Best well drillers in Person County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 25 drilling companies with wells on record in Person County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 523 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 Person Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie E Pruitt | 134 | 134 | 229 |
| 2 | John Often | 88 | 88 | 241 |
| 3 | Blake Sanford | 78 | 78 | 178 |
| 4 | Terry Herbin | 61 | 61 | 189 |
| 5 | Eric Cook | 27 | 27 | 57 |
| 6 | Felton Jacobs | 20 | 20 | 526 |
| 7 | Jason Gentry | 20 | 20 | 41 |
| 8 | Brandon Williamson | 16 | 16 | 34 |
| 9 | Keith Barnette | 14 | 14 | 27 |
| 10 | Troy Collins | 13 | 13 | 158 |
| 11 | Jarod Fisher | 12 | 12 | 30 |
| 12 | Chris King | 10 | 10 | 927 |
| 13 | Bradley Deming | 8 | 8 | 163 |
| 14 | Gary Thompson | 5 | 5 | 469 |
| 15 | David Belcher | 4 | 4 | 296 |
| 16 | Christopher Watcher | 2 | 2 | 226 |
| 17 | Christopher Wachter | 2 | 2 | 140 |
| 18 | Nathan Seagle | 2 | 2 | 40 |
| 19 | Phillip Bullins | 1 | 1 | 424 |
| 20 | Ronald Keeter, Jr. | 1 | 1 | 204 |
| 21 | Nick Young | 1 | 1 | 159 |
| 22 | Dustin Wright | 1 | 1 | 103 |
| 23 | David Hardy | 1 | 1 | 74 |
| 24 | Philip R Hensley | 1 | 1 | 65 |
| 25 | Jimmy Morris | 1 | 1 | 29 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Person 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 Person County?
Ronnie E Pruitt has drilled the most Person County wells in the recent record — 134 since 2016, 134 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Person County?
25 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Person County; 23 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 Person County?
The median drilled depth in Person County is 200 ft, based on 3,655 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Person County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Person County wells page.
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