Best well drillers in Floyd County, Kentucky
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 17 drilling companies with wells on record in Floyd County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 886 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 Floyd Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James E Allen | — | 595 | 869 |
| 2 | Lowell V Ray | — | 165 | 865 |
| 3 | Jerome Kinzer | — | 51 | 264 |
| 4 | Alger Bentley | — | 23 | 2,569 |
| 5 | Clarence E Gibson | — | 18 | 1,234 |
| 6 | Bennett W Gibson | — | 8 | 671 |
| 7 | James T Spurlock | — | 5 | 172 |
| 8 | Don Newsom | — | 4 | 51 |
| 9 | Bill Ratliff | — | 4 | 43 |
| 10 | Everett F Conley | — | 3 | 48 |
| 11 | Uncertified Driller | — | 2 | 186 |
| 12 | James Frazier | — | 2 | 77 |
| 13 | Keith Conley | — | 2 | 70 |
| 14 | Billy L Lewis | — | 1 | 1,010 |
| 15 | George W Vanhoose | — | 1 | 718 |
| 16 | Johnnie P Ramsey SR | — | 1 | 605 |
| 17 | Ben Chapman | — | 1 | 112 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Floyd 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 Floyd County?
James E Allen leads the Floyd County record with 595 wells all-time, though the county has little drilling activity since 2016.
How many well drilling companies work in Floyd County?
17 companies in the KGS/DOW record have drilled wells in Floyd 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 Floyd County?
The median drilled depth in Floyd County is 102 ft, based on 1,347 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Floyd County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Floyd County wells page.
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