Best well drillers in Breathitt County, Kentucky
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 17 drilling companies with wells on record in Breathitt County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 741 logged wells in the Kentucky groundwater data repository (KGS) and Division of Water well records (records as of 2026-08-24). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In Breathitt Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy L Lewis | 14 | 39 | 1,010 |
| 2 | Kevin R Moses | 1 | 1 | 416 |
| 3 | Alger Bentley | — | 500 | 2,569 |
| 4 | Dale Howell | — | 108 | 137 |
| 5 | Elmer R Mays | — | 34 | 95 |
| 6 | Hershel D Cole | — | 25 | 525 |
| 7 | Clarence E Gibson | — | 10 | 1,234 |
| 8 | Robert J Fields | — | 9 | 96 |
| 9 | James E Allen | — | 5 | 869 |
| 10 | Jerome Kinzer | — | 2 | 264 |
| 11 | Hays Lewis JR | — | 2 | 160 |
| 12 | Bennett W Gibson | — | 1 | 671 |
| 13 | Johnnie P Ramsey SR | — | 1 | 605 |
| 14 | Richard L Welch | — | 1 | 286 |
| 15 | Daniel W Martin | — | 1 | 273 |
| 16 | Anthony W Ward | — | 1 | 69 |
| 17 | Timothy B Wheeler | — | 1 | 50 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Breathitt County since 2016 (then all-time), from the full KGS/DOW 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 Breathitt County?
Billy L Lewis has drilled the most Breathitt County wells in the recent record — 14 since 2016, 39 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Breathitt County?
17 companies in the KGS/DOW record have drilled wells in Breathitt County; 2 of them have drilled somewhere in Kentucky since 2022. Smaller operators below the record threshold may also serve the area.
How deep is a typical well in Breathitt County?
The median drilled depth in Breathitt County is 82 ft, based on 1,022 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Breathitt County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Breathitt County wells page.
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