Best well drillers in Ray County, Missouri
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 18 drilling companies with wells on record in Ray County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 147 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 Ray Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Finch | 13 | 32 | 495 |
| 2 | Matty Yoakum | 5 | 5 | 88 |
| 3 | Jesse Yoakum | 1 | 26 | 691 |
| 4 | Jared Sisk | 1 | 11 | 131 |
| 5 | Daniel Flynn | 1 | 3 | 5,100 |
| 6 | Andrew Rieschick | 1 | 1 | 38 |
| 7 | Ryan Eickhoff | 1 | 1 | 107 |
| 8 | Gary Sisk | — | 16 | 266 |
| 9 | Jerry D Popplewell | — | 14 | 182 |
| 10 | John Robert Lamme | — | 13 | 238 |
| 11 | Francis E Young | — | 8 | 71 |
| 12 | David Lane | — | 4 | 47 |
| 13 | Irvin Hutton | — | 4 | 39 |
| 14 | Roy Rieschick | — | 3 | 470 |
| 15 | Tracy Mcconnell | — | 2 | 95 |
| 16 | Joseph Foppe | — | 2 | 29 |
| 17 | Clinton Harper | — | 1 | 359 |
| 18 | David Young | — | 1 | 25 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Ray 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 Ray County?
Mark Finch has drilled the most Ray County wells in the recent record — 13 since 2016, 32 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Ray County?
18 companies in the MoDNR record have drilled wells in Ray 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 Ray County?
The median drilled depth in Ray County is 72 ft, based on 153 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Ray County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Ray County wells page.
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