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Best well drillers in Mchenry County, Illinois
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 193 drilling companies with wells
on record in Mchenry County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 22,427 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.
193companies on record
25active since 2022
22,427wells in county record
| # | Company | In Mchenry Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|
| 1 | Huemann, Joseph J. | 469 | 4,048 | 4,656 |
| 2 | Binz, David Joseph | 156 | 904 | 984 |
| 3 | Keller, Larry | 136 | 830 | 939 |
| 4 | Snelten, Greg | 41 | 443 | 1,307 |
| 5 | Grieves, Clifford | 38 | 48 | 62 |
| 6 | Brad Snelten | 38 | 38 | 149 |
| 7 | Nice, Mark E. | 35 | 1,157 | 1,607 |
| 8 | Deppe, Edward M. | 23 | 23 | 188 |
| 9 | Jason Jablonski | 19 | 20 | 89 |
| 10 | Smith, Allen E. | 13 | 14 | 310 |
| 11 | Jablonski, John A. | 8 | 59 | 248 |
| 12 | Snelten, Jeffrey | 7 | 755 | 1,979 |
| 13 | Albrecht, Harold Dean | 6 | 11 | 1,157 |
| 14 | Snelten, A & C | 4 | 40 | 82 |
| 15 | Michael C. Richards | 4 | 9 | 59 |
| 16 | Municipal Well & Pump, Inc. | 4 | 5 | 56 |
| 17 | Boyce, Kenneth D. | 2 | 53 | 1,499 |
| 18 | Knierim, Ken/K & K Well Drlg. | 2 | 3 | 891 |
| 19 | Matt Liberg | 2 | 2 | 182 |
| 20 | Fischer, James Monroe | 1 | 21 | 532 |
| 21 | Weirich, William Theodore | 1 | 3 | 577 |
| 22 | Stone, Bradley W. | 1 | 1 | 146 |
| 23 | Snelton, Peter | 1 | 1 | 68 |
| 24 | Huemann, William F. | — | 3,490 | 4,147 |
| 25 | Matthesius, Fred H. | — | 1,063 | 1,282 |
| 26 | Boetsch, William M. | — | 868 | 967 |
| 27 | Nice, Marvin R. | — | 779 | 1,124 |
| 28 | Gaffke, George E. | — | 647 | 4,869 |
| 29 | Howe, Robert E. Jr. | — | 594 | 732 |
| 30 | Pilgard, John P. | — | 523 | 607 |
| 31 | Snelten, Richard Charles | — | 507 | 2,194 |
| 32 | Efflandt, Robert | — | 497 | 1,683 |
| 33 | Nice, Craig | — | 345 | 450 |
| 34 | Knierim, Phil | — | 317 | 5,399 |
| 35 | Snelten, Stephen A. | — | 288 | 700 |
| 36 | Wirfs, Clements J. | — | 241 | 277 |
| 37 | Elfmann, Larry T. | — | 186 | 198 |
| 38 | Sheets, Michael | — | 179 | 208 |
| 39 | Bottlemy, August | — | 167 | 170 |
| 40 | Binz, Wayne L. | — | 145 | 167 |
| 41 | Madsen, Charles E. | — | 140 | 2,055 |
| 42 | Jurs, Martin & Son | — | 130 | 420 |
| 43 | Baker, Paul A. | — | 122 | 137 |
| 44 | Pilgard, Peter | — | 120 | 673 |
| 45 | Wertz, Art | — | 118 | 125 |
| 46 | Wertz, Charles L. | — | 116 | 584 |
| 47 | Hutchings, Clyde A. | — | 116 | 321 |
| 48 | Van Hoozen, Lucy H. | — | 109 | 115 |
| 49 | H2o Well & Pump Co. | — | 101 | 252 |
| 50 | Barker, Paul A. | — | 101 | 182 |
| 51 | Layne-Western Co. | — | 89 | 1,635 |
| 52 | Neely, Harry C. | — | 88 | 534 |
| 53 | Wertz, Arthur W. | — | 84 | 89 |
| 54 | Knierim, James | — | 82 | 900 |
| 55 | Hoover, Lonny R. | — | 77 | 1,362 |
| 56 | Wellendorf, Rodney | — | 68 | 2,319 |
| 57 | Silvius Bros. | — | 60 | 398 |
| 58 | Boetsch, W. R. | — | 60 | 63 |
| 59 | Madsen, Michael A. | — | 57 | 1,155 |
| 60 | Knierim, Max | — | 56 | 115 |
| 61 | Pilgard, Peter & Sons | — | 52 | 190 |
| 62 | Mattson, Arthur R. | — | 50 | 53 |
| 63 | Huemann, Jos.h. & Sons, Inc. | — | 49 | 50 |
| 64 | Hoover Water Well Service | — | 43 | 872 |
| 65 | Senffner, Alan James | — | 42 | 1,253 |
| 66 | Gross, Michael | — | 42 | 1,119 |
| 67 | Rosenquist, Gerald Wilbur | — | 34 | 891 |
| 68 | Fordonski, Keith | — | 33 | 1,694 |
| 69 | Rieke Well Drilling Co. | — | 33 | 181 |
| 70 | Boysen, Henry Co. | — | 29 | 350 |
| 71 | Hutchings, James A. | — | 25 | 35 |
| 72 | Huemann, John J. | — | 24 | 302 |
| 73 | Knierim, Phillip E. | — | 24 | 301 |
| 74 | Burgess, Wayne T. | — | 24 | 69 |
| 75 | Huemann, John | — | 24 | 34 |
| 76 | Liberg, John E. | — | 23 | 346 |
| 77 | Dupage Pump | — | 22 | 1,095 |
| 78 | Sisson, Edward | — | 22 | 502 |
| 79 | Wauchholder Well Drilling | — | 22 | 324 |
| 80 | Burgess, Wayne T. Jr. | — | 22 | 56 |
| 81 | Sigrist, Charlie F. | — | 22 | 29 |
| 82 | Miller, J.p. Artesian Well Co. | — | 21 | 317 |
| 83 | Blake, Wayne D. | — | 19 | 219 |
| 84 | K & K Well Drilling | — | 19 | 3,047 |
| 85 | Carlson, William L. | — | 19 | 366 |
| 86 | Efflandt, Herman John | — | 18 | 185 |
| 87 | Rosset, Richard D. | — | 18 | 151 |
| 88 | Stone, Ronald D. | — | 17 | 301 |
| 89 | Buffington, G. | — | 17 | 147 |
| 90 | Boysen, Henry Co.,Lichter,John | — | 16 | 105 |
| 91 | Meadow Equipment | — | 15 | 787 |
| 92 | Livingston, Lowell | — | 13 | 2,135 |
| 93 | Beaman, Jessie J. | — | 12 | 2,289 |
| 94 | Liberg, Patrick A. | — | 11 | 780 |
| 95 | NO Company | — | 11 | 564 |
| 96 | Snelten, Arthur Charles | — | 11 | 81 |
| 97 | Murdoch, James J. | — | 10 | 33 |
| 98 | Schwall, John J. | — | 9 | 247 |
| 99 | Yakimisky, John | — | 9 | 54 |
| 100 | Tascher, Vincent A. | — | 8 | 148 |
| 101 | Miller, J.p. Co. | — | 8 | 146 |
| 102 | Madsen, Wilbur C. | — | 8 | 25 |
| 103 | Dietzman, Gerald E. | — | 7 | 1,227 |
| 104 | Kerry, Charles M. | — | 7 | 538 |
| 105 | Miller, J. P. Art. Well | — | 7 | 299 |
| 106 | Stone, James R. | — | 7 | 292 |
| 107 | Hageman, Alvin B. | — | 7 | 179 |
| 108 | Stone, Herald | — | 7 | 83 |
| 109 | Stinnett, David | — | 6 | 1,830 |
| 110 | Neely, Mark S. | — | 6 | 1,105 |
| 111 | Greenfield, Edwin D. | — | 6 | 1,015 |
| 112 | Glenn, James E. | — | 6 | 214 |
| 113 | Stanley, Charles | — | 6 | 213 |
| 114 | Gibbs Well Drilling | — | 6 | 147 |
| 115 | Brown Irrigation Co. | — | 6 | 124 |
| 116 | Carson, James R. | — | 6 | 101 |
| 117 | Von Oepen, Ernest | — | 6 | 55 |
| 118 | Liberg, Thomas P. | — | 5 | 357 |
| 119 | Layne & Western Co. | — | 5 | 114 |
| 120 | Yeoman, Omer | — | 5 | 86 |
| 121 | Suburban Well | — | 5 | 72 |
| 122 | Grosch, Wayne A. | — | 4 | 545 |
| 123 | Liberg, Steven Scott | — | 4 | 378 |
| 124 | Gross, Emil E. | — | 4 | 309 |
| 125 | Geltz, N. H. | — | 4 | 258 |
| 126 | Harding, James R. | — | 4 | 209 |
| 127 | E & D Well Drilling | — | 4 | 163 |
| 128 | Moore, John V. | — | 4 | 108 |
| 129 | Fykes, Charles N. | — | 3 | 6,006 |
| 130 | Martin, Jonas Willard | — | 3 | 2,422 |
| 131 | Brown, Darwin | — | 3 | 2,166 |
| 132 | Albrecht, S. Dean | — | 3 | 1,880 |
| 133 | Wehling Well Works, Inc. | — | 3 | 797 |
| 134 | Mckinney, Melvin | — | 3 | 494 |
| 135 | Blake, William D. | — | 3 | 457 |
| 136 | Ward, Delbert G. | — | 3 | 206 |
| 137 | Wehling, Richard W. | — | 3 | 132 |
| 138 | Bloyer, Ralph | — | 3 | 91 |
| 139 | Stone, James | — | 3 | 77 |
| 140 | Tyrrell, Richard | — | 3 | 53 |
| 141 | IL State Geological Survey | — | 3 | 46 |
| 142 | Szymanski, Mitchell | — | 3 | 43 |
| 143 | Gray Well Drlg | — | 3 | 35 |
| 144 | Neupert, Thomas A. | — | 3 | 32 |
| 145 | Kelly, Timothy | — | 2 | 78 |
| 146 | Rob, Ronald Gene | — | 2 | 2,082 |
| 147 | Olson, Robert C | — | 2 | 1,010 |
| 148 | Bloyer Well Co. | — | 2 | 709 |
| 149 | Beaman, John A. | — | 2 | 522 |
| 150 | Stone, Guy D. | — | 2 | 340 |
| 151 | Senffner, Keith | — | 2 | 210 |
| 152 | Liberg, Paul Evan | — | 2 | 205 |
| 153 | Martin, C. & Sons Well Co. | — | 2 | 202 |
| 154 | Grosch Irrigation | — | 2 | 185 |
| 155 | Tyrrell, Jeffrey | — | 2 | 170 |
| 156 | Stevens, Dale O. | — | 2 | 167 |
| 157 | Glenn, Henry A. | — | 2 | 97 |
| 158 | Milaeger Well Drilling Co. | — | 2 | 63 |
| 159 | Galien, Vander Sam | — | 2 | 61 |
| 160 | Thorne, W. L. Co. | — | 2 | 49 |
| 161 | Szymanski, Mitchell J. | — | 2 | 46 |
| 162 | Snelten, Cornelius | — | 2 | 43 |
| 163 | Hinkle, J & J Well & Septic | — | 1 | 1,011 |
| 164 | Baker, Earl Jr. | — | 1 | 1,933 |
| 165 | Knierim, Paul L. | — | 1 | 850 |
| 166 | Schuur, Bill | — | 1 | 836 |
| 167 | Forder, James | — | 1 | 610 |
| 168 | Wehling, Richard H. | — | 1 | 319 |
| 169 | Pitz, John W. | — | 1 | 318 |
| 170 | John A. Jablonski | — | 1 | 306 |
| 171 | Knierum, Paul | — | 1 | 298 |
| 172 | Henry Boysen Co.,Lichter,John | — | 1 | 272 |
| 173 | Mckinney, Melvin D. | — | 1 | 231 |
| 174 | Pitz, N. L. | — | 1 | 187 |
| 175 | Butts, Leon | — | 1 | 157 |
| 176 | Huikle, T. | — | 1 | 136 |
| 177 | Tolley, David F. | — | 1 | 126 |
| 178 | Tyrrell, Richard William | — | 1 | 124 |
| 179 | Geiger, S. B. | — | 1 | 114 |
| 180 | Smeja, Robert B. | — | 1 | 107 |
| 181 | Hoover Water Well Servic | — | 1 | 98 |
| 182 | Klassen, Genevieve M. | — | 1 | 97 |
| 183 | Snelton Bros. | — | 1 | 97 |
| 184 | Albrecht Well Drillers | — | 1 | 79 |
| 185 | Wehling, R. H. | — | 1 | 78 |
| 186 | Hinkle, Truman | — | 1 | 55 |
| 187 | Millis, P. E. | — | 1 | 43 |
| 188 | Carper, Garland L. | — | 1 | 42 |
| 189 | Stone, Herald I. | — | 1 | 41 |
| 190 | Brooks, Rollin W. | — | 1 | 37 |
| 191 | Barker, Paul | — | 1 | 37 |
| 192 | Gritzner, Edward John | — | 1 | 34 |
| 193 | Adkins, Phillip G. | — | 1 | 28 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Mchenry 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 Mchenry County?
Huemann, Joseph J. has drilled the most Mchenry County wells in the recent record — 469 since 2016, 4,048 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Mchenry County?
193 companies in the ISGS record have drilled wells in Mchenry County; 25 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 Mchenry County?
The median drilled depth in Mchenry County is 126 ft, based on 23,076 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Mchenry County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on
the Mchenry County wells page.
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