Best well drillers in Lawrence County, Ohio
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 22 drilling companies with wells on record in Lawrence County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 313 logged wells in the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Geological Survey water-well log database (records as of 2026-08-13). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In Lawrence Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith's Well Drilling LLC | 3 | 11 | 1,966 |
| 2 | Moody's OF Dayton Inc. | 1 | 8 | 361 |
| 3 | Had Inc. | 1 | 3 | 783 |
| 4 | Borders Water Wells | — | 85 | 96 |
| 5 | Spears (Daniel E) | — | 72 | 73 |
| 6 | Pinson Brothers Drilling | — | 28 | 37 |
| 7 | Mccallister Drilling | — | 19 | 48 |
| 8 | Tackett (Chester) | — | 17 | 74 |
| 9 | Forshey (Joseph) | — | 15 | 239 |
| 10 | Snoddy Well Drilling | — | 13 | 207 |
| 11 | Ron Johnson Drilling | — | 11 | 32 |
| 12 | Edmonds Water Well Drilling | — | 5 | 308 |
| 13 | Day Drilling Co. | — | 5 | 239 |
| 14 | Ruby (Stan) Well Drilling | — | 4 | 750 |
| 15 | Humphrey Well Drilling | — | 4 | 430 |
| 16 | Hughes (Hargis) | — | 3 | 215 |
| 17 | Reynolds Inc. | — | 3 | 186 |
| 18 | Ruby (Walter) | — | 2 | 478 |
| 19 | Belasco Drilling Inc. | — | 2 | 47 |
| 20 | R C Barry Company | — | 1 | 3,818 |
| 21 | Gillum Well Drilling | — | 1 | 625 |
| 22 | Wright (Larry) Drilling | — | 1 | 293 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Lawrence County since 2016 (then all-time), from the full ODNR 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 Lawrence County?
Smith's Well Drilling LLC has drilled the most Lawrence County wells in the recent record — 3 since 2016, 11 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Lawrence County?
22 companies in the ODNR record have drilled wells in Lawrence County; 3 of them have drilled somewhere in Ohio since 2022. Smaller operators below the record threshold may also serve the area.
How deep is a typical well in Lawrence County?
The median drilled depth in Lawrence County is 82 ft, based on 457 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Lawrence County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Lawrence County wells page.
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