Best well drillers in Calloway County, Kentucky
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 28 drilling companies with wells on record in Calloway County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 1,544 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 Calloway Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith W Starks | 21 | 206 | 435 |
| 2 | John Bowman | 14 | 46 | 214 |
| 3 | Gus E Naranjo JR | 7 | 15 | 1,798 |
| 4 | Daniel Scott Kelly | 6 | 25 | 84 |
| 5 | Alan W Burgess | 3 | 208 | 1,086 |
| 6 | Kevin S Pearson | 2 | 51 | 200 |
| 7 | John J Bingham | 1 | 8 | 51 |
| 8 | Marc S Naranjo | 1 | 1 | 39 |
| 9 | Herbert J Newberry | — | 335 | 343 |
| 10 | Ray Starks | — | 319 | 599 |
| 11 | Russell Lowery | — | 70 | 75 |
| 12 | Danny R Kelly | — | 60 | 753 |
| 13 | Homer Pearson | — | 56 | 827 |
| 14 | Roy E Bingham | — | 50 | 254 |
| 15 | Thomas S Anthony | — | 25 | 48 |
| 16 | Joe H Jackson | — | 24 | 51 |
| 17 | Billy L Fondaw | — | 15 | 268 |
| 18 | Bill Fondaw | — | 11 | 261 |
| 19 | Uncertified Driller | — | 6 | 186 |
| 20 | Leon Stafford | — | 3 | 56 |
| 21 | Gary Stephenson | — | 2 | 47 |
| 22 | Gene Kelly | — | 2 | 43 |
| 23 | Billy L Lewis | — | 1 | 1,010 |
| 24 | Walter Hays | — | 1 | 367 |
| 25 | Michael R Murray | — | 1 | 85 |
| 26 | Harold Norman | — | 1 | 81 |
| 27 | Gilbert Hibbard JR | — | 1 | 63 |
| 28 | Timothy B Wheeler | — | 1 | 50 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Calloway 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 Calloway County?
Keith W Starks has drilled the most Calloway County wells in the recent record — 21 since 2016, 206 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Calloway County?
28 companies in the KGS/DOW record have drilled wells in Calloway County; 5 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 Calloway County?
The median drilled depth in Calloway County is 118 ft, based on 2,255 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Calloway County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Calloway County wells page.
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