Best well drillers in Hughes County, South Dakota
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 31 drilling companies with wells on record in Hughes County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 499 logged wells in the South Dakota DANR well completion report database (NR68) (records as of 2026-08-24). Every number links back to the public record.
Ranked by wells drilled in Hughes County since 2016 (then all-time), from the full SD DANR 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 Hughes County?
Stretch's Well Service, Inc. has drilled the most Hughes County wells in the recent record — 37 since 2016, 72 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Hughes County?
31 companies in the SD DANR record have drilled wells in Hughes County; 14 of them have drilled somewhere in South Dakota since 2022. Smaller operators below the record threshold may also serve the area.
How deep is a typical well in Hughes County?
The median drilled depth in Hughes County is 70 ft, based on 572 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Hughes County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Hughes County wells page.
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