Best well drillers in Pennington County, Minnesota
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 47 drilling companies with wells on record in Pennington County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 1,369 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 Pennington Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leader, J. | 182 | 226 | 480 |
| 2 | Anderson, K. | 13 | 29 | 1,468 |
| 3 | Berg, L. | 5 | 32 | 752 |
| 4 | Leader, Jon | 5 | 5 | 38 |
| 5 | Monroe, S. | 2 | 10 | 2,723 |
| 6 | Wesa, D. | 2 | 2 | 1,069 |
| 7 | Reed, G. | 2 | 2 | 1,924 |
| 8 | Davidson, R. | 1 | 170 | 393 |
| 9 | Davidson, J. | 1 | 26 | 237 |
| 10 | Gerlofs, J. | 1 | 3 | 72 |
| 11 | Monroe, W | 1 | 1 | 198 |
| 12 | Elsner, K. | 1 | 1 | 2,202 |
| 13 | Erickson, D. | — | 353 | 659 |
| 14 | Nelson, O. | — | 192 | 340 |
| 15 | Roisland, S. | — | 88 | 435 |
| 16 | Gunderson, B. | — | 32 | 1,705 |
| 17 | Lohse, J. | — | 31 | 203 |
| 18 | Brovold, K. | — | 27 | 492 |
| 19 | Anderson, D. | — | 24 | 1,998 |
| 20 | Erickson, T. | — | 20 | 29 |
| 21 | Davidson, D. | — | 16 | 126 |
| 22 | Roisland, L. | — | 16 | 45 |
| 23 | Saga, A. | — | 14 | 507 |
| 24 | Fell, B. | — | 7 | 2,247 |
| 25 | Simonson, D. | — | 7 | 624 |
| 26 | Danielson, R. | — | 3 | 451 |
| 27 | Gunderson, J. | — | 3 | 153 |
| 28 | Wyland, B. | — | 3 | 87 |
| 29 | Jeff | — | 3 | 51 |
| 30 | Affeldt, M. | — | 3 | 37 |
| 31 | Johnson, M. | — | 2 | 1,450 |
| 32 | Heiraas, R. | — | 2 | 298 |
| 33 | Machine, OK | — | 2 | 29 |
| 34 | Reed, J. | — | 1 | 1,797 |
| 35 | Calder, B. | — | 1 | 1,199 |
| 36 | Gjerde, M. | — | 1 | 1,135 |
| 37 | Pink, C. | — | 1 | 1,729 |
| 38 | Borstad, W. | — | 1 | 506 |
| 39 | Berg, Leslie | — | 1 | 43 |
| 40 | Lako, D. | — | 1 | 271 |
| 41 | Byfuglien, M. | — | 1 | 210 |
| 42 | Schroeder, F. | — | 1 | 173 |
| 43 | Lako, P. | — | 1 | 115 |
| 44 | Erickson, J. | — | 1 | 93 |
| 45 | Saga, L. | — | 1 | 68 |
| 46 | Olesen, S. | — | 1 | 54 |
| 47 | Beckstrom, G. | — | 1 | 27 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Pennington 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 Pennington County?
Leader, J. has drilled the most Pennington County wells in the recent record — 182 since 2016, 226 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Pennington County?
47 companies in the CWI record have drilled wells in Pennington County; 19 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 Pennington County?
The median drilled depth in Pennington County is 180 ft, based on 1,447 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Pennington County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Pennington County wells page.
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