Best well drillers in Vance County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 16 drilling companies with wells on record in Vance County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 135 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 Vance Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Ball | 59 | 59 | 393 |
| 2 | Philip R Hensley | 22 | 22 | 65 |
| 3 | Bradley Deming | 14 | 14 | 163 |
| 4 | John Often | 10 | 10 | 241 |
| 5 | Felton Jacobs | 5 | 5 | 526 |
| 6 | Blake Sanford | 5 | 5 | 178 |
| 7 | Jason Poole | 4 | 4 | 268 |
| 8 | Jeffrey T. Stephenson | 4 | 4 | 57 |
| 9 | Chris King | 2 | 2 | 927 |
| 10 | Eric Cook | 2 | 2 | 57 |
| 11 | Jeffery T Stephenson | 2 | 2 | 53 |
| 12 | Jarod Fisher | 2 | 2 | 30 |
| 13 | Gary Thompson | 1 | 1 | 469 |
| 14 | Ronnie E Pruitt | 1 | 1 | 229 |
| 15 | Jon Poole | 1 | 1 | 98 |
| 16 | Dustin Letchworth | 1 | 1 | 111 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Vance 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 Vance County?
Jerry Ball has drilled the most Vance County wells in the recent record — 59 since 2016, 59 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Vance County?
16 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Vance County; 16 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 Vance County?
The median drilled depth in Vance County is 220 ft, based on 1,565 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Vance County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Vance County wells page.
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