Best well drillers in Miner County, South Dakota
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 24 drilling companies with wells on record in Miner County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 302 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 Miner Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Putzke Well Drilling, Inc. | 8 | 10 | 392 |
| 2 | Pullman Well Drilling | 7 | 141 | 3,380 |
| 3 | Stretch's Well Service, Inc. | 3 | 12 | 1,175 |
| 4 | Chase Drilling | 1 | 10 | 319 |
| 5 | T & J Redder Well & Electric Inc. | 1 | 2 | 40 |
| 6 | Huron Drilling, Incorporated | — | 39 | 2,246 |
| 7 | Norbeck & Nicholson Co. | — | 15 | 411 |
| 8 | Hinker Drilling Company | — | 14 | 203 |
| 9 | Torgrude Well Drilling | — | 13 | 248 |
| 10 | Bergeleen Well Drilling | — | 11 | 555 |
| 11 | Prairie Consulting Group, Inc. | — | 7 | 296 |
| 12 | Lacey Well Drilling | — | 4 | 910 |
| 13 | Gem Star Associates, Inc. | — | 4 | 87 |
| 14 | Dangel, Paul J. | — | 4 | 41 |
| 15 | Kaiser Well Drilling | — | 3 | 461 |
| 16 | Thein Well Company, Inc. | — | 2 | 942 |
| 17 | Geotek Engineering & Testing | — | 2 | 661 |
| 18 | Sioux Well Drilling | — | 2 | 146 |
| 19 | Valnes Well Drilling, Inc. | — | 2 | 31 |
| 20 | Steffl Drilling & Pump, Inc. | — | 1 | 217 |
| 21 | Dakota Environmental, Inc. | — | 1 | 181 |
| 22 | Carl Meier & Sons | — | 1 | 396 |
| 23 | Empire Irrigation Drilling Company | — | 1 | 334 |
| 24 | Environmental Technologies, Inc. | — | 1 | 310 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Miner 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 Miner County?
Dave Putzke Well Drilling, Inc. has drilled the most Miner County wells in the recent record — 8 since 2016, 10 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Miner County?
24 companies in the SD DANR record have drilled wells in Miner County; 10 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 Miner County?
The median drilled depth in Miner County is 165 ft, based on 653 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Miner County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Miner County wells page.
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