Best well drillers in Ballard County, Kentucky
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 19 drilling companies with wells on record in Ballard County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 1,014 logged wells in the Kentucky groundwater data repository (KGS) and Division of Water well records (records as of 2026-08-24). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In Ballard Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gus E Naranjo JR | 42 | 441 | 1,798 |
| 2 | John Bowman | 11 | 25 | 214 |
| 3 | Marc S Naranjo | 7 | 12 | 39 |
| 4 | Daniel Scott Kelly | 5 | 20 | 84 |
| 5 | Jerry D Jones | — | 189 | 648 |
| 6 | Danny R Kelly | — | 167 | 753 |
| 7 | Walter Hays | — | 95 | 367 |
| 8 | Alan W Burgess | — | 25 | 1,086 |
| 9 | Gene Kelly | — | 15 | 43 |
| 10 | Homer Pearson | — | 5 | 827 |
| 11 | P W Langley | — | 4 | 30 |
| 12 | Keith W Starks | — | 3 | 435 |
| 13 | Bill Fondaw | — | 3 | 261 |
| 14 | Kevin S Pearson | — | 3 | 200 |
| 15 | Uncertified Driller | — | 2 | 186 |
| 16 | Russell Lowery | — | 2 | 75 |
| 17 | Timothy B Wheeler | — | 1 | 50 |
| 18 | Thomas S Anthony | — | 1 | 48 |
| 19 | Gary Stephenson | — | 1 | 47 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Ballard County since 2016 (then all-time), from the full KGS/DOW 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 Ballard County?
Gus E Naranjo JR has drilled the most Ballard County wells in the recent record — 42 since 2016, 441 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Ballard County?
19 companies in the KGS/DOW record have drilled wells in Ballard County; 3 of them have drilled somewhere in Kentucky since 2022. Smaller operators below the record threshold may also serve the area.
How deep is a typical well in Ballard County?
The median drilled depth in Ballard County is 133 ft, based on 1,578 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Ballard County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Ballard County wells page.
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