
62	Liberg, Steve Jr.	—	4	706
63	Keller, Larry	—	4	939
64	Kerry, Charles M.	—	4	538
65	Mckinney, Melvin	—	4	494
66	Nice, Craig	—	4	450
67	Tri County Well & Pump	—	4	298
68	Pohl, Harold N.	—	4	64
69	Matthesius, Fred H.	—	3	1,282
70	Schuur, Bill	—	3	836
71	Pitz, N. L.	—	3	187
72	Buffington, G.	—	3	147
73	Knierim, Max	—	3	115
74	Johnson, Charles R.	—	3	60
75	Will County Well & Pump	—	2	832
76	Hinkle, J & J Well & Septic	—	2	1,011
77	Greenfield, Edwin D.	—	2	1,015
78	Bisping, Calvin	—	2	465
79	Pitz, John W.	—	2	318
80	Miller, J.p. Artesian Well Co.	—	2	317
81	Martin, C. & Sons Well Co.	—	2	202
82	DU Page Pump Inc.	—	2	161
83	Van Hoozen, Lucy H.	—	2	115
84	Moore, John V.	—	2	108
85	Schmalz, G.a. & Son	—	2	42
86	Dudley Drillers	—	2	29
87	Adkins, Phillip G.	—	2	28
88	Binz, David Joseph	—	1	984
89	Gaffke, George E.	—	1	4,869
90	Sharpe, Franklin N.	—	1	2,247
91	Rob, Ronald Gene	—	1	2,082
92	Olson, Robert C	—	1	1,010
93	Bull, Jack D.	—	1	949
94	Knierim Company, Inc.	—	1	888
95	Wehling Well Works, Inc.	—	1	797
96	Bloyer Well Co.	—	1	709
97	Pilgard, John P.	—	1	607
98	Sisson, Edward	—	1	502
99	Neeley, Harry C.	—	1	456
100	Harold Dean Albrecht	—	1	443
101	Liberg, Steven Scott	—	1	378
102	Randy Roop/Jonas Martin Drlg.	—	1	367
103	Abbott, Albert	—	1	344
104	Wehling, Richard H.	—	1	319
105	John A. Jablonski	—	1	306
106	Miller, J. P. Art. Well	—	1	299
107	Hinkle, James A.	—	1	239
108	Stanley, Charles	—	1	213
109	Allabaugh, Neil M.	—	1	160
110	Raney, Sherman	—	1	158
111	Miller, J.p. Co.	—	1	146
112	Bolliger, John & Sons	—	1	142
113	Cole, Raymond Joseph Jr.	—	1	93
114	Bloyer, Ralph	—	1	91
115	Allabaugh, John H.	—	1	79
116	Allabaugh Well Co.	—	1	78
117	Motter, O. L.	—	1	73
118	Galien, Vander Sam	—	1	61
119	Donald N. Cleary	—	1	40
120	IL State Water Survey	—	1	33
121	Livingston, William B.	—	1	33
122	Caper, Garland	—	1	28
123	Neely & Etal	—	1	27
124	Leasure, Arthur C.	—	1	26

Ranked by wells drilled in Dekalb County since 2016 (then all-time), from the full ISGS 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 Dekalb County?

Stone, Bradley W. has drilled the most Dekalb County wells in the recent record — 31 since 2016, 105 in the county all-time.

How many well drilling companies work in Dekalb County?

124 companies in the ISGS record have drilled wells in Dekalb County; 19 of them have drilled somewhere in Illinois since 2022. Smaller operators below the record threshold may also serve the area.

How deep is a typical well in Dekalb County?

The median drilled depth in Dekalb County is 202 ft, based on 3,554 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Dekalb County wells page.

Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Dekalb County wells page.

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