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Domestic, Livestock wells in Butler County

213 of the 8,187 WWC-5 records in Butler County — 2.6% — are recorded for domestic, livestock.

How this group compares

Butler County holds 1.2% of the 17,552 domestic, livestock records in Kansas, while holding 2.6% of the register overall — so this use is under-represented here.

a household and stock water.

Medians, on the records where the driller reported a figure — never a mean, which a handful of deep irrigation wells would carry away
MeasurementMedian90th percentileKansas median
Depth100 ft150 ft60 ft — deeper here (212 records, 100 %)
Static water level28 ft47 ft24 ft — higher here (201 records, 94 %)
Estimated yield15 gpm40 gpm25 gpm — lower here (166 records, 78 %)

What stands out among these

The busiest contractor on these records is Mcpherson Drilling CO, named on 33 of them (15.5%), ahead of Numac LLC (22) and Associated Drilling, INC (12). The oldest record here was completed in 1975 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest well on file reaches 210 feet — a domestic, livestock well drilled by Austin C. Prewit Drilling Company in 1978.

Plugging records — for domestic, livestock in Butler County

20 of the 213 records for domestic, livestock in Butler County carry a plugging report (9.4%), filed on form WWC-5P. The other 193 do not.

That is not a list of abandoned wells, and this site never calls them that. Kansas defines abandonment by use — a well unused for two years — and nothing in this register tracks use. What the absence of a plugging report does mean is that the State has never been told the well was sealed. On the 48 records here completed before 1995, that is exactly what a buyer checks. Why it matters and who pays.

Who drilled them

ContractorRecordsShare
Mcpherson Drilling CO3315.5%
Numac LLC2210.3%
Associated Drilling, INC125.6%
Backhus Drilling115.2%
Mcpherson Drlg. CO115.2%
Mcpherson Drlg94.2%
Richard D. Braddy Water Wells83.8%
Well Owner83.8%
Charles Winter Well Drilling73.3%
G & S Drilling, INC73.3%
Murray Wike Well Drilling62.8%
Austin C. Prewit Drilling Company62.8%
Reiserer Well Drilling62.8%
Jerry Reiserer Well Drilling62.8%
Chase Drilling62.8%
Frank Budde Well Drilling52.3%

An unplugged well on land in Butler County?

193 of the 213 records in Butler County have no plugging report on file. If a well on your land is no longer used, Kansas requires it to be plugged and the duty falls on the landowner — with cost-share of up to USD 1,000 per well through the Kansas Department of Agriculture. This site reads the register; it does not drill and it does not plug. Tell us where and we pass the request to licensed Kansas well contractors.

We recommend no contractor and we are nobody's agent. We have no arrangement with any firm today — we are collecting these requests in order to go and find them. What we do with this.

The records

Domestic, Livestock, Butler County — « plugging report » reads yes where a WWC-5P was filed and a dash where none was, which is NOT a finding that the well is abandoned. A 0 means the driller reported no figure, not a measurement of zero. The legal description is on the record, never on a page.
WWC-5Drilled byUseDepth (ft)Yield (gpm)YearPlugging report
1057114788Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock140402026—
1057201816Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock14042026—
1057239439Reiserer Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock14102026—
1057108519Weninger Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock90202026—
1057208095Weninger Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock117202026—
1057272225Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock51202025—
1056863568Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock140152025—
1056946999Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock120352025—
1056947080Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock120452025—
1057049077Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock140102025—
1057095812Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock100352025—
1056865587Mcpherson DrlgDomestic, Livestock120402025—
1057049120Mcpherson DrlgDomestic, Livestock16052025—
1056585554Numac LLCDomestic, Livestock100502025—
1054142863Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock120302024—
1054864547Mcpherson DrlgDomestic, Livestock2001.52024—
1055070288Mcpherson DrlgDomestic, Livestock140152024—
1055070361Mcpherson DrlgDomestic, Livestock180302024—
1054344517Numac LLCDomestic, Livestock12032024—
1054344541Numac LLCDomestic, Livestock100152024—
1054344564Numac LLCDomestic, Livestock14022024—
1054344577Numac LLCDomestic, Livestock1003002024—
1054742367Numac LLCDomestic, Livestock120152024—
1055510567Numac LLCDomestic, Livestock12002024—
1053384929Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock48402023—
1053385220Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock90152023—
1053385358Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock60202023—
1053386468Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock110202023—
1054142720Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock18792023—
1054142878Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock1501.52023—
1054145425Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock1672.52023—
1054142583Mcpherson DrlgDomestic, Livestock140252023—
1053425933Numac LLCDomestic, Livestock14092023—
1053436356Numac LLCDomestic, Livestock100152023—
1053436367Numac LLCDomestic, Livestock120202023—
1053438662Numac LLCDomestic, Livestock100452023—
1053441968Numac LLCDomestic, Livestock100152023—
1053441984Numac LLCDomestic, Livestock100122023—
1053441996Numac LLCDomestic, Livestock14022023—
1053442031Numac LLCDomestic, Livestock14032023—
1053442042Numac LLCDomestic, Livestock16012023—
1052894369Associated DrlgDomestic, Livestock11902022—
551972Chase DrillingDomestic, Livestock100202022—
551973Chase DrillingDomestic, Livestock100202022—
556553Chase DrillingDomestic, Livestock100202022—
556789Chase DrillingDomestic, Livestock100202022—
551596Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock140122022—
1052890077Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock1201002022—
1052890105Mcpherson DrlgDomestic, Livestock120302022—
549679Flint Hills Drilling #914Domestic, Livestock14022021—
541907Jessica HausermanDomestic, Livestock002021—
1052898387Mcpherson DrlgDomestic, Livestock120152021—
1053229615Mcpherson DrlgDomestic, Livestock10082021—
537138Flint Hills Drilling #914Domestic, Livestock113152020—
537148Flint Hills Drilling #914Domestic, Livestock113302020—
525646Associated Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock98122019—
525647Associated Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock56182019—
525648Associated Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock98102019—
525649Associated Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock9872019—
527190Associated Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock9672019—
527191Associated Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock13842019—
527192Associated Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock78402019—
527193Associated Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock58702019—
523685Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock14042019—
523687Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock1403.52019—
523688Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock12062019—
523690Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock14072019—
523691Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock140122019—
523692Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock1404.52019—
524667Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock120502019—
524685Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock140152019—
525451Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock140152019—
525452Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock14052019—
525453Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock14072019—
525454Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock140202019—
525455Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock140102019—
525457Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock10052019—
553658Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock140402019—
521755Mcpherson Drlg. CODomestic, Livestock140202019—
523694Mcpherson Drlg. CODomestic, Livestock120122019—
524876Mcpherson Drlg. CODomestic, Livestock16052019—
525456Mcpherson Drlg. CODomestic, Livestock100202019—
513524Associated Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock97202018—
513656Associated Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock97402018—
521131Associated Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock118402018—
521132Associated Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock59302018—
520835East Wichita Well & Pump Service, LLCDomestic, Livestock100252018—
518123Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock1207002018—
518129Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock1207002018—
517531Mcpherson Drlg. CODomestic, Livestock120102018—
518031Mcpherson Drlg. CODomestic, Livestock140182018—
518144Mcpherson Drlg. CODomestic, Livestock1003.52018—
508026Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock92202017—
503626Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock100402017—
508131Zinn Water Well DrigDomestic, Livestock40122017—
498855Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock75172016—
500855Zinn Water Well DrigDomestic, Livestock100132016—
504885Chase DrillingDomestic, Livestock170202015—
490097Mcpherson Drlg. CODomestic, Livestock18012015—
487700Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock4902015—
487103Zinn Water Well DrigDomestic, Livestock45102015—
487129Zinn Water Well DrigDomestic, Livestock50102015—
475695Chase DrillingDomestic, Livestock11052014—
473905Glen Chase DrillingDomestic, Livestock14012014—
535059Reiserer Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock15502014—
483779Weninger Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock100252014—
480156Zinn Water Well DrigDomestic, Livestock80252014—
465020Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock7217.52013—
465021Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock8017.52013—
465022Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock7617.52013—
472218Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock6517.52013—
473610Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock80202013—
473611Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock7042013—
473612Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock7552013—
470364Glen Chase DrillingDomestic, Livestock17562013—
524681Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock140302013—
553657Mcpherson Drilling CODomestic, Livestock140302013—
467708Mcpherson Drlg. CODomestic, Livestock18012013—
524635Mcpherson Drlg. CODomestic, Livestock100602013—
463097Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock80152012—
463098Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock8517.52012—
446065Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock65252011—
441856Reiserer Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock16652010—
423552Reiserer Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock75402009—
423629Reiserer Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock100302009—
403124Jerry Reiserer Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock60302007—
403126Jerry Reiserer Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock80402007—
403127Jerry Reiserer Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock80302007—
417447Jerry Reiserer Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock19552007—
417704Jerry Reiserer Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock1003.52007—
394076Charles Winter Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock15022006—
396276Paul H. Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock8512.52006—
396699Paul H. Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock60202006—
360758Charles Winter Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock147202005—
340316G & S Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock10002003—
330751G & S Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock8502002—
320371G & S Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock7702001—
320741G & S Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock10002001—
323538G & S Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock9402001—
305808Reiserer Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock60201999—
305825Reiserer Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock85401999—
300217G & S Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock9501998—
111927Charles Winter Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock14531997—
108048Charles Winter Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock125351996—
5958Charles Winter Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock1458.331993—
4300Frank Budde Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock36101993—
4319Peterson Irrigation, INCDomestic, Livestock93251993—
4320Peterson Irrigation, INCDomestic, Livestock120301993—
5233Fudge DrillingDomestic, Livestock68.5121991—
4355Frank Budde Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock78151990—
4356Frank Budde Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock77121990—
5969Charles Winter Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock1251.671989—
4333Grogan Ebberts DrillingDomestic, Livestock47.551989—
4302Martin SupplyDomestic, Livestock78201988—
4600B & J Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock5851986—
4348J. C. Mcnee Drilling & MetalsDomestic, Livestock13041985—
4540Frank Budde Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock63.5121983—
5899J. C. Mcnee Drilling & MetalsDomestic, Livestock40201982—
4281Paul's IncorporatedDomestic, Livestock550.661982—
5205B & J Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock20601981—
5213B & J Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock5601981—
4545Harp Well & Pump Service, INCDomestic, Livestock13001981—
4834Richard D. Braddy Water WellsDomestic, Livestock5901981—
6678Charles Winter Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock1250.131980—
4599Harp Well & Pump Service, INCDomestic, Livestock8001980—
5712Harp Well & Pump Service, INCDomestic, Livestock9501980—
384250Harp Well & Pump Service, INCDomestic, Livestock6501980—
5931J. Abraham, J. Plummer, BrownDomestic, Livestock2000.331980—
6392Abraham and PlummerDomestic, Livestock8051979—
5684Richard D. Braddy Water WellsDomestic, Livestock5801979—
6610Richard D. Braddy Water WellsDomestic, Livestock9901979—
6666Richard D. Braddy Water WellsDomestic, Livestock20001979—
4721Austin C. Prewit Drilling CompanyDomestic, Livestock98201978—
4776Austin C. Prewit Drilling CompanyDomestic, Livestock86101978—
4794Austin C. Prewit Drilling CompanyDomestic, Livestock46301978—
5957Austin C. Prewit Drilling CompanyDomestic, Livestock21021978—
4409B & J Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock9801978—
4315Frank Budde Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock73101978—
6531Richard D. Braddy Water WellsDomestic, Livestock7001978—
6533Richard D. Braddy Water WellsDomestic, Livestock5001978—
6656Richard D. Braddy Water WellsDomestic, Livestock5501978—
6660Richard D. Braddy Water WellsDomestic, Livestock13001978—
4780Austin C. Prewit Drilling CompanyDomestic, Livestock10741977—
6662Donald E. Bailey Drilling CODomestic, Livestock2000.51977—
4336Hazen P. Bledsoe Drilling CompanyDomestic, Livestock8551977—
4629B & J Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock10001976—
4491Murray Wike Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock100151976—
4946Murray Wike Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock135201976—
5893Murray Wike Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock12561976—
6371Murray Wike Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock8091976—
4965Murray Wike Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock100151975—
5628Murray Wike Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock6001975—
403195Jerry Reiserer Well DrillingDomestic, Livestock6310——
1054344514Numac LLCDomestic, Livestock12002024yes
1053425960Numac LLCDomestic, Livestock12002023yes
1053441959Numac LLCDomestic, Livestock10002023yes
1053441962Numac LLCDomestic, Livestock10002023yes
1053441965Numac LLCDomestic, Livestock10002023yes
1053441981Numac LLCDomestic, Livestock10002023yes
555726Mcpherson Drlg. CODomestic, Livestock18012019yes
514259Well OwnerDomestic, Livestock3302018yes
476034Well OwnerDomestic, Livestock4502014yes
472890Well OwnerDomestic, Livestock12002013yes
472893Well OwnerDomestic, Livestock2802013yes
382809Flint Hills Windmill and Pump ServiceDomestic, Livestock2002006yes
393248Flint Hills Windmill and Pump ServiceDomestic, Livestock202006yes
393249Flint Hills Windmill and Pump ServiceDomestic, Livestock13102006yes
390765Well OwnerDomestic, Livestock3202006yes
300329G & S Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock2501998yes
114073Well OwnerDomestic, Livestock4701997yes
105334Well OwnerDomestic, Livestock2001996yes
105712Well OwnerDomestic, Livestock601996yes
4785Austin C. Prewit Drilling CompanyDomestic, Livestock5021977yes

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