Best well drillers in Lake County, Illinois

Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 157 drilling companies with wells on record in Lake County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 24,368 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.

157companies on record

21active since 2022

24,368wells in county record

#	Company	In Lake Co. since 2016	All-time in county	Statewide
1	Huemann, Joseph J.	242	528	4,656
2	Snelten, Greg	82	670	1,307
3	Boyce, Kenneth D.	59	1,446	1,499
4	Madsen, Michael A.	58	1,098	1,155
5	Brad Snelten	53	53	149
6	Blake, Wayne D.	47	200	219
7	Michael C. Richards	36	46	59
8	Snelten, Jeffrey	24	973	1,979
9	Schwall, John J.	13	144	247
10	Binz, David Joseph	7	9	984
11	Keller, Larry	3	15	939
12	Municipal Well & Pump, Inc.	3	5	56
13	Fischer, James Monroe	2	35	532
14	Snelten, A & C	2	33	82
15	Snelton, Peter	2	11	68
16	Layne Christensen Co.	2	5	58
17	Huemann, William F.	1	566	4,147
18	Jason Jablonski	1	1	89
19	Matt Liberg	1	1	182
20	Gaffke, George E.	—	3,906	4,869
21	Madsen, Charles E.	—	1,915	2,055
22	Snelten, Richard Charles	—	1,284	2,194
23	Hoover, Lonny R.	—	1,256	1,362
24	Gross, Michael	—	1,076	1,119
25	Hoover Water Well Service	—	818	872
26	Madsen, Charles	—	676	676
27	Efflandt, Robert	—	617	1,683
28	Wertz, Charles L.	—	467	584
29	Blake, William D.	—	454	457
30	Gross, Eugene J.	—	352	352
31	Carlson, William L.	—	347	366
32	Pilgard, Peter	—	332	673
33	Gross, Emil E.	—	305	309
34	Wauchholder Well Drilling	—	302	324
35	Henry Boysen Co.,Lichter,John	—	257	272
36	Jurs, Martin & Son	—	255	420
37	Wayne D. Blake	—	249	249
38	Boysen, Henry Co.	—	244	350
39	Huemann, John J.	—	229	302
40	Snelten, Stephen A.	—	222	700
41	Glenn, James E.	—	207	214
42	Matthesius, Fred H.	—	198	1,282
43	Tascher, Vincent A.	—	140	148
44	Howe, Robert E. Jr.	—	132	732
45	Rosset, Richard D.	—	123	151
46	H2o Well & Pump Co.	—	121	252
47	Glenn, Henry A.	—	95	97
48	Rieke Well Drilling Co.	—	91	181
49	Hoover Water Well Servic	—	84	98
50	Hutchings, Clyde A.	—	82	321
51	Boetsch, William M.	—	81	967
52	Hoover, L. R.	—	80	81
53	Efflandt, Herman John	—	72	185
54	Boysen, Henry Co.,Lichter,John	—	72	105
55	Pilgard, Peter & Sons	—	71	190
56	Glenn, E. H.	—	64	198
57	Knierim, Phil	—	57	5,399
58	Pettis	—	50	50
59	Smith A J	—	48	49
60	Pilgard, John P.	—	47	607
61	Brackett, B.	—	47	56
62	Layne-Western Co.	—	43	1,635
63	Tascher, Vincent	—	40	40
64	Wellendorf, Rodney	—	39	2,319
65	Yakimisky, John	—	39	54
66	Wertz, C. L.	—	38	39
67	Wirfs, Clements J.	—	36	277
68	Madsen, Charles & Sons	—	34	34
69	Gritzner, Edward John	—	33	34
70	Nice, Marvin R.	—	32	1,124
71	Alco Oil & Gas Corp.	—	31	123
72	Ferguson, F. H.	—	31	31
73	Sheets, Michael	—	29	208
74	Jurs Martin&sons Inc.	—	27	89
75	Sisson, Edward	—	26	502
76	Miller, J.p. Artesian Well Co.	—	26	317
77	Snelten, Arthur Charles	—	25	81
78	Dupage Pump	—	22	1,095
79	Szymanski, Mitchell J.	—	20	46
80	Liberg, Patrick A.	—	19	780
81	NO Company	—	18	564
82	Von Oepen, Ernest	—	17	55
83	Madsen, Wilbur C.	—	17	25
84	Buffington, G.	—	16	147
85	K & K Well Drilling	—	15	3,047
86	Nice, Mark E.	—	14	1,607
87	Wehling, Richard H.	—	14	319
88	John A. Jablonski	—	14	306
89	Knierim, Phillip E.	—	13	301
90	Meadow Equipment	—	12	787
91	Schlesser & Sons	—	12	28
92	Liberg, John E.	—	11	346
93	Hutchings, James A.	—	10	35
94	Senffner, Alan James	—	9	1,253
95	Nice, Craig	—	9	450
96	Elfmann, Larry T.	—	9	198
97	Snelton Bros.	—	8	97
98	Szymanski, Mitchell	—	8	43
99	Stinnett, David	—	7	1,830
100	Stinnett, James R.	—	7	314
101	Miller, J. P. Art. Well	—	7	299
102	Knierum, Paul	—	7	298
103	Wertz, Art	—	7	125
104	Schlesser F & Sons	—	7	25
105	Snelten, Cornelius	—	6	43
106	Gray Well Drlg	—	6	35
107	Huemann, John	—	6	34
108	Snelton, Cornelius	—	6	29
109	Wehling Well Works, Inc.	—	5	797
110	Kerry, Charles M.	—	5	538
111	Liberg, Steven Scott	—	5	378
112	Liberg, Paul Evan	—	5	205
113	Kuehn, Kurt	—	5	144
114	Knierim, Max	—	5	115
115	Wertz, Arthur W.	—	5	89
116	Galien, Vander Sam	—	5	61
117	Fordonski, Keith	—	4	1,694
118	Dietzman, Gerald E.	—	4	1,227
119	Miller, J.p. Co.	—	4	146
120	Geiger, S. B.	—	4	114
121	Carson, James R.	—	4	101
122	Shaver, James R. Sr.	—	4	78
123	Neely, Harry C.	—	3	534
124	Jablonski, John A.	—	3	248
125	Stanley, Charles	—	3	213
126	Layne & Western Co.	—	3	114
127	Mattson, Arthur R.	—	3	53
128	IL State Geological Survey	—	3	46
129	Neupert, Thomas A.	—	3	32
130	Water Well Solutions	—	3	25
131	Neely, Mark S.	—	2	1,105
132	Knierim, James	—	2	900
133	Liberg, Thomas P.	—	2	357
134	Barker, Paul A.	—	2	182
135	Moore, John V.	—	2	108
136	Burgess, Wayne T.	—	2	69
137	Milaeger Well Drilling Co.	—	2	63
138	Albrecht, Harold Dean	—	1	1,157
139	Kelly, Timothy	—	1	78
140	Weirich, William Theodore	—	1	577
141	Noll, Gary E.	—	1	2,783
142	Rob, Ronald Gene	—	1	2,082
143	Olson, Robert C	—	1	1,010
144	Knierim Company, Inc.	—	1	888
145	Wehling, Wendell E.	—	1	590
146	Aneffco Well Drilling	—	1	177
147	Raney, Sherman	—	1	158
148	Wehling, Richard W.	—	1	132
149	Pilgard, Peter & Son	—	1	103
150	Comar Drilling Co., Inc.	—	1	94
151	Yeoman, Omer	—	1	86
152	Arnt & Son - Dupage	—	1	82
153	Burgess, Wayne Jr.	—	1	67
154	Thorne, W. L. Co.	—	1	49
155	Rosenquist, K. W.	—	1	43
156	List, Todd	—	1	29
157	K & K Oil, Inc.	—	1	25

Ranked by wells drilled in Lake 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 Lake County?

Huemann, Joseph J. has drilled the most Lake County wells in the recent record — 242 since 2016, 528 in the county all-time.

How many well drilling companies work in Lake County?

157 companies in the ISGS record have drilled wells in Lake County; 21 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 Lake County?

The median drilled depth in Lake County is 154 ft, based on 26,135 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Lake County wells page.

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

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