Best well drillers in Wayne County, Iowa
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 6 drilling companies with wells on record in Wayne County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 915 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 Wayne Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * Unknown, - | — | 909 | 96,967 |
| 2 | Carey,James - 8244 | — | 2 | 162 |
| 3 | Gingerich,Klint - 2639 | — | 1 | 2,501 |
| 4 | Gingerich,Corwin - 2638 | — | 1 | 2,281 |
| 5 | * Owner, - | — | 1 | 733 |
| 6 | Huff,Larry - 40030 | — | 1 | 236 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Wayne 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 Wayne County?
* Unknown, - leads the Wayne County record with 909 wells all-time, though the county has little drilling activity since 2016.
How many well drilling companies work in Wayne County?
6 companies in the Iowa DNR record have drilled wells in Wayne 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 Wayne County?
The median drilled depth in Wayne County is 28 ft, based on 1,440 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Wayne County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Wayne County wells page.
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