Best well drillers in Swain County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 19 drilling companies with wells on record in Swain County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 337 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 Swain Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaleb T Hyde | 145 | 145 | 223 |
| 2 | W.dalton Snodgrass | 91 | 91 | 333 |
| 3 | William Lawson | 25 | 25 | 277 |
| 4 | Russell Taylor | 19 | 19 | 266 |
| 5 | Perry Reece | 13 | 13 | 79 |
| 6 | Mitchell Dean Cook | 10 | 10 | 420 |
| 7 | Rick Crane | 10 | 10 | 168 |
| 8 | Kolby Mitchell Sawyers | 7 | 7 | 215 |
| 9 | Taylor Ray Boger | 3 | 3 | 322 |
| 10 | Mark Allen | 2 | 2 | 454 |
| 11 | Kolby Mitchel Sawyers | 2 | 2 | 278 |
| 12 | Gary Sherrill | 2 | 2 | 97 |
| 13 | Kolby Sawyers | 2 | 2 | 95 |
| 14 | Rex Meadows | 1 | 1 | 813 |
| 15 | Josh Plemmons | 1 | 1 | 617 |
| 16 | Jacob Henry | 1 | 1 | 91 |
| 17 | James R Wilson | 1 | 1 | 89 |
| 18 | Russel Taylor | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| 19 | James Wilson | 1 | 1 | 57 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Swain 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 Swain County?
Kaleb T Hyde has drilled the most Swain County wells in the recent record — 145 since 2016, 145 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Swain County?
19 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Swain County; 19 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 Swain County?
The median drilled depth in Swain County is 400 ft, based on 1,992 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Swain County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Swain County wells page.
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