Best well drillers in Buncombe County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 25 drilling companies with wells on record in Buncombe County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 1,650 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 Buncombe Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby W Potts | 384 | 385 | 593 |
| 2 | Rex Meadows | 297 | 297 | 813 |
| 3 | Taylor Ray Boger | 147 | 147 | 322 |
| 4 | Josh Plemmons | 133 | 133 | 617 |
| 5 | Kolby Mitchel Sawyers | 88 | 88 | 278 |
| 6 | Robin Webb | 75 | 75 | 389 |
| 7 | Kolby Mitchell Sawyers | 70 | 70 | 215 |
| 8 | Jamison Gibson | 59 | 59 | 145 |
| 9 | Garrett Clyde Banks | 59 | 59 | 143 |
| 10 | Derrick Heath Sawyers | 44 | 44 | 104 |
| 11 | Garrett Collin Banks | 43 | 43 | 93 |
| 12 | Kolby M. Sawyers | 38 | 38 | 78 |
| 13 | Clint J. Babbitt | 34 | 35 | 72 |
| 14 | Mark Allen | 27 | 27 | 454 |
| 15 | Travis Greene | 27 | 27 | 174 |
| 16 | Kolby Sawyers | 24 | 24 | 95 |
| 17 | Dennis Parham | 24 | 24 | 37 |
| 18 | Richard Reese | 19 | 19 | 87 |
| 19 | Garrett C. Banks | 15 | 15 | 48 |
| 20 | Derrick H. Sawyers | 12 | 12 | 30 |
| 21 | Austin Randall Scott Pressley | 12 | 12 | 29 |
| 22 | Gary Justice | 8 | 8 | 254 |
| 23 | Garrett Padgett | 6 | 6 | 298 |
| 24 | Chris King | 2 | 2 | 927 |
| 25 | Brandon Worley | 1 | 1 | 44 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Buncombe 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 Buncombe County?
Bobby W Potts has drilled the most Buncombe County wells in the recent record — 384 since 2016, 385 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Buncombe County?
25 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Buncombe County; 25 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 Buncombe County?
The median drilled depth in Buncombe County is 305 ft, based on 8,628 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Buncombe County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Buncombe County wells page.
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