# Lane County, Kansas — how far the water table has moved > Depth to water before the aquifer was developed against 2022–2024, across 20 townships of Lane County. Median change 18.2 ft. ## Lane County **432** measured sections across **20** townships. The median section has moved **18.2 ft** since the aquifer was developed. ### What has happened in Lane County Median depth went from **66.8 ft** before development to **81.0 ft** — a change of **18.2 ft**, over 432 of 652 sections. Deeper: 355. Shallower: 67. Sharpest fall, section 04 at 52.2 ft; largest rise, section 06 at 89.9 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 | |---|---|---|---| | [17S29W](/township/17s29w.md) | 36 | 26.0 ft | 29 | | [17S28W](/township/17s28w.md) | 36 | 27.5 ft | 27 | | [17S30W](/township/17s30w.md) | 36 | 27.3 ft | 26 | | [18S29W](/township/18s29w.md) | 36 | 17.4 ft | 30 | | 18S30W | 36 | -0.2 ft | 16 | | [18S28W](/township/18s28w.md) | 35 | 17.5 ft | 38 | | 17S27W | 33 | 13.4 ft | 16 | | 19S30W | 32 | 4.1 ft | 6 | | 16S30W | 31 | -6.7 ft | 16 | | 18S27W | 26 | 4.0 ft | 16 | | 16S29W | 25 | 16.6 ft | 16 | | 19S29W | 21 | 28.1 ft | 11 | | 16S28W | 20 | 31.0 ft | 15 | | 20S30W | 17 | 30.7 ft | 10 | | 19S28W | 7 | 27.9 ft | 10 | | 16S27W | 5 | 24.6 ft | 10 | | 19S27W | 0 | — | 9 | | 20S27W | 0 | — | 7 | | 20S28W | 0 | — | 5 | | 20S29W | 0 | — | 4 | ### Who has drilled in Lane 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 | |---|---|---|---| | Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC | 217 | 19 | 85.0 ft | | Midwest Well & Pump, INC | 84 | 19 | 79.0 ft | | Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 47 | 10 | 115.0 ft | | Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 46 | 10 | 120.0 ft | | B & B Drilling | 36 | 11 | 128.0 ft | | Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 31 | 7 | 149.0 ft | | Aqua Pump LLC | 29 | 8 | 146.0 ft | | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | 27 | 8 | 145.0 ft | | Larsen and Associates, INC | 19 | 1 | 63.3 ft | | Well Owner | 15 | 6 | 75.0 ft | | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 13 | 7 | 140.0 ft | | Jb Environmental Service and Supply | 13 | 1 | 65.0 ft | | Gsi Engineering, LLC | 13 | 2 | 40.0 ft | | Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair | 12 | 7 | 100.0 ft | | Nash Water Well Service, LLC | 12 | 8 | 120.0 ft | | Aqua Pump #489 | 12 | 8 | 110.0 ft | | Coranco Great Plains, INC | 12 | 2 | 146.0 ft | | Walter Woofter Pump & Well | 9 | 4 | 135.0 ft | | Sam's Water Well Service | 9 | 4 | 147.0 ft | | Fred Eaton | 9 | 2 | 125.0 ft | | Aqua Pump | 9 | 5 | 97.0 ft | | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 8 | 3 | 125.0 ft | | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 8 | 3 | 157.0 ft | | Warren Bruner Drilling Company | 8 | 6 | 91.0 ft | | Joe's Well Service, INC | 8 | 3 | 45.0 ft | | Rick's Trenching Service | 8 | 3 | 60.0 ft | | Jack Cline Drilling CO | 8 | 3 | 92.6 ft | | Aqua L.l.c | 7 | 5 | 98.0 ft | | Bartell Drilling & Machine Works | 7 | 4 | 170.0 ft | | Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 7 | 2 | 173.0 ft | | Andy Anderson Drilling | 7 | 5 | 50.0 ft | | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 7 | 2 | 136.0 ft | | Abraham Well Serv | 6 | 4 | 177.0 ft | | Red Tiger Drilling CO | 6 | 3 | 148.0 ft | | Aqua Well Drilling | 6 | 5 | 91.0 ft | | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | 6 | 3 | 90.0 ft | | Geocore, INC | 6 | 1 | 65.0 ft | | Ron Suppes | 6 | 1 | 52.0 ft | | Charles Sager's Pump Service | 5 | 5 | 99.0 ft | | Tyler Water Well, INC | 5 | 3 | 84.0 ft | | Leon Scheck | 5 | 2 | 44.0 ft | | Evel Water Well Drilling | 5 | 4 | 54.0 ft | | Donald Fulton Drilling CO | 5 | 5 | 60.0 ft | | Cline Drilling | 5 | 2 | 50.0 ft | | Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC | 4 | 3 | 145.0 ft | | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | 4 | 2 | 150.0 ft | | Sharp Seed Farms, LLC | 4 | 2 | 110.0 ft | | City of Dighton | 4 | 2 | 90.0 ft | | Geocore Services INC | 4 | 1 | 65.0 ft | | Associated Env | 4 | 1 | 65.0 ft | | Nash Ww Srvc | 4 | 2 | 80.0 ft | | Mary D Major | 4 | 1 | 44.0 ft | | Jonagan Water Well Service LLC | 3 | 2 | 90.0 ft | | Wn Bryant | 3 | 1 | 90.0 ft | | Tom Yager Enterprises | 3 | 3 | 82.0 ft | | Henry Morrow | 3 | 1 | 60.0 ft | | Marvin Pinkston | 3 | 1 | 69.8 ft | | White and Ellis Drilling, INC | 2 | 2 | 150.0 ft | | Gene Boomhower | 2 | 1 | 117.0 ft | | Vance Shay | 2 | 1 | 115.0 ft | | Aqua Pump LLC #489 | 2 | 2 | 781.0 ft | | Sharp Bros Seed CO | 2 | 1 | 128.0 ft | | Sharp Seed Farms LLC | 2 | 1 | 151.0 ft | | Shane Stanley | 2 | 1 | 63.0 ft | | Ksu | 2 | 2 | 133.0 ft | | Abc Drilling, INC | 2 | 2 | 169.0 ft | | Calvin Ehmke | 2 | 1 | 81.0 ft | | Mjcc Family Trust | 2 | 1 | 29.0 ft | | Max Moomaw | 2 | 1 | 95.0 ft | | Dean Waterhouse Drilling | 2 | 1 | 57.0 ft | | Vulgamore Land and Cattle, CO INC | 2 | 1 | 67.0 ft | | Edwin Stormont | 2 | 1 | 67.0 ft | | Marvin Parks | 2 | 1 | 110.0 ft | | Van Hanks | 2 | 1 | 83.0 ft | | Edwin Habiger | 2 | 1 | 60.0 ft | | Eugene Lewis | 2 | 1 | 18.0 ft | | J.c. Johnston | 2 | 1 | 90.0 ft | | Pauline Haney | 2 | 1 | 33.0 ft | | Sharp Seed LLC | 1 | 1 | 93.0 ft | | Kent D. Borell | 1 | 1 | 92.0 ft | | Gary Lee Lewis | 1 | 1 | 85.0 ft | | Merle D Foos | 1 | 1 | 30.0 ft | | Lester Bockelman | 1 | 1 | 76.0 ft | | Roland E. Stewart | 1 | 1 | 89.0 ft | | K. Von Schriltz | 1 | 1 | 100.0 ft | | Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC | 1 | 1 | 189.0 ft | | Sharp Seed Farms | 1 | 1 | 133.0 ft | | Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO | 1 | 1 | 65.0 ft | | Jantzen Water Well | 1 | 1 | 100.0 ft | | Richard M. Hill | 1 | 1 | 87.0 ft | | Calvin Wilson | 1 | 1 | 50.0 ft | | Steve Heath | 1 | 1 | 90.0 ft | | Lane County | 1 | 1 | 86.0 ft | | Associated Drilling, INC | 1 | 1 | 95.0 ft | | Charles C. Myers Water Well Service | 1 | 1 | 105.0 ft | | Sager Pump Service | 1 | 1 | 91.0 ft | | Gt Water Well Drilling LLC | 1 | 1 | 120.0 ft | | Carl Mumma | 1 | 1 | 69.0 ft | | Ricks Trenching Service | 1 | 1 | 37.0 ft | | Kdot | 1 | 1 | 46.5 ft | | Judith Basinger | 1 | 1 | 62.0 ft | | Robert Hafliger | 1 | 1 | 55.0 ft | | Milco Environmental Services, INC | 1 | 1 | 62.1 ft | | R+g Drilling - #1050 | 1 | 1 | 70.0 ft | | E Joe Hanks | 1 | 1 | 131.0 ft | | Vernon R Goering | 1 | 1 | 90.0 ft | | Blue Goose Drilling | 1 | 1 | 0.0 ft | | Bruce Fickel | 1 | 1 | 178.0 ft | | Forest Valley Trust | 1 | 1 | 24.5 ft | | Clt INC | 1 | 1 | 100.0 ft | | Woofter Pump & Well #554 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 ft | | Evel Windmill Repair | 1 | 1 | 98.0 ft | | Willard E. Foos | 1 | 1 | 123.0 ft | | Delma Towns | 1 | 1 | 64.0 ft | | Alan E. James | 1 | 1 | 112.0 ft | | Bernard Haselka | 1 | 1 | 55.0 ft | | Knopp Family Living Trust | 1 | 1 | 45.0 ft | | Darrel Schuartz | 1 | 1 | 70.0 ft | | Kennett Gustavson | 1 | 1 | 60.0 ft | | Layne-western CO | 1 | 1 | 740.0 ft | | Tyler Water Well INC | 1 | 1 | 84.0 ft | | James E. Schmalzried | 1 | 1 | 65.0 ft | ### Buying or drilling in Lane County? The median section here has moved 18.2 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 - [Logan](/county/logan.md) 22 townships - [Morton](/county/morton.md) 22 townships - [Stafford](/county/stafford.md) 22 townships - [Barton](/county/barton.md) 21 townships - [Gove](/county/gove.md) 20 townships - [Kiowa](/county/kiowa.md) 20 townships - [Pratt](/county/pratt.md) 20 townships - [Scott](/county/scott.md) 20 townships - [Seward](/county/seward.md) 20 townships - [Stanton](/county/stanton.md) 20 townships - [Wichita](/county/wichita.md) 20 townships A sliding window, not a ranking: the list moves with the county. [All of them](/county.md). --- Página: https://ks-water-table.pages.dev/county/lane/ Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records Recolha: 2026-08-23