Pawnee County
242 measured sections across 18 townships. The median section has moved 13.0 ft since the aquifer was developed.
18Townships
242Measured sections
13.0 ftMedian change
108Drillers
What has happened in Pawnee County
Median depth went from 17.0 ft before development to 32.1 ft — a change of 13.0 ft, over 242 of 520 sections. Deeper: 242. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 18 at 32.1 ft; the smallest fall is section 09 at 0.7 ft — every section here is deeper than before.
Township by township
| Township | Measured | Median change | Drillers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22S15W | 36 | 16.4 ft | 11 |
| 23S15W | 36 | 16.2 ft | 17 |
| 23S16W | 36 | 18.4 ft | 12 |
| 21S15W | 35 | 8.4 ft | 15 |
| 22S16W | 35 | 11.1 ft | 23 |
| 23S17W | 27 | 11.2 ft | 20 |
| 22S17W | 21 | 3.4 ft | 12 |
| 21S16W | 7 | 8.3 ft | 38 |
| 23S18W | 7 | 8.3 ft | 25 |
| 22S18W | 2 | 9.6 ft | 15 |
| 20S16W | 0 | — | 11 |
| 20S17W | 0 | — | 10 |
| 21S19W | 0 | — | 22 |
| 21S17W | 0 | — | 5 |
| 21S18W | 0 | — | 8 |
| 21S20W | 0 | — | 20 |
| 22S19W | 0 | — | 10 |
| 22S20W | 0 | — | 9 |
Who has drilled in Pawnee County
| Driller of record | Wells | Townships | Median depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 1,402 | 18 | 95.0 ft |
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 788 | 18 | 80.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 352 | 17 | 71.0 ft |
| Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC | 101 | 10 | 60.0 ft |
| Charles C. Myers Water Well Service | 73 | 12 | 70.0 ft |
| Sam's Water Well Service | 61 | 12 | 72.0 ft |
| Geocore Services INC | 49 | 4 | 40.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 40 | 10 | 66.0 ft |
| Associated Environmental, INC | 38 | 4 | 41.4 ft |
| Dean Waterhouse Drilling | 38 | 5 | 95.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Ent | 33 | 8 | 106.0 ft |
| Geocore, INC | 33 | 4 | 26.0 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 27 | 2 | 54.5 ft |
| Kansas Geological Survey | 21 | 10 | 120.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service, INC | 21 | 1 | 21.8 ft |
| Coranco Great Plains, INC | 20 | 2 | 40.0 ft |
| Bluestem Environmental Engineering | 20 | 1 | 53.0 ft |
| Shirley Environmental Testing LLC | 17 | 1 | 50.0 ft |
| Kgs | 15 | 9 | 88.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 13 | 2 | 38.2 ft |
| Greenfield Contractors, INC | 13 | 1 | 34.0 ft |
| Associated Env | 13 | 1 | 40.4 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 12 | 2 | 78.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC | 11 | 8 | 80.0 ft |
| Terracon Consultants, INC | 11 | 2 | 53.0 ft |
| Larsen & Associates | 11 | 1 | 28.4 ft |
| Maxim Tech./kansas City | 9 | 2 | 55.0 ft |
| Tribal Water Well Drilling | 8 | 5 | 75.0 ft |
| Groundwater Technology | 8 | 1 | 25.0 ft |
| Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC | 8 | 1 | 224.0 ft |
| Clarke Well & Equip | 7 | 4 | 112.0 ft |
| Geotechnology, INC | 7 | 1 | 26.5 ft |
| Handex Environmental, INC | 7 | 1 | 37.7 ft |
| Weninger Drilling, LLC | 7 | 2 | 100.0 ft |
| Shirley Environmental Testing, LLC | 6 | 1 | 50.0 ft |
| Melvin B. Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC | 6 | 3 | 86.0 ft |
| Central Well & Pump, INC | 5 | 4 | 65.0 ft |
| Carl Hayse Water Well Service | 5 | 2 | 110.0 ft |
| Professional Engineering Consultants | 5 | 1 | 50.0 ft |
| Kurtz Environmental Service | 5 | 1 | 55.0 ft |
| Sterling Drilling CO | 4 | 2 | 85.0 ft |
| Clarke Well & Equipment, INC | 4 | 3 | 80.0 ft |
| Pawnee Drilling | 4 | 4 | 107.0 ft |
| Tribal Water Well Drlg | 4 | 2 | 90.0 ft |
| Jb Environmental Drilling | 4 | 1 | 35.0 ft |
| Maxim Technologies, INC | 4 | 1 | 45.0 ft |
| Red Tiger Drilling CO | 4 | 2 | 110.0 ft |
| Groundwater Development CO | 4 | 1 | 55.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 3 | 2 | 172.0 ft |
| Associated Environmental Industries | 3 | 1 | 33.0 ft |
| Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC | 3 | 2 | 95.0 ft |
| Wade Ewbank, INC | 3 | 3 | 102.0 ft |
| City of Larned | 3 | 2 | 31.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 3 | 2 | 295.0 ft |
| H-30 Drilling INC | 3 | 1 | 58.0 ft |
| Shirley Env Testing LLC | 3 | 1 | 50.0 ft |
| Geotechnical Services, INC | 3 | 1 | 40.0 ft |
| Peterson Irrigation, INC | 3 | 2 | 140.0 ft |
| Joe's Well Service, INC | 3 | 1 | 130.0 ft |
| Allen Drilling CO | 2 | 2 | 75.0 ft |
| Donald J. Darling Drilling CO | 2 | 1 | 74.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment INC | 2 | 2 | 72.0 ft |
| Fire and Ice Geothermal, LLC | 2 | 2 | 200.0 ft |
| Schoenrogge Drilling, INC | 2 | 2 | 53.0 ft |
| B.c. Wilkinson Well Drilling | 2 | 2 | 62.0 ft |
| Envirotech Services, INC | 2 | 1 | 84.0 ft |
| Dan Hayse Water Well Service | 2 | 2 | 75.0 ft |
| Gsi Engineering, LLC | 2 | 1 | 18.0 ft |
| Karst Water Well Drlg | 2 | 1 | 340.0 ft |
| Big Bend Gmd 5 | 2 | 1 | 128.0 ft |
| Ron Everson | 1 | 1 | 150.0 ft |
| H-30 Drilling, INC | 1 | 1 | 65.0 ft |
| Gra Ex, LLC | 1 | 1 | 0.0 ft |
| 4 Brothers LLC | 1 | 1 | 79.0 ft |
| Cimarron Irrigation, INC | 1 | 1 | 45.0 ft |
| Kale Bainhalt | 1 | 1 | 77.0 ft |
| Environmental Loop Service, INC | 1 | 1 | 310.0 ft |
| J.o. Johnson Drilling Company | 1 | 1 | 35.0 ft |
| Terracon Consultants #416 | 1 | 1 | 51.0 ft |
| H-30, INC | 1 | 1 | 60.0 ft |
| Sterling Drlg, CO | 1 | 1 | 72.0 ft |
| Carmen Schmitt | 1 | 1 | 72.0 ft |
| Larry Skelton | 1 | 1 | 42.0 ft |
| Funkee Drilling Service | 1 | 1 | 35.0 ft |
| City of Larned Water Department | 1 | 1 | 0.0 ft |
| Larsen and Associates, INC | 1 | 1 | 45.0 ft |
| Downey Drlg #748 | 1 | 1 | 85.0 ft |
| Ace-hi International, INC | 1 | 1 | 200.0 ft |
| Tim Schaller | 1 | 1 | 22.0 ft |
| Richard Richmond | 1 | 1 | 47.0 ft |
| Kdot | 1 | 1 | 85.0 ft |
| Bill's Water Well Drilling | 1 | 1 | 400.0 ft |
| Kp Hydrotech | 1 | 1 | 91.0 ft |
| Harold A. Meckfessel Estate | 1 | 1 | 20.0 ft |
| Greg Finger | 1 | 1 | 93.0 ft |
| Karst Water Well Drilling and Service, INC | 1 | 1 | 240.0 ft |
| Taylor and Assoc., INC | 1 | 1 | 85.0 ft |
| Rofessional Engineering Consultants | 1 | 1 | 51.0 ft |
| Professional Engineering Consultants, Pa | 1 | 1 | 50.0 ft |
| Allied Environmental | 1 | 1 | 50.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump and Well, INC | 1 | 1 | 190.0 ft |
| Associated Drilling, INC | 1 | 1 | 200.0 ft |
| Pawnee County | 1 | 1 | 30.0 ft |
| Mack Ross Irrigation, INC | 1 | 1 | 106.0 ft |
| Clt INC | 1 | 1 | 55.0 ft |
| Nash Water Well Service, LLC | 1 | 1 | 265.0 ft |
| Halling Water Well Service | 1 | 1 | 195.0 ft |
| Halling Water Well Service, LLC | 1 | 1 | 160.0 ft |
Buying or drilling in Pawnee County?
The median section here has moved 13.0 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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