Best well drillers in Dare County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 10 drilling companies with wells on record in Dare County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 79 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 Dare Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Cook | 4 | 4 | 93 |
| 2 | Paul Lacher SR | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| 3 | Ronald Keeter, Jr. | 2 | 2 | 204 |
| 4 | John Paul Simpson | 1 | 25 | 131 |
| 5 | Arthur Cannady | 1 | 1 | 102 |
| 6 | P.g. West, Iii | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| 7 | David Lewis | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| 8 | Glenn Endreson | — | 37 | 37 |
| 9 | Paul Poyner | — | 4 | 116 |
| 10 | Bobby Lee Harrell | — | 1 | 30 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Dare 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 Dare County?
David Cook has drilled the most Dare County wells in the recent record — 4 since 2016, 4 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Dare County?
10 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Dare 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 Dare County?
The median drilled depth in Dare County is 60 ft, based on 414 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Dare County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Dare County wells page.
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