Best well drillers in Mercer County, Missouri
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 8 drilling companies with wells on record in Mercer County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 18 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 Mercer Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matty Yoakum | 2 | 2 | 88 |
| 2 | Mark Finch | 1 | 1 | 495 |
| 3 | Ryan Eickhoff | 1 | 1 | 107 |
| 4 | John Robert Lamme | — | 9 | 238 |
| 5 | Elmer E Baker | — | 2 | 33 |
| 6 | Gary Sisk | — | 1 | 266 |
| 7 | Jerry D Popplewell | — | 1 | 182 |
| 8 | John Von Holt | — | 1 | 33 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Mercer 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 Mercer County?
Matty Yoakum has drilled the most Mercer County wells in the recent record — 2 since 2016, 2 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Mercer County?
8 companies in the MoDNR record have drilled wells in Mercer County; 3 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 Mercer County?
The median drilled depth in Mercer County is 68 ft, based on 22 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Mercer County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Mercer County wells page.
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