Best well drillers in Magoffin County, Kentucky
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 14 drilling companies with wells on record in Magoffin County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 176 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 Magoffin Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy L Lewis | 7 | 20 | 1,010 |
| 2 | Anthony W Ward | — | 65 | 69 |
| 3 | James E Allen | — | 42 | 869 |
| 4 | Hays Lewis JR | — | 14 | 160 |
| 5 | Lowell V Ray | — | 11 | 865 |
| 6 | Don Newsom | — | 6 | 51 |
| 7 | Jerome Kinzer | — | 4 | 264 |
| 8 | Alger Bentley | — | 3 | 2,569 |
| 9 | James Frazier | — | 3 | 77 |
| 10 | Elmore Lewis | — | 3 | 45 |
| 11 | Paul E Keaton | — | 2 | 33 |
| 12 | Clarence E Gibson | — | 1 | 1,234 |
| 13 | Uncertified Driller | — | 1 | 186 |
| 14 | Gerald Ferguson | — | 1 | 161 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Magoffin 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 Magoffin County?
Billy L Lewis has drilled the most Magoffin County wells in the recent record — 7 since 2016, 20 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Magoffin County?
14 companies in the KGS/DOW record have drilled wells in Magoffin 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 Magoffin County?
The median drilled depth in Magoffin County is 85 ft, based on 344 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Magoffin County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Magoffin County wells page.
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