Best well drillers in Brunswick County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 18 drilling companies with wells on record in Brunswick County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 725 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 Brunswick Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Jones | 107 | 139 | 221 |
| 2 | Dave Harrison | 51 | 52 | 52 |
| 3 | Leonard Dorn JR | 15 | 302 | 302 |
| 4 | Douglas Hewett | 13 | 149 | 154 |
| 5 | Michael C Sage | 13 | 13 | 167 |
| 6 | Donald Cummings | 12 | 16 | 183 |
| 7 | John Salmon | 12 | 12 | 70 |
| 8 | Sean Cropsey | 4 | 20 | 125 |
| 9 | Patrick Cahill | 1 | 3 | 55 |
| 10 | Lloyd Mares | 1 | 1 | 226 |
| 11 | Ronald G. Cannady | 1 | 1 | 147 |
| 12 | Larry Williford, JR | 1 | 1 | 236 |
| 13 | Donald H. Cummings | — | 5 | 87 |
| 14 | Craigs Well Drilling LLC | — | 4 | 46 |
| 15 | Christopher Blackmon | — | 3 | 39 |
| 16 | Michael Sage | — | 2 | 42 |
| 17 | David L Register | — | 1 | 163 |
| 18 | William D Butler | — | 1 | 37 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Brunswick 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 Brunswick County?
Gary Jones has drilled the most Brunswick County wells in the recent record — 107 since 2016, 139 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Brunswick County?
18 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Brunswick County; 8 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 Brunswick County?
The median drilled depth in Brunswick County is 60 ft, based on 3,687 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Brunswick County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Brunswick County wells page.
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