Best well drillers in Gentry County, Missouri
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 9 drilling companies with wells on record in Gentry County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 90 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 Gentry Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Finch | 5 | 44 | 495 |
| 2 | Matty Yoakum | 4 | 4 | 88 |
| 3 | John Robert Lamme | — | 12 | 238 |
| 4 | Jerry D Popplewell | — | 11 | 182 |
| 5 | Fred G Henry | — | 9 | 208 |
| 6 | Elmer E Baker | — | 6 | 33 |
| 7 | Roy Rieschick | — | 2 | 470 |
| 8 | Jesse Yoakum | — | 1 | 691 |
| 9 | Lesley Hayes | — | 1 | 40 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Gentry 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 Gentry County?
Mark Finch has drilled the most Gentry County wells in the recent record — 5 since 2016, 44 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Gentry County?
9 companies in the MoDNR record have drilled wells in Gentry 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 Gentry County?
The median drilled depth in Gentry County is 42 ft, based on 98 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Gentry County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Gentry County wells page.
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