Best well drillers in Grays Harbor County, Washington
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 78 drilling companies with wells on record in Grays Harbor County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 2,064 logged wells in Washington State Department of Ecology well construction reports (records as of 2026-07-28). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In Grays Harbor Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Koepp | 143 | 202 | 1,327 |
| 2 | Rogeray Phythian | 69 | 211 | 2,809 |
| 3 | Christopher Jones | 69 | 109 | 3,742 |
| 4 | Robert Laymon | 57 | 117 | 965 |
| 5 | Albert Smith | 52 | 350 | 361 |
| 6 | Daniel King | 52 | 58 | 780 |
| 7 | Daniel Carpenter | 26 | 27 | 533 |
| 8 | Cory Johnson | 26 | 26 | 112 |
| 9 | Eric Brasher | 21 | 21 | 140 |
| 10 | John Brazeau | 9 | 9 | 180 |
| 11 | James Johnson | 6 | 6 | 68 |
| 12 | Terry Gavin | 3 | 95 | 1,227 |
| 13 | Mark Wiese | 3 | 13 | 1,760 |
| 14 | Jacob Hansen | 3 | 3 | 146 |
| 15 | Matthew Call | 2 | 3 | 250 |
| 16 | Eric Hansen | 2 | 2 | 55 |
| 17 | Michael Cyrier | 1 | 1 | 1,083 |
| 18 | Brigham Ward | — | 154 | 264 |
| 19 | James Trepanier | — | 96 | 145 |
| 20 | ED Nelson | — | 71 | 380 |
| 21 | David Deremer | — | 65 | 614 |
| 22 | Edwin King | — | 46 | 334 |
| 23 | Brandon Hicks | — | 27 | 337 |
| 24 | Shawn Beebe | — | 27 | 48 |
| 25 | Chris Town | — | 26 | 318 |
| 26 | Kevin Beavers | — | 22 | 30 |
| 27 | Lanny Carpenter | — | 20 | 248 |
| 28 | Ronnie King | — | 20 | 213 |
| 29 | Jeff Gavin | — | 19 | 65 |
| 30 | William Dover | — | 16 | 86 |
| 31 | Daniel Rayton | — | 15 | 665 |
| 32 | Curtis King | — | 15 | 111 |
| 33 | Dwane Knapp | — | 11 | 472 |
| 34 | Rick Vernon | — | 11 | 416 |
| 35 | Dave Charon | — | 9 | 79 |
| 36 | Gerald Bluhm | — | 9 | 134 |
| 37 | Michael Mitchell | — | 9 | 81 |
| 38 | Kelly Edwards | — | 8 | 207 |
| 39 | Jeremy Palin | — | 8 | 114 |
| 40 | Lyle Pitts | — | 7 | 341 |
| 41 | Mark Nelson | — | 7 | 279 |
| 42 | William Lee | — | 7 | 190 |
| 43 | Roy Mudge | — | 6 | 53 |
| 44 | John Williams | — | 5 | 28 |
| 45 | Ralph Riggles | — | 4 | 1,881 |
| 46 | Willie Williams | — | 4 | 534 |
| 47 | Billy Dodge | — | 4 | 90 |
| 48 | Ronald Hurn | — | 4 | 979 |
| 49 | Jon Knapp | — | 4 | 343 |
| 50 | Self Self | — | 4 | 216 |
| 51 | Robert Carper | — | 4 | 51 |
| 52 | David Nakano | — | 4 | 31 |
| 53 | John Arfman | — | 3 | 725 |
| 54 | Thomas Craney | — | 3 | 296 |
| 55 | Jason Waldrop | — | 3 | 188 |
| 56 | Randall Holt | — | 3 | 162 |
| 57 | Scott Reed | — | 3 | 102 |
| 58 | Jeffrey Gavin | — | 3 | 88 |
| 59 | Tim Maxey | — | 2 | 760 |
| 60 | George Clovis | — | 2 | 140 |
| 61 | Thomas Needham | — | 2 | 132 |
| 62 | James Stair | — | 2 | 57 |
| 63 | William Neal Iii | — | 2 | 27 |
| 64 | Rodney Gilseth JR | — | 1 | 183 |
| 65 | Brett Phythian | — | 1 | 3,428 |
| 66 | Kenneth Williams | — | 1 | 451 |
| 67 | Clayton Pitts | — | 1 | 436 |
| 68 | Nicolas Sample | — | 1 | 543 |
| 69 | Kenneth Witham | — | 1 | 524 |
| 70 | Shane Averette | — | 1 | 452 |
| 71 | Rick Swanson | — | 1 | 409 |
| 72 | Lawrence Johnson | — | 1 | 381 |
| 73 | Terry Burns | — | 1 | 229 |
| 74 | Corbie Chance | — | 1 | 103 |
| 75 | Scott Woolley | — | 1 | 51 |
| 76 | Zon Axelsen | — | 1 | 41 |
| 77 | Edwin Brown | — | 1 | 40 |
| 78 | Joshua Hail | — | 1 | 27 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Grays Harbor County since 2016 (then all-time), from the full Ecology 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 Grays Harbor County?
Joshua Koepp has drilled the most Grays Harbor County wells in the recent record — 143 since 2016, 202 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Grays Harbor County?
78 companies in the Ecology record have drilled wells in Grays Harbor County; 28 of them have drilled somewhere in Washington since 2022. Smaller operators below the record threshold may also serve the area.
How deep is a typical well in Grays Harbor County?
The median drilled depth in Grays Harbor County is 91 ft, based on 2,226 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Grays Harbor County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Grays Harbor County wells page.
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