Kearny County
655 measured sections across 24 townships. The median section has moved 52.3 ft since the aquifer was developed.
24Townships
655Measured sections
52.3 ftMedian change
144Drillers
What has happened in Kearny County
Median depth went from 99.4 ft before development to 179.4 ft — a change of 52.3 ft, over 655 of 864 sections. Deeper: 636. Shallower: 14. Sharpest fall, section 26 at 242.5 ft; largest rise, section 36 at 11.9 ft.
Township by township
| Township | Measured | Median change | Drillers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23S35W | 36 | 81.9 ft | 34 |
| 23S36W | 36 | 39.7 ft | 26 |
| 23S37W | 36 | 13.1 ft | 22 |
| 24S35W | 36 | 57.3 ft | 44 |
| 24S36W | 36 | 46.9 ft | 58 |
| 24S37W | 36 | 33.1 ft | 20 |
| 25S35W | 36 | 202.8 ft | 29 |
| 25S36W | 36 | 105.6 ft | 32 |
| 25S37W | 36 | 45.1 ft | 19 |
| 26S35W | 36 | 183.6 ft | 21 |
| 26S36W | 36 | 167.7 ft | 24 |
| 26S37W | 36 | 135.1 ft | 23 |
| 22S37W | 35 | 12.6 ft | 5 |
| 22S35W | 34 | 60.6 ft | 16 |
| 23S38W | 32 | 11.0 ft | 8 |
| 22S36W | 28 | 18.8 ft | 12 |
| 24S38W | 22 | 39.4 ft | 11 |
| 21S38W | 21 | 29.6 ft | 8 |
| 26S38W | 20 | 154.1 ft | 17 |
| 22S38W | 11 | 9.3 ft | 10 |
| 21S35W | 10 | 63.3 ft | 6 |
| 25S38W | 10 | 59.8 ft | 11 |
| 21S36W | 0 | — | 3 |
| 21S37W | 0 | — | 5 |
Who has drilled in Kearny County
| Driller of record | Wells | Townships | Median depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 414 | 17 | 300.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 241 | 16 | 156.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 176 | 14 | 300.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | 172 | 13 | 330.0 ft |
| Midwest Well & Pump, INC | 108 | 16 | 193.0 ft |
| Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 52 | 11 | 325.0 ft |
| High Plains Drilling & Supply | 46 | 13 | 218.0 ft |
| T & W Water Well Serv., INC | 46 | 10 | 220.0 ft |
| Downey Drilling, INC | 45 | 5 | 516.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC | 42 | 12 | 300.0 ft |
| Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC | 40 | 10 | 260.0 ft |
| Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO | 29 | 10 | 267.0 ft |
| Associated Environmental, INC | 28 | 1 | 26.4 ft |
| Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair | 28 | 6 | 350.0 ft |
| Larsen & Associates | 26 | 1 | 35.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co, INC | 24 | 1 | 387.0 ft |
| Geocore Services INC | 24 | 2 | 23.0 ft |
| Prairie Land Environmental Remed | 23 | 2 | 20.0 ft |
| Tyler Water Well, INC | 20 | 7 | 273.0 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 19 | 8 | 195.0 ft |
| Thad Robert | 18 | 9 | 130.0 ft |
| Downey Drlg #748 | 17 | 8 | 367.0 ft |
| Jantzen Water Well | 17 | 7 | 320.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling CO | 15 | 6 | 400.0 ft |
| Downey Drilling, Inc. #748 | 14 | 6 | 528.0 ft |
| Destal Tyler Water Well Service | 14 | 8 | 370.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 12 | 4 | 220.0 ft |
| Martin's Well Service | 12 | 7 | 380.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump and Well, INC | 12 | 1 | 35.0 ft |
| Milco Env. Serv. #1005 | 12 | 1 | 35.1 ft |
| Jonagan Water Well Service LLC | 11 | 6 | 280.0 ft |
| Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145 | 11 | 5 | 413.0 ft |
| Joe's Well Service, INC | 11 | 7 | 280.0 ft |
| Grogan Ebberts Drilling | 11 | 1 | 16.0 ft |
| Associated Env | 11 | 1 | 29.9 ft |
| Steve's Irrigation Repair | 10 | 4 | 325.0 ft |
| Donald Fulton Drilling CO | 10 | 7 | 337.0 ft |
| Milco Environmental Services, INC | 10 | 1 | 24.3 ft |
| Gspf Irrigation Service | 9 | 8 | 426.0 ft |
| Larry W. Graham | 9 | 2 | 380.0 ft |
| Kansas Water Wells | 9 | 6 | 243.0 ft |
| Kansas Geological Survey | 9 | 6 | 310.0 ft |
| Jonagan Drilling CO | 9 | 5 | 140.0 ft |
| Ray Cramer Drilling CO | 9 | 8 | 280.0 ft |
| Kgs | 8 | 5 | 205.0 ft |
| Nash Ww Srvc | 8 | 5 | 380.0 ft |
| Donald C. Sesso, Maxim Tech./kansas City | 8 | 1 | 24.0 ft |
| Larsen and Associates, INC | 8 | 1 | 21.9 ft |
| Midwest Well & Pump | 7 | 6 | 321.0 ft |
| Kearny County Well Plugging | 7 | 5 | 233.0 ft |
| Nash Water Well Service, LLC | 7 | 4 | 400.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply | 6 | 3 | 185.0 ft |
| Alva Howard, H.d.c. Ag, LLC | 6 | 3 | 220.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145 | 6 | 5 | 503.0 ft |
| Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair | 6 | 4 | 300.0 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 6 | 5 | 170.0 ft |
| Milco Environmental Services | 6 | 1 | 24.3 ft |
| G. Eatinger | 6 | 1 | 127.0 ft |
| Layne Christensen CO | 5 | 4 | 384.0 ft |
| Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC | 5 | 4 | 411.0 ft |
| Gt Water Well Drilling LLC | 5 | 3 | 310.0 ft |
| Clarence L. Dingus Well Service & Trenching | 5 | 3 | 164.0 ft |
| Steve's Drilling | 5 | 3 | 400.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling and Supply | 4 | 2 | 527.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 4 | 2 | 318.0 ft |
| Mh Drilling | 4 | 2 | 402.0 ft |
| Jantzen Water Well LLC | 4 | 3 | 532.0 ft |
| Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO | 4 | 2 | 257.0 ft |
| Thad Robert T & T | 3 | 1 | 202.0 ft |
| Larry Graham, Larry's Well Service | 3 | 3 | 355.0 ft |
| Thad Robert T&t | 3 | 3 | 85.0 ft |
| Geotechnical Services, INC | 3 | 1 | 9.0 ft |
| Layne-western | 3 | 1 | 105.0 ft |
| Kansas Water Wells, INC | 3 | 2 | 340.0 ft |
| Maxim Technologies, INC | 3 | 1 | 20.0 ft |
| Tom Wright Iv | 3 | 1 | 41.0 ft |
| C K Minter Drilling CO | 3 | 2 | 408.0 ft |
| K.i. Drilling CO | 3 | 2 | 420.0 ft |
| Kansas Well-cam | 2 | 1 | 0.0 ft |
| Ark Valley Pump and Supply | 2 | 2 | 290.0 ft |
| B & M Services Swk, LLC | 2 | 2 | 180.0 ft |
| James Ray Smith Pump Service | 2 | 2 | 250.0 ft |
| Kdhe | 2 | 1 | 99.0 ft |
| Crescent Services | 2 | 1 | 190.0 ft |
| C.o. Water Well Drlg | 2 | 2 | 275.0 ft |
| Billey Don Caldwell, C.o. Water Well Drlg | 2 | 1 | 280.0 ft |
| Usgs | 2 | 1 | 124.0 ft |
| Oasis Construction | 2 | 2 | 187.0 ft |
| Lakin Dairy | 2 | 1 | 340.0 ft |
| Ralph Gropp | 2 | 1 | 60.0 ft |
| Richard Landon | 2 | 1 | 173.0 ft |
| Ralph A. Gropp | 2 | 1 | 140.0 ft |
| Clarence Kash | 2 | 1 | 22.0 ft |
| Ernest Goering | 2 | 1 | 100.0 ft |
| Ernie Goering, Jr | 2 | 1 | 89.0 ft |
| Lewis Molz | 1 | 1 | 240.0 ft |
| Underground Specialists, INC | 1 | 1 | 360.0 ft |
| Huff Puff Pork LLC | 1 | 1 | 65.0 ft |
| Gt Water Well Drlg | 1 | 1 | 135.0 ft |
| Larry W Graham | 1 | 1 | 130.0 ft |
| M & D Well Service | 1 | 1 | 148.0 ft |
| Ksu | 1 | 1 | 208.0 ft |
| Terracon, INC | 1 | 1 | 70.0 ft |
| Whinery Drilling | 1 | 1 | 265.0 ft |
| Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC | 1 | 1 | 285.0 ft |
| Garden City Coop | 1 | 1 | 40.0 ft |
| Dingus Well Service | 1 | 1 | 9.0 ft |
| Kent Maddux | 1 | 1 | 300.0 ft |
| B & B Drilling | 1 | 1 | 40.0 ft |
| Geocore, INC | 1 | 1 | 40.0 ft |
| Jonagan Water Well Service | 1 | 1 | 272.0 ft |
| Florence Fletcher | 1 | 1 | 10.0 ft |
| Clt INC | 1 | 1 | 150.0 ft |
| Unknown | 1 | 1 | 32.0 ft |
| Pearl Hill | 1 | 1 | 22.0 ft |
| Colorado Interstate Gas | 1 | 1 | 214.0 ft |
| Southwest Windmill & Water Well Service, INC | 1 | 1 | 168.0 ft |
| Jantzen Water Well - 1046 | 1 | 1 | 190.0 ft |
| Midwest Well & Pump - #1047 | 1 | 1 | 220.0 ft |
| L.c. Burkett Drilling | 1 | 1 | 300.0 ft |
| Bartel Well Drilling, INC | 1 | 1 | 274.0 ft |
| Wheatland Electric Coop | 1 | 1 | 386.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drilling Co, INC | 1 | 1 | 390.0 ft |
| Randy Hayzlett | 1 | 1 | 244.0 ft |
| Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC | 1 | 1 | 320.0 ft |
| B Swearengen, Swearengen Drlg CO | 1 | 1 | 262.0 ft |
| Fire and Ice Geothermal, LLC | 1 | 1 | 155.0 ft |
| Larry Miller | 1 | 1 | 84.0 ft |
| Harvey Horton | 1 | 1 | 195.0 ft |
| Clair Dirks | 1 | 1 | 216.0 ft |
| Jj Anderson | 1 | 1 | 165.0 ft |
| Vernon M Neff | 1 | 1 | 142.0 ft |
| D.w. Burden | 1 | 1 | 112.0 ft |
| Ronald Edgington | 1 | 1 | 144.0 ft |
| Mary Glasier | 1 | 1 | 100.0 ft |
| Merl F Rider | 1 | 1 | 250.0 ft |
| Edith A Spencer Jr Trust | 1 | 1 | 150.0 ft |
| Lloyd Seitz | 1 | 1 | 270.0 ft |
| Freda Mcvey | 1 | 1 | 146.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling and Supply Co., INC | 1 | 1 | 97.0 ft |
| James H Johnson | 1 | 1 | 105.0 ft |
| Nelson Rider | 1 | 1 | 106.0 ft |
| Abraham Well Serv | 1 | 1 | 135.0 ft |
| Backhus Drilling | 1 | 1 | 30.0 ft |
Buying or drilling in Kearny County?
The median section here has moved 52.3 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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