Seward County
647 measured sections across 20 townships. The median section has moved 89.8 ft since the aquifer was developed.
20Townships
647Measured sections
89.8 ftMedian change
139Drillers
What has happened in Seward County
Median depth went from 162.6 ft before development to 241.6 ft — a change of 89.8 ft, over 647 of 648 sections. Deeper: 645. Shallower: 2. Sharpest fall, section 31 at 179.5 ft; largest rise, section 06 at 5.2 ft.
Township by township
| Township | Measured | Median change | Drillers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32S33W | 36 | 81.3 ft | 21 |
| 33S33W | 36 | 59.8 ft | 28 |
| 34S34W | 36 | 133.4 ft | 27 |
| 31S31W | 36 | 130.3 ft | 20 |
| 31S32W | 36 | 129.6 ft | 20 |
| 31S33W | 36 | 120.3 ft | 21 |
| 31S34W | 36 | 108.0 ft | 24 |
| 32S34W | 36 | 96.5 ft | 23 |
| 32S31W | 36 | 114.2 ft | 27 |
| 32S32W | 36 | 99.5 ft | 22 |
| 33S31W | 36 | 56.6 ft | 26 |
| 33S32W | 36 | 46.5 ft | 35 |
| 33S34W | 36 | 131.1 ft | 23 |
| 34S31W | 36 | 10.9 ft | 16 |
| 34S32W | 36 | 21.8 ft | 25 |
| 34S33W | 36 | 61.5 ft | 47 |
| 35S31W | 18 | 7.9 ft | 8 |
| 35S32W | 18 | 19.2 ft | 15 |
| 35S33W | 18 | 57.2 ft | 53 |
| 35S34W | 17 | 114.8 ft | 18 |
Who has drilled in Seward County
| Driller of record | Wells | Townships | Median depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC | 406 | 19 | 300.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC | 362 | 20 | 340.0 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 182 | 14 | 312.0 ft |
| T & W Water Well Serv., INC | 175 | 20 | 300.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 167 | 19 | 483.0 ft |
| Bartel Well Drilling, INC | 120 | 19 | 315.0 ft |
| Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC | 105 | 17 | 400.0 ft |
| Coranco Great Plains, INC | 94 | 2 | 180.0 ft |
| Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO | 83 | 18 | 302.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump and Well, INC | 83 | 4 | 198.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | 80 | 18 | 559.0 ft |
| Geocore, INC | 79 | 3 | 171.0 ft |
| Geocore Services INC | 77 | 4 | 136.0 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 67 | 15 | 398.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 66 | 3 | 185.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling CO | 44 | 13 | 400.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 43 | 15 | 460.0 ft |
| Geotechnical Services, INC | 43 | 3 | 106.5 ft |
| Destal Tyler Water Well Service | 42 | 9 | 485.0 ft |
| Layne-western | 33 | 10 | 415.0 ft |
| Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 29 | 13 | 495.0 ft |
| Groundwater Monitoring, INC | 29 | 1 | 50.0 ft |
| Cascade Drilling | 26 | 3 | 190.0 ft |
| Milco Env. Serv. #1005 | 25 | 3 | 184.5 ft |
| Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC | 24 | 6 | 552.0 ft |
| Neal Combs Engineering | 18 | 7 | 280.0 ft |
| Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC | 17 | 8 | 340.0 ft |
| Kansas City Testing Lab | 17 | 2 | 170.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service, INC | 17 | 2 | 190.0 ft |
| Southwest Windmill & Water Well Service, INC | 16 | 9 | 404.0 ft |
| Ray Cramer Drilling CO | 15 | 7 | 360.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well #881 | 15 | 2 | 210.0 ft |
| Prosonic Corporation, INC | 15 | 1 | 150.9 ft |
| Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc | 14 | 6 | 362.0 ft |
| Southwest Windmill | 14 | 8 | 236.0 ft |
| Layne Western | 14 | 3 | 309.0 ft |
| Keith Pool, A. W. Pool, INC | 13 | 1 | 32.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 13 | 2 | 181.3 ft |
| Noel E. Clemens Irrigation Drlg., INC | 11 | 7 | 472.0 ft |
| Solstice CO | 11 | 2 | 170.0 ft |
| Tyler Water Well, INC | 10 | 7 | 480.0 ft |
| Accurate Drilling Services INC | 10 | 1 | 30.0 ft |
| Scs Aquaterra | 10 | 1 | 191.0 ft |
| Cramer Drilling CO | 9 | 7 | 400.0 ft |
| Layne Western CO | 9 | 1 | 30.0 ft |
| Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145 | 8 | 4 | 596.0 ft |
| Jb Environmental Drilling | 8 | 2 | 170.0 ft |
| Environmental Geoscience and Engineering | 8 | 1 | 170.0 ft |
| Aquaterra Environmental Solutions, INC | 8 | 1 | 181.0 ft |
| Downey Drilling, INC | 7 | 3 | 535.0 ft |
| C and C Loop Drilling | 7 | 1 | 200.0 ft |
| City of Liberal | 6 | 2 | 470.0 ft |
| Marvin W. Jones Drilling Company | 5 | 3 | 470.0 ft |
| Dunham Drilling, INC | 5 | 2 | 480.0 ft |
| Downey Drlg #748 | 5 | 2 | 595.0 ft |
| Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair | 5 | 3 | 470.0 ft |
| Woodward-clyde | 5 | 2 | 38.0 ft |
| Below Ground Surface, INC | 5 | 1 | 34.0 ft |
| Deffenbaugh Field Services | 5 | 1 | 158.0 ft |
| Funkee Drilling Service | 5 | 1 | 160.0 ft |
| Db&e Co, LLC | 4 | 4 | 554.0 ft |
| Joe's Well Service, INC | 4 | 4 | 365.0 ft |
| Paul Slocum Water Well Drilling | 4 | 3 | 300.0 ft |
| Elite Irrigation & Drlg | 4 | 4 | 515.0 ft |
| Blue Sage Services | 4 | 2 | 390.0 ft |
| Maxim Technologies, INC | 4 | 1 | 170.0 ft |
| Ktm Drilling, INC | 3 | 3 | 436.0 ft |
| H.d.c. Ag, LLC | 3 | 2 | 370.0 ft |
| Gspf Irrigation Service | 3 | 3 | 405.0 ft |
| B & M Services Swk, LLC | 3 | 3 | 409.0 ft |
| L & N Pump | 3 | 2 | 581.0 ft |
| C.o. Water Well Drlg | 3 | 3 | 250.0 ft |
| Les Taylor Drilling CO | 3 | 3 | 630.0 ft |
| Elite Drilling Co. LLC | 3 | 3 | 520.0 ft |
| Ark Valley Pump and Supply | 3 | 2 | 395.0 ft |
| Midwest Well & Pump | 3 | 3 | 510.0 ft |
| Carl Hayse Water Well Service | 3 | 1 | 300.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump and Well INC | 3 | 1 | 170.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well INC | 3 | 1 | 170.0 ft |
| Hws | 3 | 1 | 98.5 ft |
| City of Liberal Water Dept | 3 | 2 | 560.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 2 | 2 | 327.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145 | 2 | 2 | 568.0 ft |
| Vapor Well Systems | 2 | 1 | 0.0 ft |
| Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO | 2 | 1 | 290.0 ft |
| B & M Srvcs. Swk | 2 | 1 | 336.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #548 | 2 | 2 | 641.0 ft |
| Nash Water Well Service, LLC | 2 | 2 | 500.0 ft |
| Talon/lpe | 2 | 2 | 660.0 ft |
| Les Taylor Drilling | 2 | 1 | 401.0 ft |
| Layne Christensen CO | 2 | 1 | 201.0 ft |
| Razek Environmental, LLC | 2 | 1 | 39.0 ft |
| Geocore, LLC | 2 | 1 | 29.7 ft |
| 3t Drilling, INC | 2 | 2 | 340.0 ft |
| U.s. Geological Survey | 2 | 1 | 441.0 ft |
| Walters Irrigation INC | 2 | 1 | 290.0 ft |
| Fred Craig Water Well Service | 2 | 1 | 280.0 ft |
| Usgs | 2 | 1 | 583.0 ft |
| Chas. Sargent Irrigation, INC | 2 | 1 | 635.0 ft |
| Charles Sargent Irrigation | 2 | 1 | 452.0 ft |
| Mike Rinehart | 1 | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| F. E. Cunningham | 1 | 1 | 300.0 ft |
| Jim Rice Remodeling | 1 | 1 | 430.0 ft |
| Paul Klassen Drilling | 1 | 1 | 280.0 ft |
| Bartel Well Drilling,inc | 1 | 1 | 320.0 ft |
| Houck Bros. Drilling | 1 | 1 | 631.0 ft |
| Bartel Drilling | 1 | 1 | 240.0 ft |
| Us Army Corps of Engineers | 1 | 1 | 227.5 ft |
| 3-b Drilling | 1 | 1 | 480.0 ft |
| Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair | 1 | 1 | 0.0 ft |
| Thad Robert | 1 | 1 | 303.0 ft |
| Midwest Well & Pump, INC | 1 | 1 | 400.0 ft |
| K&k Water Wells LLC | 1 | 1 | 369.0 ft |
| Jantzen Water Well | 1 | 1 | 460.0 ft |
| Allen & Rawlins Drlg CO | 1 | 1 | 408.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 1 | 1 | 350.0 ft |
| City of Kismet | 1 | 1 | 242.0 ft |
| Unknown | 1 | 1 | 325.0 ft |
| Jason Jennings | 1 | 1 | 170.0 ft |
| Urs Greiner - Woodward-clyde | 1 | 1 | 53.5 ft |
| Dick Grosch Lrrigating Co., INC | 1 | 1 | 350.0 ft |
| Troy Barber | 1 | 1 | 300.0 ft |
| Billy D. Riggs | 1 | 1 | 300.0 ft |
| Gspf Irrigation | 1 | 1 | 371.0 ft |
| Hydro Res. Mid Continent #548 | 1 | 1 | 431.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling Company | 1 | 1 | 280.0 ft |
| Bluestem Environmental Engineering, INC | 1 | 1 | 170.0 ft |
| R.w. Clingan | 1 | 1 | 320.0 ft |
| Donald Fulton Drilling CO | 1 | 1 | 137.0 ft |
| James Puyear Contractors, INC | 1 | 1 | 156.0 ft |
| Kdot | 1 | 1 | 235.0 ft |
| Maxim Tech./kansas City | 1 | 1 | 155.0 ft |
| Bartel Well Drilling INC | 1 | 1 | 320.0 ft |
| Larsen, Debold, and Assoc | 1 | 1 | 165.0 ft |
| Larsen, Debold and Assoc | 1 | 1 | 158.0 ft |
| Larsen, Debold, & Assoc | 1 | 1 | 158.0 ft |
| Larsen, Debold & Assoc | 1 | 1 | 158.0 ft |
| Engel Oil | 1 | 1 | 145.0 ft |
| Boart Longyear | 1 | 1 | 205.0 ft |
Buying or drilling in Seward County?
The median section here has moved 89.8 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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