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Best well drillers in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 59 drilling companies with wells
on record in Cerro Gordo County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 2,697 logged
wells in the Iowa DNR Well Information System (IWIS) (records as of 2026-08-24). Every number links back to
the public record.
59companies on record
13active since 2022
2,697wells in county record
| # | Company | In Cerro Gordo Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|
| 1 | Manson,Mark - 11709 | 58 | 59 | 278 |
| 2 | Larson,Riley - 8416 | 35 | 40 | 594 |
| 3 | Shawver Well Co. | 28 | 87 | 784 |
| 4 | Estlund,Matt - 2379 | 27 | 84 | 1,567 |
| 5 | Martin,Gary - 3845 | 26 | 32 | 1,472 |
| 6 | Walker,Jeremy - 6087 | 12 | 17 | 656 |
| 7 | Erickson,Craig - 7918 | 8 | 21 | 917 |
| 8 | Goodnight,Michael - 9532 | 5 | 7 | 185 |
| 9 | * Unknown, - | 2 | 1,890 | 96,967 |
| 10 | Arnie's Pump Service | 2 | 10 | 75 |
| 11 | Gingerich,Corwin - 2638 | 2 | 2 | 2,281 |
| 12 | Christiansen,John - 1887 | 1 | 60 | 325 |
| 13 | Schumacher Well Co. | 1 | 8 | 161 |
| 14 | Stecker, Aldin | — | 51 | 64 |
| 15 | Christiansen,John - 40521 | — | 39 | 274 |
| 16 | Kollasch,Timothy - 40060 | — | 25 | 129 |
| 17 | Davis, Thomas | — | 23 | 87 |
| 18 | Van Gerpen,Bruce - 40757 | — | 23 | 81 |
| 19 | Jones,Randy - 3319 | — | 20 | 341 |
| 20 | Schumacher,Jim - 40097 | — | 17 | 312 |
| 21 | Mort's Pump And Plumbing Co. | — | 16 | 136 |
| 22 | Stecker,Aldin - 40661 | — | 16 | 34 |
| 23 | Brandenburg,Neil - 40120 | — | 14 | 577 |
| 24 | Estlund,Matt - 40055 | — | 13 | 488 |
| 25 | Bill Beemer Well Co. Inc. | — | 13 | 224 |
| 26 | Van Gerpen,Bruce - 5600 | — | 13 | 218 |
| 27 | Yakel,Steven - 40475 | — | 9 | 56 |
| 28 | Mort's Well Co. | — | 8 | 34 |
| 29 | J & R Drilling Services Inc. | — | 7 | 51 |
| 30 | Wilkinson, Thomas | — | 7 | 34 |
| 31 | Beemer Companies | — | 7 | 34 |
| 32 | Jones,Randy - 40309 | — | 6 | 585 |
| 33 | Van Gerpen,Mark - 6502 | — | 5 | 88 |
| 34 | Bunting,James - 40121 | — | 4 | 551 |
| 35 | Mellick,Thomas - 7058 | — | 4 | 304 |
| 36 | Harris Iii, Alfred | — | 4 | 25 |
| 37 | Weber,Jeremy - 10102 | — | 3 | 39 |
| 38 | Brandenburg,Neil - 1610 | — | 2 | 662 |
| 39 | Halweg,David - 40162 | — | 2 | 561 |
| 40 | Morrison,Dennis - 40415 | — | 2 | 103 |
| 41 | Beemer,William - 1406 | — | 2 | 90 |
| 42 | Morrison,Dennis - 4139 | — | 2 | 81 |
| 43 | Schumacher,Dale - 6471 | — | 2 | 60 |
| 44 | Shawver,Ryan - 6475 | — | 2 | 56 |
| 45 | Beemer,Patrick - 1405 | — | 2 | 45 |
| 46 | Warth, Todd | — | 2 | 37 |
| 47 | Van Gerpen,Mark - 40711 | — | 2 | 36 |
| 48 | Coons, Raymond | — | 2 | 27 |
| 49 | Shawver,Gary - 40611 | — | 1 | 417 |
| 50 | Martin,Gary - 40473 | — | 1 | 331 |
| 51 | Beemer,William - 40133 | — | 1 | 286 |
| 52 | Schumacher, Jim | — | 1 | 107 |
| 53 | Rewerts, Jerry | — | 1 | 103 |
| 54 | Benter, Keith | — | 1 | 86 |
| 55 | Van Gerpen, Bruce | — | 1 | 79 |
| 56 | Akers,Allen - 1023 | — | 1 | 75 |
| 57 | Ostrander, Don | — | 1 | 62 |
| 58 | Cahoy Pump Service, Inc. | — | 1 | 53 |
| 59 | Pieters, Leland | — | 1 | 26 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Cerro Gordo County since 2016 (then all-time), from the full Iowa DNR
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 Cerro Gordo County?
Manson,Mark - 11709 has drilled the most Cerro Gordo County wells in the recent record — 58 since 2016, 59 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Cerro Gordo County?
59 companies in the Iowa DNR record have drilled wells in Cerro Gordo County; 13 of them have drilled somewhere in Iowa since 2022. Smaller operators below the record threshold may also serve the area.
How deep is a typical well in Cerro Gordo County?
The median drilled depth in Cerro Gordo County is 150 ft, based on 3,632 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Cerro Gordo County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on
the Cerro Gordo County wells page.
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