Best well drillers in Letcher County, Kentucky
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 21 drilling companies with wells on record in Letcher County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 2,102 logged wells in the Kentucky groundwater data repository (KGS) and Division of Water well records (records as of 2026-10-19). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In Letcher Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin R Moses | 8 | 8 | 416 |
| 2 | Clarence E Gibson | — | 837 | 1,234 |
| 3 | Johnnie P Ramsey SR | — | 501 | 605 |
| 4 | Bennett W Gibson | — | 439 | 671 |
| 5 | Alger Bentley | — | 147 | 2,569 |
| 6 | Johnnie P Ramsey JR | — | 112 | 159 |
| 7 | Gregory L Trent | — | 12 | 27 |
| 8 | James H Parsons II | — | 10 | 250 |
| 9 | Donald L Funk | — | 7 | 40 |
| 10 | James T Spurlock | — | 6 | 172 |
| 11 | Thelma A Parsons | — | 4 | 200 |
| 12 | James H Parsons | — | 4 | 90 |
| 13 | James E Allen | — | 3 | 869 |
| 14 | Robert J Fields | — | 3 | 96 |
| 15 | Jerome Kinzer | — | 2 | 264 |
| 16 | Bascom S Funk | — | 2 | 39 |
| 17 | Billy L Lewis | — | 1 | 1,010 |
| 18 | Walter Hays | — | 1 | 367 |
| 19 | Howard F Parsons SR | — | 1 | 150 |
| 20 | Dennis R Parsons | — | 1 | 62 |
| 21 | Bill Ratliff | — | 1 | 43 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Letcher 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 Letcher County?
Kevin R Moses has drilled the most Letcher County wells in the recent record — 8 since 2016, 8 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Letcher County?
21 companies in the KGS/DOW record have drilled wells in Letcher 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 Letcher County?
The median drilled depth in Letcher County is 120 ft, based on 2,733 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Letcher County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Letcher County wells page.
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