Best well drillers in Beaufort County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 12 drilling companies with wells on record in Beaufort County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 121 logged wells in well construction records (Form GW-1) filed with NC DEQ's Division of Water Resources, together with the USGS National Water Information System groundwater inventory (records as of 2026-10-12). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In Beaufort Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Respess | 29 | 29 | 37 |
| 2 | Roger Hudson | 13 | 26 | 42 |
| 3 | Michael Hager | 11 | 11 | 210 |
| 4 | David Cook | 10 | 10 | 93 |
| 5 | Jay Gurganus | 6 | 30 | 30 |
| 6 | David F Cook | 3 | 3 | 28 |
| 7 | Jimmy Morris | 3 | 3 | 29 |
| 8 | Sammy Rackley | 1 | 1 | 131 |
| 9 | Dustin Letchworth | 1 | 1 | 111 |
| 10 | David Lewis | — | 4 | 56 |
| 11 | John Salmon | — | 2 | 70 |
| 12 | Roy Glenn Bland | — | 1 | 41 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Beaufort County since 2016 (then all-time), from the full NC DEQ + USGS 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 Beaufort County?
Josh Respess has drilled the most Beaufort County wells in the recent record — 29 since 2016, 29 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Beaufort County?
12 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Beaufort County; 10 of them have drilled somewhere in North Carolina since 2022. Smaller operators below the record threshold may also serve the area.
How deep is a typical well in Beaufort County?
The median drilled depth in Beaufort County is 130 ft, based on 772 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Beaufort County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Beaufort County wells page.
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