Best well drillers in Howard County, Missouri
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 21 drilling companies with wells on record in Howard County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 99 logged wells in the Missouri Department of Natural Resources water well database (records as of 2026-08-21). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In Howard Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Schnell | 4 | 37 | 1,253 |
| 2 | Andrew Rieschick | 4 | 4 | 38 |
| 3 | Thomas Gilliam | 3 | 3 | 1,142 |
| 4 | Gregory Bonnot | 2 | 3 | 6,665 |
| 5 | Gary Sisk | 1 | 11 | 266 |
| 6 | Daniel Flynn | 1 | 3 | 5,100 |
| 7 | Jason Boyce | 1 | 1 | 1,152 |
| 8 | Lathan Cobb | 1 | 1 | 914 |
| 9 | Russell Asmus | 1 | 1 | 407 |
| 10 | Philip Luther | 1 | 1 | 106 |
| 11 | William Albin | — | 9 | 591 |
| 12 | W F Schnell | — | 8 | 1,512 |
| 13 | Tommy Schnell | — | 4 | 1,900 |
| 14 | Anthony Asmus | — | 3 | 1,018 |
| 15 | Roy Rieschick | — | 3 | 470 |
| 16 | Lloyd Moreland | — | 2 | 2,332 |
| 17 | Jared Sisk | — | 1 | 131 |
| 18 | Matthew Rizer | — | 1 | 982 |
| 19 | James Bonnot | — | 1 | 464 |
| 20 | John Robert Lamme | — | 1 | 238 |
| 21 | Paul Fancher | — | 1 | 50 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Howard County since 2016 (then all-time), from the full MoDNR 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 Howard County?
David Schnell has drilled the most Howard County wells in the recent record — 4 since 2016, 37 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Howard County?
21 companies in the MoDNR record have drilled wells in Howard County; 10 of them have drilled somewhere in Missouri since 2022. Smaller operators below the record threshold may also serve the area.
How deep is a typical well in Howard County?
The median drilled depth in Howard County is 310 ft, based on 99 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Howard County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Howard County wells page.
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