Best well drillers in Guilford County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 29 drilling companies with wells on record in Guilford County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 471 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 Guilford Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris King | 127 | 127 | 927 |
| 2 | Gary Thompson | 76 | 76 | 469 |
| 3 | David Belcher | 61 | 61 | 296 |
| 4 | Phillip Bullins | 47 | 47 | 424 |
| 5 | Raymond Brown, Iii | 20 | 20 | 206 |
| 6 | Matthew Brown | 17 | 17 | 261 |
| 7 | Christopher Bullins | 16 | 16 | 338 |
| 8 | Cameron Bazin | 15 | 15 | 508 |
| 9 | Christopher Watcher | 13 | 13 | 226 |
| 10 | David Hardy | 13 | 13 | 74 |
| 11 | Raymond Brown | 11 | 11 | 140 |
| 12 | Dustin Wright | 10 | 10 | 103 |
| 13 | Jody Mullis | 7 | 7 | 296 |
| 14 | Cody Potts | 6 | 6 | 167 |
| 15 | Christopher Wachter | 6 | 6 | 140 |
| 16 | Jerry Watkins | 5 | 5 | 329 |
| 17 | David L. Hardy, Jr. | 5 | 5 | 36 |
| 18 | Chris Morgan | 2 | 2 | 493 |
| 19 | Jody William Mullis JR | 2 | 2 | 164 |
| 20 | John Phillip Smith | 2 | 2 | 94 |
| 21 | Roger Hudson | 2 | 2 | 42 |
| 22 | Jay Todd | 1 | 1 | 801 |
| 23 | Billy Kennedy | 1 | 1 | 524 |
| 24 | Spencer Adams | 1 | 1 | 448 |
| 25 | Jerome W Crouse | 1 | 1 | 152 |
| 26 | James Hall | 1 | 1 | 142 |
| 27 | Jody W. Mullis, JR | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| 28 | Chris Bullins | 1 | 1 | 37 |
| 29 | Nathan Seagle | 1 | 1 | 40 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Guilford 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 Guilford County?
Chris King has drilled the most Guilford County wells in the recent record — 127 since 2016, 127 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Guilford County?
29 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Guilford County; 28 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 Guilford County?
The median drilled depth in Guilford County is 225 ft, based on 2,556 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Guilford County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Guilford County wells page.
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