Best well drillers in Johnson County, Kentucky
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 14 drilling companies with wells on record in Johnson County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 397 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 Johnson Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George W Vanhoose | 2 | 112 | 718 |
| 2 | Billy L Lewis | 1 | 6 | 1,010 |
| 3 | Keith Conley | — | 63 | 70 |
| 4 | James Frazier | — | 57 | 77 |
| 5 | Everett F Conley | — | 41 | 48 |
| 6 | James E Allen | — | 33 | 869 |
| 7 | Lowell V Ray | — | 24 | 865 |
| 8 | Paul E Keaton | — | 19 | 33 |
| 9 | Don Newsom | — | 17 | 51 |
| 10 | Jerome Kinzer | — | 15 | 264 |
| 11 | Gerald Ferguson | — | 5 | 161 |
| 12 | Anthony W Ward | — | 3 | 69 |
| 13 | Rex Bray JR | — | 1 | 305 |
| 14 | Kermit Pinkerton | — | 1 | 53 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Johnson 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 Johnson County?
George W Vanhoose has drilled the most Johnson County wells in the recent record — 2 since 2016, 112 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Johnson County?
14 companies in the KGS/DOW record have drilled wells in Johnson County; 1 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 Johnson County?
The median drilled depth in Johnson County is 103 ft, based on 830 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Johnson County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Johnson County wells page.
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