Best well drillers in Washoe County, Nevada

Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 188 drilling companies with wells on record in Washoe County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 18,392 logged wells in the Nevada Division of Water Resources (NDWR) Well Driller Reports database (records as of 2026-09-28). Every number links back to the public record.

188companies on record

33active since 2022

18,392wells in county record

#	Company	In Washoe Co. since 2016	All-time in county	Statewide
1	Bruce Mackay Pump & Well Service Inc.	570	1,776	2,849
2	Viking Drillers Inc.	538	768	5,086
3	Cascade Drilling LP	192	430	4,479
4	Welsco Corp	146	236	2,537
5	Blain Well Drilling And Pump Inc.	121	161	711
6	Parsons Drilling Inc.	101	148	4,125
7	Double R Water Well Service	81	81	105
8	Stonehouse Drilling & Construction LLC	64	73	363
9	West Coast Pump & Well Works	64	64	96
10	Mckay Drilling Inc.	56	1,156	1,420
11	Boart Longyear	44	260	3,633
12	Capital City Well Drilling & Pump Service Inc.	44	104	1,240
13	National Ewp Inc.	38	60	2,155
14	Fundin Pump & Well Service	35	58	62
15	Yellow Jacket Drilling Services LLC	31	31	333
16	Gregg Drilling	29	30	36
17	Okeefe Drilling Company Inc.	29	29	139
18	Environmental West Exploration Inc.	23	60	146
19	Double R	19	19	38
20	Gregory Drilling	15	15	46
21	A S A P Pump & Well Service Inc.	13	237	349
22	Carson Pump	13	125	374
23	Gregg Drilling & Testing Inc.	13	92	382
24	Eagle Drilling Services LLC	9	12	3,374
25	Bc2 Environmental LLC	9	9	1,032
26	Malcolm Drilling Company Inc.	6	6	325
27	Pezonella Associates Inc.	5	50	73
28	Layne Christensen Co.	5	34	738
29	P C Exploration Inc.	5	19	85
30	Blain Drilling & Pump Co.	4	41	657
31	Knoblock & Sons Pump & Supply	4	16	93
32	Andresen Exploration Drilling	3	543	1,529
33	Miller & Sons Drilling Co.	3	185	195
34	Hydro Resources West Inc.	2	10	300
35	Fred Anderson Drilling Inc.	2	3	643
36	Hard Rock Exploration Inc.	2	3	142
37	Ogden Drilling	1	1	122
38	Wayne Drilling Inc.	—	2,260	2,457
39	Aqua Drilling & Well Service Inc.	—	1,773	2,675
40	W L Mcdonald And Co. Inc.	—	614	815
41	W M Blain Well Drilling & Pumps	—	246	904
42	Nevada Drilling Inc.	—	228	547
43	Paul Williams	—	207	253
44	A & B Contractors	—	205	274
45	Mel Meyer	—	188	258
46	Harlan D Andresen	—	184	446
47	Enloe Drilling Co.	—	181	597
48	A & H Pump Co.	—	169	662
49	Mackay Pump & Geothermal Inc.	—	169	193
50	Kawchack Pump And Well Inc.	—	153	544
51	Levy Matthews & Son	—	147	162
52	Glenn Pump And Drilling	—	147	161
53	Paul Williams & Sons	—	136	158
54	Sierra Pump & Drilling	—	133	294
55	Reno Pump & Supply Co.	—	128	162
56	Pete Anderson	—	128	136
57	Aqua Drilling & Well Service I	—	125	225
58	Haz-Tech Drilling Inc.	—	123	830
59	J W Cunningham	—	122	123
60	J C Faretto & Son	—	119	119
61	Sage Brothers Drilling Co. Inc.	—	118	178
62	John Champion	—	115	143
63	Humboldt Drilling & Pump Co.	—	114	1,494
64	Burroughs OF Nevada	—	114	142
65	Marcin Drilling Company	—	100	238
66	W D C Exploration & Wells	—	98	1,910
67	Valley Pump Company	—	97	109
68	Western Strata Exploration Inc.	—	94	182
69	Lang Exploratory Drilling	—	93	1,532
70	J N Pitcher Company	—	93	121
71	US Geological Survey	—	91	127
72	Olenski Drilling & Pump Co.	—	91	93
73	Smith Pulati Inc.	—	84	88
74	Sargent Irrigation Inc.	—	81	429
75	Ace Drilling & Development	—	74	204
76	W E Blain	—	68	299
77	Harvey Meyer	—	68	214
78	Drilling Research Company	—	66	72
79	Mark E Debusk	—	65	65
80	Hydro Resources Nevada Inc.	—	64	459
81	W M Blain	—	60	354
82	West Hazmat Drilling Corp	—	58	195
83	Boyles Bros Drilling	—	56	84
84	Suchta Well Drlg	—	55	66
85	Griffin Dewatering Corp	—	46	1,647
86	Andrew J Foster	—	45	46
87	Hoover & Sons Construction Co.	—	45	46
88	Prosonic Corporation	—	39	170
89	C C Moon	—	39	41
90	Burt Drilling Co.	—	39	41
91	Meyer Drilling Co. Inc.	—	37	208
92	American Drilling Co.	—	37	60
93	G W Petersen & Co.	—	37	46
94	Turner Drilling	—	35	35
95	Charles Sargent Irrigation Inc.	—	32	66
96	J M Drilling	—	32	32
97	Harvey & Bob Meyer	—	31	117
98	San Emidio Resources	—	31	37
99	Cascade Drilling Inc. California	—	30	113
100	Brown Bros Well Drilling	—	29	32
101	Les Woytek	—	28	139
102	Oasis Drilling Inc.	—	28	113
103	M Artlip	—	28	30
104	Emdlco Inc.	—	26	179
105	Nevada Pump & Drilling	—	26	177
106	Jesse J Harrison	—	26	101
107	Diamond Well Drilling Co.	—	26	34
108	Russell C Kabisch	—	26	27
109	Woytek Drilling Co.	—	25	331
110	Andresen Drilling	—	25	86
111	Castlio Drilling Co.	—	25	32
112	Wayne Burroughs	—	24	30
113	Hoover And Sons Const	—	24	25
114	Leach Drilling Inc.	—	22	1,400
115	Capitol City Well Drilling And Pumps	—	22	400
116	Burgess & Rohe Drilling Co.	—	22	114
117	Nevada Pump & Irrigation Co.	—	22	26
118	Marcin & Sons Drilling	—	21	63
119	James House Well Drilling	—	20	38
120	Points West Drilling	—	20	31
121	J Champion	—	20	26
122	Beylik Drilling Inc.	—	19	131
123	Blain Well Drilling	—	19	114
124	H & M Drilling	—	18	97
125	Resonantsonic International Inc.	—	16	49
126	Eddco Exploration Inc.	—	15	320
127	Elite Drilling Inc.	—	14	619
128	Brinkerhoff Pump & Drilling Co. Inc.	—	14	101
129	Irving R Tonnesen	—	14	78
130	Layne Texas Co.	—	14	32
131	Warren W Overholser	—	14	27
132	Edmund Miller	—	13	228
133	Labrum Well Drilling	—	13	82
134	Ace Pump Sales & Service	—	12	57
135	Robertson Eng & Drill	—	12	47
136	Becker Drills Inc.	—	12	45
137	Dale A Lehman	—	12	34
138	Layne Western Co.	—	11	97
139	Hackworth Drilling Inc.	—	10	2,790
140	A & B Contracrors	—	10	70
141	Layne Environmental	—	10	61
142	Thompson Drilling Co. Inc.	—	9	1,080
143	Water Development Corp (The)	—	8	609
144	Bob Meyer	—	8	56
145	Alcore Drilling	—	8	50
146	Kawchack Drilling Inc.	—	7	771
147	Fred Anderson & Son Exploration Drilling Inc.	—	7	479
148	Jim House & Sons Drilling	—	7	99
149	Allen Drilling Inc.	—	6	5,330
150	Verde Drilling	—	6	281
151	American Drilling & Pump Service	—	6	172
152	Edmund A Miller	—	6	100
153	Humbolt Drilling & Pump Co. Inc.	—	6	40
154	Zim Irrigation & Bakersfield Well & Pump Co.	—	6	31
155	Ogden Well Drilling	—	5	217
156	Vernon Cannon JR	—	5	176
157	Water Development Corp	—	5	79
158	A O Large	—	5	78
159	Dale Lehman	—	5	46
160	Barnes Well Drilling	—	5	35
161	James House	—	5	30
162	Hatch Drilling Co.	—	5	30
163	Allied Drilling Inc.	—	4	194
164	Mcninch Well Drilling	—	4	253
165	Edmund Miller Drilling Co.	—	4	218
166	Potter Drilling Co.	—	4	51
167	Converse Consultants	—	3	790
168	Armstrong Bros	—	3	401
169	J B Reynolds	—	3	343
170	PC Exploration Inc.	—	3	109
171	Frank Padilla	—	3	30
172	Fertig Drilling Co.	—	2	762
173	Sierra Nevada Drilling & Pump LLC	—	2	92
174	Hilyard Drilling Co.	—	2	43
175	Pre-Cambrian Drilling Co.	—	2	34
176	J W Biffle	—	2	31
177	Ogden Bros Drilling	—	1	349
178	Farris Drilling	—	1	295
179	E D D C O Exploration Inc.	—	1	194
180	Steve Kawchack	—	1	146
181	Fred Anderson & Son Exploratio	—	1	107
182	Warner F Stoddard	—	1	86
183	Energy Exploration Drilling	—	1	69
184	Austin W Graham	—	1	66
185	Nevada Pump Service	—	1	41
186	Southwest Drilling & Explorati	—	1	37
187	Eddy Kawchack	—	1	35
188	JB Reynolds	—	1	27

Ranked by wells drilled in Washoe County since 2016 (then all-time), from the full NDWR 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 Washoe County?

Bruce Mackay Pump & Well Service Inc. has drilled the most Washoe County wells in the recent record — 570 since 2016, 1,776 in the county all-time.

How many well drilling companies work in Washoe County?

188 companies in the NDWR record have drilled wells in Washoe County; 33 of them have drilled somewhere in Nevada since 2022. Smaller operators below the record threshold may also serve the area.

How deep is a typical well in Washoe County?

The median drilled depth in Washoe County is 155 ft, based on 20,404 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Washoe County wells page.

Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Washoe County wells page.

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