Best well drillers in Polk County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 22 drilling companies with wells on record in Polk County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 352 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 Polk Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Allen | 117 | 117 | 454 |
| 2 | Chris King | 57 | 57 | 927 |
| 3 | Josh Plemmons | 51 | 51 | 617 |
| 4 | Garrett Padgett | 26 | 26 | 298 |
| 5 | William Floyd | 22 | 22 | 27 |
| 6 | David Camp | 19 | 20 | 171 |
| 7 | Clayton Padgett | 10 | 10 | 90 |
| 8 | Christopher Greene | 8 | 8 | 130 |
| 9 | Tony R Davis | 7 | 7 | 115 |
| 10 | Bobby W Potts | 5 | 5 | 593 |
| 11 | Jamison Gibson | 5 | 5 | 145 |
| 12 | Garrett J. Padgett | 5 | 5 | 58 |
| 13 | Kolby Mitchel Sawyers | 4 | 4 | 278 |
| 14 | Kolby Mitchell Sawyers | 3 | 3 | 215 |
| 15 | Garrett Clyde Banks | 3 | 3 | 143 |
| 16 | Derrick Heath Sawyers | 2 | 2 | 104 |
| 17 | Kolby Sawyers | 2 | 2 | 95 |
| 18 | Taylor Ray Boger | 1 | 1 | 322 |
| 19 | Travis Greene | 1 | 1 | 174 |
| 20 | Derrick H. Sawyers | 1 | 1 | 30 |
| 21 | Austin Randall Scott Pressley | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| 22 | Dennis Parham | 1 | 1 | 37 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Polk 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 Polk County?
Mark Allen has drilled the most Polk County wells in the recent record — 117 since 2016, 117 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Polk County?
22 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Polk County; 22 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 Polk County?
The median drilled depth in Polk County is 325 ft, based on 2,459 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Polk County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Polk County wells page.
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