Best well drillers in Franklin County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 22 drilling companies with wells on record in Franklin County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 894 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 Franklin Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Ball | 271 | 271 | 393 |
| 2 | Felton Jacobs | 212 | 212 | 526 |
| 3 | Landon Phillips | 112 | 112 | 453 |
| 4 | Nick Young | 56 | 56 | 159 |
| 5 | Chauncey Leggett | 41 | 41 | 305 |
| 6 | Dustin Letchworth | 41 | 41 | 111 |
| 7 | Jason Poole | 35 | 35 | 268 |
| 8 | Bradley Deming | 23 | 23 | 163 |
| 9 | Sammy Rackley | 21 | 21 | 131 |
| 10 | Jon Poole | 16 | 16 | 98 |
| 11 | Jayse Phillips | 16 | 16 | 71 |
| 12 | John Often | 13 | 13 | 241 |
| 13 | Jeffery T Stephenson | 12 | 12 | 53 |
| 14 | Jeffrey T. Stephenson | 7 | 7 | 57 |
| 15 | Bryce Adams | 5 | 5 | 30 |
| 16 | Grant Mason | 5 | 5 | 68 |
| 17 | Kevin Letchworth | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| 18 | Blake Sanford | 1 | 1 | 178 |
| 19 | Eric Cook | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| 20 | Philip R Hensley | 1 | 1 | 65 |
| 21 | Jarod Fisher | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| 22 | Keith Barnette | 1 | 1 | 27 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Franklin 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 Franklin County?
Jerry Ball has drilled the most Franklin County wells in the recent record — 271 since 2016, 271 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Franklin County?
22 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Franklin County; 21 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 Franklin County?
The median drilled depth in Franklin County is 225 ft, based on 3,115 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Franklin County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Franklin County wells page.
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