Stevens County

756 measured sections across 23 townships. The median section has moved 129.8 ft since the aquifer was developed.

23Townships

756Measured sections

129.8 ftMedian change

103Drillers

What has happened in Stevens County

Median depth went from 119.0 ft before development to 252.8 ft — a change of 129.8 ft, over 756 of 758 sections. Deeper: 748. Shallower: 8. Sharpest fall, section 08 at 218.7 ft; largest rise, section 17 at 56.6 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.
Township	Measured	Median change	Drillers
31S39W	36	139.4 ft	16
33S39W	36	45.5 ft	19
34S39W	36	51.7 ft	20
33S35W	36	174.8 ft	30
33S38W	36	143.5 ft	30
32S35W	36	111.1 ft	22
31S35W	36	102.1 ft	26
31S36W	36	66.5 ft	34
31S37W	36	150.2 ft	22
31S38W	36	158.8 ft	19
32S37W	36	98.9 ft	22
32S36W	36	166.2 ft	26
32S38W	36	125.0 ft	21
33S36W	36	169.6 ft	24
33S37W	36	157.6 ft	46
34S35W	36	173.1 ft	20
34S36W	36	132.8 ft	25
34S37W	36	145.4 ft	24
34S38W	36	144.0 ft	26
35S35W	18	123.3 ft	15
35S36W	18	92.6 ft	20
35S37W	18	124.3 ft	18
35S38W	18	145.4 ft	21

Who has drilled in Stevens 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
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	367	21	320.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	296	23	360.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	276	23	528.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	173	3	260.0 ft
Ktm Drilling, INC	118	19	558.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	107	21	400.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	107	19	500.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	103	23	320.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	98	22	569.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO	94	18	395.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	75	20	337.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	74	20	415.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	68	20	470.0 ft
Paul Slocum Water Well Drilling	59	19	300.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	34	15	385.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	33	1	160.0 ft
Milco Environmental Services, INC	33	1	115.2 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	31	3	130.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc	29	15	502.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	28	12	500.0 ft
Stout's Water Well Service, INC	19	11	176.0 ft
Cramer Drilling CO	17	10	155.0 ft
Well Owner	16	10	400.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	15	1	180.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	14	9	497.0 ft
Bluestem Environmental Engineering, INC	14	1	60.8 ft
Be&k/ Terranext	14	1	90.0 ft
Associated Environmental, INC	12	1	95.0 ft
Layne-western	11	8	428.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply	11	7	636.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	11	10	547.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	10	7	405.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	10	6	380.0 ft
Prairie Land Environmental Remed	10	1	100.0 ft
Geocore Services INC	10	2	47.7 ft
H.d.c. Ag, LLC	9	3	180.0 ft
Downey Drlg #748	9	6	621.0 ft
3-b Drilling	9	7	515.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	9	5	542.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #548	9	7	590.0 ft
Les Taylor Drilling CO	8	7	594.0 ft
Houck Bros. Drilling	8	3	503.0 ft
Defenbaugh Industries, Inc. (t.e.s.t.)	7	1	91.5 ft
Marvin W. Jones Drilling Company	6	4	560.0 ft
Kgs	6	2	463.0 ft
James Ray Smith Pump Service	6	4	255.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair	5	3	600.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145	5	4	651.0 ft
Hws Consulting Group, INC	5	1	120.0 ft
Southwest Windmill & Water Well Service, INC	4	4	575.0 ft
Sure Energy Service	4	4	400.0 ft
Db&e Co, LLC	4	4	520.0 ft
Noel E. Clemens Irrigation Drlg., INC	4	4	510.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #548	4	1	554.0 ft
Layne-western CO	4	3	519.0 ft
C.o. Water Well Drlg	4	4	335.0 ft
B & M Services Swk, LLC	4	3	500.0 ft
Terracon, INC	4	1	100.0 ft
City of Hugoton	4	1	300.0 ft
Northern Natural Gas CO	3	1	375.0 ft
Ues Exploration #531	3	1	310.0 ft
Gspf Irrigation Service	3	2	526.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	3	3	365.0 ft
Gsi Engineering	3	1	138.2 ft
Fire and Ice Geothermal, LLC	3	1	250.0 ft
Milco Env. Serv. #1005	3	1	175.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	2	2	560.0 ft
Jim's Water Well Drlg	2	2	370.0 ft
Burkett Drilling	2	1	635.0 ft
3t Drilling, INC	2	2	520.0 ft
M and T Pump Service LLC	2	2	473.0 ft
L & N Pump	2	2	515.0 ft
Martin's Well Service	2	2	540.0 ft
B & M Srvcs. Swk	2	2	502.0 ft
Tarbet Construction	2	1	180.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	2	2	680.0 ft
Elite Irrigation & Drlg	2	2	636.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	2	1	316.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	2	2	280.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	2	1	480.0 ft
Usgs	2	1	640.0 ft
K.i. Drilling CO	1	1	307.0 ft
Kansas Geological Survey	1	1	360.0 ft
Swearengen Drlg CO	1	1	620.0 ft
Environmental Works, INC	1	1	380.0 ft
Gspf Irrigation Srevice	1	1	260.0 ft
D & D Service	1	1	260.0 ft
Western Sprinklers INC	1	1	379.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	1	1	500.0 ft
Bluestem Environmental Engineering INC	1	1	39.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well LLC	1	1	560.0 ft
Wagner Drilling	1	1	400.0 ft
Weber Supply CO	1	1	348.0 ft
Steve's Drilling	1	1	500.0 ft
H.d.c. Ag	1	1	290.0 ft
K2 Construction	1	1	305.0 ft
Basgall Geothermal Drilling	1	1	200.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well #881	1	1	200.0 ft
Ksu	1	1	158.0 ft
Water Right Irrigation, INC	1	1	698.0 ft
Blue Sage Services	1	1	600.0 ft
Elite Drilling Co. LLC	1	1	660.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump	1	1	704.0 ft

Buying or drilling in Stevens County?

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