Best well drillers in Wadena County, Minnesota
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 134 drilling companies with wells on record in Wadena County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 2,377 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 Wadena Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ewert, C | 159 | 160 | 781 |
| 2 | Johnson, A. | 59 | 260 | 1,040 |
| 3 | Monroe, S. | 32 | 61 | 2,723 |
| 4 | Wesa, D. | 26 | 29 | 1,069 |
| 5 | Neyens, J. | 16 | 138 | 1,821 |
| 6 | Ewert, Chad | 16 | 16 | 176 |
| 7 | Elsner, K. | 14 | 145 | 2,202 |
| 8 | Boyer, J. | 14 | 14 | 602 |
| 9 | Monroe, W | 9 | 9 | 198 |
| 10 | Monroe, S&w | 9 | 9 | 37 |
| 11 | Kempenich, C. | 8 | 24 | 3,423 |
| 12 | Elsner, J. | 6 | 87 | 1,363 |
| 13 | Klimek, D. | 6 | 31 | 2,538 |
| 14 | Ackerman, D. | 6 | 20 | 3,254 |
| 15 | Vanheel, K | 6 | 6 | 130 |
| 16 | Skoog, W. | 6 | 6 | 49 |
| 17 | Ehresmann, D. | 5 | 31 | 639 |
| 18 | Remarks | 5 | 11 | 315 |
| 19 | Freeman, T. | 5 | 5 | 2,231 |
| 20 | Cole, S. | 5 | 5 | 70 |
| 21 | Hines, R. | 3 | 16 | 2,139 |
| 22 | Witucki, J. | 3 | 14 | 5,712 |
| 23 | Rieland, G | 3 | 3 | 330 |
| 24 | Sypnieski, D. | 3 | 3 | 642 |
| 25 | Wesa, Doug | 3 | 3 | 174 |
| 26 | Kline, M | 3 | 3 | 87 |
| 27 | Monroe,Walker | 3 | 3 | 49 |
| 28 | Steve | 3 | 3 | 106 |
| 29 | Wieling, J. | 3 | 3 | 725 |
| 30 | Witucki, Joe | 3 | 3 | 124 |
| 31 | Japp, A. | 2 | 6 | 274 |
| 32 | Warren, C. | 2 | 6 | 343 |
| 33 | Torkelson, P. | 2 | 2 | 68 |
| 34 | Ackerman,Dave | 2 | 2 | 64 |
| 35 | Johnson, R. | 1 | 706 | 2,568 |
| 36 | Fobbe, R. | 1 | 1 | 2,382 |
| 37 | Villeneuve, D | 1 | 1 | 346 |
| 38 | Monroe, Steve | 1 | 1 | 115 |
| 39 | Munson, A | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| 40 | Rick, D | 1 | 1 | 39 |
| 41 | Rick, C | 1 | 1 | 37 |
| 42 | C Ewert | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| 43 | Peterson, N | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| 44 | Fell, R. | 1 | 1 | 127 |
| 45 | Elsner, Kelly | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| 46 | Cichy, R. | — | 112 | 2,019 |
| 47 | Smith, B. | — | 52 | 894 |
| 48 | Cichy, E. | — | 39 | 688 |
| 49 | Fluegge, D. | — | 29 | 515 |
| 50 | Mikesh, P. | — | 24 | 874 |
| 51 | Erickson, R. | — | 20 | 521 |
| 52 | Nelson, S. | — | 15 | 2,446 |
| 53 | Sanford, P. | — | 15 | 89 |
| 54 | Hamm, R. | — | 12 | 2,908 |
| 55 | Fenske, N. | — | 9 | 1,390 |
| 56 | Antonsen, D. | — | 9 | 925 |
| 57 | Waddell, L. | — | 9 | 736 |
| 58 | Sanford, R. | — | 8 | 137 |
| 59 | IN Remarks | — | 8 | 60 |
| 60 | Cyrus, D. | — | 7 | 818 |
| 61 | Hines, B. | — | 7 | 143 |
| 62 | Anderson, M. | — | 6 | 384 |
| 63 | Backowski, M. | — | 6 | 1,002 |
| 64 | Wingard, C. | — | 6 | 32 |
| 65 | Pugh, G. | — | 5 | 1,433 |
| 66 | Paulson, W. | — | 5 | 106 |
| 67 | Hensel, D.r. | — | 5 | 68 |
| 68 | Janssen, R. | — | 4 | 526 |
| 69 | Krause, M. | — | 4 | 221 |
| 70 | Rager, L. | — | 4 | 105 |
| 71 | Catoe, R. | — | 3 | 1,207 |
| 72 | Freeman, M. | — | 3 | 1,737 |
| 73 | Hensel, D. | — | 3 | 462 |
| 74 | Chris | — | 3 | 241 |
| 75 | Jim/Don | — | 3 | 214 |
| 76 | John/Chris | — | 3 | 197 |
| 77 | Traut, S. | — | 3 | 189 |
| 78 | Schroeder, F. | — | 3 | 173 |
| 79 | Owen, D. | — | 3 | 61 |
| 80 | Freeman, L. | — | 2 | 1,099 |
| 81 | Zuercher, A. | — | 2 | 1,548 |
| 82 | Anderson, N. | — | 2 | 166 |
| 83 | Fisher, M. | — | 2 | 2,093 |
| 84 | Fluegge, J. | — | 2 | 195 |
| 85 | Johnson, G. | — | 2 | 1,301 |
| 86 | Praught, V. | — | 2 | 784 |
| 87 | Westby, D. | — | 2 | 779 |
| 88 | Dvorak, J. | — | 2 | 418 |
| 89 | Dave/Jerry | — | 2 | 289 |
| 90 | Merkel, B. | — | 2 | 241 |
| 91 | Don/Justin | — | 2 | 222 |
| 92 | Claude, J. | — | 2 | 195 |
| 93 | Kersting, R. | — | 2 | 152 |
| 94 | Hensel, J. | — | 2 | 139 |
| 95 | Jensen, G. | — | 2 | 131 |
| 96 | Longanecker, | — | 2 | 90 |
| 97 | Chris/Scott | — | 2 | 76 |
| 98 | Underwood, A. | — | 2 | 71 |
| 99 | Cicky, R. | — | 2 | 50 |
| 100 | Stephenson, C | — | 2 | 49 |
| 101 | Neyens/Klimek | — | 2 | 28 |
| 102 | Fell, B. | — | 1 | 2,247 |
| 103 | Hendrickson, | — | 1 | 96 |
| 104 | Oothoudt, J. | — | 1 | 111 |
| 105 | Terres, R. | — | 1 | 205 |
| 106 | Nash, Z. | — | 1 | 29 |
| 107 | Jonte, D. | — | 1 | 221 |
| 108 | Weisel, K. | — | 1 | 2,008 |
| 109 | Anderson, D. | — | 1 | 1,998 |
| 110 | Beckworth, D. | — | 1 | 972 |
| 111 | Shipman, H. | — | 1 | 588 |
| 112 | Gary | — | 1 | 407 |
| 113 | Exsted, M. | — | 1 | 386 |
| 114 | Schimming, D. | — | 1 | 187 |
| 115 | Wiederholt, D | — | 1 | 135 |
| 116 | Bryniarski, B | — | 1 | 117 |
| 117 | Hanson, D. | — | 1 | 111 |
| 118 | Stumm, T. | — | 1 | 111 |
| 119 | Chris/Dean | — | 1 | 97 |
| 120 | John/Dan | — | 1 | 97 |
| 121 | Ted C. | — | 1 | 92 |
| 122 | Mark | — | 1 | 87 |
| 123 | Ballou, C. | — | 1 | 70 |
| 124 | Marlett, N. | — | 1 | 68 |
| 125 | Dean/Travis | — | 1 | 64 |
| 126 | Buening, W. | — | 1 | 60 |
| 127 | Johnson | — | 1 | 48 |
| 128 | Stopka, R. | — | 1 | 42 |
| 129 | Rasmussen, D. | — | 1 | 38 |
| 130 | Zigan, J. | — | 1 | 38 |
| 131 | Garrison, A. | — | 1 | 35 |
| 132 | Cichy, S. | — | 1 | 33 |
| 133 | Kloeckl, J. | — | 1 | 31 |
| 134 | Chris/Jon | — | 1 | 26 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Wadena 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 Wadena County?
Ewert, C has drilled the most Wadena County wells in the recent record — 159 since 2016, 160 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Wadena County?
134 companies in the CWI record have drilled wells in Wadena County; 56 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 Wadena County?
The median drilled depth in Wadena County is 69 ft, based on 2,706 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Wadena County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Wadena County wells page.
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