Best well drillers in Jefferson County, Kentucky
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 16 drilling companies with wells on record in Jefferson County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 219 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 Jefferson Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy L Lewis | 5 | 6 | 1,010 |
| 2 | Shawn B Fisher | 3 | 4 | 26 |
| 3 | Gary Stephenson | 2 | 3 | 47 |
| 4 | William R Kingsbury | — | 65 | 461 |
| 5 | John Schmidt | — | 39 | 108 |
| 6 | Gary W Sprowls | — | 32 | 32 |
| 7 | Harry (Jay) J Burton | — | 26 | 121 |
| 8 | Barry L Singleton | — | 14 | 33 |
| 9 | Waymon Burton | — | 13 | 185 |
| 10 | Steven D Cox | — | 5 | 1,305 |
| 11 | Alan K Kingsbury | — | 3 | 99 |
| 12 | Timothy B Wheeler | — | 3 | 50 |
| 13 | Uncertified Driller | — | 2 | 186 |
| 14 | Ben F Cox | — | 2 | 44 |
| 15 | Kevin R Moses | — | 1 | 416 |
| 16 | Gary M Fletcher | — | 1 | 270 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County?
Billy L Lewis has drilled the most Jefferson County wells in the recent record — 5 since 2016, 6 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Jefferson County?
16 companies in the KGS/DOW record have drilled wells in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County?
The median drilled depth in Jefferson County is 91 ft, based on 778 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Jefferson County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Jefferson County wells page.
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