Best well drillers in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 27 drilling companies with wells on record in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 240 logged wells in the Alaska DNR well log tracking system (WELTS) (records as of 2026-08-23). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In Southeast Fairbanks Census Area Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clearwater Wells, LLC | 37 | 37 | 273 |
| 2 | Hefty Drilling | 7 | 11 | 848 |
| 3 | Arctic Drilling Inc. | 4 | 37 | 175 |
| 4 | Tester Drilling Services | 2 | 6 | 37 |
| 5 | R And R Drilling | 2 | 4 | 242 |
| 6 | Delta Drilling | 2 | 3 | 152 |
| 7 | M-W Drilling Inc. | 1 | 28 | 6,170 |
| 8 | Alpine Drilling And Enterprises | 1 | 1 | 221 |
| 9 | Aurora Drilling Co. | — | 38 | 1,569 |
| 10 | Cook Drilling | — | 34 | 37 |
| 11 | Alpine Drilling | — | 8 | 1,476 |
| 12 | Bear Drilling | — | 6 | 29 |
| 13 | Hatch Drilling | — | 5 | 65 |
| 14 | Swan Drilling | — | 2 | 1,025 |
| 15 | Penn Jersey Drilling | — | 2 | 468 |
| 16 | J & O Drilling | — | 2 | 193 |
| 17 | US Phs | — | 2 | 120 |
| 18 | US Bia | — | 2 | 98 |
| 19 | Pioneer Drilling | — | 2 | 95 |
| 20 | Frontier Drilling | — | 2 | 52 |
| 21 | Klondike Drilling | — | 2 | 26 |
| 22 | Magnuson Drilling | — | 1 | 173 |
| 23 | Denali Drilling | — | 1 | 102 |
| 24 | Sommerville Well Drilling | — | 1 | 89 |
| 25 | Clemenson Drilling | — | 1 | 69 |
| 26 | Discovery Drilling | — | 1 | 41 |
| 27 | Alaska Diamond Drilling | — | 1 | 31 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area since 2016 (then all-time), from the full Alaska DNR 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 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area?
Clearwater Wells, LLC has drilled the most Southeast Fairbanks Census Area wells in the recent record — 37 since 2016, 37 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area?
27 companies in the Alaska DNR record have drilled wells in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area; 8 of them have drilled somewhere in Alaska since 2022. Smaller operators below the record threshold may also serve the area.
How deep is a typical well in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area?
The median drilled depth in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area is 101 ft, based on 322 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Southeast Fairbanks Census Area wells page.
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