Best well drillers in Moody County, South Dakota
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 18 drilling companies with wells on record in Moody County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 347 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.
| # | Company | In Moody Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lacey Well Drilling | 15 | 221 | 910 |
| 2 | Thein Well Company, Inc. | 3 | 15 | 942 |
| 3 | T & J Redder Well & Electric Inc. | 3 | 13 | 40 |
| 4 | Dave Putzke Well Drilling, Inc. | 3 | 9 | 392 |
| 5 | Kaiser Well Drilling | 3 | 3 | 461 |
| 6 | Geotek Engineering & Testing | 2 | 16 | 661 |
| 7 | American Engineering Testing,Inc. | 2 | 9 | 687 |
| 8 | Steffl Drilling & Pump, Inc. | 1 | 5 | 217 |
| 9 | Torgrude Well Drilling | — | 13 | 248 |
| 10 | Environmental Technologies, Inc. | — | 12 | 310 |
| 11 | Grimshaw Drilling Company | — | 10 | 108 |
| 12 | Rust, Tony & Son | — | 8 | 54 |
| 13 | Prairie Consulting Group, Inc. | — | 4 | 296 |
| 14 | Pullman Well Drilling | — | 3 | 3,380 |
| 15 | Dakota Environmental, Inc. | — | 2 | 181 |
| 16 | Bullis Bros. Well Drilling | — | 2 | 377 |
| 17 | Ltp Enterprises, Inc. | — | 1 | 121 |
| 18 | Kaiser Well Works | — | 1 | 85 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Moody 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 Moody County?
Lacey Well Drilling has drilled the most Moody County wells in the recent record — 15 since 2016, 221 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Moody County?
18 companies in the SD DANR record have drilled wells in Moody County; 9 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 Moody County?
The median drilled depth in Moody County is 33 ft, based on 364 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Moody County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Moody County wells page.
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