Best well drillers in Wilkes County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 36 drilling companies with wells on record in Wilkes County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 557 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 Wilkes Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry Watkins | 73 | 73 | 329 |
| 2 | Jody Mullis | 56 | 56 | 296 |
| 3 | Chris C Russell | 50 | 50 | 475 |
| 4 | Jerome W Crouse | 35 | 35 | 152 |
| 5 | Cody Potts | 31 | 31 | 167 |
| 6 | B.d. Alexander | 28 | 28 | 71 |
| 7 | Matthew Brown | 27 | 27 | 261 |
| 8 | Cameron Bazin | 26 | 26 | 508 |
| 9 | Reggie Smith | 25 | 25 | 122 |
| 10 | James Hall | 23 | 23 | 142 |
| 11 | Scott Renegar | 23 | 23 | 73 |
| 12 | Phillip Bullins | 20 | 20 | 424 |
| 13 | Jody William Mullis JR | 19 | 19 | 164 |
| 14 | L.s. Renegar | 19 | 19 | 90 |
| 15 | Jerry Scott Renegar | 16 | 16 | 46 |
| 16 | Milton E. Cave | 13 | 13 | 134 |
| 17 | Larry Scott Renegar | 10 | 10 | 37 |
| 18 | Keith Presnell | 8 | 8 | 441 |
| 19 | Gary Thompson | 7 | 7 | 469 |
| 20 | Raymond Brown | 6 | 6 | 140 |
| 21 | Christopher Bullins | 4 | 4 | 338 |
| 22 | David Belcher | 4 | 4 | 296 |
| 23 | Raymond Brown, Iii | 4 | 4 | 206 |
| 24 | Joshua R Holyfield | 4 | 4 | 37 |
| 25 | Jody W. Mullis, JR | 4 | 4 | 36 |
| 26 | Jody W Mullis | 4 | 4 | 28 |
| 27 | Chris King | 3 | 3 | 927 |
| 28 | Travis Baity | 3 | 3 | 50 |
| 29 | Ricky Huffman | 2 | 2 | 222 |
| 30 | Dustin Wright | 2 | 2 | 103 |
| 31 | Paul Poyner | 2 | 2 | 116 |
| 32 | Milton E Cove | 2 | 2 | 48 |
| 33 | Jay Todd | 1 | 1 | 801 |
| 34 | Jeffrey Tucker | 1 | 1 | 72 |
| 35 | Jonathan Miller | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| 36 | Albert Slate | 1 | 1 | 37 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Wilkes 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 Wilkes County?
Jerry Watkins has drilled the most Wilkes County wells in the recent record — 73 since 2016, 73 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Wilkes County?
36 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Wilkes County; 35 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 Wilkes County?
The median drilled depth in Wilkes County is 322 ft, based on 3,385 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Wilkes County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Wilkes County wells page.
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