Best well drillers in Wake County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 24 drilling companies with wells on record in Wake County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 668 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 Wake Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landon Phillips | 204 | 204 | 453 |
| 2 | Felton Jacobs | 133 | 133 | 526 |
| 3 | Jason Poole | 84 | 84 | 268 |
| 4 | Jon Poole | 41 | 41 | 98 |
| 5 | Dustin Letchworth | 30 | 30 | 111 |
| 6 | Grant Mason | 24 | 24 | 68 |
| 7 | Chauncey Leggett | 22 | 22 | 305 |
| 8 | Kevin Letchworth | 18 | 18 | 25 |
| 9 | Nick Young | 17 | 17 | 159 |
| 10 | Jayse Phillips | 17 | 17 | 71 |
| 11 | Bryce Adams | 13 | 13 | 30 |
| 12 | John Often | 12 | 12 | 241 |
| 13 | Jeffery T Stephenson | 10 | 10 | 53 |
| 14 | Bradley Deming | 9 | 9 | 163 |
| 15 | Jerry Ball | 8 | 8 | 393 |
| 16 | John V. Kuykendall | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| 17 | Blake Sanford | 5 | 5 | 178 |
| 18 | Gary Sherrill | 4 | 4 | 97 |
| 19 | Eric Cook | 3 | 3 | 57 |
| 20 | Cody Potts | 2 | 2 | 167 |
| 21 | Sammy Rackley | 2 | 2 | 131 |
| 22 | Jerry Watkins | 1 | 1 | 329 |
| 23 | Jody Mullis | 1 | 1 | 296 |
| 24 | Matthew Brown | 1 | 1 | 261 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Wake 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 Wake County?
Landon Phillips has drilled the most Wake County wells in the recent record — 204 since 2016, 204 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Wake County?
24 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Wake County; 23 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 Wake County?
The median drilled depth in Wake County is 260 ft, based on 15,605 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Wake County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Wake County wells page.
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