# Barber County, Kansas — how far the water table has moved

> Depth to water before the aquifer was developed against 2022–2024, across 10 townships of Barber County. Median change -4.1 ft.

## Barber County

**7** measured sections across **10** townships. The median section has moved **-4.1 ft** since the aquifer was developed.

### What has happened in Barber County

Median depth went from **56.7 ft** before development to
**49.4 ft** — a change of **-4.1 ft**, over
7 of 229 sections. Deeper: 0. Shallower:
7. Sharpest fall, section 25 at
-2.0 ft; largest rise, section 01 at 24.4 ft.

[Why some sections have
risen](/how-far.md).

### Township by township

*Townships attributed to this county, most measured sections first. A township without a link has too few measured sections or too few named drillers to carry a page of its own; it is still in the search box.*

| Township | Measured | Median change | Drillers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30S11W | 6 | -3.3 ft | 20 |
| 31S10W | 1 | -24.4 ft | 17 |
| 30S12W | 0 | — | 25 |
| 30S13W | 0 | — | 20 |
| 30S14W | 0 | — | 19 |
| 30S15W | 0 | — | 14 |
| 31S11W | 0 | — | 18 |
| 31S12W | 0 | — | 16 |
| 31S13W | 0 | — | 10 |
| 32S10W | 0 | — | 22 |

### Who has drilled in Barber County

*Drillers of record across the county, busiest first. The last column is the median depth their wells were taken to.*

| Driller of record | Wells | Townships | Median depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean L. Lyman, INC | 230 | 10 | 62.0 ft |
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 91 | 9 | 122.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 49 | 8 | 105.0 ft |
| Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC | 47 | 9 | 80.0 ft |
| Central Well & Pump, INC | 42 | 10 | 80.0 ft |
| Lyman's, INC | 33 | 9 | 94.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service, INC | 31 | 7 | 80.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 28 | 6 | 128.0 ft |
| Sam's Water Well Service | 22 | 3 | 107.0 ft |
| Leon Weber Well Service | 20 | 7 | 60.0 ft |
| Lyman Implement | 18 | 2 | 115.0 ft |
| Hank Bruse Water Well Service | 15 | 3 | 100.0 ft |
| Peterson Irrigation, INC | 14 | 4 | 128.0 ft |
| 4 Brothers LLC | 13 | 6 | 120.0 ft |
| Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC | 11 | 5 | 90.0 ft |
| Lyman Bros | 11 | 2 | 170.0 ft |
| Larsen and Associates, INC | 10 | 1 | 15.0 ft |
| Geotechnical Services, INC | 9 | 1 | 83.0 ft |
| Charles C. Myers Water Well Service | 8 | 5 | 120.0 ft |
| Crowdis Ww Srvc | 8 | 5 | 78.0 ft |
| Unknown | 8 | 1 | 55.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service | 6 | 4 | 96.0 ft |
| Red Tiger Drilling CO | 6 | 1 | 93.0 ft |
| Lyman Implement CO | 5 | 3 | 43.0 ft |
| Clarke Well & Equip | 5 | 1 | 108.0 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 4 | 2 | 192.0 ft |
| Ronald Lehl's Water Well Service | 4 | 2 | 120.0 ft |
| Clt INC | 4 | 4 | 120.0 ft |
| Crescent Services | 4 | 2 | 120.0 ft |
| Harp Well & Pump Service, INC | 3 | 2 | 165.0 ft |
| Lyman's #140 | 3 | 2 | 130.0 ft |
| Environmental Loop Service, INC | 3 | 3 | 230.0 ft |
| Associated Drilling, INC | 3 | 2 | 220.0 ft |
| Lyman's | 3 | 2 | 122.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 3 | 3 | 50.0 ft |
| Carl Hayse Water Well Service | 3 | 1 | 50.0 ft |
| Premier Pump & Well Service, INC | 2 | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| Lyman Incorporated | 2 | 2 | 52.0 ft |
| Steve Mcclain, Sterling Drlg, CO | 2 | 1 | 120.0 ft |
| Lyman, Incorporated | 2 | 2 | 72.0 ft |
| F. G. Holl CO | 2 | 1 | 18.0 ft |
| Tyler Water Well Service, INC | 2 | 1 | 140.0 ft |
| Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO | 2 | 2 | 120.0 ft |
| Lehl & Son Water Well Drilling | 2 | 2 | 110.0 ft |
| Stone Environmental | 2 | 2 | 15.0 ft |
| Dennis J. Anderson, Thiele Geotech, INC | 2 | 2 | 15.0 ft |
| Weninger Drilling, INC | 1 | 1 | 92.0 ft |
| Dal Wells Drilling CO | 1 | 1 | 98.0 ft |
| Clarke Well & Equipment, INC | 1 | 1 | 172.0 ft |
| Obe Brant | 1 | 1 | 152.0 ft |
| Glen Chase Drilling | 1 | 1 | 125.0 ft |
| Duke Drilling CO | 1 | 1 | 102.0 ft |
| Lyman INC | 1 | 1 | 70.0 ft |
| Bradley Machine & Pump Repair | 1 | 1 | 32.0 ft |
| Lyman, INC | 1 | 1 | 36.0 ft |
| Chase Drilling | 1 | 1 | 160.0 ft |
| Michael Peterson Irrigation, INC | 1 | 1 | 143.0 ft |
| Lario Oil and Gas | 1 | 1 | 70.0 ft |
| Layne-western | 1 | 1 | 68.0 ft |
| H2o Drilling LLC | 1 | 1 | 35.0 ft |
| Lyman's, Inc. #997 | 1 | 1 | 72.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 1 | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| H20 Drilling | 1 | 1 | 73.0 ft |
| H2o Drilling | 1 | 1 | 70.0 ft |

### Buying or drilling in Barber County?

The median section here has moved -4.1 ft. What that means for one quarter section takes someone on the ground. Tell us where; we pass the request on.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. [What we do with this](/privacy.md).

### Counties of a comparable size

- [Pawnee](/county/pawnee.md) 18 townships
- [Clark](/county/clark.md) 17 townships
- [Edwards](/county/edwards.md) 17 townships
- [Grant](/county/grant.md) 16 townships
- [Haskell](/county/haskell.md) 16 townships
- [Ness](/county/ness.md) 16 townships
- [Comanche](/county/comanche.md) 10 townships
- [Sherman](/county/sherman.md) 6 townships
- [Thomas](/county/thomas.md) 6 townships
- [Graham](/county/graham.md) 5 townships
- [Reno](/county/reno.md) 5 townships

A sliding window, not a ranking: the list moves with the county. [All of them](/county.md).

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Página: https://ks-water-table.pages.dev/county/barber/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23
