Best well drillers in Madison County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 20 drilling companies with wells on record in Madison County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 386 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 Madison Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rex Meadows | 168 | 168 | 813 |
| 2 | Bobby W Potts | 48 | 48 | 593 |
| 3 | Taylor Ray Boger | 31 | 31 | 322 |
| 4 | Richard Reese | 26 | 26 | 87 |
| 5 | Josh Plemmons | 21 | 21 | 617 |
| 6 | Kolby Mitchell Sawyers | 17 | 17 | 215 |
| 7 | Mark Allen | 12 | 12 | 454 |
| 8 | Garrett Clyde Banks | 11 | 11 | 143 |
| 9 | Derrick Heath Sawyers | 9 | 9 | 104 |
| 10 | Kolby Mitchel Sawyers | 8 | 8 | 278 |
| 11 | Derrick H. Sawyers | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 12 | Kolby Sawyers | 8 | 8 | 95 |
| 13 | Jamison Gibson | 4 | 4 | 145 |
| 14 | Robin Webb | 3 | 3 | 389 |
| 15 | Travis Greene | 3 | 3 | 174 |
| 16 | Kolby M. Sawyers | 3 | 3 | 78 |
| 17 | Garrett Collin Banks | 2 | 2 | 93 |
| 18 | Dennis Parham | 2 | 2 | 37 |
| 19 | Michael Brook | 1 | 1 | 108 |
| 20 | Clint J. Babbitt | 1 | 1 | 72 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Madison 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 Madison County?
Rex Meadows has drilled the most Madison County wells in the recent record — 168 since 2016, 168 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Madison County?
20 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Madison County; 20 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 Madison County?
The median drilled depth in Madison County is 305 ft, based on 2,036 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Madison County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Madison County wells page.
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