Hamilton County
167 measured sections across 30 townships. The median section has moved 91.8 ft since the aquifer was developed.
30Townships
167Measured sections
91.8 ftMedian change
80Drillers
What has happened in Hamilton County
Median depth went from 140.1 ft before development to 198.7 ft — a change of 91.8 ft, over 167 of 1,014 sections. Deeper: 116. Shallower: 50. Sharpest fall, section 34 at 186.2 ft; largest rise, section 12 at 28.9 ft.
Township by township
| Township | Measured | Median change | Drillers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26S42W | 34 | 119.9 ft | 17 |
| 21S39W | 33 | -10.3 ft | 5 |
| 21S40W | 28 | -4.2 ft | 1 |
| 26S41W | 26 | 93.2 ft | 9 |
| 26S43W | 21 | 100.2 ft | 8 |
| 25S42W | 11 | 105.6 ft | 9 |
| 26S39W | 4 | 185.1 ft | 11 |
| 22S39W | 3 | -5.3 ft | 1 |
| 26S40W | 3 | 136.6 ft | 4 |
| 22S40W | 2 | 14.8 ft | 4 |
| 25S43W | 2 | 102.4 ft | 12 |
| 21S41W | 0 | — | 4 |
| 21S42W | 0 | — | 4 |
| 21S43W | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22S41W | 0 | — | 4 |
| 22S42W | 0 | — | 3 |
| 23S39W | 0 | — | 4 |
| 23S40W | 0 | — | 12 |
| 23S41W | 0 | — | 13 |
| 23S42W | 0 | — | 13 |
| 23S43W | 0 | — | 10 |
| 24S39W | 0 | — | 18 |
| 24S40W | 0 | — | 35 |
| 24S41W | 0 | — | 21 |
| 24S42W | 0 | — | 8 |
| 24S43W | 0 | — | 12 |
| 25S39W | 0 | — | 10 |
| 25S40W | 0 | — | 6 |
| 25S41W | 0 | — | 5 |
| 22S43W | 0 | — | 3 |
Who has drilled in Hamilton County
| Driller of record | Wells | Townships | Median depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 82 | 15 | 401.0 ft |
| Joe's Well Service, INC | 68 | 25 | 365.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | 54 | 9 | 687.0 ft |
| Ark Valley Pump and Supply | 52 | 15 | 90.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 44 | 11 | 100.0 ft |
| Donald Fulton Drilling CO | 44 | 18 | 313.0 ft |
| Associated Environmental, INC | 41 | 2 | 30.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 32 | 12 | 130.0 ft |
| Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO | 31 | 10 | 365.0 ft |
| Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 22 | 10 | 398.0 ft |
| Nash Ww Srvc | 22 | 13 | 320.0 ft |
| Nash Water Well Service, LLC | 20 | 9 | 560.0 ft |
| Gsi Engineering, LLC | 19 | 3 | 34.5 ft |
| Geotechnical Services, INC | 19 | 2 | 29.0 ft |
| Geocore Services INC | 18 | 2 | 20.0 ft |
| Coranco Great Plains, INC | 18 | 1 | 20.0 ft |
| Terracon Consultants #416 | 16 | 1 | 22.5 ft |
| Razek Environmental, LLC | 14 | 1 | 21.5 ft |
| Larsen & Associates | 14 | 1 | 24.5 ft |
| Scs Engineers | 14 | 1 | 20.3 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 13 | 5 | 137.0 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 13 | 5 | 60.0 ft |
| Prairie Land Environmental Remed | 11 | 1 | 40.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC | 10 | 7 | 200.0 ft |
| Destal Tyler Water Well Service | 9 | 7 | 240.0 ft |
| Downey Drilling, INC | 9 | 2 | 475.0 ft |
| Dreiling, INC | 8 | 4 | 435.0 ft |
| Martin's Well Service | 8 | 6 | 442.0 ft |
| Maxim Tech./kansas City | 8 | 1 | 25.0 ft |
| Maxim Technologies, INC | 8 | 1 | 25.0 ft |
| Larsen and Associates, INC | 8 | 1 | 19.7 ft |
| James Ray Smith Pump Service | 5 | 4 | 320.0 ft |
| Tyler Water Well, INC | 5 | 4 | 367.0 ft |
| Funkee Drilling Service | 5 | 1 | 20.0 ft |
| Quad State Services, INC | 5 | 1 | 20.0 ft |
| C. K. Minter Drilling CO | 5 | 1 | 101.0 ft |
| T & T Well Plugging | 4 | 3 | 280.0 ft |
| Steve's Drilling | 4 | 2 | 130.0 ft |
| Downey Drlg #748 | 3 | 3 | 750.0 ft |
| Gt Water Well Drlg | 3 | 2 | 580.0 ft |
| Layne-western | 3 | 1 | 65.0 ft |
| Midwest Well & Pump, INC | 3 | 2 | 345.0 ft |
| Walter Woofter Pump & Well | 3 | 1 | 340.0 ft |
| James Puyear Contractors, INC | 3 | 1 | 30.0 ft |
| Ray Cramer Drilling CO | 2 | 2 | 300.0 ft |
| Usgs | 2 | 1 | 178.0 ft |
| Geocore, INC | 2 | 1 | 45.0 ft |
| Joanice Jantz | 2 | 1 | 262.0 ft |
| Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145 | 2 | 2 | 791.0 ft |
| Gt Water Well Drilling LLC | 2 | 2 | 650.0 ft |
| Boyd Bezona | 2 | 1 | 150.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 2 | 1 | 382.0 ft |
| High Plains Drilling & Supply | 2 | 2 | 310.0 ft |
| T & W Water Well Serv., INC | 2 | 1 | 100.0 ft |
| Tyler Water Well Service, INC | 2 | 1 | 230.0 ft |
| Joe Shorter | 2 | 1 | 114.0 ft |
| Schaal Drilling #938 | 2 | 1 | 740.0 ft |
| Ktm Drilling, INC | 1 | 1 | 642.0 ft |
| Marvin D. Maune | 1 | 1 | 200.0 ft |
| Phillip G. Riley | 1 | 1 | 140.0 ft |
| Fire and Ice Geothermal, LLC | 1 | 1 | 200.0 ft |
| Unknown | 1 | 1 | 156.0 ft |
| David Shorter | 1 | 1 | 400.0 ft |
| Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 1 | 1 | 459.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump and Well, INC | 1 | 1 | 40.0 ft |
| Kerstin Mitchell | 1 | 1 | 420.0 ft |
| Bryan Graber | 1 | 1 | 130.0 ft |
| Jones Construction | 1 | 1 | 110.0 ft |
| The Hub of Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 41.0 ft |
| Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO | 1 | 1 | 320.0 ft |
| Ksu | 1 | 1 | 70.0 ft |
| Travis Weaver | 1 | 1 | 29.0 ft |
| Weaver, Travis | 1 | 1 | 30.0 ft |
| Jonagan Drilling CO | 1 | 1 | 220.0 ft |
| Oscar Rush Water Well Service | 1 | 1 | 64.0 ft |
| The Hob of Syracuse INC | 1 | 1 | 206.0 ft |
| Gspf Irrigation Service | 1 | 1 | 68.0 ft |
| Norman L. Hill Drilling CO | 1 | 1 | 380.0 ft |
| Layne-western CO | 1 | 1 | 94.5 ft |
| Kanco Hay, LLC | 1 | 1 | 88.0 ft |
Buying or drilling in Hamilton County?
The median section here has moved 91.8 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.
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