Best well drillers in Jackson County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 25 drilling companies with wells on record in Jackson County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 666 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 Jackson Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W.dalton Snodgrass | 188 | 188 | 333 |
| 2 | Russell Taylor | 130 | 130 | 266 |
| 3 | Jacob Henry | 66 | 66 | 91 |
| 4 | Rick Crane | 60 | 60 | 168 |
| 5 | Josh Plemmons | 45 | 45 | 617 |
| 6 | Robin Webb | 37 | 37 | 389 |
| 7 | Mitchell Dean Cook | 29 | 29 | 420 |
| 8 | Kolby Mitchell Sawyers | 20 | 20 | 215 |
| 9 | Taylor Ray Boger | 15 | 15 | 322 |
| 10 | Rex Meadows | 13 | 13 | 813 |
| 11 | Russel Taylor | 12 | 12 | 27 |
| 12 | Kolby Mitchel Sawyers | 11 | 11 | 278 |
| 13 | Travis Greene | 8 | 8 | 174 |
| 14 | Brandon Worley | 7 | 7 | 44 |
| 15 | Kaleb T Hyde | 4 | 4 | 223 |
| 16 | Kolby M. Sawyers | 4 | 4 | 78 |
| 17 | Jamison Gibson | 3 | 3 | 145 |
| 18 | Kolby Sawyers | 3 | 3 | 95 |
| 19 | Mark E. Holland | 3 | 3 | 28 |
| 20 | Derrick Heath Sawyers | 2 | 2 | 104 |
| 21 | Austin Randall Scott Pressley | 2 | 2 | 29 |
| 22 | Mark Allen | 1 | 1 | 454 |
| 23 | Garrett Clyde Banks | 1 | 1 | 143 |
| 24 | Perry Reece | 1 | 1 | 79 |
| 25 | Michell Dean Cook | 1 | 1 | 35 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Jackson 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 Jackson County?
W.dalton Snodgrass has drilled the most Jackson County wells in the recent record — 188 since 2016, 188 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Jackson County?
25 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Jackson 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 Jackson County?
The median drilled depth in Jackson County is 365 ft, based on 3,813 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Jackson County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Jackson County wells page.
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