Best well drillers in Buchanan County, Missouri
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 16 drilling companies with wells on record in Buchanan County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 113 logged wells in the Missouri Department of Natural Resources water well database (records as of 2026-08-21). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In Buchanan Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roy Rieschick | 6 | 25 | 470 |
| 2 | Matty Yoakum | 3 | 4 | 88 |
| 3 | Andrew Rieschick | 3 | 3 | 38 |
| 4 | Mark Finch | 2 | 33 | 495 |
| 5 | John Von Holt | 2 | 3 | 33 |
| 6 | Sam Tripp | 1 | 1 | 380 |
| 7 | Jerry D Popplewell | — | 13 | 182 |
| 8 | Jesse Yoakum | — | 10 | 691 |
| 9 | Ryan Eickhoff | — | 8 | 107 |
| 10 | Arthur Brashear | — | 3 | 350 |
| 11 | Scott Evans | — | 3 | 56 |
| 12 | Jared Sisk | — | 2 | 131 |
| 13 | David Lane | — | 2 | 47 |
| 14 | John Robert Lamme | — | 1 | 238 |
| 15 | Tracy Mcconnell | — | 1 | 95 |
| 16 | Paul Fancher | — | 1 | 50 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Buchanan County since 2016 (then all-time), from the full MoDNR 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 Buchanan County?
Roy Rieschick has drilled the most Buchanan County wells in the recent record — 6 since 2016, 25 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Buchanan County?
16 companies in the MoDNR record have drilled wells in Buchanan County; 8 of them have drilled somewhere in Missouri since 2022. Smaller operators below the record threshold may also serve the area.
How deep is a typical well in Buchanan County?
The median drilled depth in Buchanan County is 70 ft, based on 122 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Buchanan County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Buchanan County wells page.
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