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Wallace County

443 measured sections across 28 townships. The median section has moved 84.1 ft since the aquifer was developed.

28Townships
443Measured sections
84.1 ftMedian change
68Drillers

What has happened in Wallace County

Median depth went from 104.5 ft before development to 186.3 ft — a change of 84.1 ft, over 443 of 728 sections. Deeper: 421. Shallower: 22. Sharpest fall, section 10 at 152.2 ft; largest rise, section 36 at 60.1 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
13S42W3664.2 ft10
14S41W36116.9 ft15
14S42W36130.0 ft19
15S38W3672.9 ft15
15S39W3688.2 ft15
15S40W36106.0 ft18
15S41W36101.2 ft16
14S40W3570.9 ft23
15S42W3582.0 ft8
14S39W3227.9 ft10
14S38W2343.1 ft8
11S42W1631.8 ft11
12S42W1274.5 ft4
13S41W979.8 ft7
14S43W6103.5 ft5
13S43W683.6 ft2
11S43W638.2 ft1
15S43W551.1 ft1
13S40W4-41.8 ft22
12S41W131.5 ft6
12S43W154.2 ft1
11S38W0—10
11S39W0—6
11S40W0—6
11S41W0—11
12S39W0—6
12S40W0—2
12S38W0—4

Who has drilled in Wallace 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
Bartell Drilling & Machine Works6620141.0 ft
Kemp's Well Service5717130.0 ft
George Kemp's Well Service4217127.0 ft
S & H Drilling Co., INC4012235.0 ft
Kemp's Well Service #2133813169.0 ft
Geocore, INC37130.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC3111223.0 ft
A.j. Foust Supply Co. INC2614212.0 ft
Well Owner2412163.0 ft
Kansas City Testing Lab23129.0 ft
Ruben T. Schaal Drilling CO199245.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service188237.0 ft
Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC185223.0 ft
Northwest Drilling Co., INC179251.0 ft
B & B Drilling13940.0 ft
Associated Environmental, INC13130.0 ft
Billy Husband128191.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC108240.0 ft
Ark Valley Pump and Supply95290.0 ft
Hydro-logic, INC9128.0 ft
Larsen & Associates9128.1 ft
Walter Woofter Pump & Well85145.0 ft
Dmw Well & Pump Service74282.0 ft
Maxim Technologies, INC7127.0 ft
Western Well & Pump, INC65206.0 ft
Red Tiger Lrr. Drlg & Supply62234.0 ft
Blue Jay Drilling Co., INC52257.0 ft
Kyle R. Bartell Drlg. & Machine Works5440.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO51377.0 ft
Bartell Drilling55120.0 ft
Western Sprinklers, INC54209.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC53256.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well #8815140.0 ft
Layne-western42410.0 ft
D & R Pump Service, LLC4260.0 ft
Unknown310.0 ft
Western Sprinklers INC32380.0 ft
Talon/lpe3120.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC22350.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC22405.0 ft
Dmw Well & Pump Srvc21315.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC21200.0 ft
U.s. Geological Survey21199.0 ft
Schaal Drilling CO21270.0 ft
Parrish Drilling22130.0 ft
Newbanks Pumps, Inc. #8562290.0 ft
Wilcox Well Drilling LLC22108.0 ft
City of Weskan11125.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well INC11168.0 ft
Kemps Well Service11233.0 ft
Eric D. Poe11140.0 ft
Whinery Drilling11285.0 ft
Jack Poore Drilling INC11251.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC11314.0 ft
City of Sharon Springs11220.0 ft
Junior Montgomery11190.0 ft
B's Pump and Well Service11194.0 ft
Grosch Lrrigation Co., INC11260.0 ft
Gsi Engineering LLC1160.0 ft
Purvis Farms, INC11250.0 ft
Aqua Pump #4891125.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply11110.0 ft
Les Taylor Drilling Co. (ltd)11180.0 ft
Newbanks Pumps #8561180.0 ft
Coranco Great Plains, INC1138.0 ft
Ks Dept. of Health and Enivroment1130.3 ft
Smith and Sons Pump and Well LLC1165.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC11112.0 ft

Buying or drilling in Wallace County?

The median section here has moved 84.1 ft. What that means for one quarter section takes someone on the ground. Tell us where; we pass the request on.

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