Best well drillers in Dekalb County, Missouri
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 10 drilling companies with wells on record in Dekalb County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 92 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 Dekalb Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Finch | 15 | 50 | 495 |
| 2 | Matty Yoakum | 4 | 4 | 88 |
| 3 | Roy Rieschick | 1 | 1 | 470 |
| 4 | Jerry D Popplewell | — | 20 | 182 |
| 5 | John Robert Lamme | — | 10 | 238 |
| 6 | Fred G Henry | — | 3 | 208 |
| 7 | Jesse Yoakum | — | 1 | 691 |
| 8 | Scott Evans | — | 1 | 56 |
| 9 | Elmer E Baker | — | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | David Young | — | 1 | 25 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Dekalb 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 Dekalb County?
Mark Finch has drilled the most Dekalb County wells in the recent record — 15 since 2016, 50 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Dekalb County?
10 companies in the MoDNR record have drilled wells in Dekalb County; 4 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 Dekalb County?
The median drilled depth in Dekalb County is 50 ft, based on 94 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Dekalb County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Dekalb County wells page.
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