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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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