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

> Depth to water before the aquifer was developed against 2022–2024, across 6 townships of Thomas County. Median change 15.6 ft.

## Thomas County

**199** measured sections across **6** townships. The median section has moved **15.6 ft** since the aquifer was developed.

### What has happened in Thomas County

Median depth went from **116.7 ft** before development to
**136.4 ft** — a change of **15.6 ft**, over
199 of 216 sections. Deeper: 150. Shallower:
47. Sharpest fall, section 02 at
58.7 ft; largest rise, section 09 at 32.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10S31W | 36 | 18.6 ft | 15 |
| [10S32W](/township/10s32w.md) | 36 | 32.1 ft | 26 |
| [10S33W](/township/10s33w.md) | 36 | 37.8 ft | 22 |
| 10S34W | 36 | 8.3 ft | 11 |
| 10S35W | 36 | -6.3 ft | 10 |
| 10S36W | 19 | -10.9 ft | 14 |

### Who has drilled in Thomas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 121 | 5 | 180.0 ft |
| B & B Drilling | 91 | 3 | 185.0 ft |
| Walter Woofter Pump & Well | 66 | 4 | 195.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 56 | 6 | 195.0 ft |
| Bartell Drilling & Machine Works | 41 | 5 | 195.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump and Well, INC | 30 | 5 | 193.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 26 | 2 | 155.0 ft |
| Red Tiger Lrr. Drlg & Supply | 8 | 1 | 190.0 ft |
| Western Well & Pump, INC | 8 | 4 | 306.0 ft |
| Roy Senior, Western Well & Pump, INC | 6 | 1 | 179.0 ft |
| Blue Jay Drilling Co., INC | 5 | 3 | 191.0 ft |
| Geotechnical Services, INC | 5 | 1 | 95.0 ft |
| Kyle R. Bartell Drlg. & Machine Works | 5 | 3 | 178.0 ft |
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 4 | 3 | 188.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well | 4 | 2 | 160.0 ft |
| Sondra Meeds Drilling | 3 | 1 | 180.0 ft |
| Joseph Beckman, B & B Drilling | 3 | 2 | 180.0 ft |
| Struckhoff Sons | 2 | 1 | 174.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 2 | 2 | 190.0 ft |
| Dan Brenn Pump & Supply | 2 | 2 | 203.0 ft |
| Robert Bartell Drilling & Machine Works | 2 | 2 | 220.0 ft |
| D & R Pump Service, LLC | 2 | 2 | 165.0 ft |
| S & H Drilling Co.,inc | 2 | 1 | 247.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well, Inc. #881 | 2 | 2 | 205.0 ft |
| Ray H. Kistler | 2 | 1 | 140.0 ft |
| Kansas Geological Survey | 2 | 1 | 164.6 ft |
| Red Tiger Drilling CO | 1 | 1 | 168.0 ft |
| Grosch Lrrigation Co., INC | 1 | 1 | 167.0 ft |
| Western Sprinklers INC | 1 | 1 | 0.0 ft |
| Aqua L.l.c | 1 | 1 | 152.0 ft |
| Rgn Company, INC | 1 | 1 | 127.0 ft |
| K. Struckhoff, Struckhoff Sons | 1 | 1 | 117.0 ft |
| Frank W Howard Jr | 1 | 1 | 100.0 ft |
| A L Swart | 1 | 1 | 0.0 ft |
| Brooks Oil Field Service | 1 | 1 | 30.0 ft |
| John Vawter | 1 | 1 | 61.0 ft |
| Duane Hauser, Red Tiger Lrr. Drlg & Supply | 1 | 1 | 159.0 ft |
| Yellow Jacket Drilling | 1 | 1 | 140.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well INC | 1 | 1 | 180.0 ft |
| Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145 | 1 | 1 | 216.0 ft |
| Henry A. Regier | 1 | 1 | 238.0 ft |
| Neil Moore | 1 | 1 | 0.0 ft |
| Harold L Rhea | 1 | 1 | 100.0 ft |
| Kenneth Hemmert | 1 | 1 | 0.0 ft |
| Raymond W Dumler | 1 | 1 | 0.0 ft |
| Raymond W Drumler | 1 | 1 | 0.0 ft |
| Schoenfeld, Robert | 1 | 1 | 123.0 ft |
| Associated Drilling, INC | 1 | 1 | 170.0 ft |
| Jerry Barton | 1 | 1 | 280.0 ft |
| Western Sprinklers, INC | 1 | 1 | 196.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump and Well, INC Lance Shepard | 1 | 1 | 190.0 ft |
| Wilcox Well Drilling, LLC | 1 | 1 | 177.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well #881 | 1 | 1 | 170.0 ft |
| R and G Drilling LLC | 1 | 1 | 140.0 ft |
| Schaal Drilling CO | 1 | 1 | 260.0 ft |
| Evan C. Kear | 1 | 1 | 140.0 ft |
| Phil Keck | 1 | 1 | 150.0 ft |
| Ruben T. Schaal Drilling CO | 1 | 1 | 220.0 ft |
| Bartell Drilling | 1 | 1 | 198.0 ft |

### Buying or drilling in Thomas County?

The median section here has moved 15.6 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

- [Grant](/county/grant.md) 16 townships
- [Haskell](/county/haskell.md) 16 townships
- [Ness](/county/ness.md) 16 townships
- [Barber](/county/barber.md) 10 townships
- [Comanche](/county/comanche.md) 10 townships
- [Sherman](/county/sherman.md) 6 townships
- [Graham](/county/graham.md) 5 townships
- [Reno](/county/reno.md) 5 townships
- [Sheridan](/county/sheridan.md) 5 townships
- [Ellis](/county/ellis.md) 4 townships
- [Kingman](/county/kingman.md) 4 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/thomas/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23