Best well drillers in Sterling County, Texas
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 29 drilling companies with wells on record in Sterling County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 350 logged wells in the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Submitted Driller's Reports (SDR) database, administered by the Texas Water Development Board (records as of 2026-07-28). Every number links back to the public record.
Ranked by wells drilled in Sterling County since 2016 (then all-time), from the full TDLR SDR 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 Sterling County?
Michael C Hoelscher has drilled the most Sterling County wells in the recent record — 80 since 2016, 198 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Sterling County?
29 companies in the TDLR SDR record have drilled wells in Sterling County; 20 of them have drilled somewhere in Texas since 2022. Smaller operators below the record threshold may also serve the area.
How deep is a typical well in Sterling County?
The median drilled depth in Sterling County is 200 ft, based on 355 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Sterling County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Sterling County wells page.
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