Best well drillers in Hancock County, Illinois
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 32 drilling companies with wells on record in Hancock County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 610 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 Hancock Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen, Joseph | 13 | 15 | 792 |
| 2 | Gingerich, Corwin | 5 | 5 | 331 |
| 3 | Bassham, Billy | 4 | 5 | 557 |
| 4 | Schmalfeldt, Todd | 2 | 2 | 200 |
| 5 | Gelement, Val | 2 | 2 | 95 |
| 6 | Hopson, Seldon C | — | 248 | 1,004 |
| 7 | Drake, Don | — | 90 | 92 |
| 8 | Johnson, James P. | — | 54 | 507 |
| 9 | Groves, Forest E. | — | 53 | 225 |
| 10 | Hopson, S. C. | — | 46 | 85 |
| 11 | Cole, Raymond J. | — | 25 | 1,228 |
| 12 | Kremer, Jack Lee | — | 18 | 797 |
| 13 | Guarin, Harland | — | 9 | 196 |
| 14 | NO Company | — | 7 | 564 |
| 15 | Bjorklund, Llyod A. | — | 7 | 63 |
| 16 | Jennings, Charles L. | — | 4 | 72 |
| 17 | Groves, Alan | — | 3 | 33 |
| 18 | Bjorklund, Lloyd A. | — | 2 | 162 |
| 19 | Schmeiser Kenneth S | — | 2 | 29 |
| 20 | Erwin, James R. | — | 1 | 38 |
| 21 | Albrecht, S. Dean | — | 1 | 1,880 |
| 22 | Layne-Western Co. | — | 1 | 1,635 |
| 23 | Adolphson, Robert M. Jr. | — | 1 | 759 |
| 24 | Hopson, Scott | — | 1 | 395 |
| 25 | Mckinney, Ted | — | 1 | 313 |
| 26 | Callihan, Michael M. | — | 1 | 228 |
| 27 | Grosch Irrigation | — | 1 | 185 |
| 28 | Hunter, Dennis | — | 1 | 149 |
| 29 | Bolliger, John & Sons | — | 1 | 142 |
| 30 | Alco Oil & Gas Corp. | — | 1 | 123 |
| 31 | Gingerich, Emery Duane | — | 1 | 94 |
| 32 | Crowe, Daniel J. | — | 1 | 78 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Hancock 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 Hancock County?
Allen, Joseph has drilled the most Hancock County wells in the recent record — 13 since 2016, 15 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Hancock County?
32 companies in the ISGS record have drilled wells in Hancock County; 6 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 Hancock County?
The median drilled depth in Hancock County is 225 ft, based on 940 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Hancock County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Hancock County wells page.
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