# Ellis County, Kansas — how far the water table has moved

> Depth to water before the aquifer was developed against 2022–2024, across 4 townships of Ellis County. Median change -21.1 ft.

## Ellis County

**11** measured sections across **4** townships. The median section has moved **-21.1 ft** since the aquifer was developed.

### What has happened in Ellis County

Median depth went from **55.9 ft** before development to
**32.9 ft** — a change of **-21.1 ft**, over
11 of 51 sections. Deeper: 0. Shallower:
11. Sharpest fall, section 32 at
-10.0 ft; largest rise, section 30 at 22.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12S20W | 7 | -20.9 ft | 12 |
| 11S20W | 4 | -22.2 ft | 16 |
| 13S20W | 0 | — | 33 |
| 14S20W | 0 | — | 10 |

### Who has drilled in Ellis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John E. Luea Water Well Drilling | 128 | 4 | 50.0 ft |
| Greenfield Contractors, INC | 85 | 1 | 24.9 ft |
| Geocore Services INC | 67 | 1 | 20.0 ft |
| Jb Environmental Drilling | 49 | 1 | 20.0 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 36 | 1 | 23.0 ft |
| Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC | 35 | 4 | 64.0 ft |
| Andy Anderson Drilling | 33 | 4 | 62.0 ft |
| Geocore, INC | 28 | 1 | 25.0 ft |
| Quad State Services, INC | 28 | 1 | 25.0 ft |
| Melvin B. Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC | 22 | 4 | 52.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 18 | 2 | 28.0 ft |
| Kp Hydrotech | 17 | 3 | 49.0 ft |
| Associated Env | 16 | 1 | 50.0 ft |
| Associated Environmental, INC | 15 | 1 | 23.0 ft |
| Keith Pfannenstiel Water Well Service | 13 | 4 | 48.0 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 11 | 1 | 30.0 ft |
| Pfannenstiel Water Well Service | 10 | 3 | 43.0 ft |
| Defenbaugh Industries, Inc. (t.e.s.t.) | 10 | 1 | 18.0 ft |
| Karst Water Well Drlg | 8 | 2 | 37.0 ft |
| Layne Western | 8 | 1 | 48.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 6 | 2 | 47.1 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 5 | 2 | 390.0 ft |
| Amrein Dirt Construction | 4 | 1 | 33.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 3 | 2 | 28.0 ft |
| Clarke Well & Equip | 3 | 1 | 84.0 ft |
| Solstice Company | 3 | 1 | 19.0 ft |
| Aqua Pump | 2 | 1 | 52.0 ft |
| Krause Pump & Supply | 2 | 2 | 42.0 ft |
| Larsen, Debold, & Assoc | 2 | 1 | 19.0 ft |
| Larson, Debold, & Associates | 2 | 1 | 19.0 ft |
| Kdhe/nwdo | 2 | 1 | 25.0 ft |
| T and T Water Well Drilling | 2 | 1 | 95.0 ft |
| Aqua Well Drilling | 1 | 1 | 72.0 ft |
| Bollig Ditching and Well Service | 1 | 1 | 20.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC | 1 | 1 | 45.0 ft |
| Marty B Drilling | 1 | 1 | 90.0 ft |
| Walter Woofter Pump & Well | 1 | 1 | 73.0 ft |
| D & L Drilling CO | 1 | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| Terry Davis | 1 | 1 | 75.0 ft |
| Ernest Pfeifer | 1 | 1 | 0.0 ft |
| Layne Christensen CO | 1 | 1 | 45.3 ft |
| City of Ellis | 1 | 1 | 15.0 ft |
| Larsen and Associates, INC | 1 | 1 | 20.0 ft |
| B & B Drilling | 1 | 1 | 30.0 ft |
| Ck Earthworks LLC | 1 | 1 | 90.0 ft |
| Hydrotech Well and Pump | 1 | 1 | 51.0 ft |

### Buying or drilling in Ellis County?

The median section here has moved -21.1 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

- [Ness](/county/ness.md) 16 townships
- [Barber](/county/barber.md) 10 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
- [Sheridan](/county/sheridan.md) 5 townships
- [Kingman](/county/kingman.md) 4 townships
- [Rice](/county/rice.md) 4 townships
- [Rooks](/county/rooks.md) 4 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/ellis/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23