Best well drillers in Fayette County, Kentucky
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 9 drilling companies with wells on record in Fayette County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 235 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 Fayette Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy L Lewis | 37 | 50 | 1,010 |
| 2 | Kevin R Moses | 17 | 69 | 416 |
| 3 | Daniel W Martin | — | 56 | 273 |
| 4 | Benny O Scott | — | 24 | 206 |
| 5 | Paul D Faulkner | — | 14 | 171 |
| 6 | Tommy Maybrier | — | 13 | 784 |
| 7 | Jim Earlywine | — | 6 | 121 |
| 8 | Joe Maybrier | — | 2 | 553 |
| 9 | Bennett W Gibson | — | 1 | 671 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Fayette 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 Fayette County?
Billy L Lewis has drilled the most Fayette County wells in the recent record — 37 since 2016, 50 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Fayette County?
9 companies in the KGS/DOW record have drilled wells in Fayette County; 2 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 Fayette County?
The median drilled depth in Fayette County is 140 ft, based on 543 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Fayette County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Fayette County wells page.
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