Best well drillers in Pettis County, Missouri
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 41 drilling companies with wells on record in Pettis County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 2,986 logged wells in the Missouri Department of Natural Resources water well database (records as of 2026-10-12). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In Pettis Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Schroeder | 259 | 1,202 | 2,865 |
| 2 | Oral Nichols | 121 | 211 | 1,134 |
| 3 | Justin Balke | 76 | 76 | 154 |
| 4 | Lathan Cobb | 54 | 95 | 916 |
| 5 | Jason Moellman | 48 | 48 | 143 |
| 6 | Anthony Asmus | 25 | 32 | 1,018 |
| 7 | Bradley Van Meter | 21 | 21 | 78 |
| 8 | Gregory Bonnot | 7 | 7 | 6,715 |
| 9 | Eddie Barnes | 6 | 87 | 1,227 |
| 10 | Andrew Harper | 3 | 9 | 318 |
| 11 | David Schnell | 3 | 6 | 1,253 |
| 12 | Russell Asmus | 3 | 5 | 407 |
| 13 | Mike Barnes | 3 | 4 | 407 |
| 14 | Jeremy Mccarthy | 2 | 2 | 3,051 |
| 15 | Jason Boyce | 2 | 2 | 1,185 |
| 16 | Gary Spradling | 1 | 2 | 1,102 |
| 17 | Don Howe | 1 | 2 | 1,829 |
| 18 | Greg Evans | 1 | 1 | 3,756 |
| 19 | Matty Yoakum | 1 | 1 | 97 |
| 20 | Forrest Jarvis | 1 | 1 | 153 |
| 21 | Walter Heisterberg | — | 698 | 2,781 |
| 22 | William Albin | — | 174 | 591 |
| 23 | Ron Roberts | — | 83 | 395 |
| 24 | W F Schnell | — | 66 | 1,512 |
| 25 | George Sponcler | — | 48 | 272 |
| 26 | Lee Ervin Barnes | — | 33 | 521 |
| 27 | Tommy Schnell | — | 30 | 1,900 |
| 28 | Clinton Harper | — | 10 | 359 |
| 29 | Thomas Gilliam | — | 8 | 1,142 |
| 30 | Marvin Allen | — | 4 | 268 |
| 31 | Jesse Yoakum | — | 3 | 692 |
| 32 | Bradley Allen | — | 3 | 274 |
| 33 | Rick Roberts | — | 3 | 41 |
| 34 | Darren Belcher | — | 2 | 255 |
| 35 | Brandon Scott | — | 1 | 2,161 |
| 36 | Daniel Flynn | — | 1 | 5,100 |
| 37 | Matthew Rizer | — | 1 | 982 |
| 38 | James Willey | — | 1 | 579 |
| 39 | Philip Luther | — | 1 | 106 |
| 40 | Joshua Stoner | — | 1 | 104 |
| 41 | Harold G Aslinger | — | 1 | 25 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Pettis 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 Pettis County?
Thomas Schroeder has drilled the most Pettis County wells in the recent record — 259 since 2016, 1,202 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Pettis County?
41 companies in the MoDNR record have drilled wells in Pettis County; 22 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 Pettis County?
The median drilled depth in Pettis County is 330 ft, based on 3,014 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Pettis County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Pettis County wells page.
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