Best well drillers in Osceola County, Iowa
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 22 drilling companies with wells on record in Osceola County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 753 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 Osceola Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middendorff,Craig - 4021 | 3 | 6 | 561 |
| 2 | Scheiber,Brady - 11512 | 3 | 5 | 226 |
| 3 | * Unknown, - | 1 | 609 | 96,967 |
| 4 | Vandebrake,Larry - 5578 | 1 | 22 | 489 |
| 5 | Merriman,Larry - 3996 | 1 | 5 | 298 |
| 6 | Hoogland,Barry - 10091 | 1 | 2 | 63 |
| 7 | Vandebrake,Larry - 40074 | — | 28 | 402 |
| 8 | Steece,Larry - 5273 | — | 16 | 278 |
| 9 | Alton Well & Concrete Co., Inc. | — | 14 | 92 |
| 10 | Strand,Michael - 5350 | — | 9 | 305 |
| 11 | Rewerts Well Co. Inc. | — | 7 | 432 |
| 12 | Wernimont,Gary - 6669 | — | 6 | 593 |
| 13 | Middendorff,Craig - 40093 | — | 5 | 445 |
| 14 | Thein,Robert - 5442 | — | 4 | 96 |
| 15 | * Owner, - | — | 3 | 733 |
| 16 | Steece,Larry - 40492 | — | 3 | 129 |
| 17 | Merriman,Larry - 40075 | — | 2 | 125 |
| 18 | Christensen,Bob - 40144 | — | 2 | 125 |
| 19 | Rewerts, Justin | — | 2 | 98 |
| 20 | Rehse,Kevin - 4684 | — | 1 | 385 |
| 21 | Hammond,Richard - 2829 | — | 1 | 68 |
| 22 | Beemer,Patrick - 1405 | — | 1 | 45 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Osceola 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 Osceola County?
Middendorff,Craig - 4021 has drilled the most Osceola County wells in the recent record — 3 since 2016, 6 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Osceola County?
22 companies in the Iowa DNR record have drilled wells in Osceola County; 9 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 Osceola County?
The median drilled depth in Osceola County is 31 ft, based on 1,013 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Osceola County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Osceola County wells page.
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