Best well drillers in Hamilton County, Illinois
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 27 drilling companies with wells on record in Hamilton County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 142 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.
| # | Company | In Hamilton Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg A. Evans | 2 | 2 | 115 |
| 2 | Beanland, Glen | 1 | 1 | 725 |
| 3 | Scates, Stephen T. | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| 4 | Keen, George | — | 46 | 177 |
| 5 | Wilson, Olen L. | — | 8 | 801 |
| 6 | Wilson, Deneal | — | 8 | 646 |
| 7 | Shell Oil Company | — | 8 | 25 |
| 8 | Kohnen, Clarence | — | 7 | 13,419 |
| 9 | Puckett, Arnold L. | — | 6 | 186 |
| 10 | Lamp, Robert Wayne | — | 6 | 141 |
| 11 | Texaco, Inc. | — | 6 | 27 |
| 12 | Keen, Bradley E. | — | 5 | 426 |
| 13 | Fleming, Roy | — | 5 | 61 |
| 14 | Puckett, Arnold | — | 5 | 60 |
| 15 | Sutton, Kellie R. | — | 4 | 49 |
| 16 | Keen, George E. | — | 4 | 29 |
| 17 | Speth, James | — | 3 | 1,212 |
| 18 | Beanland, Leonard Ralph | — | 2 | 1,179 |
| 19 | Richey, Quentin R. | — | 2 | 330 |
| 20 | Rider, John Bennedict | — | 2 | 214 |
| 21 | Stinson, Larry | — | 2 | 73 |
| 22 | Turner, Martin | — | 2 | 48 |
| 23 | Buchanan, Ruben C. | — | 2 | 32 |
| 24 | Fondaw, Bill | — | 2 | 25 |
| 25 | Hepp, Frank D. Jr. | — | 1 | 719 |
| 26 | Baker, E. C. & Sons | — | 1 | 255 |
| 27 | Gobel, Joseph Louis | — | 1 | 47 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County?
Greg A. Evans has drilled the most Hamilton County wells in the recent record — 2 since 2016, 2 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Hamilton County?
27 companies in the ISGS record have drilled wells in Hamilton County; 4 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 Hamilton County?
The median drilled depth in Hamilton County is 298 ft, based on 166 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Hamilton County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Hamilton County wells page.
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