Ness County
82 measured sections across 16 townships. The median section has moved 1.0 ft since the aquifer was developed.
16Townships
82Measured sections
1.0 ftMedian change
70Drillers
What has happened in Ness County
Median depth went from 48.7 ft before development to 52.9 ft — a change of 1.0 ft, over 82 of 256 sections. Deeper: 41. Shallower: 29. Sharpest fall, section 25 at 30.9 ft; largest rise, section 01 at 19.2 ft.
Township by township
| Township | Measured | Median change | Drillers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16S25W | 32 | 0.0 ft | 20 |
| 16S26W | 30 | 1.4 ft | 13 |
| 18S26W | 11 | 0.0 ft | 22 |
| 17S26W | 7 | 3.6 ft | 7 |
| 17S25W | 2 | 20.1 ft | 7 |
| 16S21W | 0 | — | 10 |
| 16S22W | 0 | — | 14 |
| 16S23W | 0 | — | 19 |
| 16S24W | 0 | — | 22 |
| 17S22W | 0 | — | 15 |
| 17S23W | 0 | — | 22 |
| 17S24W | 0 | — | 14 |
| 18S25W | 0 | — | 11 |
| 19S26W | 0 | — | 9 |
| 20S21W | 0 | — | 11 |
| 20S22W | 0 | — | 16 |
Who has drilled in Ness County
| Driller of record | Wells | Townships | Median depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Waterhouse Drilling | 49 | 9 | 55.0 ft |
| Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC | 42 | 12 | 77.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 39 | 10 | 80.0 ft |
| Evel Water Well Drilling | 26 | 11 | 74.0 ft |
| Evel Windmill Repair | 25 | 11 | 54.0 ft |
| John E. Luea Water Well Drilling | 21 | 5 | 40.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 21 | 3 | 105.0 ft |
| Aqua Pump | 20 | 4 | 78.0 ft |
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 18 | 8 | 95.0 ft |
| Aqua L.l.c | 17 | 10 | 41.0 ft |
| Nash Water Well Service, LLC | 17 | 10 | 640.0 ft |
| Andy Anderson Drilling | 15 | 7 | 45.0 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 14 | 1 | 45.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service, INC | 13 | 3 | 65.0 ft |
| Geocore Services INC | 13 | 2 | 35.0 ft |
| Krause Pump & Supply | 12 | 5 | 42.0 ft |
| Joe's Well Service, INC | 11 | 8 | 265.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 10 | 6 | 90.0 ft |
| Geocore, INC | 10 | 1 | 20.3 ft |
| Melvin B. Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC | 9 | 7 | 55.0 ft |
| Groundwater Development Company | 9 | 6 | 50.0 ft |
| Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC | 9 | 4 | 70.0 ft |
| D & L Drilling CO | 9 | 4 | 33.0 ft |
| Jack Cline Drilling CO | 8 | 4 | 49.0 ft |
| Aqua Well Drilling | 8 | 6 | 62.0 ft |
| Halling Water Well | 7 | 1 | 92.0 ft |
| Halling Water Well Service | 7 | 2 | 65.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 7 | 5 | 85.0 ft |
| Karst Water Well Drlg | 6 | 5 | 105.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Ent | 6 | 2 | 355.0 ft |
| Midwest Well & Pump, INC | 5 | 2 | 70.0 ft |
| Cline Drilling | 5 | 4 | 50.0 ft |
| Nash Ww Srvc | 5 | 4 | 640.0 ft |
| Peterson Irrigation, INC | 5 | 1 | 31.0 ft |
| Marty B Drilling | 4 | 3 | 50.0 ft |
| Associated Environmental, INC | 4 | 2 | 45.0 ft |
| Aqua Pump LLC | 4 | 3 | 25.0 ft |
| Grogan Ebberts Drilling | 4 | 1 | 35.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump and Well, INC | 3 | 2 | 80.0 ft |
| Greenfield Contractors, INC | 3 | 1 | 35.0 ft |
| Sondra Meeds Drilling | 3 | 2 | 60.0 ft |
| Aqua Pump #489 | 3 | 2 | 74.0 ft |
| Sam's Water Well Service | 2 | 2 | 92.0 ft |
| Jantzen Water Well | 2 | 2 | 85.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 2 | 2 | 50.0 ft |
| Kp Hydrotech | 2 | 2 | 63.0 ft |
| Pfannenstiel Water Well Service | 2 | 1 | 69.0 ft |
| Karst Water Well Drilling and Service, INC | 2 | 1 | 37.0 ft |
| Town & Country Water Well Service, LLC | 2 | 1 | 115.0 ft |
| Tyler Water Well, INC | 2 | 2 | 710.0 ft |
| Paul E. Brassfield Water Well Drlg & Supp | 1 | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| Yellow Jacket Drilling | 1 | 1 | 95.0 ft |
| Geocore, LLC | 1 | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| Bartell Drilling & Machine Works | 1 | 1 | 95.0 ft |
| Gsi Engineering, LLC | 1 | 1 | 21.3 ft |
| Dylan Karst | 1 | 1 | 620.0 ft |
| Kdot | 1 | 1 | 70.0 ft |
| Charles Sager's Pump Service | 1 | 1 | 77.0 ft |
| Kdhe | 1 | 1 | 22.0 ft |
| B & B Drilling | 1 | 1 | 28.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 1 | 1 | 40.0 ft |
| Bill Schreiber | 1 | 1 | 14.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling CO | 1 | 1 | 620.0 ft |
| R+g Drilling - #1050 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 ft |
| Charles C. Myers Water Well Service | 1 | 1 | 503.0 ft |
| Clarke Well & Equip | 1 | 1 | 480.5 ft |
| High Plains Drilling & Supply | 1 | 1 | 429.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | 1 | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| Leo Knoefler Drilling | 1 | 1 | 88.0 ft |
| Ace-hi International, INC | 1 | 1 | 248.0 ft |
Buying or drilling in Ness County?
The median section here has moved 1.0 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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