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

> Depth to water before the aquifer was developed against 2022–2024, across 20 townships of Wichita County. Median change 53.6 ft.

## Wichita County

**658** measured sections across **20** townships. The median section has moved **53.6 ft** since the aquifer was developed.

### What has happened in Wichita County

Median depth went from **82.7 ft** before development to
**134.1 ft** — a change of **53.6 ft**, over
658 of 720 sections. Deeper: 655. Shallower:
0. Sharpest fall, section 22 at
100.4 ft; the least moved is section 34, unchanged within half a foot.

[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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16S35W | 36 | 54.1 ft | 17 |
| [16S36W](/township/16s36w.md) | 36 | 78.9 ft | 20 |
| 16S37W | 36 | 92.9 ft | 13 |
| 16S38W | 36 | 85.0 ft | 18 |
| [17S35W](/township/17s35w.md) | 36 | 70.3 ft | 20 |
| [17S36W](/township/17s36w.md) | 36 | 81.3 ft | 20 |
| 17S37W | 36 | 84.7 ft | 13 |
| 17S38W | 36 | 55.5 ft | 15 |
| [18S35W](/township/18s35w.md) | 36 | 44.1 ft | 20 |
| [18S36W](/township/18s36w.md) | 36 | 49.5 ft | 24 |
| [18S37W](/township/18s37w.md) | 36 | 70.1 ft | 26 |
| 18S38W | 36 | 53.6 ft | 16 |
| 19S35W | 36 | 17.9 ft | 6 |
| 19S36W | 36 | 22.0 ft | 6 |
| 19S37W | 36 | 20.3 ft | 6 |
| 19S38W | 36 | 8.4 ft | 7 |
| 20S38W | 36 | 8.2 ft | 9 |
| 20S37W | 23 | 41.1 ft | 9 |
| 20S35W | 16 | 21.5 ft | 8 |
| 20S36W | 7 | 35.9 ft | 5 |

### Who has drilled in Wichita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC | 230 | 20 | 170.0 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 127 | 18 | 170.0 ft |
| Jones Construction | 79 | 15 | 170.0 ft |
| Midwest Well & Pump, INC | 67 | 19 | 152.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 65 | 15 | 168.0 ft |
| Destal Tyler Water Well Service | 59 | 12 | 194.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 37 | 10 | 200.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 37 | 11 | 192.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump and Well, INC | 32 | 15 | 193.0 ft |
| Green Field Contractors | 24 | 1 | 142.0 ft |
| Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair | 23 | 12 | 128.0 ft |
| H.d.c. Ag, LLC | 18 | 3 | 180.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well #881 | 17 | 7 | 195.0 ft |
| Abraham Well Serv | 14 | 8 | 170.0 ft |
| Layne-western CO | 13 | 4 | 209.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well #554 | 11 | 5 | 185.0 ft |
| Geocore Services INC | 11 | 1 | 142.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 10 | 7 | 210.0 ft |
| Bartell Drilling & Machine Works | 9 | 6 | 173.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump and Well INC | 9 | 2 | 150.0 ft |
| Charles Sager's Pump Service | 8 | 7 | 135.0 ft |
| Aqua Pump LLC #489 | 8 | 2 | 180.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well, Inc. #881 | 7 | 5 | 160.0 ft |
| U.s. Geological Survey | 6 | 2 | 182.0 ft |
| High Plains Drilling & Supply | 6 | 4 | 208.0 ft |
| Prairie Land Environmental Remed | 6 | 1 | 157.6 ft |
| Sager's Pump Service | 5 | 5 | 128.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | 5 | 3 | 228.0 ft |
| Ark Valley Pump and Supply | 5 | 3 | 212.0 ft |
| D & R Pump Service, LLC | 5 | 3 | 175.0 ft |
| Kansas City Testing Lab | 5 | 1 | 150.2 ft |
| Coranco Great Plains, INC | 5 | 1 | 150.0 ft |
| Southwest Environmental Engineering LLC | 5 | 1 | 150.0 ft |
| Martin's Well Service | 4 | 3 | 170.0 ft |
| Donald Fulton Drilling CO | 4 | 3 | 145.0 ft |
| Whit-crop | 4 | 2 | 212.0 ft |
| B & B Drilling | 4 | 2 | 192.0 ft |
| Milco Environmental Services | 4 | 1 | 158.1 ft |
| Northwest Drilling Co., INC | 3 | 3 | 215.0 ft |
| Kemp's Well Service #213 | 3 | 2 | 203.0 ft |
| James Cratesen | 3 | 1 | 180.0 ft |
| J & R Drilling Services, INC | 3 | 1 | 173.0 ft |
| Aqua Pump #489 | 2 | 2 | 115.0 ft |
| Slm Trust | 2 | 1 | 200.0 ft |
| Abc Drilling, INC | 2 | 2 | 216.0 ft |
| Kyle R. Bartell Drlg. & Machine Works | 2 | 2 | 168.0 ft |
| Kemp's Well Service | 2 | 1 | 220.0 ft |
| Western Sprinklers INC | 2 | 1 | 170.0 ft |
| Kdot | 2 | 1 | 131.5 ft |
| Nace Farms | 1 | 1 | 120.0 ft |
| Steve's Drilling | 1 | 1 | 193.0 ft |
| Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO | 1 | 1 | 201.0 ft |
| Bartell Drilling | 1 | 1 | 117.0 ft |
| Ksu | 1 | 1 | 163.0 ft |
| Walter Woofter Pump & Well | 1 | 1 | 195.0 ft |
| Ruben T. Schaal Drilling CO | 1 | 1 | 190.0 ft |
| Land Owner | 1 | 1 | 210.0 ft |
| Billy Husband | 1 | 1 | 195.0 ft |
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 1 | 1 | 190.0 ft |
| Central Well & Pump, INC | 1 | 1 | 220.0 ft |
| Caprock Industries, INC | 1 | 1 | 179.0 ft |
| T & W Water Well Serv., INC | 1 | 1 | 220.0 ft |
| Midwest Well & Pump - #1047 | 1 | 1 | 166.0 ft |
| Western Sprinklers, INC | 1 | 1 | 180.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Ent | 1 | 1 | 180.0 ft |
| Downey Drilling, Inc. #748 | 1 | 1 | 185.0 ft |
| Major Graff | 1 | 1 | 134.0 ft |
| Shannon Crouch | 1 | 1 | 55.0 ft |
| Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC | 1 | 1 | 180.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC | 1 | 1 | 71.0 ft |

### Buying or drilling in Wichita County?

The median section here has moved 53.6 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

- [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
- [Stanton](/county/stanton.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
- [Haskell](/county/haskell.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/wichita/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23