Best well drillers in Macon County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 21 drilling companies with wells on record in Macon County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 750 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 Macon Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitchell Dean Cook | 379 | 379 | 420 |
| 2 | Russell Taylor | 112 | 112 | 266 |
| 3 | Rick Crane | 98 | 98 | 168 |
| 4 | Michell Dean Cook | 33 | 33 | 35 |
| 5 | W.dalton Snodgrass | 28 | 28 | 333 |
| 6 | Mark E. Holland | 25 | 25 | 28 |
| 7 | Jacob Henry | 20 | 20 | 91 |
| 8 | Russel Taylor | 14 | 14 | 27 |
| 9 | Taylor Ray Boger | 8 | 8 | 322 |
| 10 | Kolby Mitchell Sawyers | 5 | 5 | 215 |
| 11 | James Daniel Wilson | 5 | 5 | 152 |
| 12 | William Lawson | 4 | 4 | 277 |
| 13 | Perry Reece | 4 | 4 | 79 |
| 14 | James R Wilson | 3 | 3 | 89 |
| 15 | Lon Dillard | 3 | 3 | 44 |
| 16 | Kolby Mitchel Sawyers | 2 | 2 | 278 |
| 17 | Kaleb T Hyde | 2 | 2 | 223 |
| 18 | James Wilson | 2 | 2 | 57 |
| 19 | Robin Webb | 1 | 1 | 389 |
| 20 | Kolby M. Sawyers | 1 | 1 | 78 |
| 21 | Kolby Sawyers | 1 | 1 | 95 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Macon 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 Macon County?
Mitchell Dean Cook has drilled the most Macon County wells in the recent record — 379 since 2016, 379 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Macon County?
21 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Macon 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 Macon County?
The median drilled depth in Macon County is 375 ft, based on 4,538 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Macon County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Macon County wells page.
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