Comanche County

100 measured sections across 10 townships. The median section has moved -113.9 ft since the aquifer was developed.

10Townships

100Measured sections

-113.9 ftMedian change

58Drillers

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.

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	32	-137.2 ft	26
31S18W	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?

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