Best well drillers in Lawrence County, Kentucky
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 18 drilling companies with wells on record in Lawrence County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 785 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 Lawrence Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy L Lewis | 6 | 15 | 1,010 |
| 2 | George W Vanhoose | 5 | 518 | 718 |
| 3 | James E Lemaster | — | 132 | 162 |
| 4 | Gerald Ferguson | — | 57 | 161 |
| 5 | Kermit Pinkerton | — | 17 | 53 |
| 6 | James E Allen | — | 8 | 869 |
| 7 | Jerome Kinzer | — | 7 | 264 |
| 8 | Don Newsom | — | 5 | 51 |
| 9 | Paul E Keaton | — | 5 | 33 |
| 10 | Keith Conley | — | 4 | 70 |
| 11 | Elmore Lewis | — | 4 | 45 |
| 12 | Lowell V Ray | — | 3 | 865 |
| 13 | Everett F Conley | — | 3 | 48 |
| 14 | Roy E Bingham | — | 2 | 254 |
| 15 | James Frazier | — | 2 | 77 |
| 16 | Carl R Hennecke | — | 1 | 330 |
| 17 | Uncertified Driller | — | 1 | 186 |
| 18 | Wallace J Pinson | — | 1 | 32 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County?
Billy L Lewis has drilled the most Lawrence County wells in the recent record — 6 since 2016, 15 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Lawrence County?
18 companies in the KGS/DOW record have drilled wells in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County?
The median drilled depth in Lawrence County is 100 ft, based on 1,143 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Lawrence County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Lawrence County wells page.
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