Best well drillers in Carver County, Minnesota
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 128 drilling companies with wells on record in Carver County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 4,150 logged wells in the Minnesota County Well Index (CWI), maintained by the Minnesota Geological Survey and the Minnesota Department of Health (records as of 2026-08-13). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In Carver Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braunwarth, N | 132 | 191 | 228 |
| 2 | Leuthner, B | 55 | 56 | 98 |
| 3 | Motzko, J. | 44 | 85 | 817 |
| 4 | Stodola, R. | 39 | 81 | 919 |
| 5 | Braunwarth, W | 25 | 29 | 41 |
| 6 | Leuthner, M. | 21 | 666 | 1,095 |
| 7 | Hartmann, B. | 8 | 17 | 1,650 |
| 8 | Geib, L. | 8 | 10 | 337 |
| 9 | Nubbe, Z | 5 | 7 | 65 |
| 10 | Jaeckels, T. | 5 | 6 | 444 |
| 11 | Weckman, L | 4 | 5 | 216 |
| 12 | Stevens, J. | 3 | 17 | 891 |
| 13 | Stevens, M. | 3 | 3 | 119 |
| 14 | Mathews, D. | 2 | 19 | 429 |
| 15 | Hartmann, O. | 2 | 2 | 146 |
| 16 | Hartmann, W | 2 | 2 | 119 |
| 17 | Schwartz, M. | 2 | 2 | 133 |
| 18 | Leuthner, R. | 1 | 223 | 318 |
| 19 | Schultz, N. | 1 | 20 | 142 |
| 20 | Torgerson, R. | 1 | 12 | 3,345 |
| 21 | Stodola, M. | 1 | 9 | 101 |
| 22 | Miller, J. | 1 | 8 | 943 |
| 23 | Johnson, R. | 1 | 6 | 2,568 |
| 24 | Praught, S. | 1 | 4 | 2,858 |
| 25 | Praught, L. | 1 | 3 | 226 |
| 26 | Miller, Joel | 1 | 2 | 58 |
| 27 | Mathews, R. | 1 | 2 | 127 |
| 28 | Motzko, Jason | 1 | 2 | 30 |
| 29 | Freeman, T. | 1 | 1 | 2,231 |
| 30 | Fobbe, R. | 1 | 1 | 2,382 |
| 31 | Ervin, B. | 1 | 1 | 1,131 |
| 32 | Mattson, K. | 1 | 1 | 448 |
| 33 | Landry, A | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| 34 | Steffl, S. | 1 | 1 | 297 |
| 35 | Van Beusekom | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| 36 | Braunwarth, M | — | 941 | 1,164 |
| 37 | Schmieg, K. | — | 818 | 1,224 |
| 38 | Uran, J. | — | 94 | 2,661 |
| 39 | Mcmahon, F.p. | — | 94 | 116 |
| 40 | Braunworth, M | — | 91 | 98 |
| 41 | Motzko, R. | — | 90 | 440 |
| 42 | Moore, C. | — | 70 | 1,147 |
| 43 | Schultz, M. | — | 31 | 264 |
| 44 | Leiby, F. | — | 25 | 614 |
| 45 | Schmeig, K. | — | 25 | 30 |
| 46 | Mathews, H. | — | 22 | 112 |
| 47 | Gatton, R. | — | 21 | 72 |
| 48 | Schultz, C. | — | 18 | 763 |
| 49 | Geib, S. | — | 18 | 678 |
| 50 | Segler, G. | — | 17 | 198 |
| 51 | Rogers, W. | — | 16 | 124 |
| 52 | Mcmahon, F. | — | 15 | 1,121 |
| 53 | Schmidt, L. | — | 13 | 124 |
| 54 | Feltmann, T. | — | 12 | 577 |
| 55 | Vonbank, B. | — | 10 | 391 |
| 56 | Torgerson, S. | — | 9 | 4,813 |
| 57 | Otten, D. | — | 9 | 1,658 |
| 58 | Dvorak, J. | — | 9 | 418 |
| 59 | High, B. | — | 9 | 35 |
| 60 | Peterson, D. | — | 8 | 1,742 |
| 61 | Oestreich, D. | — | 8 | 2,604 |
| 62 | Rivers, M. | — | 8 | 1,050 |
| 63 | Von Bank, B. | — | 8 | 1,044 |
| 64 | Holmen, G. | — | 7 | 482 |
| 65 | Lester, T. | — | 7 | 176 |
| 66 | Mcalpine, T. | — | 6 | 4,147 |
| 67 | Jaeckels, R. | — | 6 | 1,375 |
| 68 | Ruppert, G. | — | 6 | 868 |
| 69 | High, W. | — | 6 | 75 |
| 70 | Matzko, R. | — | 6 | 25 |
| 71 | Geib, D. | — | 5 | 312 |
| 72 | Schwich, G. | — | 5 | 193 |
| 73 | Torgerson, D. | — | 4 | 228 |
| 74 | Kluver, D. | — | 4 | 142 |
| 75 | Mathews, E. | — | 4 | 134 |
| 76 | Nedegaard, R. | — | 4 | 60 |
| 77 | Heil, R. | — | 3 | 797 |
| 78 | Verdeck, D. | — | 3 | 495 |
| 79 | Hartmann, R. | — | 3 | 478 |
| 80 | Bohn, G. | — | 3 | 269 |
| 81 | Burrell, F. | — | 3 | 128 |
| 82 | Anderson, L. | — | 2 | 1,852 |
| 83 | Dehn, D. | — | 2 | 648 |
| 84 | Oestriech, D. | — | 2 | 371 |
| 85 | Hartmann, K. | — | 2 | 367 |
| 86 | Schaffer, R. | — | 2 | 208 |
| 87 | Pulkrabek, C. | — | 2 | 200 |
| 88 | Black, D. | — | 2 | 169 |
| 89 | Heisel, M. | — | 2 | 147 |
| 90 | Torgerson, B. | — | 2 | 115 |
| 91 | Mossing, R. | — | 2 | 104 |
| 92 | Hartmann, S. | — | 2 | 96 |
| 93 | Swearingen, P | — | 2 | 80 |
| 94 | Lezer, J. | — | 2 | 62 |
| 95 | Schaefer, J. | — | 1 | 795 |
| 96 | Weckman, Lee | — | 1 | 35 |
| 97 | Rademacher, M | — | 1 | 35 |
| 98 | Nash, S. | — | 1 | 124 |
| 99 | Mcalpine, G. | — | 1 | 1,989 |
| 100 | Ruppert, C. | — | 1 | 1,409 |
| 101 | Volk, J. | — | 1 | 981 |
| 102 | Dahl, J. | — | 1 | 980 |
| 103 | Myers, M. | — | 1 | 976 |
| 104 | Praught, V. | — | 1 | 784 |
| 105 | Gangl, W. | — | 1 | 665 |
| 106 | Perry/Phil | — | 1 | 509 |
| 107 | Murray, R. | — | 1 | 422 |
| 108 | Otto, F. | — | 1 | 402 |
| 109 | Hittesdorf, J | — | 1 | 241 |
| 110 | Theisen, R. | — | 1 | 220 |
| 111 | Drexler, M. | — | 1 | 215 |
| 112 | Ruppert, J. | — | 1 | 184 |
| 113 | Drury, D. | — | 1 | 132 |
| 114 | Geib, E. | — | 1 | 76 |
| 115 | Ruppert, A. | — | 1 | 74 |
| 116 | Schultz, J. | — | 1 | 72 |
| 117 | Huffman, J. | — | 1 | 66 |
| 118 | Rivers, E. | — | 1 | 62 |
| 119 | Nubbe, D. | — | 1 | 55 |
| 120 | Kohls, J. | — | 1 | 54 |
| 121 | Schwich, D. | — | 1 | 51 |
| 122 | Feltman, T. | — | 1 | 46 |
| 123 | Pulkrabek, L. | — | 1 | 46 |
| 124 | Ruppert, T. | — | 1 | 39 |
| 125 | Lohse, H. | — | 1 | 37 |
| 126 | Cordell, T. | — | 1 | 34 |
| 127 | Benton, J. | — | 1 | 34 |
| 128 | Barrick, L. | — | 1 | 33 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Carver County since 2016 (then all-time), from the full CWI 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 Carver County?
Braunwarth, N has drilled the most Carver County wells in the recent record — 132 since 2016, 191 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Carver County?
128 companies in the CWI record have drilled wells in Carver County; 38 of them have drilled somewhere in Minnesota since 2022. Smaller operators below the record threshold may also serve the area.
How deep is a typical well in Carver County?
The median drilled depth in Carver County is 197 ft, based on 4,516 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Carver County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Carver County wells page.
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