Picture of C.A. Jenks, better known as “Charley”
History of Jenks Water Well Service
C.A. (Charley) Jenks founded Jenks Water Well Service in 1895 in West Edmond. Charley traded a corn sheller and a team of mules for a horse powered drilling rig. He also owned a sawmill in Oklahoma City, a custom thrashing business, and a cotton gin in Mulhall Oklahoma. Sometime around 1900 Charley purchased a steam powered drill rig and engine. He used the same steam engine in his other family businesses that he operated. A saw mill in Oklahoma City as well as a custom thrashing business and a cotton gin in Mulhall Oklahoma.
Picture of Charley and the original horse powered drilling rig – 1898.
Picture of Charley and his 1908 Steam Driven drill. Prague, Oklahoma 1908.
Charley with cable tool rig at Stillwater Oklahoma on job for A&M college during construction project near Lake Carl Blackwell.
1948 Sullivan mud rotary owned by Ted and Leslie.
Ft. Worth Spudder cable tool rig. Drilling south of Guthrie, Oklahoma.
Homebuilt drilling rig built by C.A.’s son Albert. In yard at Guthrie, Oklahoma.
1970 Mayhew 1000 mud rotary.
1995 to Present
Our Staff
Lowell Jenks
Owner and Certified Licensed Contractor
Joshua & Bethany Jenks
Joshua Jenks
Operations Manager and Field Supervisor
Harmony Jenks
Don Jenks
Senior Technician
Jose Cruz
Victor Cruz
B.S. Estimator
Terry Mccoun
Head Mechanic and Maintenance
Manuel Perez – Banda
Drilling and Technician Assistant
Richard Bell
Drilling and Technician Assistant
Bill Stephens
Technician Assistant
Nick Richard
Technician Assistant
Teresa Reeves
Executive Assistant
Lynnette Bryant
Payroll Agent
Donna Vance
Clerk
Cassie Perez
Clerk
Nancy Jenks
Clerk
In Memory
Ted & Leah Jenks
Ramona McCurdy
(Retired)
Office Manager Since 2001
Mike Posada
(Retired)
Head Service Technician Since 2004