Best well drillers in Decatur County, Iowa
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 11 drilling companies with wells on record in Decatur County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 358 logged wells in the Iowa DNR Well Information System (IWIS) (records as of 2026-08-24). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In Decatur Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carey,James - 8244 | 2 | 6 | 162 |
| 2 | Gingerich,Klint - 2639 | 2 | 4 | 2,501 |
| 3 | * Unknown, - | — | 333 | 96,967 |
| 4 | Huff,Larry - 40030 | — | 6 | 236 |
| 5 | Banks,Roger - 40105 | — | 2 | 236 |
| 6 | Mcnaught,Clinton - 40248 | — | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | Gingerich,Corwin - 2638 | — | 1 | 2,281 |
| 8 | Carey,James - 11690 | — | 1 | 31 |
| 9 | Rewerts, Justin | — | 1 | 98 |
| 10 | Akers,Allen - 1023 | — | 1 | 75 |
| 11 | Joslyn,Jeffrey - 40016 | — | 1 | 26 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Decatur 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 Decatur County?
Carey,James - 8244 has drilled the most Decatur County wells in the recent record — 2 since 2016, 6 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Decatur County?
11 companies in the Iowa DNR record have drilled wells in Decatur County; 5 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 Decatur County?
The median drilled depth in Decatur County is 26 ft, based on 807 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Decatur County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Decatur County wells page.
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