Best well drillers in Rockingham County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 25 drilling companies with wells on record in Rockingham County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 479 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 Rockingham Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Thompson | 84 | 84 | 469 |
| 2 | John Phillip Smith | 76 | 77 | 94 |
| 3 | Phillip Bullins | 67 | 67 | 424 |
| 4 | Christopher Bullins | 49 | 49 | 338 |
| 5 | David Belcher | 42 | 42 | 296 |
| 6 | Chris King | 40 | 40 | 927 |
| 7 | Raymond Brown, Iii | 32 | 32 | 206 |
| 8 | Raymond Brown | 22 | 22 | 140 |
| 9 | Dustin Wright | 18 | 18 | 103 |
| 10 | David Hardy | 9 | 9 | 74 |
| 11 | Cameron Bazin | 7 | 7 | 508 |
| 12 | Chris Bullins | 6 | 6 | 37 |
| 13 | Nathan Seagle | 4 | 4 | 40 |
| 14 | Chris Morgan | 3 | 3 | 493 |
| 15 | John Often | 3 | 3 | 241 |
| 16 | David L. Hardy, Jr. | 3 | 3 | 36 |
| 17 | Cody Potts | 2 | 2 | 167 |
| 18 | Matthew Brown | 2 | 2 | 261 |
| 19 | Christopher Watcher | 2 | 2 | 226 |
| 20 | Christopher Wachter | 2 | 2 | 140 |
| 21 | Garrett Clause | 1 | 1 | 322 |
| 22 | Keith Presnell | 1 | 1 | 441 |
| 23 | Ronnie E Pruitt | 1 | 1 | 229 |
| 24 | Milton E Cove | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| 25 | Jason Gentry | 1 | 1 | 41 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Rockingham 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 Rockingham County?
Gary Thompson has drilled the most Rockingham County wells in the recent record — 84 since 2016, 84 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Rockingham County?
25 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Rockingham County; 24 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 Rockingham County?
The median drilled depth in Rockingham County is 300 ft, based on 1,680 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Rockingham County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Rockingham County wells page.
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