Best well drillers in Williamson County, Illinois
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 23 drilling companies with wells on record in Williamson County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 471 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 Williamson Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beanland, Glen | 21 | 44 | 725 |
| 2 | Beanland, Leonard Ralph | 20 | 58 | 1,179 |
| 3 | Beanland, John R. | 1 | 28 | 605 |
| 4 | Keen, Bradley E. | — | 116 | 426 |
| 5 | Geer, James A. | — | 104 | 498 |
| 6 | Beanland, Ronald D. | — | 28 | 1,485 |
| 7 | Richey, Quentin R. | — | 21 | 330 |
| 8 | Gwin Drilling Co. | — | 18 | 537 |
| 9 | Hepp, Frank D. Jr. | — | 15 | 719 |
| 10 | Keen, George | — | 6 | 177 |
| 11 | Richey, Quentin | — | 5 | 82 |
| 12 | Norman E D | — | 5 | 47 |
| 13 | Kohnen, Clarence | — | 4 | 13,419 |
| 14 | Keen, George E. | — | 4 | 29 |
| 15 | NO Company | — | 3 | 564 |
| 16 | Crawford, H. | — | 3 | 46 |
| 17 | Sergent, William E. | — | 2 | 261 |
| 18 | Rider, John Bennedict | — | 2 | 214 |
| 19 | Haake, Ralph | — | 1 | 903 |
| 20 | Baum, Arron | — | 1 | 270 |
| 21 | Hollinshead, Charles | — | 1 | 185 |
| 22 | Larkin Drilling Company | — | 1 | 65 |
| 23 | Hepp, Frank | — | 1 | 59 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Williamson 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 Williamson County?
Beanland, Glen has drilled the most Williamson County wells in the recent record — 21 since 2016, 44 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Williamson County?
23 companies in the ISGS record have drilled wells in Williamson 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 Williamson County?
The median drilled depth in Williamson County is 155 ft, based on 539 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Williamson County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Williamson County wells page.
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