Lane County
432 measured sections across 20 townships. The median section has moved 18.2 ft since the aquifer was developed.
20Townships
432Measured sections
18.2 ftMedian change
122Drillers
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.
Township by township
| Township | Measured | Median change | Drillers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17S29W | 36 | 26.0 ft | 29 |
| 17S28W | 36 | 27.5 ft | 27 |
| 17S30W | 36 | 27.3 ft | 26 |
| 18S29W | 36 | 17.4 ft | 30 |
| 18S30W | 36 | -0.2 ft | 16 |
| 18S28W | 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
| 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.
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