Best well drillers in Lafayette County, Missouri
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 23 drilling companies with wells on record in Lafayette County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 77 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 Lafayette Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Sisk | 3 | 10 | 266 |
| 2 | David Schnell | 3 | 8 | 1,253 |
| 3 | Lathan Cobb | 3 | 3 | 914 |
| 4 | Andrew Harper | 2 | 3 | 318 |
| 5 | Jared Sisk | 1 | 4 | 131 |
| 6 | Matty Yoakum | 1 | 1 | 88 |
| 7 | Lloyd Evans | 1 | 1 | 4,237 |
| 8 | Jesse Yoakum | — | 10 | 691 |
| 9 | Walter Heisterberg | — | 10 | 2,781 |
| 10 | Tommy Schnell | — | 6 | 1,900 |
| 11 | Clinton Harper | — | 4 | 359 |
| 12 | Evelyn Harper | — | 3 | 34 |
| 13 | Mark Finch | — | 2 | 495 |
| 14 | Ryan Eickhoff | — | 2 | 107 |
| 15 | Francis E Young | — | 2 | 71 |
| 16 | David Guzy | — | 1 | 1,574 |
| 17 | Anthony Asmus | — | 1 | 1,018 |
| 18 | Thomas Schroeder | — | 1 | 2,845 |
| 19 | Roy Rieschick | — | 1 | 470 |
| 20 | Eddie Barnes | — | 1 | 1,227 |
| 21 | W F Schnell | — | 1 | 1,512 |
| 22 | Joseph Foppe | — | 1 | 29 |
| 23 | David Young | — | 1 | 25 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County?
Gary Sisk has drilled the most Lafayette County wells in the recent record — 3 since 2016, 10 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Lafayette County?
23 companies in the MoDNR record have drilled wells in Lafayette County; 13 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 Lafayette County?
The median drilled depth in Lafayette County is 370 ft, based on 82 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Lafayette County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Lafayette County wells page.
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