Best well drillers in Clay County, Iowa
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 28 drilling companies with wells on record in Clay County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 1,072 logged wells in the Iowa DNR Well Information System (IWIS) (records as of 2026-10-19). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In Clay Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wernimont,Gary - 6669 | 17 | 24 | 601 |
| 2 | Strand,Michael - 5350 | 14 | 26 | 305 |
| 3 | Scheiber,Brady - 11512 | 14 | 16 | 229 |
| 4 | Middendorff,Craig - 4021 | 6 | 69 | 561 |
| 5 | Steece,Larry - 5273 | 6 | 22 | 278 |
| 6 | Vandebrake,Larry - 5578 | 5 | 19 | 489 |
| 7 | Walker,Jeremy - 6087 | 2 | 3 | 659 |
| 8 | Elbert,Rick - 2335 | 1 | 5 | 918 |
| 9 | Quastad,Jeff - 4624 | 1 | 4 | 58 |
| 10 | Beemer,Guy - 7278 | 1 | 3 | 182 |
| 11 | Elbert,Joshua - 13022 | 1 | 1 | 73 |
| 12 | Swenson,Robert - 6466 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| 13 | * Unknown, - | — | 723 | 97,406 |
| 14 | Middendorff,Craig - 40093 | — | 44 | 445 |
| 15 | Middendorff, Craig | — | 38 | 225 |
| 16 | Middendorff Well Co. | — | 25 | 239 |
| 17 | Steece,Larry - 40492 | — | 12 | 129 |
| 18 | Vandebrake,Larry - 40074 | — | 8 | 402 |
| 19 | * Owner, - | — | 6 | 734 |
| 20 | Warth, Todd | — | 6 | 37 |
| 21 | Johnson, Kevin | — | 6 | 33 |
| 22 | Elbert,Rick - 40131 | — | 4 | 323 |
| 23 | Anderson,Nathan - 7386 | — | 2 | 130 |
| 24 | Schumacher,Jim - 40097 | — | 1 | 312 |
| 25 | Wilcox,Charles - 40095 | — | 1 | 43 |
| 26 | Winkler Well Drilling | — | 1 | 36 |
| 27 | Vanthul,Duane - 40330 | — | 1 | 26 |
| 28 | Strand,Michael - 40631 | — | 1 | 25 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Clay 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 Clay County?
Wernimont,Gary - 6669 has drilled the most Clay County wells in the recent record — 17 since 2016, 24 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Clay County?
28 companies in the Iowa DNR record have drilled wells in Clay 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 Clay County?
The median drilled depth in Clay County is 36 ft, based on 1,474 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Clay County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Clay County wells page.
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