Best well drillers in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 248 drilling companies with wells on record in Mille Lacs County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 4,972 logged wells in the Minnesota County Well Index (CWI), maintained by the Minnesota Geological Survey and the Minnesota Department of Health (records as of 2026-09-28). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In Mille Lacs Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kempenich, C. | 148 | 195 | 3,423 |
| 2 | Thompson, S. | 115 | 170 | 2,792 |
| 3 | Graham, J. | 87 | 273 | 2,449 |
| 4 | Praught, S. | 45 | 171 | 2,858 |
| 5 | Sypnieski, D. | 35 | 40 | 642 |
| 6 | Graham, K. | 32 | 122 | 1,019 |
| 7 | Mcalpine, J. | 32 | 81 | 1,237 |
| 8 | Johnson, M. | 28 | 276 | 1,450 |
| 9 | Storkamp, P. | 24 | 121 | 594 |
| 10 | Jennings, B. | 23 | 28 | 864 |
| 11 | Thiesse, E. | 9 | 9 | 70 |
| 12 | Torgerson, R. | 8 | 127 | 3,345 |
| 13 | Graham, Jim | 8 | 44 | 174 |
| 14 | Remarks | 8 | 8 | 315 |
| 15 | Mcalpine, T. | 7 | 36 | 4,147 |
| 16 | Kent, B. | 7 | 7 | 2,858 |
| 17 | Fobbe, R. | 6 | 71 | 2,382 |
| 18 | Hines, R. | 6 | 17 | 2,139 |
| 19 | Motzko, J. | 6 | 9 | 817 |
| 20 | Vanheel, K | 6 | 6 | 130 |
| 21 | Dothoudt, J. | 5 | 5 | 60 |
| 22 | Ackerman, D. | 4 | 19 | 3,254 |
| 23 | Warren, C. | 4 | 6 | 343 |
| 24 | Graham, Kelly | 3 | 12 | 37 |
| 25 | Alberg, G. | 3 | 8 | 669 |
| 26 | Kemperich, C. | 3 | 5 | 47 |
| 27 | C Kempenich | 3 | 3 | 59 |
| 28 | Praught, M. | 2 | 34 | 956 |
| 29 | Terres, R. | 2 | 20 | 205 |
| 30 | Lambert, J. | 2 | 8 | 2,117 |
| 31 | Ricke, G. | 2 | 5 | 533 |
| 32 | Praught, L. | 2 | 4 | 226 |
| 33 | Oothoudt, J. | 2 | 3 | 111 |
| 34 | Atkinson, J | 2 | 3 | 90 |
| 35 | Freeman, T. | 2 | 2 | 2,231 |
| 36 | Boyer, J. | 2 | 2 | 602 |
| 37 | Atkinson, B. | 2 | 2 | 361 |
| 38 | Hasskamp, C | 2 | 2 | 297 |
| 39 | Vanbeek, R. | 2 | 2 | 75 |
| 40 | Jason | 2 | 2 | 34 |
| 41 | Block, J | 2 | 2 | 65 |
| 42 | Praught, J. | 2 | 2 | 85 |
| 43 | Witucki, J. | 1 | 36 | 5,712 |
| 44 | Ratke, P. | 1 | 11 | 43 |
| 45 | Japp, J. | 1 | 7 | 293 |
| 46 | Werner, R. | 1 | 6 | 2,041 |
| 47 | Atkinson, T. | 1 | 5 | 426 |
| 48 | Japp, A. | 1 | 4 | 274 |
| 49 | Mccullough, D | 1 | 2 | 2,105 |
| 50 | Lambert, L. | 1 | 2 | 1,524 |
| 51 | Hokenson, J. | 1 | 1 | 684 |
| 52 | Freeman, Tony | 1 | 1 | 204 |
| 53 | Danielson, C | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| 54 | Dave S | 1 | 1 | 65 |
| 55 | Krystosek, B | 1 | 1 | 107 |
| 56 | Renner, W | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| 57 | Nubbe, Z | 1 | 1 | 65 |
| 58 | Steffl, S. | 1 | 1 | 297 |
| 59 | Vraa, J | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| 60 | Drexler, M. | 1 | 1 | 215 |
| 61 | Anderson, D. | — | 464 | 1,998 |
| 62 | Robb, Dana | — | 345 | 359 |
| 63 | Hamm, R. | — | 268 | 2,908 |
| 64 | Nelson, S. | — | 108 | 2,446 |
| 65 | Robb, D. | — | 91 | 1,007 |
| 66 | Beckworth, D. | — | 90 | 972 |
| 67 | Felde, Jack | — | 72 | 74 |
| 68 | Torgerson, S. | — | 64 | 4,813 |
| 69 | Goodin, G. | — | 63 | 2,799 |
| 70 | Donabauer, G. | — | 56 | 580 |
| 71 | Perry & Kris | — | 55 | 121 |
| 72 | Beuning, W. | — | 40 | 755 |
| 73 | Perry/Phil | — | 40 | 509 |
| 74 | Goodin, Gregg | — | 37 | 53 |
| 75 | Waddell, L. | — | 36 | 736 |
| 76 | Johnson, Mike | — | 35 | 72 |
| 77 | Backowski, M. | — | 34 | 1,002 |
| 78 | Feltmann, T. | — | 33 | 577 |
| 79 | Mcalpine, B. | — | 28 | 1,402 |
| 80 | Wilber, E. | — | 28 | 271 |
| 81 | Sutton, Gary | — | 25 | 27 |
| 82 | Bastian, W. | — | 24 | 708 |
| 83 | Perry & Mike | — | 24 | 48 |
| 84 | Donabauer, Q. | — | 21 | 777 |
| 85 | Perry & Don | — | 21 | 43 |
| 86 | Lester, T. | — | 20 | 176 |
| 87 | Majerus, S. | — | 19 | 3,191 |
| 88 | Exsted, H. | — | 19 | 119 |
| 89 | Rager, L. | — | 19 | 105 |
| 90 | Latteral | — | 19 | 49 |
| 91 | Fluegge, D. | — | 18 | 515 |
| 92 | Exsted, M. | — | 18 | 386 |
| 93 | Hamm, Randy | — | 18 | 53 |
| 94 | Perry & Larry | — | 18 | 32 |
| 95 | Pugh, G. | — | 17 | 1,433 |
| 96 | Donabauer, A. | — | 17 | 203 |
| 97 | Thomas | — | 17 | 81 |
| 98 | Robbie | — | 16 | 102 |
| 99 | Ruppert, C. | — | 15 | 1,409 |
| 100 | Perry | — | 14 | 132 |
| 101 | Robbie & Troy | — | 14 | 33 |
| 102 | Lawrence, R. | — | 13 | 729 |
| 103 | Rivers, M. | — | 12 | 1,050 |
| 104 | Holmen, G. | — | 12 | 482 |
| 105 | Thilquist, J. | — | 12 | 68 |
| 106 | Perry & Mark | — | 12 | 32 |
| 107 | Witucki, Joe | — | 11 | 124 |
| 108 | Mcalpine, S. | — | 11 | 952 |
| 109 | Sutton, G. | — | 11 | 730 |
| 110 | Perry/Larry | — | 11 | 134 |
| 111 | Majerus, Syl | — | 11 | 123 |
| 112 | Kurt & Ron | — | 11 | 45 |
| 113 | Lloyd | — | 10 | 1,153 |
| 114 | Gary | — | 10 | 407 |
| 115 | Bruce &robbie | — | 10 | 73 |
| 116 | Hines, Rick | — | 10 | 42 |
| 117 | Henrich, D. | — | 10 | 37 |
| 118 | Anderson, J. | — | 9 | 62 |
| 119 | Perry & Keith | — | 9 | 51 |
| 120 | Rosga, T. | — | 8 | 1,676 |
| 121 | Nordmann, M. | — | 8 | 1,589 |
| 122 | Fenske, N. | — | 8 | 1,390 |
| 123 | Rosga, Tom | — | 8 | 38 |
| 124 | Keller, J. | — | 7 | 344 |
| 125 | Dehn, D. | — | 7 | 648 |
| 126 | Basore, R. | — | 7 | 519 |
| 127 | Felde, J. | — | 7 | 335 |
| 128 | Zupan, K. | — | 7 | 317 |
| 129 | Stumm, T. | — | 7 | 111 |
| 130 | Gordy & Kurt | — | 7 | 61 |
| 131 | Otten, D. | — | 6 | 1,658 |
| 132 | Moore, C. | — | 6 | 1,147 |
| 133 | Praught, V. | — | 6 | 784 |
| 134 | Hagle, R. | — | 6 | 501 |
| 135 | Emslander, R. | — | 6 | 251 |
| 136 | Schimming, D. | — | 6 | 187 |
| 137 | Dyer, T. | — | 6 | 73 |
| 138 | Hasskamp, A. | — | 6 | 45 |
| 139 | Robbie/Mike | — | 6 | 31 |
| 140 | Mccullough, L | — | 5 | 2,805 |
| 141 | Uran, J. | — | 5 | 2,661 |
| 142 | Christiansen | — | 5 | 266 |
| 143 | Japp, P. | — | 5 | 201 |
| 144 | Bruce & Mark | — | 5 | 84 |
| 145 | Ken | — | 5 | 79 |
| 146 | Dennis | — | 4 | 343 |
| 147 | Dan | — | 4 | 109 |
| 148 | Jorgenson, D. | — | 4 | 228 |
| 149 | Kersting, R. | — | 4 | 152 |
| 150 | Bruce & Robbi | — | 4 | 94 |
| 151 | Donabauer, W. | — | 4 | 85 |
| 152 | Feltman, T. | — | 4 | 46 |
| 153 | Robbie/Art | — | 4 | 39 |
| 154 | Perry/Don | — | 4 | 30 |
| 155 | Fobbe, B. | — | 3 | 226 |
| 156 | Mcalpine, G. | — | 3 | 1,989 |
| 157 | Busse, G. | — | 3 | 872 |
| 158 | Donabauer, D. | — | 3 | 480 |
| 159 | Campbell, E. | — | 3 | 452 |
| 160 | Nelson, D. | — | 3 | 442 |
| 161 | Frye, F. | — | 3 | 355 |
| 162 | Bach, P. | — | 3 | 288 |
| 163 | Shadley, J. | — | 3 | 201 |
| 164 | Fuhs, C. | — | 3 | 67 |
| 165 | Pugh, Glen | — | 3 | 48 |
| 166 | Japp, B. | — | 3 | 41 |
| 167 | Syl & Mark | — | 3 | 36 |
| 168 | Perry, P. | — | 3 | 29 |
| 169 | Fell, B. | — | 2 | 2,247 |
| 170 | Klimek, D. | — | 2 | 2,538 |
| 171 | Gjerde, M. | — | 2 | 1,135 |
| 172 | Zuercher, A. | — | 2 | 1,548 |
| 173 | Stevens, M. | — | 2 | 119 |
| 174 | Renner, E. | — | 2 | 141 |
| 175 | Torgerson | — | 2 | 88 |
| 176 | Hasskamp, D | — | 2 | 910 |
| 177 | Pittman, H. | — | 2 | 738 |
| 178 | Leiby, F. | — | 2 | 614 |
| 179 | Benes, E. | — | 2 | 602 |
| 180 | Lindsay, R. | — | 2 | 508 |
| 181 | Bruce/Robbie | — | 2 | 237 |
| 182 | Torgerson, D. | — | 2 | 228 |
| 183 | Longanecker,S | — | 2 | 215 |
| 184 | Mcalpine, K. | — | 2 | 202 |
| 185 | Traut, M. | — | 2 | 194 |
| 186 | Bruce | — | 2 | 166 |
| 187 | Hines, B. | — | 2 | 143 |
| 188 | Bliss, L. | — | 2 | 88 |
| 189 | John D. | — | 2 | 74 |
| 190 | Robbie/Bruce | — | 2 | 69 |
| 191 | Robbie/Ryan | — | 2 | 63 |
| 192 | Sylvester | — | 2 | 61 |
| 193 | Stotko, J. | — | 2 | 50 |
| 194 | Obermiller, J | — | 2 | 50 |
| 195 | Buck & Kevin | — | 2 | 37 |
| 196 | Beuning, Walt | — | 2 | 28 |
| 197 | Donabauer, QU | — | 2 | 26 |
| 198 | Sampson, D. | — | 1 | 1,160 |
| 199 | Mattson, K. | — | 1 | 448 |
| 200 | Mathews, D. | — | 1 | 429 |
| 201 | Mattson, Kent | — | 1 | 26 |
| 202 | Schultz, C. | — | 1 | 763 |
| 203 | Anderson, M. | — | 1 | 384 |
| 204 | Fluegge, J. | — | 1 | 195 |
| 205 | Steffl, M. | — | 1 | 613 |
| 206 | Stodola, M. | — | 1 | 101 |
| 207 | Toenyan, J. | — | 1 | 1,047 |
| 208 | Von Bank, B. | — | 1 | 1,044 |
| 209 | Myers, M. | — | 1 | 976 |
| 210 | Hadden, M. | — | 1 | 860 |
| 211 | Cyrus, D. | — | 1 | 818 |
| 212 | Sampson, B. | — | 1 | 720 |
| 213 | Bjorklund, S. | — | 1 | 520 |
| 214 | Jennings, S. | — | 1 | 443 |
| 215 | Motzko, R. | — | 1 | 440 |
| 216 | Dvorak, J. | — | 1 | 418 |
| 217 | Mcalpine, D. | — | 1 | 355 |
| 218 | Johnson, D. | — | 1 | 337 |
| 219 | Chris | — | 1 | 241 |
| 220 | Segler, G. | — | 1 | 198 |
| 221 | Black, D. | — | 1 | 169 |
| 222 | Torgerson, W. | — | 1 | 168 |
| 223 | Syl | — | 1 | 143 |
| 224 | Drury, D. | — | 1 | 132 |
| 225 | Jensen, G. | — | 1 | 131 |
| 226 | Schmidt, L. | — | 1 | 124 |
| 227 | Lawerence, R. | — | 1 | 107 |
| 228 | Grabowski, D. | — | 1 | 97 |
| 229 | Nordman, M. | — | 1 | 92 |
| 230 | Mark | — | 1 | 87 |
| 231 | Fell, Bob | — | 1 | 86 |
| 232 | Doroff, P. | — | 1 | 64 |
| 233 | IN Remarks | — | 1 | 60 |
| 234 | Perron, D. | — | 1 | 54 |
| 235 | Kohls, J. | — | 1 | 54 |
| 236 | Jeff | — | 1 | 51 |
| 237 | John | — | 1 | 50 |
| 238 | Davidson, Z. | — | 1 | 40 |
| 239 | Sheldon | — | 1 | 37 |
| 240 | Perry/Mike | — | 1 | 35 |
| 241 | Lambert, Vern | — | 1 | 34 |
| 242 | Mark & Pat | — | 1 | 33 |
| 243 | Kurt | — | 1 | 33 |
| 244 | Majerus, Sylv | — | 1 | 28 |
| 245 | Mark B. | — | 1 | 28 |
| 246 | Jeff & Kurt | — | 1 | 26 |
| 247 | Syl & Mike | — | 1 | 25 |
| 248 | Buck | — | 1 | 25 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Mille Lacs 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 Mille Lacs County?
Kempenich, C. has drilled the most Mille Lacs County wells in the recent record — 148 since 2016, 195 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Mille Lacs County?
248 companies in the CWI record have drilled wells in Mille Lacs County; 79 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 Mille Lacs County?
The median drilled depth in Mille Lacs County is 71 ft, based on 6,157 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Mille Lacs County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Mille Lacs County wells page.
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