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

> Depth to water before the aquifer was developed against 2022–2024, across 20 townships of Stanton County. Median change 123.2 ft.

## Stanton County

**635** measured sections across **20** townships. The median section has moved **123.2 ft** since the aquifer was developed.

### What has happened in Stanton County

Median depth went from **113.0 ft** before development to
**266.4 ft** — a change of **123.2 ft**, over
635 of 696 sections. Deeper: 635. Shallower:
0. Sharpest fall, section 28 at
285.8 ft; the smallest fall is section 21 at 9.7 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

[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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27S41W | 36 | 100.0 ft | 12 |
| 27S42W | 36 | 115.2 ft | 16 |
| [28S39W](/township/28s39w.md) | 36 | 253.9 ft | 21 |
| [28S40W](/township/28s40w.md) | 36 | 198.8 ft | 23 |
| [28S41W](/township/28s41w.md) | 36 | 126.2 ft | 23 |
| 28S42W | 36 | 88.6 ft | 14 |
| [29S39W](/township/29s39w.md) | 36 | 247.4 ft | 28 |
| 29S40W | 36 | 226.7 ft | 16 |
| 29S41W | 36 | 107.7 ft | 15 |
| 30S39W | 36 | 222.8 ft | 14 |
| 30S40W | 35 | 127.0 ft | 11 |
| 27S39W | 32 | 215.6 ft | 16 |
| [29S42W](/township/29s42w.md) | 32 | 114.7 ft | 24 |
| 27S40W | 30 | 168.9 ft | 16 |
| 28S43W | 28 | 96.6 ft | 2 |
| 30S41W | 27 | 45.0 ft | 9 |
| 30S42W | 27 | 62.4 ft | 8 |
| 27S43W | 25 | 109.9 ft | 10 |
| 30S43W | 24 | 63.4 ft | 11 |
| 29S43W | 15 | 122.4 ft | 6 |

### Who has drilled in Stanton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO | 156 | 17 | 401.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 138 | 18 | 539.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC | 82 | 18 | 360.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | 79 | 14 | 614.0 ft |
| Joe's Well Service, INC | 63 | 17 | 400.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 42 | 12 | 460.0 ft |
| Gsi Engineering, LLC | 41 | 1 | 86.6 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 35 | 5 | 353.0 ft |
| James Ray Smith Pump Service | 34 | 15 | 325.0 ft |
| Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 33 | 10 | 610.0 ft |
| Geocore Services INC | 30 | 1 | 85.0 ft |
| Nash Water Well Service, LLC | 24 | 12 | 520.0 ft |
| Martin's Well Service | 19 | 10 | 456.0 ft |
| Destal Tyler Water Well Service | 18 | 10 | 495.0 ft |
| Tyler Water Well, INC | 16 | 11 | 540.0 ft |
| Downey Drilling, INC | 15 | 6 | 640.0 ft |
| Associated Environmental, INC | 13 | 2 | 375.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 12 | 7 | 300.0 ft |
| Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC | 11 | 6 | 360.0 ft |
| H.d.c. Ag, LLC | 11 | 2 | 577.0 ft |
| Tarbet Construction | 10 | 5 | 423.0 ft |
| Nash Ww Srvc | 10 | 8 | 500.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply | 9 | 7 | 614.0 ft |
| Donald Fulton Drilling CO | 9 | 6 | 320.0 ft |
| K.i. Drilling CO | 9 | 6 | 545.0 ft |
| Downey Drlg #748 | 9 | 6 | 650.0 ft |
| Bluestem Environmental Engineering INC | 9 | 1 | 84.6 ft |
| Scs Engineers | 9 | 1 | 86.6 ft |
| Steve's Drilling | 8 | 2 | 560.0 ft |
| Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145 | 7 | 5 | 623.0 ft |
| T & W Water Well Serv., INC | 6 | 3 | 300.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 6 | 2 | 353.0 ft |
| Aquaterra Environmental Solutions, INC | 5 | 1 | 128.7 ft |
| Coranco Great Plains, INC | 5 | 1 | 179.0 ft |
| Kansas City Testing Lab | 5 | 1 | 90.0 ft |
| Dwayne Wagner, Wagner Drilling | 4 | 2 | 330.0 ft |
| Ray Cramer Drilling CO | 4 | 3 | 420.0 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 4 | 2 | 656.0 ft |
| James Puyear Contractors, INC | 3 | 2 | 611.0 ft |
| Les Mes Environmental Support | 3 | 1 | 130.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service, INC | 3 | 1 | 115.0 ft |
| Welch Barber Resources | 3 | 1 | 280.0 ft |
| Western Sprinklers INC | 3 | 1 | 470.0 ft |
| Ralph's Welding Shop and Irrigation Drilling | 3 | 2 | 630.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145 | 2 | 2 | 710.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump and Well, INC | 2 | 2 | 350.0 ft |
| Josserand Farms INC | 2 | 1 | 398.0 ft |
| Layne Christensen CO | 2 | 1 | 645.0 ft |
| City of Johnson City | 2 | 1 | 580.0 ft |
| Downey Drilling, Inc. #748 | 2 | 2 | 691.0 ft |
| Webber Supply | 2 | 1 | 500.0 ft |
| Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC | 2 | 1 | 545.0 ft |
| Hydro Res. Mid Continent #548 | 2 | 1 | 611.0 ft |
| Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc | 2 | 2 | 488.0 ft |
| City of Manter | 2 | 1 | 258.0 ft |
| Usgs | 2 | 1 | 198.2 ft |
| Coral Coast Petroleum | 1 | 1 | 440.0 ft |
| Oakland Development Corp | 1 | 1 | 621.0 ft |
| Martin's Well Srvc | 1 | 1 | 388.0 ft |
| A.f. Dreiling, Dreiling, INC | 1 | 1 | 505.0 ft |
| Ace Drilling LLC | 1 | 1 | 615.0 ft |
| Dreiling, INC | 1 | 1 | 475.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well,inc | 1 | 1 | 175.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well INC | 1 | 1 | 180.0 ft |
| Albert Consturction Co., INC | 1 | 1 | 548.0 ft |
| Emj Farms INC | 1 | 1 | 393.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling CO | 1 | 1 | 380.0 ft |
| Maxim Tech./kansas City | 1 | 1 | 88.0 ft |
| Bluestem Environmental Engineering, INC | 1 | 1 | 73.0 ft |
| Ktm Drilling, INC | 1 | 1 | 402.0 ft |
| Abner Delay Drilling | 1 | 1 | 140.0 ft |

### Buying or drilling in Stanton County?

The median section here has moved 123.2 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](/privacy.md).

### Counties of a comparable size

- [Gove](/county/gove.md) 20 townships
- [Kiowa](/county/kiowa.md) 20 townships
- [Lane](/county/lane.md) 20 townships
- [Pratt](/county/pratt.md) 20 townships
- [Scott](/county/scott.md) 20 townships
- [Seward](/county/seward.md) 20 townships
- [Wichita](/county/wichita.md) 20 townships
- [Pawnee](/county/pawnee.md) 18 townships
- [Clark](/county/clark.md) 17 townships
- [Edwards](/county/edwards.md) 17 townships
- [Grant](/county/grant.md) 16 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/stanton/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23