Best well drillers in Graves County, Kentucky
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 22 drilling companies with wells on record in Graves County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 2,333 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 Graves Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gus E Naranjo JR | 83 | 332 | 1,798 |
| 2 | John Bowman | 17 | 45 | 214 |
| 3 | Kevin S Pearson | 15 | 112 | 200 |
| 4 | Marc S Naranjo | 7 | 8 | 39 |
| 5 | Keith W Starks | 4 | 55 | 435 |
| 6 | Daniel Scott Kelly | 4 | 8 | 84 |
| 7 | Alan W Burgess | 1 | 676 | 1,086 |
| 8 | Danny R Kelly | 1 | 217 | 753 |
| 9 | Homer Pearson | — | 666 | 827 |
| 10 | Walter Hays | — | 80 | 367 |
| 11 | Ray Starks | — | 56 | 599 |
| 12 | Jerry D Jones | — | 40 | 648 |
| 13 | Joe H Jackson | — | 16 | 51 |
| 14 | Uncertified Driller | — | 6 | 186 |
| 15 | Gene Kelly | — | 4 | 43 |
| 16 | P W Langley | — | 4 | 30 |
| 17 | Thomas S Anthony | — | 3 | 48 |
| 18 | Tommy Maybrier | — | 1 | 784 |
| 19 | Johnnie P Ramsey SR | — | 1 | 605 |
| 20 | Herbert J Newberry | — | 1 | 343 |
| 21 | Jerome Kinzer | — | 1 | 264 |
| 22 | Michael R Murray | — | 1 | 85 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Graves 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 Graves County?
Gus E Naranjo JR has drilled the most Graves County wells in the recent record — 83 since 2016, 332 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Graves County?
22 companies in the KGS/DOW record have drilled wells in Graves County; 3 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 Graves County?
The median drilled depth in Graves County is 170 ft, based on 2,948 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Graves County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Graves County wells page.
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