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Sherman County

131 measured sections across 6 townships. The median section has moved 43.0 ft since the aquifer was developed.

6Townships
131Measured sections
43.0 ftMedian change
33Drillers

What has happened in Sherman County

Median depth went from 86.7 ft before development to 142.8 ft — a change of 43.0 ft, over 131 of 216 sections. Deeper: 121. Shallower: 9. Sharpest fall, section 04 at 90.8 ft; largest rise, section 01 at 11.7 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
10S42W3273.7 ft11
10S40W3132.6 ft18
10S41W2461.1 ft16
10S39W1839.7 ft7
10S37W160.5 ft10
10S38W1021.7 ft7

Who has drilled in Sherman 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
Ruben T. Schaal Drilling CO284160.0 ft
Kemp's Well Service165136.0 ft
Well Owner163100.0 ft
A.j. Foust Supply Co. INC154222.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC106155.0 ft
Bartell Drilling & Machine Works105140.0 ft
Western Well & Pump, INC83289.0 ft
Walter Woofter Pump & Well84133.0 ft
Kemp's Well Service #21384155.0 ft
Northwest Drilling Co., INC72270.0 ft
Schaal Drilling CO63143.0 ft
S&h Drilling Co., INC61248.0 ft
Dmw Well & Pump Service52321.0 ft
Schoenrogge Drilling, INC51105.0 ft
Unknown31106.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC32160.0 ft
Layne Western Company31135.0 ft
C. Struckhoff, S&h Drilling Co.,inc32165.0 ft
Bartell Drilling22230.0 ft
Tim Jaeger1165.0 ft
S & H Drilling Co., INC1160.0 ft
Melvin B. Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC11157.0 ft
Coranco Great Plains, INC11172.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC1150.0 ft
Milco Environmental Serv1141.0 ft
Burton Well Drilling, INC1150.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC11335.0 ft
Smith and Sons Pump and Well LLC1176.0 ft
Schaal Drilling #9381180.0 ft
Red Tiger Lrr. Drlg & Supply11226.0 ft
Dan Brenn Pump & Supply11180.0 ft
B's Pump and Well Service1195.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well #8811165.0 ft

Buying or drilling in Sherman County?

The median section here has moved 43.0 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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