Best well drillers in Walla Walla County, Washington
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 65 drilling companies with wells on record in Walla Walla County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 1,730 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 Walla Walla Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake Harding | 158 | 181 | 187 |
| 2 | James Hickam | 78 | 234 | 556 |
| 3 | Aidan Gemmell | 50 | 50 | 83 |
| 4 | Brandon Brown | 38 | 40 | 106 |
| 5 | Brady Voth | 35 | 323 | 607 |
| 6 | John Kline | 19 | 19 | 25 |
| 7 | Gerald Harding | 18 | 167 | 169 |
| 8 | Joshua Burns | 16 | 25 | 520 |
| 9 | Lyle Amos | 10 | 39 | 745 |
| 10 | Forest Hoopes | 10 | 12 | 182 |
| 11 | Clay Ross | 10 | 10 | 112 |
| 12 | Andres Alatorre | 9 | 9 | 70 |
| 13 | Thomas Giles | 9 | 9 | 46 |
| 14 | Jose Rojas | 7 | 7 | 268 |
| 15 | Todd Haney | 3 | 13 | 705 |
| 16 | Stephen Schneider | 2 | 4 | 90 |
| 17 | Jacob Hansen | 2 | 2 | 146 |
| 18 | William Davis | 2 | 2 | 62 |
| 19 | Larry Webley | 2 | 2 | 235 |
| 20 | Derek Vahanian | 2 | 2 | 28 |
| 21 | Kevin Boyd | 1 | 1 | 445 |
| 22 | Chad Gregory | 1 | 1 | 242 |
| 23 | Daniel Waterman | 1 | 1 | 108 |
| 24 | Paul Lodder | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| 25 | Brendan Peck | 1 | 1 | 108 |
| 26 | Billy Sanders | 1 | 1 | 112 |
| 27 | Aaron Ocheltree | 1 | 1 | 82 |
| 28 | Brian Heinlen | 1 | 1 | 80 |
| 29 | Michael Harding | — | 175 | 176 |
| 30 | Casey Burton | — | 80 | 180 |
| 31 | Mike Harding | — | 63 | 66 |
| 32 | Raymond Harding | — | 36 | 36 |
| 33 | James Nelson | — | 33 | 537 |
| 34 | Bill Mchaffie JR | — | 30 | 69 |
| 35 | Robert Parr | — | 29 | 49 |
| 36 | Curtis Carlson | — | 18 | 34 |
| 37 | Audey Kilts | — | 17 | 64 |
| 38 | Jody Carpenter | — | 13 | 120 |
| 39 | Peter ST George JR | — | 11 | 501 |
| 40 | Rod Cox | — | 10 | 679 |
| 41 | Guy Kelly | — | 7 | 176 |
| 42 | Thomas ST George | — | 7 | 60 |
| 43 | Larry Mclanahan | — | 6 | 240 |
| 44 | Daniel Oconnell | — | 4 | 458 |
| 45 | Jeremy Rude | — | 4 | 203 |
| 46 | Joshua Carman | — | 3 | 32 |
| 47 | Rogeray Phythian | — | 2 | 2,809 |
| 48 | Louie Hanner | — | 2 | 221 |
| 49 | Delos Boyce | — | 2 | 83 |
| 50 | Jim Hansen | — | 2 | 343 |
| 51 | Dave Ricard | — | 2 | 242 |
| 52 | NA Unknown | — | 2 | 139 |
| 53 | Edwin Brown | — | 2 | 40 |
| 54 | Ralph Riggles | — | 1 | 1,881 |
| 55 | Daniel Eilers | — | 1 | 536 |
| 56 | Jason Beckham | — | 1 | 77 |
| 57 | Audie Mccurdy | — | 1 | 818 |
| 58 | Mitch Mathews | — | 1 | 1,370 |
| 59 | Rick Vernon | — | 1 | 416 |
| 60 | Steven Pitts | — | 1 | 341 |
| 61 | Self Self | — | 1 | 216 |
| 62 | Mike Bach JR | — | 1 | 157 |
| 63 | David Smith | — | 1 | 43 |
| 64 | David Warburton | — | 1 | 37 |
| 65 | G Bigham | — | 1 | 30 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla County?
Blake Harding has drilled the most Walla Walla County wells in the recent record — 158 since 2016, 181 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Walla Walla County?
65 companies in the Ecology record have drilled wells in Walla Walla County; 30 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 Walla Walla County?
The median drilled depth in Walla Walla County is 162 ft, based on 1,942 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Walla Walla County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Walla Walla County wells page.
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