Best well drillers in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 154 drilling companies with wells on record in Kandiyohi County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 6,499 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 Kandiyohi Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus, C. | 186 | 1,880 | 2,141 |
| 2 | Gjerde, M. | 62 | 314 | 1,135 |
| 3 | Thein, A | 51 | 51 | 146 |
| 4 | Marcus, R. | 47 | 94 | 904 |
| 5 | Marcus, Curt | 45 | 48 | 51 |
| 6 | Drexler, M. | 40 | 60 | 215 |
| 7 | C Marcus | 32 | 35 | 36 |
| 8 | Thein, T | 19 | 19 | 31 |
| 9 | Jones, W | 15 | 15 | 48 |
| 10 | Klimek, D. | 14 | 33 | 2,538 |
| 11 | Steffl, S. | 14 | 23 | 297 |
| 12 | Wieber, A. | 13 | 22 | 48 |
| 13 | Jennings, B. | 11 | 21 | 864 |
| 14 | Ervin, B. | 8 | 113 | 1,131 |
| 15 | Steffl, M. | 6 | 315 | 613 |
| 16 | Ervin, K | 6 | 7 | 168 |
| 17 | Baker, L. | 6 | 6 | 94 |
| 18 | Johnson, J. | 5 | 73 | 247 |
| 19 | Meulebroeck,J | 5 | 19 | 373 |
| 20 | Brecht, J. | 4 | 11 | 31 |
| 21 | Pinkelman, B. | 4 | 4 | 30 |
| 22 | Block, J | 3 | 3 | 65 |
| 23 | Thein, R. | 2 | 502 | 639 |
| 24 | Ervin, D. | 2 | 77 | 442 |
| 25 | Boerner, M. | 2 | 20 | 888 |
| 26 | Werner, R. | 2 | 3 | 2,041 |
| 27 | Miller, J. | 2 | 3 | 943 |
| 28 | Terres, R. | 2 | 2 | 205 |
| 29 | Beusekom, T | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| 30 | Meulebroeck, | 1 | 62 | 400 |
| 31 | Wieling, J. | 1 | 7 | 725 |
| 32 | Klimek, Don | 1 | 2 | 130 |
| 33 | Meulebroed, J | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 34 | Remarks | 1 | 1 | 315 |
| 35 | Rieland, G | 1 | 1 | 330 |
| 36 | Ellingboe, T | 1 | 1 | 101 |
| 37 | Mathews, R. | 1 | 1 | 127 |
| 38 | Mattson, Kent | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| 39 | G Rieland | 1 | 1 | 37 |
| 40 | Werner, Rolli | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| 41 | Marcus, D. | — | 679 | 772 |
| 42 | Dahl, J. | — | 350 | 980 |
| 43 | Marcus, S. | — | 212 | 231 |
| 44 | Basore, R. | — | 210 | 519 |
| 45 | Plucker, D. | — | 112 | 173 |
| 46 | Winther, M. | — | 110 | 179 |
| 47 | Thein, B. | — | 74 | 89 |
| 48 | Verdeck, D. | — | 54 | 495 |
| 49 | Drury, D. | — | 51 | 132 |
| 50 | Grabowski, D. | — | 51 | 97 |
| 51 | Knight, C. | — | 50 | 354 |
| 52 | Bast, D. | — | 40 | 42 |
| 53 | Steffl, T. | — | 39 | 196 |
| 54 | Barrick, T. | — | 37 | 139 |
| 55 | Meulebroeck,D | — | 36 | 832 |
| 56 | Nass, R. | — | 35 | 370 |
| 57 | Nordmann, M. | — | 28 | 1,589 |
| 58 | Nestande, J. | — | 27 | 65 |
| 59 | Clauson, A. | — | 25 | 304 |
| 60 | Steffl, J. | — | 25 | 251 |
| 61 | Nelson, D. | — | 23 | 442 |
| 62 | Hittesdorf, J | — | 21 | 241 |
| 63 | Kampsen, D. | — | 19 | 48 |
| 64 | Anderson, D. | — | 17 | 1,998 |
| 65 | Gary | — | 16 | 407 |
| 66 | Don/Justin | — | 15 | 222 |
| 67 | Underwood, A. | — | 15 | 71 |
| 68 | Abbas, P. | — | 14 | 75 |
| 69 | Merkel, B. | — | 12 | 241 |
| 70 | Steffl, C. | — | 11 | 105 |
| 71 | Hanson, D. | — | 10 | 111 |
| 72 | Thein, D. | — | 10 | 61 |
| 73 | Grimm, G. | — | 9 | 384 |
| 74 | Meulebroek, D | — | 9 | 78 |
| 75 | Nesvold, J. | — | 8 | 67 |
| 76 | Knight, B. | — | 8 | 29 |
| 77 | Weis, M. | — | 8 | 28 |
| 78 | Ervin, W. | — | 7 | 44 |
| 79 | Benton, J. | — | 7 | 34 |
| 80 | Majerus, S. | — | 6 | 3,191 |
| 81 | Fenske, N. | — | 6 | 1,390 |
| 82 | Jennings, S. | — | 6 | 443 |
| 83 | Pulkrabek, C. | — | 6 | 200 |
| 84 | Thein, M. | — | 6 | 58 |
| 85 | Pyan, R. | — | 6 | 32 |
| 86 | Torgerson, R. | — | 5 | 3,345 |
| 87 | Torgerson, S. | — | 5 | 4,813 |
| 88 | Larson, L. | — | 5 | 537 |
| 89 | Perry/Phil | — | 5 | 509 |
| 90 | Alford, M. | — | 5 | 50 |
| 91 | Rivers, M. | — | 4 | 1,050 |
| 92 | Dehn, D. | — | 3 | 648 |
| 93 | Holmen, G. | — | 3 | 482 |
| 94 | Zupan, K. | — | 3 | 317 |
| 95 | Schroeder, F. | — | 3 | 173 |
| 96 | Praught, J. | — | 3 | 85 |
| 97 | Praught, A. | — | 3 | 81 |
| 98 | Manthei, B. | — | 3 | 81 |
| 99 | Robbie/Bruce | — | 3 | 69 |
| 100 | Fuhs, C. | — | 3 | 67 |
| 101 | Huffman, J. | — | 3 | 66 |
| 102 | Payne, C. | — | 3 | 35 |
| 103 | Wallace, T. | — | 3 | 31 |
| 104 | Storkamp, P. | — | 2 | 594 |
| 105 | Swader, M. | — | 2 | 848 |
| 106 | Neyens, J. | — | 2 | 1,821 |
| 107 | Donabauer, K. | — | 2 | 311 |
| 108 | Claude, J. | — | 2 | 195 |
| 109 | Sanford, R. | — | 2 | 137 |
| 110 | Klimek, D & J | — | 2 | 87 |
| 111 | Jacobs, T. | — | 2 | 42 |
| 112 | Stodola, R. | — | 1 | 919 |
| 113 | Laske, M. | — | 1 | 518 |
| 114 | Jason | — | 1 | 34 |
| 115 | Peterson, S. | — | 1 | 613 |
| 116 | Fisher, M. | — | 1 | 2,093 |
| 117 | Dan | — | 1 | 109 |
| 118 | Otten, D. | — | 1 | 1,658 |
| 119 | Majeski, T. | — | 1 | 1,577 |
| 120 | Ruppert, C. | — | 1 | 1,409 |
| 121 | Toenyan, J. | — | 1 | 1,047 |
| 122 | Backowski, M. | — | 1 | 1,002 |
| 123 | Donabauer, G. | — | 1 | 580 |
| 124 | Donabauer, D. | — | 1 | 480 |
| 125 | Dvorak, J. | — | 1 | 418 |
| 126 | Chris | — | 1 | 241 |
| 127 | Theisen, R. | — | 1 | 220 |
| 128 | Peterson, J. | — | 1 | 210 |
| 129 | Sherman, L. | — | 1 | 187 |
| 130 | Syl | — | 1 | 143 |
| 131 | Bruce/Mark | — | 1 | 140 |
| 132 | Perry & Kris | — | 1 | 121 |
| 133 | Robbie | — | 1 | 102 |
| 134 | Grant, A. | — | 1 | 101 |
| 135 | Nordman, M. | — | 1 | 92 |
| 136 | Ken | — | 1 | 79 |
| 137 | Gordy/Kurt | — | 1 | 66 |
| 138 | Nelson, G. | — | 1 | 58 |
| 139 | Traut, D. | — | 1 | 56 |
| 140 | Klimek, R. | — | 1 | 50 |
| 141 | Johnson | — | 1 | 48 |
| 142 | Boerner, F. | — | 1 | 46 |
| 143 | Perry/Keith | — | 1 | 38 |
| 144 | Vanheuveln, K | — | 1 | 35 |
| 145 | Rob/Bruce | — | 1 | 34 |
| 146 | Barrick, L. | — | 1 | 33 |
| 147 | Vanbeusekom,T | — | 1 | 33 |
| 148 | Traut, J. | — | 1 | 29 |
| 149 | Mark B. | — | 1 | 28 |
| 150 | Field, S. | — | 1 | 27 |
| 151 | Segal, G. | — | 1 | 27 |
| 152 | Mackedanz, B | — | 1 | 26 |
| 153 | Robbie/Troy | — | 1 | 25 |
| 154 | Robbie/Steve | — | 1 | 25 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Kandiyohi 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 Kandiyohi County?
Marcus, C. has drilled the most Kandiyohi County wells in the recent record — 186 since 2016, 1,880 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Kandiyohi County?
154 companies in the CWI record have drilled wells in Kandiyohi County; 46 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 Kandiyohi County?
The median drilled depth in Kandiyohi County is 104 ft, based on 7,772 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Kandiyohi County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Kandiyohi County wells page.
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