# Comanche County, Kansas — how far the water table has moved

> Depth to water before the aquifer was developed against 2022–2024, across 10 townships of Comanche County. Median change -113.9 ft.

## Comanche County

**100** measured sections across **10** townships. The median section has moved **-113.9 ft** since the aquifer was developed.

### What has happened in Comanche County

Median depth went from **181.5 ft** before development to
**72.8 ft** — a change of **-113.9 ft**, over
100 of 228 sections. Deeper: 5. Shallower:
95. Sharpest fall, section 05 at
8.4 ft; largest rise, section 31 at 156.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| [32S18W](/township/32s18w.md) | 32 | -137.2 ft | 26 |
| [31S18W](/township/31s18w.md) | 28 | -89.3 ft | 22 |
| 31S17W | 20 | -43.5 ft | 19 |
| 31S19W | 9 | -115.8 ft | 18 |
| 32S17W | 7 | -133.8 ft | 17 |
| 31S20W | 3 | -37.4 ft | 10 |
| 32S19W | 1 | -132.7 ft | 31 |
| 33S17W | 0 | — | 8 |
| 33S18W | 0 | — | 9 |
| 33S19W | 0 | — | 12 |

### Who has drilled in Comanche 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Lehl's Water Well Service | 164 | 10 | 90.0 ft |
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 40 | 7 | 130.0 ft |
| Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC | 39 | 10 | 125.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 31 | 8 | 150.0 ft |
| Dean L. Lyman, INC | 26 | 7 | 112.0 ft |
| Central Well & Pump, INC | 26 | 6 | 120.0 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 25 | 4 | 253.0 ft |
| 4 Brothers LLC | 24 | 9 | 121.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service, INC | 20 | 6 | 175.0 ft |
| Bartel Well Drilling, INC | 17 | 7 | 140.0 ft |
| Lehl's Water Well Service | 15 | 6 | 140.0 ft |
| Sam's Water Well Service | 14 | 4 | 143.0 ft |
| Carl Hayse Water Well Service | 13 | 5 | 200.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC | 13 | 7 | 180.0 ft |
| Crowdis Ww Srvc | 13 | 4 | 158.0 ft |
| Whitetail Drilling, LLC | 13 | 2 | 32.0 ft |
| Geocore Services INC | 12 | 2 | 65.0 ft |
| Terracon, INC | 9 | 2 | 60.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service | 9 | 5 | 130.0 ft |
| Lehl & Son Water Well Drilling | 9 | 4 | 90.0 ft |
| Defenbaugh Industries, Inc. (t.e.s.t.) | 8 | 2 | 75.0 ft |
| Gsi Engineering, LLC | 7 | 2 | 89.3 ft |
| Charles C. Myers Water Well Service | 6 | 4 | 125.0 ft |
| Impact7g | 6 | 1 | 32.0 ft |
| Ken & Neil Wymer Blacksmith Shop | 6 | 2 | 55.0 ft |
| Dalen Dee Graff, Ashland Well Serv., INC | 5 | 2 | 110.0 ft |
| Associated Drilling, INC | 4 | 2 | 280.0 ft |
| Associated Environmental, INC | 4 | 2 | 70.0 ft |
| Red Tiger Drilling CO | 4 | 2 | 222.0 ft |
| H2o Drilling | 4 | 3 | 110.0 ft |
| H-30 Drilling INC | 3 | 2 | 275.0 ft |
| Crescent Services | 3 | 2 | 400.0 ft |
| Razek Environmental, LLC | 3 | 1 | 30.0 ft |
| Geocore, INC | 3 | 1 | 28.5 ft |
| Geotechnical Services, INC | 3 | 1 | 65.0 ft |
| B & M Services Swk, LLC | 3 | 2 | 180.0 ft |
| Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC | 2 | 2 | 200.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 2 | 2 | 94.0 ft |
| Comanche County Health Dept | 2 | 2 | 29.0 ft |
| Lyman's, INC | 2 | 2 | 125.0 ft |
| Impact 7g | 2 | 1 | 30.0 ft |
| Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair | 2 | 1 | 100.0 ft |
| Dan Hayse Water Well Service | 2 | 1 | 78.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 2 | 1 | 54.0 ft |
| Clarke Well & Equipment, INC | 2 | 1 | 220.0 ft |
| Ashland Well Serv., INC | 2 | 1 | 142.0 ft |
| Ksu | 1 | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO | 1 | 1 | 160.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC | 1 | 1 | 140.0 ft |
| Jantzen Water Well | 1 | 1 | 70.0 ft |
| Nash Water Well Service, LLC | 1 | 1 | 200.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump and Well, INC | 1 | 1 | 173.0 ft |
| Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC | 1 | 1 | 192.0 ft |
| Central Kansas Utility CO | 1 | 1 | 75.0 ft |
| Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC | 1 | 1 | 200.0 ft |
| Fire and Ice Geothermal, LLC | 1 | 1 | 205.0 ft |
| Gsi Engineering | 1 | 1 | 65.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 1 | 1 | 66.5 ft |

### Buying or drilling in Comanche County?

The median section here has moved -113.9 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

- [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
- [Barber](/county/barber.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
- [Sheridan](/county/sheridan.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/comanche/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23
