Best well drillers in Dakota County, Minnesota
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 175 drilling companies with wells on record in Dakota County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 5,612 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 Dakota Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartmann, B. | 70 | 271 | 1,650 |
| 2 | Illa, C. | 20 | 52 | 160 |
| 3 | Landry, A | 14 | 14 | 69 |
| 4 | Carlson, P. | 9 | 265 | 1,237 |
| 5 | Weckman, L | 9 | 16 | 216 |
| 6 | Jaeckels, T. | 7 | 52 | 444 |
| 7 | Hartman, B. | 6 | 10 | 41 |
| 8 | Hartmann, W | 6 | 6 | 119 |
| 9 | Weckman, Lee | 6 | 6 | 35 |
| 10 | Schatz, P | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| 11 | Doffing, P | 2 | 6 | 150 |
| 12 | Hokenson, J. | 2 | 2 | 684 |
| 13 | Nubbe, Z | 2 | 2 | 65 |
| 14 | Fritz, R. | 1 | 156 | 388 |
| 15 | Rademacher, M | 1 | 7 | 35 |
| 16 | Mccullough, D | 1 | 6 | 2,105 |
| 17 | Lyon, R. | 1 | 5 | 695 |
| 18 | Carlson, Paul | 1 | 2 | 31 |
| 19 | Butterfield,T | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| 20 | Schwartz, M. | 1 | 1 | 133 |
| 21 | Peterson, N | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| 22 | Praught, L. | 1 | 1 | 226 |
| 23 | Anderson, L. | — | 1,189 | 1,852 |
| 24 | Miller, M. | — | 423 | 1,189 |
| 25 | Mann, G. | — | 296 | 418 |
| 26 | Jaeckels, R. | — | 253 | 1,375 |
| 27 | Otto, F. | — | 177 | 402 |
| 28 | Peterson, D. | — | 170 | 1,742 |
| 29 | Ranisate, J. | — | 170 | 324 |
| 30 | Von Bank, B. | — | 109 | 1,044 |
| 31 | Genz & Ryan | — | 108 | 111 |
| 32 | Uran, J. | — | 100 | 2,661 |
| 33 | Anderson, M. | — | 96 | 384 |
| 34 | Maher, R. | — | 90 | 202 |
| 35 | Gath, E. | — | 87 | 116 |
| 36 | Paul/Mike | — | 78 | 210 |
| 37 | Bauer, A. | — | 78 | 153 |
| 38 | Vonbank, B. | — | 76 | 391 |
| 39 | Gahler, J. | — | 67 | 115 |
| 40 | Schwanz, M. | — | 62 | 62 |
| 41 | Pederson, O. | — | 52 | 53 |
| 42 | Bohn, G. | — | 50 | 269 |
| 43 | Schwich, G. | — | 47 | 193 |
| 44 | Kaase, B. | — | 44 | 102 |
| 45 | Jaechels, R. | — | 40 | 300 |
| 46 | Hartmann, R. | — | 39 | 478 |
| 47 | Peine, J. | — | 36 | 89 |
| 48 | Schultz, C. | — | 33 | 763 |
| 49 | Bob/Paul | — | 33 | 35 |
| 50 | Galher, J. | — | 29 | 36 |
| 51 | Bisson | — | 28 | 33 |
| 52 | Bisson, D. | — | 24 | 35 |
| 53 | Helgeson, J. | — | 24 | 30 |
| 54 | Hartmann, K. | — | 23 | 367 |
| 55 | Vaught, B. | — | 23 | 103 |
| 56 | Maher, T. | — | 23 | 37 |
| 57 | Denn, D. | — | 21 | 32 |
| 58 | Schultz, B. | — | 20 | 34 |
| 59 | Ryan, J. | — | 18 | 41 |
| 60 | Ervasti, C. | — | 18 | 25 |
| 61 | Schultz, M. | — | 17 | 264 |
| 62 | Mayer, J. | — | 17 | 27 |
| 63 | Gangl, W. | — | 15 | 665 |
| 64 | Hartmann, S. | — | 14 | 96 |
| 65 | Les | — | 14 | 33 |
| 66 | Moeller, P. | — | 13 | 27 |
| 67 | Burrell, F. | — | 12 | 128 |
| 68 | Powers, L. | — | 12 | 75 |
| 69 | Williams, G. | — | 11 | 29 |
| 70 | Robert/Gary | — | 11 | 27 |
| 71 | Johnson, M. | — | 10 | 1,450 |
| 72 | Mcmahon, F. | — | 10 | 1,121 |
| 73 | State, M. | — | 10 | 108 |
| 74 | Sticha, D. | — | 10 | 48 |
| 75 | Lee | — | 10 | 44 |
| 76 | Kloeckl, J. | — | 10 | 31 |
| 77 | Dehn, D. | — | 9 | 648 |
| 78 | Praught, A. | — | 8 | 81 |
| 79 | Mcguire, M. | — | 8 | 25 |
| 80 | O'brien, M. | — | 7 | 29 |
| 81 | Zuercher, A. | — | 6 | 1,548 |
| 82 | Johnson, R. | — | 6 | 2,568 |
| 83 | Husnik, M. | — | 6 | 579 |
| 84 | Leiby, F. | — | 6 | 614 |
| 85 | Chavie, R. | — | 6 | 119 |
| 86 | Huffman, J. | — | 6 | 66 |
| 87 | Torgerson, R. | — | 5 | 3,345 |
| 88 | Torgerson, S. | — | 5 | 4,813 |
| 89 | Sanders, G. | — | 5 | 1,327 |
| 90 | Schroepfer, T | — | 5 | 655 |
| 91 | Kringle, M. | — | 5 | 315 |
| 92 | Scandin, R. | — | 5 | 157 |
| 93 | Steffl, C. | — | 5 | 105 |
| 94 | Hendrycks, R. | — | 5 | 40 |
| 95 | Harris, S. | — | 5 | 31 |
| 96 | Vanbeusekom,B | — | 5 | 26 |
| 97 | Stevens, J. | — | 4 | 891 |
| 98 | Otten, D. | — | 4 | 1,658 |
| 99 | Johnson, G. | — | 4 | 1,301 |
| 100 | Praught, V. | — | 4 | 784 |
| 101 | Holmen, G. | — | 4 | 482 |
| 102 | Gochnauer, B. | — | 4 | 293 |
| 103 | Praught, J. | — | 4 | 85 |
| 104 | Schultz, J. | — | 4 | 72 |
| 105 | Tweed, D. | — | 4 | 52 |
| 106 | King, R | — | 4 | 48 |
| 107 | Japp, B. | — | 4 | 41 |
| 108 | Holicky, G. | — | 4 | 27 |
| 109 | Stodola, R. | — | 3 | 919 |
| 110 | Moore, C. | — | 3 | 1,147 |
| 111 | Feltmann, T. | — | 3 | 577 |
| 112 | Sampson, C. | — | 3 | 447 |
| 113 | Gary | — | 3 | 407 |
| 114 | Segler, G. | — | 3 | 198 |
| 115 | Mcmahon, F.p. | — | 3 | 116 |
| 116 | Schanus, D. | — | 3 | 36 |
| 117 | Kaderlik, C | — | 3 | 34 |
| 118 | Emery, K. | — | 3 | 26 |
| 119 | Remarks | — | 2 | 315 |
| 120 | Mcalpine, T. | — | 2 | 4,147 |
| 121 | Schultz, N. | — | 2 | 142 |
| 122 | Salverda, W. | — | 2 | 477 |
| 123 | Rivers, M. | — | 2 | 1,050 |
| 124 | Miggler, L. | — | 2 | 232 |
| 125 | Lohse, J. | — | 2 | 203 |
| 126 | Thron, R. | — | 2 | 196 |
| 127 | Day, B. | — | 2 | 135 |
| 128 | Schmidt, L. | — | 2 | 124 |
| 129 | Rogers, W. | — | 2 | 124 |
| 130 | Mossing, R. | — | 2 | 104 |
| 131 | Robbie | — | 2 | 102 |
| 132 | Fuhs, C. | — | 2 | 67 |
| 133 | Owen, D. | — | 2 | 61 |
| 134 | Otto, R. | — | 2 | 54 |
| 135 | Schwich, D. | — | 2 | 51 |
| 136 | Van Beusekom | — | 2 | 45 |
| 137 | Shultz, C. | — | 2 | 32 |
| 138 | Paul/Tom | — | 2 | 29 |
| 139 | Perrin, D. | — | 2 | 27 |
| 140 | Hanson, B | — | 1 | 241 |
| 141 | Praught, S. | — | 1 | 2,858 |
| 142 | Peterson, S. | — | 1 | 613 |
| 143 | Beusekom, T | — | 1 | 26 |
| 144 | Mccullough | — | 1 | 26 |
| 145 | Thein, R. | — | 1 | 639 |
| 146 | Johnson, E. | — | 1 | 38 |
| 147 | Mcalpine, B. | — | 1 | 1,402 |
| 148 | Barott, B. | — | 1 | 954 |
| 149 | Ruppert, G. | — | 1 | 868 |
| 150 | Mantyla, E. | — | 1 | 827 |
| 151 | Pittman, H. | — | 1 | 738 |
| 152 | Lawrence, R. | — | 1 | 729 |
| 153 | Schroepfer, L | — | 1 | 657 |
| 154 | Cardinal, B. | — | 1 | 592 |
| 155 | Nelson, D. | — | 1 | 442 |
| 156 | Leuthner, R. | — | 1 | 318 |
| 157 | Wilber, E. | — | 1 | 271 |
| 158 | Belz, J. | — | 1 | 184 |
| 159 | Sanders, T. | — | 1 | 177 |
| 160 | Clark, F. | — | 1 | 171 |
| 161 | Heisel, M. | — | 1 | 147 |
| 162 | Kluver, D. | — | 1 | 142 |
| 163 | Weiss, R. | — | 1 | 99 |
| 164 | Robbie/Bruce | — | 1 | 69 |
| 165 | Anderson, J. | — | 1 | 62 |
| 166 | Lezer, J. | — | 1 | 62 |
| 167 | Obermiller, J | — | 1 | 50 |
| 168 | John | — | 1 | 50 |
| 169 | Duane | — | 1 | 47 |
| 170 | Feltman, T. | — | 1 | 46 |
| 171 | Schafer, R. | — | 1 | 44 |
| 172 | Larson, D. | — | 1 | 42 |
| 173 | Kimmes-Bauer | — | 1 | 41 |
| 174 | Schroepher, T | — | 1 | 26 |
| 175 | Larson, J. | — | 1 | 25 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Dakota 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 Dakota County?
Hartmann, B. has drilled the most Dakota County wells in the recent record — 70 since 2016, 271 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Dakota County?
175 companies in the CWI record have drilled wells in Dakota County; 42 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 Dakota County?
The median drilled depth in Dakota County is 260 ft, based on 7,991 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Dakota County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Dakota County wells page.
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