Best well drillers in Pope County, Illinois
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 25 drilling companies with wells on record in Pope County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 401 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 Pope Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beanland, Leonard Ralph | 14 | 118 | 1,179 |
| 2 | Beanland, Glen | 14 | 29 | 725 |
| 3 | Greg A. Evans | 2 | 2 | 115 |
| 4 | Richey, Quentin | — | 52 | 82 |
| 5 | Horman, Paul | — | 39 | 563 |
| 6 | Beanland, Ronald D. | — | 28 | 1,485 |
| 7 | Sergent, William E. | — | 27 | 261 |
| 8 | Beanland, John R. | — | 22 | 605 |
| 9 | Sergent, William | — | 19 | 61 |
| 10 | Gwin Drilling Co. | — | 10 | 537 |
| 11 | Jennings, James E. | — | 8 | 70 |
| 12 | Richey, Quentin R. | — | 7 | 330 |
| 13 | Layne-Western Drlg | — | 6 | 73 |
| 14 | Geer, James A. | — | 5 | 498 |
| 15 | NO Company | — | 4 | 564 |
| 16 | Keen, Bradley E. | — | 4 | 426 |
| 17 | Brady, C.e. | — | 4 | 83 |
| 18 | Fondaw, Bill | — | 4 | 25 |
| 19 | Scates, Thomas L. | — | 3 | 245 |
| 20 | Layne-Western Co. | — | 3 | 1,635 |
| 21 | Larkin Drilling Company | — | 2 | 65 |
| 22 | Sandefur, Donald E. | — | 2 | 25 |
| 23 | Warth, William | — | 1 | 151 |
| 24 | IL State Water Survey | — | 1 | 33 |
| 25 | Haverstick Well & Equp | — | 1 | 31 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Pope 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 Pope County?
Beanland, Leonard Ralph has drilled the most Pope County wells in the recent record — 14 since 2016, 118 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Pope County?
25 companies in the ISGS record have drilled wells in Pope County; 5 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 Pope County?
The median drilled depth in Pope County is 182 ft, based on 470 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Pope County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Pope County wells page.
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