Best well drillers in Lewis County, Kentucky
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 10 drilling companies with wells on record in Lewis County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 138 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 Lewis Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shawn B Fisher | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| 2 | Bruce Mcglone | — | 61 | 210 |
| 3 | Robert Walters | — | 42 | 58 |
| 4 | Gerald Ferguson | — | 11 | 161 |
| 5 | John Schmidt | — | 6 | 108 |
| 6 | Billy L Lewis | — | 5 | 1,010 |
| 7 | James Frazier | — | 5 | 77 |
| 8 | Carl R Hennecke | — | 4 | 330 |
| 9 | Harry (Jay) J Burton | — | 1 | 121 |
| 10 | Gary Stephenson | — | 1 | 47 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Lewis 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 Lewis County?
Shawn B Fisher has drilled the most Lewis County wells in the recent record — 2 since 2016, 2 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Lewis County?
10 companies in the KGS/DOW record have drilled wells in Lewis 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 Lewis County?
The median drilled depth in Lewis County is 65 ft, based on 291 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Lewis County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Lewis County wells page.
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