Best well drillers in Columbia County, Washington
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 31 drilling companies with wells on record in Columbia County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 328 logged wells in Washington State Department of Ecology well construction reports (records as of 2026-10-02). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In Columbia Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Hickam | 34 | 128 | 598 |
| 2 | Aidan Gemmell | 15 | 15 | 84 |
| 3 | Brady Voth | 3 | 50 | 612 |
| 4 | Caleb Forsmann | 3 | 3 | 64 |
| 5 | David Smith | 3 | 3 | 42 |
| 6 | Richard Dodrill | 1 | 1 | 208 |
| 7 | Lyle Amos | 1 | 1 | 762 |
| 8 | Casey Burton | — | 60 | 196 |
| 9 | Robert Parr | — | 9 | 49 |
| 10 | Tim Uhlenkott | — | 8 | 171 |
| 11 | Audey Kilts | — | 8 | 64 |
| 12 | Bill Mchaffie JR | — | 7 | 69 |
| 13 | Curtis Carlson | — | 6 | 34 |
| 14 | Brett Phythian | — | 5 | 3,487 |
| 15 | Bart Moorehead | — | 3 | 221 |
| 16 | Gerald Harding | — | 2 | 169 |
| 17 | Mitch Mathews | — | 2 | 1,418 |
| 18 | Roger Gardner | — | 2 | 236 |
| 19 | George Burns | — | 2 | 84 |
| 20 | Larry Burd | — | 2 | 29 |
| 21 | Timothy Lapham | — | 1 | 885 |
| 22 | Brian Schroder | — | 1 | 322 |
| 23 | Reazo Redinger Iii | — | 1 | 1,131 |
| 24 | Thomas Richardson | — | 1 | 123 |
| 25 | James Nelson | — | 1 | 787 |
| 26 | William Munich | — | 1 | 774 |
| 27 | Jon Knapp | — | 1 | 432 |
| 28 | Terry Close | — | 1 | 363 |
| 29 | Charles Smith | — | 1 | 341 |
| 30 | Roger Kelly | — | 1 | 148 |
| 31 | Albert Glessner | — | 1 | 31 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Columbia 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 Columbia County?
James Hickam has drilled the most Columbia County wells in the recent record — 34 since 2016, 128 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Columbia County?
31 companies in the Ecology record have drilled wells in Columbia County; 11 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 Columbia County?
The median drilled depth in Columbia County is 250 ft, based on 412 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Columbia County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Columbia County wells page.
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