Scott County

719 measured sections across 20 townships. The median section has moved 33.6 ft since the aquifer was developed.

20Townships

719Measured sections

33.6 ftMedian change

113Drillers

What has happened in Scott County

Median depth went from 80.3 ft before development to 115.7 ft — a change of 33.6 ft, over 719 of 720 sections. Deeper: 655. Shallower: 60. Sharpest fall, section 30 at 105.4 ft; largest rise, section 01 at 56.9 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.
Township	Measured	Median change	Drillers
16S32W	36	5.6 ft	10
16S33W	36	22.3 ft	22
16S34W	36	45.2 ft	19
17S31W	36	29.5 ft	15
17S32W	36	61.1 ft	19
17S33W	36	57.8 ft	20
17S34W	36	50.7 ft	16
18S31W	36	10.6 ft	17
18S32W	36	57.6 ft	37
18S33W	36	55.8 ft	42
18S34W	36	39.7 ft	19
19S31W	36	0.7 ft	5
19S32W	36	28.4 ft	9
19S33W	36	34.5 ft	19
19S34W	36	13.6 ft	5
20S31W	36	19.5 ft	7
20S32W	36	61.5 ft	15
20S33W	36	65.3 ft	27
20S34W	36	23.5 ft	8
16S31W	35	5.2 ft	9

Who has drilled in Scott 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	315	20	155.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	256	18	144.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	113	12	175.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	90	10	160.0 ft
Henkle Drilling and Supply	82	9	170.0 ft
Milco Environmental Services, INC	65	2	154.4 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	45	13	140.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	38	6	180.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	35	12	180.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	31	14	181.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair	29	13	168.0 ft
Coranco Great Plains, INC	27	2	150.0 ft
Abc Drilling, INC	26	11	163.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	26	10	218.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	23	8	198.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump	22	8	163.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	20	4	200.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well #881	19	4	200.0 ft
Well Owner	19	7	190.0 ft
Prairie Land Environmental Remed	14	3	138.0 ft
Geotechnical Services, INC	14	1	125.0 ft
Albert Savolt Jr	14	1	158.0 ft
Kurtz Environmental Service	13	1	30.0 ft
Abraham Well Serv	12	6	165.0 ft
Sager's Pump Service	11	7	100.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	10	3	206.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	8	5	150.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	8	6	180.0 ft
Milco Env. Serv. #1005	8	1	108.5 ft
Geocore, INC	7	1	222.0 ft
Milco Environmental Services	6	2	228.8 ft
Associated Environmental, INC	6	1	159.1 ft
B & B Drilling	5	4	172.0 ft
Aqua Pump LLC	5	5	180.0 ft
Kirk Grain CO	5	3	80.0 ft
Whinery Drilling	5	4	195.0 ft
Layne-western	5	2	199.0 ft
Gsi Engineering, LLC	5	1	140.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, Inc. #881	4	4	145.0 ft
Donald Fulton Drilling CO	4	4	190.0 ft
Northwest Drilling Co., INC	4	3	175.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	4	2	208.0 ft
Flint Hills Drilling #914	4	2	169.0 ft
Barker Lemar	4	1	138.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	3	2	500.0 ft
Jonagan Water Well Service LLC	3	1	78.0 ft
Camp Christy Corp	3	1	30.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	3	3	114.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	3	2	266.0 ft
Downey Drlg #748	3	2	198.0 ft
Floyd M Krebs	3	2	190.0 ft
Walter Woofter Pump & Well	3	2	167.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC	3	2	215.0 ft
Jb Environmental Drilling	3	2	220.0 ft
H R C Feedyards	3	1	128.0 ft
Bartell Drilling & Machine Works	2	2	168.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	2	2	1,088.0 ft
Aqua Pump LLC #489	2	2	180.0 ft
Downey Drilling, Inc. #748	2	2	237.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent	2	1	180.0 ft
Wabash Energy Corporation	2	2	163.0 ft
City of Scott City	2	1	120.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well INC	2	1	144.0 ft
Boart Longyear Company	2	1	155.0 ft
Martin's Well Service	2	2	170.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump - #1047	2	1	143.0 ft
Doyle L. Koehn	2	1	47.0 ft
Schaal Drilling #938	1	1	208.0 ft
Tom Yager	1	1	146.0 ft
Can-american Drilling, INC	1	1	240.0 ft
Lance Shepard	1	1	200.0 ft
Loren Janzen	1	1	200.0 ft
Schaal Drilling CO	1	1	185.0 ft
Decker Bros	1	1	200.0 ft
White and Ellis Drilling, INC	1	1	170.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	1	1	183.0 ft
Cascade Drilling	1	1	148.3 ft
Zanobia Farm & Ranch INC	1	1	210.0 ft
Layne Western CO	1	1	150.0 ft
Western Sprinklers INC	1	1	195.0 ft
Griffin Dewatering North Central, LLC	1	1	230.0 ft
Dick Eitel	1	1	0.0 ft
Tyler Water Well Service	1	1	212.0 ft
Land Owner	1	1	186.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	1	1	218.0 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service	1	1	120.0 ft
O.s. Fent Hydraulic Drilling Company	1	1	118.0 ft
Farm Bureau/extension Demo	1	1	115.0 ft
Ground Source Systems, INC	1	1	500.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	1	1	160.0 ft
Scott County Public Works	1	1	112.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	1	1	215.0 ft
Just Geo Loops	1	1	500.0 ft
Ues Exploration	1	1	102.0 ft
Blue Jay Drilling Co., INC	1	1	155.0 ft
Robert V Mulch	1	1	125.0 ft
Scott County Cemetery	1	1	107.0 ft
Peters Farm	1	1	133.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well Reair	1	1	180.0 ft
Ewbank Geo Service	1	1	200.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well LLC	1	1	235.0 ft
Hartman and Williams Ii	1	1	159.0 ft
Kyle R. Bartell Drlg. & Machine Works	1	1	141.0 ft
Jonagan Water Well Service	1	1	150.0 ft
Decker Backhoe Service	1	1	150.0 ft
Oran Tanbusley	1	1	72.0 ft
Tom Yager Enterprises	1	1	46.5 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co, INC	1	1	170.0 ft
H.d.c. Ag, LLC	1	1	160.0 ft
Miller Gearhead and Pump Repair, INC	1	1	155.0 ft
Red Tiger Drilling CO	1	1	97.0 ft
Gary Head	1	1	100.0 ft
Dallas Savolt	1	1	139.0 ft

Buying or drilling in Scott County?

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