Best well drillers in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 26 drilling companies with wells on record in Fairbanks North Star Borough, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 3,811 logged wells in the Alaska DNR well log tracking system (WELTS) (records as of 2026-10-19). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In Fairbanks North Star Borough Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R And R Drilling | 151 | 217 | 249 |
| 2 | Aurora Drilling Co. | 4 | 1,389 | 1,576 |
| 3 | M-W Drilling Inc. | 1 | 523 | 6,230 |
| 4 | Ice Water Well, Inc. | 1 | 28 | 35 |
| 5 | Alpine Drilling And Enterprises | 1 | 1 | 222 |
| 6 | Aquasource LLC | 1 | 1 | 44 |
| 7 | Swan Drilling | — | 999 | 1,029 |
| 8 | J & O Drilling | — | 184 | 193 |
| 9 | Arctic Drilling Inc. | — | 125 | 181 |
| 10 | Clearwater Drilling | — | 100 | 107 |
| 11 | US Army Corps OF Engineers | — | 78 | 85 |
| 12 | Hatch Drilling | — | 51 | 67 |
| 13 | Brands Drilling | — | 47 | 47 |
| 14 | G F Back Drilling | — | 24 | 25 |
| 15 | Klondike Drilling | — | 21 | 26 |
| 16 | Usgs | — | 6 | 110 |
| 17 | Shannon & Wilson | — | 5 | 33 |
| 18 | Alaska Drilling Corporation | — | 3 | 57 |
| 19 | Valley Well Drilling | — | 2 | 128 |
| 20 | Wheaton Water Wells | — | 1 | 726 |
| 21 | Sullivan Water Wells | — | 1 | 725 |
| 22 | Luke-N-Sons | — | 1 | 32 |
| 23 | Magnuson Drilling | — | 1 | 176 |
| 24 | US Phs | — | 1 | 122 |
| 25 | Zac`S Well Drilling | — | 1 | 79 |
| 26 | Western States Association | — | 1 | 54 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Fairbanks North Star Borough 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough?
R And R Drilling has drilled the most Fairbanks North Star Borough wells in the recent record — 151 since 2016, 217 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Fairbanks North Star Borough?
26 companies in the Alaska DNR record have drilled wells in Fairbanks North Star Borough; 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough?
The median drilled depth in Fairbanks North Star Borough is 160 ft, based on 4,277 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Fairbanks North Star Borough wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Fairbanks North Star Borough wells page.
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