Best well drillers in Mitchell County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 11 drilling companies with wells on record in Mitchell County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 109 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 Mitchell Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rex Meadows | 70 | 70 | 813 |
| 2 | Gary Justice | 23 | 24 | 254 |
| 3 | Richard Reese | 6 | 6 | 87 |
| 4 | Taylor Ray Boger | 2 | 2 | 322 |
| 5 | Bobby W Potts | 1 | 1 | 593 |
| 6 | Garrett Padgett | 1 | 1 | 298 |
| 7 | Keith Presnell | 1 | 1 | 441 |
| 8 | Ricky Huffman | 1 | 1 | 222 |
| 9 | Kenneth Jordan | 1 | 1 | 70 |
| 10 | Jonathan L Miller | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| 11 | Jonathan Miller | 1 | 1 | 60 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Mitchell 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 Mitchell County?
Rex Meadows has drilled the most Mitchell County wells in the recent record — 70 since 2016, 70 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Mitchell County?
11 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Mitchell County; 11 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 Mitchell County?
The median drilled depth in Mitchell County is 305 ft, based on 1,084 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Mitchell County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Mitchell County wells page.
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