Best well drillers in Houghton County, Michigan
Not a pay-to-play list: these are the 9 drilling companies with wells on record in Houghton County, ranked by wells actually drilled here — 1,363 logged wells in Wellogic, the statewide groundwater database maintained by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) (records as of 2026-08-13). Every number links back to the public record.
| # | Company | In Houghton Co. since 2016 | All-time in county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siirtola Well Drilling | 266 | 266 | 401 |
| 2 | Keranen Well Service | 260 | 639 | 884 |
| 3 | Larson Wells LLC | 86 | 86 | 325 |
| 4 | Larson Well Drilling LLC | 81 | 231 | 789 |
| 5 | Kleiman Pump & Well | 5 | 8 | 1,669 |
| 6 | Rhinelander Well | 1 | 7 | 281 |
| 7 | Stephen Karvakko | — | 123 | 155 |
| 8 | Hedberg Well Drilling | — | 2 | 270 |
| 9 | Denstedt Well Drilling | — | 1 | 2,291 |
Ranked by wells drilled in Houghton County since 2016 (then all-time), from the full Wellogic 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 Houghton County?
Siirtola Well Drilling has drilled the most Houghton County wells in the recent record — 266 since 2016, 266 in the county all-time.
How many well drilling companies work in Houghton County?
9 companies in the Wellogic record have drilled wells in Houghton County; 8 of them have drilled somewhere in Michigan since 2022. Smaller operators below the record threshold may also serve the area.
How deep is a typical well in Houghton County?
The median drilled depth in Houghton County is 133 ft, based on 4,040 recorded wells. Depths, water levels, and yields are on the Houghton County wells page.
Well depths, static water levels, tested yields, and drilling cost estimates for this county live on the Houghton County wells page.
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