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Rice County

120 measured sections across 4 townships. The median section has moved 5.9 ft since the aquifer was developed.

4Townships
120Measured sections
5.9 ftMedian change
32Drillers

What has happened in Rice County

Median depth went from 12.0 ft before development to 13.9 ft — a change of 5.9 ft, over 120 of 142 sections. Deeper: 78. Shallower: 36. Sharpest fall, section 23 at 63.0 ft; largest rise, section 30 at 23.0 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.
TownshipMeasuredMedian changeDrillers
21S10W365.7 ft10
20S10W3235.7 ft16
19S10W305.5 ft18
18S10W22-12.9 ft13

Who has drilled in Rice County

Drillers of record across the county, busiest first. The last column is the median depth their wells were taken to.
Driller of recordWellsTownshipsMedian depth
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC257480.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC220475.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC164478.0 ft
Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC44490.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service21387.0 ft
Miller Drilling20280.0 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service18465.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent13280.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC82120.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO8174.0 ft
Geocore, INC8164.0 ft
Larsen and Associates, INC8140.0 ft
Peterson Irrigation, INC7250.0 ft
Agricultural Engineering Assoc7126.1 ft
Geocore Services INC7114.0 ft
City of Bushton51104.0 ft
Clarke Well & Equip43100.0 ft
Patrick M. Cobb3184.0 ft
Pratt Well Service3147.0 ft
H-30 Drilling INC32140.0 ft
Well Owner3178.0 ft
Clarke Well & Equipment, INC22114.0 ft
Crowdis Ww Srvc2138.0 ft
White and Ellis Drilling, INC2175.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC1185.0 ft
Sterling Drlg, CO1160.0 ft
Michael Peterson Irrigation, INC1172.0 ft
Theodore Cummings Drilling CO1160.0 ft
Darling Drilling CO11105.0 ft
Cal-maine Foods1110.0 ft
Red Tiger Drilling CO11143.0 ft
Dallas Boeken & Burrows Water Well CO1152.0 ft

Buying or drilling in Rice County?

The median section here has moved 5.9 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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