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Sheridan County

170 measured sections across 5 townships. The median section has moved 6.2 ft since the aquifer was developed.

5Townships
170Measured sections
6.2 ftMedian change
58Drillers

What has happened in Sheridan County

Median depth went from 68.8 ft before development to 74.1 ft — a change of 6.2 ft, over 170 of 179 sections. Deeper: 111. Shallower: 55. Sharpest fall, section 02 at 28.9 ft; largest rise, section 28 at 22.8 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
10S28W362.1 ft21
10S29W3615.2 ft19
10S30W3612.0 ft24
10S27W332.2 ft19
10S26W29-15.2 ft20

Who has drilled in Sheridan 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
B & B Drilling805112.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC285145.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC265140.0 ft
Walter Woofter Pump & Well164120.0 ft
Bartell Drilling & Machine Works144167.0 ft
Aqua Pump LLC12474.0 ft
Aqua Well Drilling125100.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC11590.0 ft
Struckhoff Sons7358.0 ft
D & R Pump Service, LLC73110.0 ft
Well Owner7133.0 ft
Andy Anderson Drilling6296.0 ft
Aqua L.l.c65110.0 ft
George Schippers51120.0 ft
Aqua Pump #48952100.0 ft
Blue Jay Drilling Co., INC53148.0 ft
Sammie Coburn5280.0 ft
Western Well & Pump, INC42189.0 ft
Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC41100.0 ft
Dale Goetz4180.0 ft
Harold Werth4185.0 ft
Kansas Geological Survey31106.0 ft
Leonard Zerr3180.0 ft
Gano Farms, INC3170.0 ft
Ralph Zerr2250.0 ft
Randy Kinderknecht2190.0 ft
Red Tiger Lrr. Drlg & Supply21173.0 ft
Rmd Drilling & Well Service, LLC21160.0 ft
Rmd Drilling and Well Service, LLC21157.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, Inc. #88122103.0 ft
Press Construction21103.0 ft
Juliana Haffner11100.0 ft
Dean Shaw1140.0 ft
Leo Goetz117.0 ft
Jim Heier1130.0 ft
Michael H. Ostmeyer1140.0 ft
Harold Stephens11102.0 ft
Ed Krannawitter1180.0 ft
Albers Enterprises INC1153.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC11185.0 ft
Charles D. Dyke11166.0 ft
Ernest Albers1185.0 ft
Schroeder Partnership11184.0 ft
Ralph L. Baalman1181.0 ft
Clem Albers1190.0 ft
S & H Drilling Co.,inc11130.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO11164.0 ft
City of Grinnell11150.0 ft
Western Sprinklers INC11180.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent11111.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well #88111170.0 ft
Leon Werth1163.0 ft
Susanna Kaiser11120.0 ft
Charlene Werth1124.0 ft
Laura A. Mcwilliams Corder1166.0 ft
Allen Pfeifer1120.0 ft
Ronald Selensky1153.0 ft
Gary Woofter1161.0 ft

Buying or drilling in Sheridan County?

The median section here has moved 6.2 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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