Best well drillers in Rice County, Minnesota
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 100 drilling companies with wells on record in Rice County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 2,550 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 Rice Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaeckels, T. | 88 | 181 | 444 |
| 2 | Hartmann, B. | 85 | 298 | 1,650 |
| 3 | Bemis, B. | 37 | 146 | 305 |
| 4 | Hartmann, O. | 30 | 30 | 146 |
| 5 | Hartmann, W | 26 | 27 | 119 |
| 6 | Remarks | 9 | 9 | 315 |
| 7 | Born, D. | 8 | 104 | 925 |
| 8 | Doffing, P | 7 | 7 | 150 |
| 9 | Landry, A | 7 | 7 | 69 |
| 10 | Weckman, L | 6 | 6 | 216 |
| 11 | Schatz, P | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| 12 | Born, R. | 5 | 32 | 580 |
| 13 | Kramer, J | 4 | 4 | 26 |
| 14 | Illa, C. | 3 | 4 | 160 |
| 15 | Hartman, B. | 2 | 3 | 41 |
| 16 | Machin, M | 2 | 2 | 47 |
| 17 | Carlson, P. | 1 | 11 | 1,237 |
| 18 | Peterson, J. | 1 | 8 | 210 |
| 19 | Rademacher, M | 1 | 3 | 35 |
| 20 | Hanson, B | 1 | 1 | 241 |
| 21 | Gilsdorf, M | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 22 | Born, Dennis | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| 23 | Jaeckels, R. | — | 354 | 1,375 |
| 24 | Peterson, D. | — | 332 | 1,742 |
| 25 | Jaechels, R. | — | 73 | 300 |
| 26 | Chavie, R. | — | 72 | 119 |
| 27 | Leiby, F. | — | 69 | 614 |
| 28 | Anderson, L. | — | 61 | 1,852 |
| 29 | Hartmann, R. | — | 55 | 478 |
| 30 | Schultz, C. | — | 52 | 763 |
| 31 | Bemis, M. | — | 51 | 129 |
| 32 | Hertling, E. | — | 48 | 188 |
| 33 | Hartmann, K. | — | 44 | 367 |
| 34 | Miller, M. | — | 43 | 1,189 |
| 35 | Vonbank, B. | — | 42 | 391 |
| 36 | Von Bank, B. | — | 36 | 1,044 |
| 37 | Otto, F. | — | 35 | 402 |
| 38 | Gochnauer, B. | — | 21 | 293 |
| 39 | Scandin, R. | — | 19 | 157 |
| 40 | Vaught, B. | — | 15 | 103 |
| 41 | Kaderlik, C | — | 15 | 34 |
| 42 | Cottrell, J. | — | 14 | 379 |
| 43 | Peterson, S. | — | 13 | 613 |
| 44 | Fritz, R. | — | 13 | 388 |
| 45 | Bohn, G. | — | 13 | 269 |
| 46 | Hartmann, S. | — | 13 | 96 |
| 47 | Kuck, T. | — | 11 | 1,206 |
| 48 | King, R | — | 10 | 48 |
| 49 | Sticha, D. | — | 9 | 48 |
| 50 | O'brien, M. | — | 9 | 29 |
| 51 | Schanus, D. | — | 8 | 36 |
| 52 | Holicky, G. | — | 8 | 27 |
| 53 | Schaefer, J. | — | 6 | 795 |
| 54 | Otto, R. | — | 6 | 54 |
| 55 | High, B. | — | 6 | 35 |
| 56 | Anderson, M. | — | 5 | 384 |
| 57 | Moore, C. | — | 5 | 1,147 |
| 58 | Burrell, F. | — | 5 | 128 |
| 59 | Ryan, J. | — | 5 | 41 |
| 60 | Narveson, A. | — | 4 | 151 |
| 61 | Peine, J. | — | 4 | 89 |
| 62 | Vanhouten, D. | — | 3 | 270 |
| 63 | Schwich, G. | — | 3 | 193 |
| 64 | Bauer, A. | — | 3 | 153 |
| 65 | Thein, M. | — | 3 | 58 |
| 66 | Krause, M. | — | 2 | 221 |
| 67 | Segler, G. | — | 2 | 198 |
| 68 | Winther, M. | — | 2 | 179 |
| 69 | Kaase, B. | — | 2 | 102 |
| 70 | Gilman, G. | — | 2 | 81 |
| 71 | Cotrell, J. | — | 2 | 54 |
| 72 | Helgeson, J. | — | 2 | 30 |
| 73 | Mayer, J. | — | 2 | 27 |
| 74 | Underdahl, N | — | 1 | 249 |
| 75 | Terres, R. | — | 1 | 205 |
| 76 | Schultz, N. | — | 1 | 142 |
| 77 | Williams, J. | — | 1 | 121 |
| 78 | Weckman, Lee | — | 1 | 35 |
| 79 | Torgerson, S. | — | 1 | 4,813 |
| 80 | Morrison, D. | — | 1 | 1,271 |
| 81 | Mcmahon, F. | — | 1 | 1,121 |
| 82 | Volk, J. | — | 1 | 981 |
| 83 | Dehn, D. | — | 1 | 648 |
| 84 | Mann, G. | — | 1 | 418 |
| 85 | Schultz, M. | — | 1 | 264 |
| 86 | Mcalpine, K. | — | 1 | 202 |
| 87 | Kurth, R. | — | 1 | 168 |
| 88 | Morrison, R. | — | 1 | 119 |
| 89 | Gahler, J. | — | 1 | 115 |
| 90 | Hartmann | — | 1 | 58 |
| 91 | Christenson, | — | 1 | 54 |
| 92 | Sampson, J. | — | 1 | 51 |
| 93 | Duane | — | 1 | 47 |
| 94 | Shultz, C. | — | 1 | 32 |
| 95 | Denn, D. | — | 1 | 32 |
| 96 | Paul/Tom | — | 1 | 29 |
| 97 | Meyer, J. | — | 1 | 29 |
| 98 | Robert/Gary | — | 1 | 27 |
| 99 | Emery, K. | — | 1 | 26 |
| 100 | Ervasti, C. | — | 1 | 25 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Rice 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 Rice County?
Jaeckels, T. has drilled the most Rice County wells in the recent record — 88 since 2016, 181 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Rice County?
100 companies in the CWI record have drilled wells in Rice County; 31 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 Rice County?
The median drilled depth in Rice County is 215 ft, based on 3,343 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Rice County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Rice County wells page.
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