Best well drillers in Trinity County, California
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 16 drilling companies with wells on record in Trinity County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 2,739 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 Trinity Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurt Lingemann Well Drilling | 381 | 537 | 538 |
| 2 | Shasta Drilling Inc. | 280 | 309 | 739 |
| 3 | Fisch Drilling And Pump Inc. | 79 | 90 | 663 |
| 4 | Diamond Core Drilling Inc. | 49 | 54 | 480 |
| 5 | Enloe Drilling And Pumps Inc. | 25 | 25 | 442 |
| 6 | Watson Well Drilling Inc. | 13 | 13 | 148 |
| 7 | Bushnell Enterprises | 12 | 12 | 70 |
| 8 | Rich Well Drilling & Pump Service Inc. | 7 | 13 | 371 |
| 9 | Vics Well Drilling Inc. | 7 | 7 | 337 |
| 10 | 3-D Drilling Company | 3 | 3 | 233 |
| 11 | American Construction And Supply Inc. | 1 | 1 | 1,685 |
| 12 | A B C Liovin Drilling Inc. | 1 | 1 | 1,281 |
| 13 | Anthony J Prieto | 1 | 1 | 2,330 |
| 14 | Mel Meyer | — | 1,671 | 101,127 |
| 15 | Steven E Foster | — | 1 | 48 |
| 16 | U S Geological Survey | — | 1 | 30 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Trinity 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 Trinity County?
Kurt Lingemann Well Drilling has drilled the most Trinity County wells in the recent record — 381 since 2016, 537 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Trinity County?
16 companies in the DWR record have drilled wells in Trinity County; 11 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 Trinity County?
The median drilled depth in Trinity County is 178 ft, based on 3,151 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Trinity County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Trinity County wells page.
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