Best well drillers in Humboldt County, California
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 19 drilling companies with wells on record in Humboldt County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 3,320 logged wells in the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) Well Completion Reports database (records as of 2026-08-14). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In Humboldt Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fisch Drilling And Pump Inc. | 454 | 495 | 663 |
| 2 | Rich Well Drilling & Pump Service Inc. | 157 | 208 | 371 |
| 3 | Watson Well Drilling Inc. | 130 | 130 | 148 |
| 4 | Vics Well Drilling Inc. | 82 | 82 | 337 |
| 5 | Bushnell Enterprises | 51 | 57 | 70 |
| 6 | Gregg Drilling LLC | 18 | 18 | 558 |
| 7 | Clear Heart Drilling Inc. | 7 | 7 | 694 |
| 8 | Pitcher Drilling Co. | 7 | 7 | 1,232 |
| 9 | 3-D Drilling Company | 7 | 7 | 233 |
| 10 | Cascade Drilling L P | 6 | 6 | 2,827 |
| 11 | American Construction And Supply Inc. | 4 | 4 | 1,685 |
| 12 | Kleinfelder Inc. | 3 | 3 | 54 |
| 13 | Cascade Drilling LP | 2 | 2 | 826 |
| 14 | Gregory Drilling Incorporated | 2 | 2 | 143 |
| 15 | Pitcher Services LLC | 2 | 2 | 114 |
| 16 | Enloe Drilling And Pumps Inc. | 1 | 1 | 442 |
| 17 | Kurt Lingemann Well Drilling | 1 | 1 | 538 |
| 18 | Mel Meyer | — | 2,287 | 101,127 |
| 19 | Arthur & Orum Well Drilling Inc. | — | 1 | 3,219 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Humboldt County since 2016 (then all-time), from the full DWR 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 Humboldt County?
Fisch Drilling And Pump Inc. has drilled the most Humboldt County wells in the recent record — 454 since 2016, 495 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Humboldt County?
19 companies in the DWR record have drilled wells in Humboldt County; 14 of them have drilled somewhere in California since 2022. Smaller operators below the record threshold may also serve the area.
How deep is a typical well in Humboldt County?
The median drilled depth in Humboldt County is 100 ft, based on 4,132 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Humboldt County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Humboldt County wells page.
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