Best well drillers in Palo Alto County, Iowa
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 37 drilling companies with wells on record in Palo Alto County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 1,772 logged wells in the Iowa DNR Well Information System (IWIS) (records as of 2026-08-24). Every number links back to the public record.
Ranked by wells drilled in Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto County?
Elbert,Rick - 2335 has drilled the most Palo Alto County wells in the recent record — 99 since 2016, 487 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Palo Alto County?
37 companies in the Iowa DNR record have drilled wells in Palo Alto County; 16 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 Palo Alto County?
The median drilled depth in Palo Alto County is 127 ft, based on 2,167 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Palo Alto County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Palo Alto County wells page.
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