Best well drillers in Jackson County, Minnesota
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 55 drilling companies with wells on record in Jackson County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 547 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 Jackson Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gjerde, M. | 12 | 78 | 1,135 |
| 2 | Anderson, N. | 11 | 25 | 166 |
| 3 | Spartz, T. | 9 | 10 | 235 |
| 4 | Hatfield, T | 5 | 5 | 69 |
| 5 | Reynolds, J. | 5 | 5 | 42 |
| 6 | Kuck, T. | 2 | 31 | 1,206 |
| 7 | Beemer, G. | 2 | 3 | 47 |
| 8 | Bentz, J. | 1 | 3 | 35 |
| 9 | Ervin, B. | 1 | 1 | 1,131 |
| 10 | Block, J | 1 | 1 | 65 |
| 11 | Kollasch, T. | — | 59 | 384 |
| 12 | Christensen, | — | 56 | 126 |
| 13 | Christensen,R | — | 33 | 44 |
| 14 | Dahl, J. | — | 25 | 980 |
| 15 | Quastad, S. | — | 23 | 62 |
| 16 | Ziemann, R. | — | 22 | 99 |
| 17 | Hanson, H. | — | 19 | 37 |
| 18 | Beemer, P. | — | 15 | 189 |
| 19 | Christensen,B | — | 15 | 85 |
| 20 | Kuck, R. | — | 12 | 952 |
| 21 | Spartz, D. | — | 12 | 852 |
| 22 | Steffl, M. | — | 9 | 613 |
| 23 | Nass, R. | — | 8 | 370 |
| 24 | Johnson, V. | — | 8 | 117 |
| 25 | Fetters, A. | — | 7 | 58 |
| 26 | Koestler, E. | — | 7 | 43 |
| 27 | Johnson, J. | — | 5 | 247 |
| 28 | Ulrich, J. | — | 5 | 28 |
| 29 | Kuck, D. | — | 4 | 128 |
| 30 | Nestande, J. | — | 3 | 65 |
| 31 | Christenson, | — | 3 | 54 |
| 32 | Meyer, J. | — | 3 | 29 |
| 33 | Clauson, A. | — | 2 | 304 |
| 34 | Merkel, B. | — | 2 | 241 |
| 35 | Peterson, J. | — | 2 | 210 |
| 36 | Pulkrabek, C. | — | 2 | 200 |
| 37 | Hertling, E. | — | 2 | 188 |
| 38 | Clauson, R. | — | 2 | 57 |
| 39 | Johnson | — | 2 | 48 |
| 40 | Pulkrabek, L. | — | 2 | 46 |
| 41 | Olson, S. | — | 2 | 27 |
| 42 | Moore, C. | — | 1 | 1,147 |
| 43 | Verdeck, D. | — | 1 | 495 |
| 44 | Christiansen | — | 1 | 266 |
| 45 | Hittesdorf, J | — | 1 | 241 |
| 46 | Steffl, T. | — | 1 | 196 |
| 47 | Winther, M. | — | 1 | 179 |
| 48 | Hansen, M. | — | 1 | 101 |
| 49 | Wilhelmi, L. | — | 1 | 70 |
| 50 | Stecker, A. | — | 1 | 61 |
| 51 | KM Brown Inc. | — | 1 | 40 |
| 52 | Pyan, R. | — | 1 | 32 |
| 53 | Henrich, E. | — | 1 | 30 |
| 54 | Field, S. | — | 1 | 27 |
| 55 | Brown | — | 1 | 26 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Jackson 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 Jackson County?
Gjerde, M. has drilled the most Jackson County wells in the recent record — 12 since 2016, 78 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Jackson County?
55 companies in the CWI record have drilled wells in Jackson County; 9 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 Jackson County?
The median drilled depth in Jackson County is 182 ft, based on 1,065 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Jackson County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Jackson County wells page.
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