Best well drillers in St. Louis County, Minnesota
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 184 drilling companies with wells on record in St. Louis County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 16,138 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 St. Louis Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasmussen, R. | 409 | 1,168 | 1,903 |
| 2 | Cheney, K. | 348 | 571 | 713 |
| 3 | Dennis | 278 | 279 | 343 |
| 4 | Graves, J. | 202 | 417 | 523 |
| 5 | Petersen, D. | 182 | 2,126 | 2,404 |
| 6 | Froehlingsdor | 148 | 149 | 185 |
| 7 | Sunnarborg, H | 130 | 803 | 1,595 |
| 8 | Swader, M. | 105 | 692 | 848 |
| 9 | Kent, B. | 105 | 489 | 2,858 |
| 10 | Fideldy, T. | 73 | 125 | 1,137 |
| 11 | Majeski, T. | 62 | 1,343 | 1,577 |
| 12 | Remarks | 33 | 58 | 315 |
| 13 | K Cheney | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| 14 | Graves, Jed | 26 | 26 | 31 |
| 15 | Peterson, D. | 19 | 96 | 1,742 |
| 16 | Hokenson, J. | 17 | 18 | 684 |
| 17 | Cheney, Kevin | 17 | 17 | 30 |
| 18 | Heath.s | 16 | 16 | 78 |
| 19 | Mccullough, D | 12 | 12 | 2,105 |
| 20 | Townsend, M | 12 | 12 | 30 |
| 21 | Vraa, J | 12 | 12 | 25 |
| 22 | Sypnieski, D. | 10 | 10 | 642 |
| 23 | Heath | 8 | 8 | 45 |
| 24 | Benes, B. | 6 | 21 | 1,279 |
| 25 | Kent, Bob | 6 | 6 | 144 |
| 26 | Villeneuve, D | 5 | 6 | 346 |
| 27 | Chambers, D. | 4 | 18 | 755 |
| 28 | Ojard, J. | 3 | 39 | 110 |
| 29 | Benes, D. | 3 | 17 | 988 |
| 30 | Ketola, R. | 3 | 8 | 613 |
| 31 | Mckeever, K. | 3 | 4 | 671 |
| 32 | Olson, T. | 3 | 3 | 513 |
| 33 | Dan | 2 | 3 | 109 |
| 34 | Wesa, D. | 2 | 2 | 1,069 |
| 35 | Hasskamp, C | 2 | 2 | 297 |
| 36 | Pink, C. | 2 | 2 | 1,729 |
| 37 | Fideldy, Troy | 2 | 2 | 33 |
| 38 | Hokenson, Jon | 2 | 2 | 31 |
| 39 | Jagunich, B. | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| 40 | Kent, R. | 1 | 5 | 42 |
| 41 | Landey, S. | 1 | 3 | 1,096 |
| 42 | Johnson, E. | 1 | 3 | 38 |
| 43 | Ackerman, D. | 1 | 1 | 3,254 |
| 44 | Reed, G. | 1 | 1 | 1,924 |
| 45 | Japp, A. | 1 | 1 | 274 |
| 46 | Wieber, A. | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| 47 | Block, J | 1 | 1 | 65 |
| 48 | Schultz, N. | 1 | 1 | 142 |
| 49 | Benes, B&c | 1 | 1 | 59 |
| 50 | Benes, B&d | 1 | 1 | 62 |
| 51 | Olson, D. | — | 600 | 1,126 |
| 52 | Mindestrom, C | — | 481 | 1,028 |
| 53 | Koepp, D. | — | 468 | 491 |
| 54 | Carlson, M. | — | 445 | 499 |
| 55 | Haveri, K. | — | 354 | 517 |
| 56 | Nelson, C. | — | 323 | 341 |
| 57 | Graves, D. | — | 318 | 394 |
| 58 | Kolstad, D. | — | 314 | 352 |
| 59 | Sunnarborg, C | — | 234 | 790 |
| 60 | Ojard, S. | — | 215 | 574 |
| 61 | Madison, D. | — | 204 | 218 |
| 62 | Lovold, B. | — | 195 | 767 |
| 63 | Fryke, K. | — | 188 | 198 |
| 64 | Magnuson, D. | — | 162 | 189 |
| 65 | Kolstad, B. | — | 154 | 158 |
| 66 | Cottrell, J. | — | 148 | 379 |
| 67 | Beuning, W. | — | 144 | 755 |
| 68 | Graves, A. | — | 134 | 163 |
| 69 | Rasmussen, L. | — | 130 | 275 |
| 70 | Shadley, J. | — | 119 | 201 |
| 71 | Fideldy, J. | — | 111 | 821 |
| 72 | Jagunich, M. | — | 98 | 98 |
| 73 | Fell, B. | — | 97 | 2,247 |
| 74 | Kolstad, R. | — | 97 | 103 |
| 75 | Petersen, N. | — | 84 | 87 |
| 76 | Jolliffe, G. | — | 78 | 79 |
| 77 | Nelson, S. | — | 73 | 2,446 |
| 78 | Lilli, M. | — | 73 | 74 |
| 79 | Rasmussen, J. | — | 72 | 128 |
| 80 | Anderson, G. | — | 67 | 304 |
| 81 | Magnusen, D. | — | 67 | 67 |
| 82 | Fideldy, D. | — | 62 | 462 |
| 83 | Johnson, D. | — | 59 | 337 |
| 84 | Flicker, D. | — | 56 | 128 |
| 85 | Palm, J. | — | 53 | 65 |
| 86 | Petersen, C. | — | 51 | 51 |
| 87 | Graves, T. | — | 48 | 58 |
| 88 | Buchanan, P. | — | 46 | 46 |
| 89 | Dyer, T. | — | 45 | 73 |
| 90 | Dyer, R. | — | 41 | 41 |
| 91 | Holly, K. | — | 39 | 45 |
| 92 | Madison, J. | — | 38 | 76 |
| 93 | Saari, R. | — | 37 | 40 |
| 94 | Palmi, B. | — | 37 | 37 |
| 95 | Kupela, P. | — | 36 | 36 |
| 96 | Kilpela, P. | — | 36 | 36 |
| 97 | Hiivala, B. | — | 32 | 38 |
| 98 | Dundas, M. | — | 30 | 33 |
| 99 | Rein, H. | — | 29 | 31 |
| 100 | Peterson, C. | — | 26 | 27 |
| 101 | Pogachnik, J. | — | 26 | 26 |
| 102 | Waddell, L. | — | 25 | 736 |
| 103 | Chapman, R. | — | 23 | 25 |
| 104 | Fideldy, K. | — | 20 | 276 |
| 105 | Claude, J. | — | 18 | 195 |
| 106 | Jensen, G. | — | 16 | 131 |
| 107 | Anderson, J. | — | 16 | 62 |
| 108 | Benes, E. | — | 15 | 602 |
| 109 | Exsted, M. | — | 15 | 386 |
| 110 | Peterson | — | 14 | 41 |
| 111 | Craig/Heath | — | 13 | 106 |
| 112 | Harris, S. | — | 12 | 31 |
| 113 | Peterson, N | — | 11 | 27 |
| 114 | Heath/Craig | — | 11 | 89 |
| 115 | Schimming, D. | — | 10 | 187 |
| 116 | Bleau, D. | — | 10 | 65 |
| 117 | Bowman, B. | — | 9 | 226 |
| 118 | Johnson | — | 9 | 48 |
| 119 | Hensel, D. | — | 8 | 462 |
| 120 | Zupan, K. | — | 8 | 317 |
| 121 | Wilber, E. | — | 7 | 271 |
| 122 | Bliss, L. | — | 7 | 88 |
| 123 | Rosga, T. | — | 6 | 1,676 |
| 124 | Exsted, H. | — | 6 | 119 |
| 125 | Buening, W. | — | 6 | 60 |
| 126 | Anderson, D. | — | 5 | 1,998 |
| 127 | Doroff, P. | — | 5 | 64 |
| 128 | Witucki, J. | — | 4 | 5,712 |
| 129 | Beckworth, D. | — | 4 | 972 |
| 130 | Nelson, D. | — | 4 | 442 |
| 131 | Davidson, R. | — | 4 | 393 |
| 132 | Fideldy, R. | — | 4 | 34 |
| 133 | Lambert, J. | — | 3 | 2,117 |
| 134 | Johnson, A. | — | 3 | 1,040 |
| 135 | Benes | — | 3 | 891 |
| 136 | Rosga, A. | — | 3 | 623 |
| 137 | Frye, F. | — | 3 | 355 |
| 138 | Hasskamp, L. | — | 3 | 227 |
| 139 | Cotrell, J. | — | 3 | 54 |
| 140 | Anderson, A. | — | 3 | 29 |
| 141 | Hanson, B | — | 2 | 241 |
| 142 | Elsner, K. | — | 2 | 2,202 |
| 143 | Christianson, | — | 2 | 82 |
| 144 | Mckeever, D. | — | 2 | 125 |
| 145 | Backowski, M. | — | 2 | 1,002 |
| 146 | Mccarroll, K. | — | 2 | 475 |
| 147 | Johnson, J. | — | 2 | 247 |
| 148 | Peterson, J. | — | 2 | 210 |
| 149 | Klavu, E. | — | 2 | 190 |
| 150 | Heil, J. | — | 2 | 87 |
| 151 | Peterson, A. | — | 2 | 73 |
| 152 | Thilquist, J. | — | 2 | 68 |
| 153 | Jaeckels, T. | — | 1 | 444 |
| 154 | Benes, R. | — | 1 | 303 |
| 155 | Schultz, C. | — | 1 | 763 |
| 156 | Anderson, M. | — | 1 | 384 |
| 157 | Steffl, M. | — | 1 | 613 |
| 158 | Lee, D. | — | 1 | 945 |
| 159 | Fell, R. | — | 1 | 127 |
| 160 | Hamm, R. | — | 1 | 2,908 |
| 161 | Nordmann, M. | — | 1 | 1,589 |
| 162 | Robb, D. | — | 1 | 1,007 |
| 163 | Hasskamp, D | — | 1 | 910 |
| 164 | Busse, G. | — | 1 | 872 |
| 165 | Pittman, H. | — | 1 | 738 |
| 166 | Klavu, R. | — | 1 | 312 |
| 167 | Heiraas, R. | — | 1 | 298 |
| 168 | Bruce/Robbie | — | 1 | 237 |
| 169 | Lohse, J. | — | 1 | 203 |
| 170 | Atkinson, R. | — | 1 | 185 |
| 171 | Husnik, J. | — | 1 | 176 |
| 172 | Larson, R. | — | 1 | 173 |
| 173 | Hines, B. | — | 1 | 143 |
| 174 | Christensen, | — | 1 | 126 |
| 175 | Johnson, V. | — | 1 | 117 |
| 176 | Stumm, T. | — | 1 | 111 |
| 177 | Anderson, R. | — | 1 | 102 |
| 178 | Erickson, J. | — | 1 | 93 |
| 179 | Negaard, D. | — | 1 | 86 |
| 180 | John | — | 1 | 50 |
| 181 | Feltman, T. | — | 1 | 46 |
| 182 | Jacobson, T | — | 1 | 38 |
| 183 | Beuning, Walt | — | 1 | 28 |
| 184 | Ferguson, J. | — | 1 | 28 |
Ranked by wells drilled in St. Louis 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 St. Louis County?
Rasmussen, R. has drilled the most St. Louis County wells in the recent record — 409 since 2016, 1,168 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in St. Louis County?
184 companies in the CWI record have drilled wells in St. Louis County; 61 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 St. Louis County?
The median drilled depth in St. Louis County is 110 ft, based on 19,963 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the St. Louis County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the St. Louis County wells page.
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