Best well drillers in Carter County, Kentucky
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 10 drilling companies with wells on record in Carter County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 180 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 Carter Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy L Lewis | 5 | 13 | 1,010 |
| 2 | Bruce Mcglone | — | 92 | 210 |
| 3 | Gerald Ferguson | — | 48 | 161 |
| 4 | Carl R Hennecke | — | 11 | 330 |
| 5 | Kermit Pinkerton | — | 6 | 53 |
| 6 | James H Parsons II | — | 4 | 250 |
| 7 | Robert Walters | — | 2 | 58 |
| 8 | Wallace J Pinson | — | 2 | 32 |
| 9 | James E Lemaster | — | 1 | 162 |
| 10 | James Frazier | — | 1 | 77 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Carter 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 Carter County?
Billy L Lewis has drilled the most Carter County wells in the recent record — 5 since 2016, 13 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Carter County?
10 companies in the KGS/DOW record have drilled wells in Carter County; 1 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 Carter County?
The median drilled depth in Carter County is 84 ft, based on 308 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Carter County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Carter County wells page.
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