# Hodgeman County, Kansas — how far the water table has moved

> Depth to water before the aquifer was developed against 2022–2024, across 23 townships of Hodgeman County. Median change 10.7 ft.

## Hodgeman County

**36** measured sections across **23** townships. The median section has moved **10.7 ft** since the aquifer was developed.

### What has happened in Hodgeman County

Median depth went from **44.2 ft** before development to
**53.7 ft** — a change of **10.7 ft**, over
36 of 607 sections. Deeper: 25. Shallower:
10. Sharpest fall, section 31 at
42.7 ft; largest rise, section 31 at 58.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24S26W | 18 | 14.0 ft | 9 |
| 24S22W | 6 | 7.1 ft | 16 |
| 24S21W | 5 | 12.0 ft | 17 |
| 24S24W | 4 | -20.6 ft | 20 |
| 24S23W | 3 | -26.1 ft | 13 |
| 21S21W | 0 | — | 18 |
| 21S22W | 0 | — | 16 |
| 21S23W | 0 | — | 9 |
| 21S24W | 0 | — | 14 |
| 21S25W | 0 | — | 16 |
| 22S21W | 0 | — | 15 |
| 22S22W | 0 | — | 28 |
| 22S23W | 0 | — | 15 |
| 22S24W | 0 | — | 14 |
| 22S25W | 0 | — | 10 |
| 22S26W | 0 | — | 10 |
| 23S21W | 0 | — | 16 |
| 23S22W | 0 | — | 23 |
| 23S23W | 0 | — | 28 |
| 23S24W | 0 | — | 16 |
| 23S25W | 0 | — | 13 |
| 23S26W | 0 | — | 10 |
| 24S25W | 0 | — | 16 |

### Who has drilled in Hodgeman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 259 | 20 | 104.0 ft |
| Joe's Well Service, INC | 138 | 22 | 183.0 ft |
| Dean Waterhouse Drilling | 131 | 17 | 97.0 ft |
| Leo Knoefler Drilling | 115 | 20 | 80.0 ft |
| Nash Water Well Service, LLC | 83 | 19 | 300.0 ft |
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 55 | 9 | 125.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 37 | 15 | 88.0 ft |
| Defenbaugh Industries, Inc. (t.e.s.t.) | 34 | 1 | 63.0 ft |
| Jantzen Water Well | 33 | 13 | 98.0 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 30 | 3 | 80.0 ft |
| Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair | 27 | 16 | 170.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 25 | 9 | 97.0 ft |
| Geotechnical Services, INC | 24 | 3 | 40.0 ft |
| Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO | 23 | 10 | 208.0 ft |
| Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg | 19 | 8 | 215.0 ft |
| Ace-hi International, INC | 17 | 10 | 155.0 ft |
| Nash Ww Srvc | 16 | 8 | 365.0 ft |
| Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC | 16 | 3 | 60.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Ent | 16 | 7 | 100.0 ft |
| Larsen and Associates, INC | 16 | 1 | 65.0 ft |
| Sam's Water Well Service | 15 | 7 | 168.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC | 14 | 8 | 225.0 ft |
| Halling Ww Srvc | 13 | 10 | 340.0 ft |
| Scs Engineers | 13 | 1 | 36.8 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | 12 | 6 | 291.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 12 | 8 | 370.0 ft |
| Halling Water Well Service | 12 | 8 | 340.0 ft |
| Associated Environmental, INC | 12 | 1 | 40.0 ft |
| C and C Loop Drilling | 12 | 1 | 200.0 ft |
| Professional Serv. Industries | 10 | 1 | 45.0 ft |
| Halling Water Well Service, LLC | 9 | 5 | 160.0 ft |
| Carl Hayse Water Well Service | 8 | 3 | 70.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 8 | 7 | 80.0 ft |
| Charles C. Myers Water Well Service | 8 | 2 | 105.0 ft |
| Gsi Engineering, LLC | 7 | 2 | 41.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service, INC | 6 | 4 | 116.0 ft |
| High Plains Drilling & Supply | 6 | 4 | 111.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service | 5 | 3 | 248.0 ft |
| Environmental Priority Service, INC | 5 | 2 | 120.0 ft |
| Ray Cramer Drilling CO | 4 | 4 | 140.0 ft |
| Bartel Well Drilling, INC | 4 | 3 | 80.0 ft |
| Clarke Well & Equip | 4 | 2 | 117.0 ft |
| Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC | 4 | 3 | 57.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling CO | 4 | 4 | 340.0 ft |
| Robert E. Halling Drilling & Well | 4 | 1 | 45.0 ft |
| Geocore Services INC | 4 | 1 | 61.0 ft |
| Jantzen Water Well Repair | 3 | 3 | 240.0 ft |
| Brau Drlg Co., INC | 3 | 3 | 134.0 ft |
| Geocore, INC | 3 | 1 | 53.0 ft |
| White and Ellis Drilling | 3 | 2 | 335.0 ft |
| Dan Hayse Water Well Service | 3 | 1 | 180.0 ft |
| Grogan Ebberts Drilling | 3 | 1 | 84.3 ft |
| Deffenbaugh Field Services | 3 | 1 | 63.0 ft |
| Associated Drilling, INC | 3 | 1 | 163.0 ft |
| Halling Water Well Service LLC | 2 | 2 | 100.0 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 2 | 1 | 368.0 ft |
| Clarke Well & Equipment, INC | 2 | 2 | 75.0 ft |
| E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company | 2 | 2 | 240.0 ft |
| Michael J Macnair | 2 | 1 | 50.0 ft |
| Dunham Drilling, INC | 2 | 1 | 73.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump and Well, INC | 2 | 2 | 295.0 ft |
| Terracon Consultants, INC | 2 | 1 | 67.0 ft |
| Jonagan Water Well Service LLC | 2 | 1 | 100.0 ft |
| Jonagan Water Well Service | 1 | 1 | 87.0 ft |
| Jantzen Water Well - 1046 | 1 | 1 | 65.0 ft |
| H-30, INC | 1 | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| Jack Cline Drilling CO | 1 | 1 | 85.0 ft |
| Mike M. Schraeder | 1 | 1 | 21.0 ft |
| Bauer, Raymond | 1 | 1 | 127.0 ft |
| Five Star Farm, INC | 1 | 1 | 140.0 ft |
| Klien, Gertrude | 1 | 1 | 100.0 ft |
| Cline Drilling | 1 | 1 | 45.0 ft |
| Michael Woofter Drlg. INC | 1 | 1 | 54.0 ft |
| King Farm INC | 1 | 1 | 54.0 ft |
| Allen Drilling CO | 1 | 1 | 97.0 ft |
| Halling & Halling Windmill Repair | 1 | 1 | 60.0 ft |
| Aqua Pump | 1 | 1 | 100.0 ft |
| R and G Drilling LLC | 1 | 1 | 380.0 ft |
| Ksu | 1 | 1 | 20.0 ft |
| Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145 | 1 | 1 | 577.0 ft |
| T & W Water Well Serv., INC | 1 | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| Edgar Swank Water Well Drilling | 1 | 1 | 60.0 ft |
| Kansas Farm Bureau | 1 | 1 | 203.0 ft |
| Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC | 1 | 1 | 138.0 ft |

### Buying or drilling in Hodgeman County?

The median section here has moved 10.7 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

- [Meade](/county/meade.md) 30 townships
- [Wallace](/county/wallace.md) 28 townships
- [Gray](/county/gray.md) 24 townships
- [Kearny](/county/kearny.md) 24 townships
- [Trego](/county/trego.md) 24 townships
- [Greeley](/county/greeley.md) 23 townships
- [Stevens](/county/stevens.md) 23 townships
- [Logan](/county/logan.md) 22 townships
- [Morton](/county/morton.md) 22 townships
- [Stafford](/county/stafford.md) 22 townships
- [Barton](/county/barton.md) 21 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/hodgeman/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23
