Best well drillers in Pender County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 19 drilling companies with wells on record in Pender County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 627 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 Pender Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David L Register | 55 | 89 | 163 |
| 2 | Michael C Sage | 52 | 53 | 167 |
| 3 | Donald Cummings | 49 | 134 | 183 |
| 4 | Lloyd Mares | 43 | 43 | 226 |
| 5 | Sean Cropsey | 37 | 51 | 125 |
| 6 | John Salmon | 32 | 36 | 70 |
| 7 | Patrick Cahill | 29 | 48 | 55 |
| 8 | David Register | 10 | 42 | 150 |
| 9 | Donald H. Cummings | 5 | 37 | 87 |
| 10 | Gary Jones | 4 | 4 | 221 |
| 11 | Jonathan Kamionka | 3 | 3 | 312 |
| 12 | Ronald Cannady | 3 | 3 | 101 |
| 13 | Larry Williford | 1 | 3 | 59 |
| 14 | Larry Williford, JR | 1 | 1 | 236 |
| 15 | Jimmy Morris | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| 16 | John Garcia | 1 | 1 | 176 |
| 17 | Michael Sage | — | 35 | 42 |
| 18 | Christopher Blackmon | — | 31 | 39 |
| 19 | Craigs Well Drilling LLC | — | 12 | 46 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Pender 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 Pender County?
David L Register has drilled the most Pender County wells in the recent record — 55 since 2016, 89 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Pender County?
19 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Pender County; 12 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 Pender County?
The median drilled depth in Pender County is 105 ft, based on 1,696 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Pender County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Pender County wells page.
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