Best well drillers in Shelby County, Missouri
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 10 drilling companies with wells on record in Shelby County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 37 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 Shelby Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Guzy | 4 | 14 | 1,574 |
| 2 | Daniel Flynn | 3 | 6 | 5,100 |
| 3 | Gregory Bonnot | 1 | 1 | 6,665 |
| 4 | Jason Boyce | 1 | 1 | 1,152 |
| 5 | Lloyd Moreland | 1 | 1 | 2,332 |
| 6 | W F Schnell | — | 5 | 1,512 |
| 7 | Francis E Richmond | — | 4 | 59 |
| 8 | Derrick Palmer | — | 2 | 166 |
| 9 | Jack Kremer | — | 2 | 68 |
| 10 | Darren Belcher | — | 1 | 255 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Shelby 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 Shelby County?
David Guzy has drilled the most Shelby County wells in the recent record — 4 since 2016, 14 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Shelby County?
10 companies in the MoDNR record have drilled wells in Shelby County; 4 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 Shelby County?
The median drilled depth in Shelby County is 238 ft, based on 38 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Shelby County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Shelby County wells page.
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