Kiowa County

538 measured sections across 20 townships. The median section has moved 9.7 ft since the aquifer was developed.

20Townships

538Measured sections

9.7 ftMedian change

90Drillers

What has happened in Kiowa County

Median depth went from 72.8 ft before development to 82.6 ft — a change of 9.7 ft, over 538 of 692 sections. Deeper: 449. Shallower: 74. Sharpest fall, section 13 at 36.4 ft; largest rise, section 28 at 94.5 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
27S16W	36	9.5 ft	19
27S17W	36	12.0 ft	19
27S18W	36	16.9 ft	22
27S19W	36	23.5 ft	22
27S20W	36	17.2 ft	22
28S16W	36	9.3 ft	21
28S17W	36	4.2 ft	17
28S18W	36	13.1 ft	43
28S19W	36	6.5 ft	28
28S20W	36	10.2 ft	22
29S19W	36	0.8 ft	21
29S20W	36	8.5 ft	16
29S18W	19	7.3 ft	19
30S20W	19	-67.6 ft	11
30S18W	18	2.9 ft	18
29S17W	17	4.9 ft	20
30S19W	16	1.2 ft	20
29S16W	14	2.1 ft	17
30S17W	3	21.2 ft	12
30S16W	0	—	3

Who has drilled in Kiowa 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
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	431	19	140.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	385	19	120.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	356	19	158.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	151	17	120.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	115	14	148.0 ft
Dan Hayse Water Well Service	111	18	140.0 ft
Greenfield Contractors, INC	108	1	94.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	97	18	139.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	74	13	132.0 ft
Geocore Services INC	71	1	97.0 ft
Geocore, INC	69	3	85.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	57	1	35.0 ft
4 Brothers LLC	44	15	147.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	38	10	160.0 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service	36	13	105.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	36	15	144.0 ft
Env. Works	36	6	70.0 ft
Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC	35	9	93.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	25	11	146.0 ft
Razek Environmental	25	1	85.0 ft
Lyman's, INC	24	8	80.0 ft
Lehl's Water Well Service	23	14	110.0 ft
Whitetail Drilling, LLC	23	3	70.0 ft
Coranco Great Plains, INC	22	1	89.0 ft
Peterson Irrigation, INC	18	2	200.0 ft
Crowdis Ww Srvc	17	9	140.0 ft
Defenbaugh Industries, Inc. (t.e.s.t.)	13	1	90.2 ft
Jantzen Water Well	12	8	125.0 ft
Geotechnical Services, INC	12	1	90.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	11	6	186.0 ft
Layne Western CO	9	2	170.0 ft
Brau Drlg Co., INC	9	6	138.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC	9	6	140.0 ft
Pratt Well Service	8	6	126.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	8	6	190.0 ft
Gsi Engineering, LLC	8	2	149.5 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent	7	4	140.0 ft
Red Tiger Drilling CO	6	5	120.0 ft
Maxim Tech./kansas City	6	1	98.0 ft
Associated Drilling, INC	6	3	130.0 ft
Environmental Priority Service, INC	6	1	100.0 ft
Impact7g	6	1	35.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	5	4	192.0 ft
Darren Hayse	5	3	150.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment INC	4	2	181.0 ft
Clarke Well & Equipment, INC	4	3	135.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	4	3	158.0 ft
Greenfield Contractors INC	4	1	95.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	4	3	180.0 ft
H-30 Drilling INC	3	3	180.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	3	2	240.0 ft
Clt INC	3	3	105.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	3	2	199.0 ft
E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company	3	2	275.0 ft
Lehl & Son Water Well Drilling	3	2	127.0 ft
Environmental Works, INC	3	2	120.0 ft
Jc Drilling Services	3	1	70.0 ft
Central Well and Pump	2	1	148.0 ft
Michael Woofter Drlg. INC	2	1	155.0 ft
Wade Ewbank, INC	2	2	163.0 ft
Well Owner	2	1	174.0 ft
Environmental Loop Service, INC	2	1	320.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	2	2	520.0 ft
Terracon Consultants #416	2	1	140.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	2	2	190.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	2	1	248.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	2	2	200.0 ft
Impact 7g	2	1	65.0 ft
Huntingdon Eng and Env	1	1	60.0 ft
Darling Drilling CO	1	1	178.0 ft
Kiowa County Health Dept	1	1	41.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	1	1	164.0 ft
Abercrombie Drilling, INC	1	1	110.0 ft
Hank Bruse Water Well Service	1	1	92.0 ft
Clt, INC	1	1	137.0 ft
Hillenburg Oil CO	1	1	100.0 ft
Layne Western	1	1	126.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well #554	1	1	95.0 ft
Scotts Oilfield Construction	1	1	90.0 ft
Zavala Drilling CO	1	1	250.0 ft
Clarke Well & Equip	1	1	171.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	1	1	190.0 ft
Ksu	1	1	160.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	1	1	185.0 ft
Charles Miller	1	1	220.0 ft
White and Ellis Drilling	1	1	0.0 ft
Donald Fulton Drilling CO	1	1	107.0 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg	1	1	140.0 ft
Cramer Drilling Company	1	1	220.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	1	1	140.0 ft

Buying or drilling in Kiowa County?

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