Best well drillers in New Hanover County, North Carolina
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 12 drilling companies with wells on record in New Hanover County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 408 logged wells in well construction records (Form GW-1) filed with NC DEQ's Division of Water Resources, together with the USGS National Water Information System groundwater inventory (records as of 2026-10-19). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In New Hanover Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael C Sage | 93 | 94 | 175 |
| 2 | Gary Jones | 87 | 108 | 253 |
| 3 | Donald Cummings | 36 | 52 | 205 |
| 4 | Sean Cropsey | 22 | 31 | 132 |
| 5 | John Salmon | 22 | 22 | 81 |
| 6 | Sanford Sweeting | 9 | 9 | 25 |
| 7 | Patrick Cahill | 6 | 9 | 61 |
| 8 | Donald H. Cummings | 3 | 44 | 94 |
| 9 | Michael Sage | 2 | 4 | 44 |
| 10 | David Camp | 1 | 1 | 171 |
| 11 | Craigs Well Drilling LLC | — | 29 | 46 |
| 12 | Christopher Blackmon | — | 5 | 39 |
Ranked by wells drilled in New Hanover County since 2016 (then all-time), from the full NC DEQ + USGS 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 New Hanover County?
Michael C Sage has drilled the most New Hanover County wells in the recent record — 93 since 2016, 94 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in New Hanover County?
12 companies in the NC DEQ + USGS record have drilled wells in New Hanover County; 7 of them have drilled somewhere in North Carolina since 2022. Smaller operators below the record threshold may also serve the area.
How deep is a typical well in New Hanover County?
The median drilled depth in New Hanover County is 80 ft, based on 2,654 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the New Hanover County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the New Hanover County wells page.
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