Best well drillers in Knott County, Kentucky
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 17 drilling companies with wells on record in Knott County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 1,009 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 Knott Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin R Moses | 1 | 1 | 416 |
| 2 | Alger Bentley | — | 668 | 2,569 |
| 3 | Clarence E Gibson | — | 129 | 1,234 |
| 4 | Bennett W Gibson | — | 69 | 671 |
| 5 | James E Allen | — | 52 | 869 |
| 6 | Robert J Fields | — | 27 | 96 |
| 7 | Bill Ratliff | — | 27 | 43 |
| 8 | Gregory L Trent | — | 7 | 27 |
| 9 | Johnnie P Ramsey SR | — | 6 | 605 |
| 10 | Lowell V Ray | — | 5 | 865 |
| 11 | Jerome Kinzer | — | 5 | 264 |
| 12 | Donald L Funk | — | 5 | 40 |
| 13 | Richard L Welch | — | 2 | 286 |
| 14 | Uncertified Driller | — | 2 | 186 |
| 15 | James T Spurlock | — | 2 | 172 |
| 16 | Johnnie P Ramsey JR | — | 1 | 159 |
| 17 | Arthur Smith | — | 1 | 127 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Knott 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 Knott County?
Kevin R Moses has drilled the most Knott County wells in the recent record — 1 since 2016, 1 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Knott County?
17 companies in the KGS/DOW record have drilled wells in Knott 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 Knott County?
The median drilled depth in Knott County is 110 ft, based on 1,383 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Knott County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Knott County wells page.
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