Best well drillers in Saline County, Missouri
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 30 drilling companies with wells on record in Saline County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 198 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 Saline Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Schroeder | 9 | 38 | 2,845 |
| 2 | David Schnell | 8 | 24 | 1,253 |
| 3 | Bradley Van Meter | 3 | 3 | 78 |
| 4 | Oral Nichols | 2 | 6 | 1,134 |
| 5 | Lathan Cobb | 2 | 5 | 914 |
| 6 | Wayne Johnson | 2 | 2 | 454 |
| 7 | Roy Rieschick | 1 | 9 | 470 |
| 8 | Anthony Asmus | 1 | 3 | 1,018 |
| 9 | Justin Balke | 1 | 1 | 152 |
| 10 | Jason Moellman | 1 | 1 | 140 |
| 11 | Ryan Eickhoff | 1 | 1 | 107 |
| 12 | Gary Sisk | — | 18 | 266 |
| 13 | Tommy Schnell | — | 17 | 1,900 |
| 14 | Walter Heisterberg | — | 15 | 2,781 |
| 15 | W F Schnell | — | 13 | 1,512 |
| 16 | Jared Sisk | — | 7 | 131 |
| 17 | William Albin | — | 7 | 591 |
| 18 | John Robert Lamme | — | 7 | 238 |
| 19 | Clinton Harper | — | 5 | 359 |
| 20 | Ron Roberts | — | 4 | 395 |
| 21 | Eddie Barnes | — | 3 | 1,227 |
| 22 | Brandon Scott | — | 1 | 2,148 |
| 23 | Allen Willey | — | 1 | 889 |
| 24 | Russell Asmus | — | 1 | 407 |
| 25 | Jesse Yoakum | — | 1 | 691 |
| 26 | Daniel Flynn | — | 1 | 5,100 |
| 27 | Lloyd Evans | — | 1 | 4,237 |
| 28 | Thomas Gilliam | — | 1 | 1,142 |
| 29 | David Lane | — | 1 | 47 |
| 30 | Joseph Foppe | — | 1 | 29 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Saline 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 Saline County?
Thomas Schroeder has drilled the most Saline County wells in the recent record — 9 since 2016, 38 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Saline County?
30 companies in the MoDNR record have drilled wells in Saline County; 17 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 Saline County?
The median drilled depth in Saline County is 370 ft, based on 208 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Saline County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Saline County wells page.
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