Best well drillers in Rutherford County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 28 drilling companies with wells on record in Rutherford County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 625 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 Rutherford Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Allen | 150 | 150 | 454 |
| 2 | Garrett Padgett | 100 | 100 | 298 |
| 3 | Christopher Greene | 99 | 99 | 130 |
| 4 | David Camp | 63 | 63 | 171 |
| 5 | Josh Plemmons | 54 | 54 | 617 |
| 6 | Clayton Padgett | 32 | 32 | 90 |
| 7 | Tony R Davis | 22 | 22 | 115 |
| 8 | Garrett J. Padgett | 22 | 22 | 58 |
| 9 | Chris King | 18 | 18 | 927 |
| 10 | Gary Justice | 16 | 16 | 254 |
| 11 | Kolby Mitchel Sawyers | 9 | 9 | 278 |
| 12 | Bobby W Potts | 6 | 6 | 593 |
| 13 | Robert Teague | 6 | 6 | 547 |
| 14 | Jamison Gibson | 5 | 5 | 145 |
| 15 | Jay Todd JR | 3 | 3 | 461 |
| 16 | Kolby Mitchell Sawyers | 3 | 3 | 215 |
| 17 | William Floyd | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| 18 | Joseph Bailey | 2 | 2 | 467 |
| 19 | Taylor Ray Boger | 2 | 2 | 322 |
| 20 | Kolby Sawyers | 2 | 2 | 95 |
| 21 | Jay Todd | 1 | 1 | 801 |
| 22 | Robin Webb | 1 | 1 | 389 |
| 23 | Jeffery Tucker | 1 | 1 | 212 |
| 24 | Gary Sherrill | 1 | 1 | 97 |
| 25 | Kolby M. Sawyers | 1 | 1 | 78 |
| 26 | Derrick Heath Sawyers | 1 | 1 | 104 |
| 27 | Michael Brook | 1 | 1 | 108 |
| 28 | Garrett C. Banks | 1 | 1 | 48 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County?
Mark Allen has drilled the most Rutherford County wells in the recent record — 150 since 2016, 150 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Rutherford County?
28 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Rutherford County; 28 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 Rutherford County?
The median drilled depth in Rutherford County is 285 ft, based on 5,225 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Rutherford County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Rutherford County wells page.
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