Best well drillers in Marshall County, Kentucky
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 24 drilling companies with wells on record in Marshall County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 728 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 Marshall Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keith W Starks | 12 | 150 | 435 |
| 2 | John Bowman | 10 | 18 | 214 |
| 3 | Danny R Kelly | 1 | 28 | 753 |
| 4 | Billy L Fondaw | 1 | 22 | 268 |
| 5 | Gus E Naranjo JR | 1 | 1 | 1,798 |
| 6 | Ray Starks | — | 208 | 599 |
| 7 | Jerry D Jones | — | 101 | 648 |
| 8 | Alan W Burgess | — | 88 | 1,086 |
| 9 | Roy E Bingham | — | 25 | 254 |
| 10 | Thomas S Anthony | — | 16 | 48 |
| 11 | Bill Fondaw | — | 15 | 261 |
| 12 | Homer Pearson | — | 10 | 827 |
| 13 | P W Langley | — | 8 | 30 |
| 14 | Herbert J Newberry | — | 7 | 343 |
| 15 | Kevin S Pearson | — | 7 | 200 |
| 16 | Timothy B Wheeler | — | 6 | 50 |
| 17 | Gary Stephenson | — | 4 | 47 |
| 18 | John J Bingham | — | 3 | 51 |
| 19 | Russell Lowery | — | 3 | 75 |
| 20 | Joe H Jackson | — | 3 | 51 |
| 21 | Daniel Scott Kelly | — | 2 | 84 |
| 22 | James E Allen | — | 1 | 869 |
| 23 | Joe Maybrier | — | 1 | 553 |
| 24 | Gene Kelly | — | 1 | 43 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Marshall 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 Marshall County?
Keith W Starks has drilled the most Marshall County wells in the recent record — 12 since 2016, 150 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Marshall County?
24 companies in the KGS/DOW record have drilled wells in Marshall County; 4 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 Marshall County?
The median drilled depth in Marshall County is 80 ft, based on 1,577 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Marshall County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Marshall County wells page.
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