# Stafford County, Kansas — how far the water table has moved

> Depth to water before the aquifer was developed against 2022–2024, across 22 townships of Stafford County. Median change 3.6 ft.

## Stafford County

**792** measured sections across **22** townships. The median section has moved **3.6 ft** since the aquifer was developed.

### What has happened in Stafford County

Median depth went from **19.5 ft** before development to
**23.5 ft** — a change of **3.6 ft**, over
792 of 792 sections. Deeper: 552. Shallower:
168. Sharpest fall, section 18 at
19.7 ft; largest rise, section 25 at 14.1 ft.

[Why some sections have
risen](/how-far.md).

### 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| [21S13W](/township/21s13w.md) | 36 | 0.5 ft | 22 |
| [22S14W](/township/22s14w.md) | 36 | 12.8 ft | 21 |
| [24S12W](/township/24s12w.md) | 36 | 6.1 ft | 36 |
| 21S11W | 36 | 2.0 ft | 13 |
| [21S12W](/township/21s12w.md) | 36 | 1.0 ft | 24 |
| 21S14W | 36 | 5.1 ft | 12 |
| [22S13W](/township/22s13w.md) | 36 | 5.9 ft | 20 |
| [22S11W](/township/22s11w.md) | 36 | 0.0 ft | 20 |
| [22S12W](/township/22s12w.md) | 36 | -4.5 ft | 31 |
| [23S14W](/township/23s14w.md) | 36 | 11.7 ft | 24 |
| 23S11W | 36 | 3.6 ft | 16 |
| [23S12W](/township/23s12w.md) | 36 | 7.3 ft | 24 |
| [23S13W](/township/23s13w.md) | 36 | 5.8 ft | 34 |
| 24S11W | 36 | 1.3 ft | 18 |
| [24S13W](/township/24s13w.md) | 36 | 4.4 ft | 35 |
| 24S14W | 36 | 5.0 ft | 15 |
| [24S15W](/township/24s15w.md) | 36 | 6.9 ft | 20 |
| [25S11W](/township/25s11w.md) | 36 | -1.9 ft | 25 |
| [25S12W](/township/25s12w.md) | 36 | -1.1 ft | 22 |
| 25S13W | 36 | 5.0 ft | 15 |
| 25S14W | 36 | -0.4 ft | 18 |
| 25S15W | 36 | 1.5 ft | 15 |

### Who has drilled in Stafford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 1,787 | 22 | 78.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 1,437 | 22 | 80.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 695 | 22 | 80.0 ft |
| Sam's Water Well Service | 531 | 22 | 72.0 ft |
| Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC | 353 | 22 | 70.0 ft |
| Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC | 149 | 19 | 80.0 ft |
| Charles C. Myers Water Well Service | 145 | 19 | 70.0 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 133 | 3 | 30.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Ent | 107 | 15 | 80.0 ft |
| Miller Drilling | 91 | 10 | 53.0 ft |
| Central Well & Pump, INC | 84 | 15 | 80.0 ft |
| Geocore Services INC | 72 | 4 | 25.0 ft |
| Peterson Irrigation, INC | 57 | 5 | 100.0 ft |
| Jb Environmental Drilling | 53 | 3 | 29.5 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC | 50 | 15 | 80.0 ft |
| Larsen & Associates | 48 | 2 | 35.0 ft |
| Larsen and Associates, INC | 42 | 3 | 20.3 ft |
| Patrick M Cobb | 35 | 8 | 150.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service, INC | 34 | 11 | 73.0 ft |
| Coranco Great Plains | 33 | 1 | 27.6 ft |
| Quad State Services, INC | 33 | 4 | 30.0 ft |
| Carl Hayse Water Well Service | 31 | 9 | 62.0 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 28 | 9 | 93.0 ft |
| Coranco Great Plains, INC | 27 | 1 | 28.0 ft |
| Crowdis Ww Srvc | 24 | 9 | 80.0 ft |
| Associated Environmental, INC | 20 | 5 | 67.0 ft |
| Sterling Drilling CO | 18 | 12 | 82.0 ft |
| Gsi Engineering, LLC | 18 | 4 | 29.0 ft |
| Environmental Priority Service, INC | 17 | 4 | 29.7 ft |
| H-30 Drilling, INC | 17 | 4 | 80.0 ft |
| Terracon Consultants, INC | 16 | 2 | 38.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service | 16 | 8 | 97.0 ft |
| Geocore, INC | 14 | 3 | 30.0 ft |
| Clarke Well & Equipment, INC | 12 | 7 | 67.0 ft |
| White and Ellis Drilling, INC | 10 | 7 | 67.0 ft |
| Clarke Well & Equip | 10 | 7 | 80.0 ft |
| L.j. Roberts Drilling | 10 | 4 | 84.0 ft |
| Funkee Drilling Service | 10 | 1 | 21.0 ft |
| Below Ground Surface, INC | 10 | 1 | 13.0 ft |
| Green Field Contractors | 10 | 1 | 30.0 ft |
| Greenfield Contractors, INC | 10 | 1 | 40.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 9 | 5 | 64.0 ft |
| Michael Peterson Irrigation, INC | 9 | 3 | 59.0 ft |
| Red Tiger Drilling CO | 9 | 6 | 82.0 ft |
| Environmental Loop Service, INC | 8 | 6 | 300.0 ft |
| Jb Environmental Service and Supply | 8 | 1 | 25.0 ft |
| Big Bend Gmd 5 | 8 | 1 | 60.0 ft |
| Defenbaugh Industries, Inc. (t.e.s.t.) | 7 | 1 | 26.0 ft |
| Donald J. Darling Drilling CO | 7 | 6 | 90.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment INC | 7 | 5 | 80.0 ft |
| Kgs | 7 | 2 | 142.0 ft |
| Geotechnical Services, INC | 6 | 1 | 25.5 ft |
| H-30 Drilling INC | 6 | 4 | 80.0 ft |
| Kurtz Environmental Service | 6 | 1 | 38.0 ft |
| Clt INC | 6 | 6 | 80.0 ft |
| Aquaterra Environmental Solutions, INC | 6 | 1 | 25.0 ft |
| Patrick M. Cobb | 6 | 2 | 211.0 ft |
| Tribal Water Well Drlg | 5 | 4 | 80.0 ft |
| Tyler Water Well Service, INC | 5 | 4 | 95.0 ft |
| L.d. Drilling CO | 5 | 2 | 115.0 ft |
| Blackstone Drilling, INC | 5 | 1 | 110.0 ft |
| 4 Brothers LLC | 5 | 2 | 118.0 ft |
| Scs Engineers | 4 | 1 | 27.6 ft |
| Kdhe/ber | 4 | 1 | 49.3 ft |
| Dean L. Lyman, INC | 4 | 2 | 50.0 ft |
| Curtis J. Weninger Irrigation | 4 | 1 | 92.0 ft |
| Allen Drilling | 3 | 2 | 80.0 ft |
| Duke Drilling CO | 3 | 2 | 107.0 ft |
| Davis Electrical | 3 | 1 | 51.0 ft |
| Red Tiger Drilling | 3 | 2 | 83.0 ft |
| George Harvey Fanshier | 2 | 1 | 97.0 ft |
| Hank Bruse Water Well Service | 2 | 2 | 135.0 ft |
| Clayton Engel | 2 | 2 | 70.0 ft |
| Kansas Geological Survey | 2 | 2 | 125.0 ft |
| Kbk Oilfield Service | 2 | 1 | 61.0 ft |
| Alvin A. Brensing | 2 | 1 | 71.5 ft |
| Woofter Pump and Well, INC | 2 | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| Ksu | 2 | 2 | 49.0 ft |
| Darling Drilling Company | 2 | 2 | 85.0 ft |
| Rick Young Water Well Service | 2 | 1 | 300.0 ft |
| Leon Weber Well Service | 2 | 1 | 60.0 ft |
| Dan Hayse Water Well Service | 2 | 1 | 57.0 ft |
| Rama Operating CO | 1 | 1 | 65.0 ft |
| Clt, INC | 1 | 1 | 75.0 ft |
| Pawnee Drilling | 1 | 1 | 53.0 ft |
| L. Jr Roberts Drilling | 1 | 1 | 58.0 ft |
| Bruce Falk | 1 | 1 | 40.0 ft |
| Stafford District Hospital | 1 | 1 | 46.0 ft |
| Tank Management Services | 1 | 1 | 24.9 ft |
| D.r. Lauck Oil Company, INC | 1 | 1 | 75.0 ft |
| Kaw Drlg. Co. INC | 1 | 1 | 85.0 ft |
| Joe Levingston | 1 | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| Duke Drilling Co., INC | 1 | 1 | 90.0 ft |
| Sunflower Backhoe | 1 | 1 | 7.0 ft |
| Coats and Malone, INC | 1 | 1 | 81.0 ft |
| L. D. Drilling, INC | 1 | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| J.o. Johnson Drilling Company | 1 | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| Duke Drilling | 1 | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| David Hilley | 1 | 1 | 100.0 ft |
| Val Energy INC | 1 | 1 | 62.0 ft |
| Crude Recovery | 1 | 1 | 90.0 ft |
| Dan Popp | 1 | 1 | 75.0 ft |
| Swank Water Well Drlg | 1 | 1 | 30.0 ft |
| Andersen & Darling | 1 | 1 | 131.0 ft |
| Daris Plumbing | 1 | 1 | 49.0 ft |
| Leon Bill | 1 | 1 | 97.0 ft |
| Darling Drilling CO | 1 | 1 | 101.0 ft |
| James L. Sellers | 1 | 1 | 14.0 ft |
| Tony Delp | 1 | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| Haldeman Well Drilling & Pump Service | 1 | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| Duke Drilling Company, INC | 1 | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| Joseph M. Miller Water Well Service | 1 | 1 | 61.0 ft |
| Allen Drilling CO | 1 | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| L.d. Drilling, INC | 1 | 1 | 60.0 ft |
| Davis Plumbing | 1 | 1 | 100.0 ft |
| Unknown | 1 | 1 | 0.0 ft |
| Walter Coldwater | 1 | 1 | 75.0 ft |
| H2o Drilling | 1 | 1 | 83.0 ft |
| Basgall Geothermal Drilling | 1 | 1 | 200.0 ft |
| Grunder Oil | 1 | 1 | 60.0 ft |
| Red Tiger Lrr. Drlg & Supply | 1 | 1 | 80.0 ft |
| Andersen and Darling | 1 | 1 | 160.0 ft |
| R and B and D.d | 1 | 1 | 92.9 ft |

### Buying or drilling in Stafford County?

The median section here has moved 3.6 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](/privacy.md).

### Counties of a comparable size

- [Trego](/county/trego.md) 24 townships
- [Greeley](/county/greeley.md) 23 townships
- [Hodgeman](/county/hodgeman.md) 23 townships
- [Stevens](/county/stevens.md) 23 townships
- [Logan](/county/logan.md) 22 townships
- [Morton](/county/morton.md) 22 townships
- [Barton](/county/barton.md) 21 townships
- [Gove](/county/gove.md) 20 townships
- [Kiowa](/county/kiowa.md) 20 townships
- [Lane](/county/lane.md) 20 townships
- [Pratt](/county/pratt.md) 20 townships

A sliding window, not a ranking: the list moves with the county. [All of them](/county.md).

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Página: https://ks-water-table.pages.dev/county/stafford/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23