Best well drillers in Granville County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 23 drilling companies with wells on record in Granville County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 391 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 Granville Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felton Jacobs | 53 | 53 | 526 |
| 2 | Bradley Deming | 47 | 47 | 163 |
| 3 | Jeffrey T. Stephenson | 45 | 45 | 57 |
| 4 | John Often | 35 | 35 | 241 |
| 5 | Landon Phillips | 34 | 34 | 453 |
| 6 | Philip R Hensley | 32 | 32 | 65 |
| 7 | Jeffery T Stephenson | 29 | 29 | 53 |
| 8 | Ronnie E Pruitt | 23 | 23 | 229 |
| 9 | Blake Sanford | 21 | 21 | 178 |
| 10 | Jerry Ball | 11 | 11 | 393 |
| 11 | Keith Barnette | 11 | 11 | 27 |
| 12 | Grant Mason | 11 | 11 | 68 |
| 13 | Nick Young | 7 | 7 | 159 |
| 14 | Dustin Letchworth | 7 | 7 | 111 |
| 15 | Chris King | 5 | 5 | 927 |
| 16 | Eric Cook | 5 | 5 | 57 |
| 17 | Jason Poole | 4 | 4 | 268 |
| 18 | Jayse Phillips | 4 | 4 | 71 |
| 19 | Terry Herbin | 2 | 2 | 189 |
| 20 | Jason Gentry | 2 | 2 | 41 |
| 21 | Gary Thompson | 1 | 1 | 469 |
| 22 | Brandon Williamson | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| 23 | David Lewis | 1 | 1 | 56 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Granville 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 Granville County?
Felton Jacobs has drilled the most Granville County wells in the recent record — 53 since 2016, 53 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Granville County?
23 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Granville County; 22 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 Granville County?
The median drilled depth in Granville County is 245 ft, based on 2,533 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Granville County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Granville County wells page.
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