Best well drillers in Yancey County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 17 drilling companies with wells on record in Yancey County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 207 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 Yancey Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rex Meadows | 135 | 135 | 813 |
| 2 | Richard Reese | 25 | 27 | 87 |
| 3 | Josh Plemmons | 11 | 12 | 617 |
| 4 | Kolby Mitchel Sawyers | 6 | 6 | 278 |
| 5 | Bobby W Potts | 5 | 5 | 593 |
| 6 | Taylor Ray Boger | 3 | 3 | 322 |
| 7 | Nathan Seagle | 3 | 3 | 40 |
| 8 | Gary Justice | 2 | 5 | 254 |
| 9 | Kolby M. Sawyers | 2 | 2 | 78 |
| 10 | Derrick H. Sawyers | 2 | 2 | 30 |
| 11 | Kolby Mitchell Sawyers | 1 | 1 | 215 |
| 12 | Matthew Brown | 1 | 1 | 261 |
| 13 | Jamison Gibson | 1 | 1 | 145 |
| 14 | Derrick Heath Sawyers | 1 | 1 | 104 |
| 15 | Michell Dean Cook | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| 16 | Kolby Sawyers | 1 | 1 | 95 |
| 17 | Mark Allen | — | 1 | 454 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Yancey 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 Yancey County?
Rex Meadows has drilled the most Yancey County wells in the recent record — 135 since 2016, 135 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Yancey County?
17 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in Yancey 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 Yancey County?
The median drilled depth in Yancey County is 285 ft, based on 1,877 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Yancey County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Yancey County wells page.
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