# Water wells in Cowley County, Kansas — 2,223 WWC-5 records > 2,223 water well records in Cowley County. The median well is 34 feet deep. Who drilled them, how deep, and which ones have no plugging report on file. ## Water wells in Cowley County **2,223** WWC-5 records — 0.7% of the Kansas register. The median well here is **34 feet** deep, against 60 feet statewide. ### How deep people drill in Cowley County This is what a buyer or a builder actually wants, and the Survey does not publish it as a figure you can look up. The numbers below are medians over the records where a figure was reported — a mean would be carried away by a few deep irrigation wells. *Medians, on the records where the driller reported a figure — never a mean, which a handful of deep irrigation wells would carry away* | Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median | |---|---|---|---| | Depth | **34 ft** | 105 ft | 60 ft — shallower here (2,220 records, 100 %) | | Static water level | **17.5 ft** | 40 ft | 24 ft — lower here (1,837 records, 83 %) | | Estimated yield | **20 gpm** | 225 gpm | 25 gpm — lower here (470 records, 21 %) | ### What the water is used for | Water use | Records | Share | |---|---|---| | [Monitoring well/observation/piezometer](/county/cowley/monitoring-well-observation-piezometer.md) | 1,141 | 51.3% | | [Domestic](/county/cowley/domestic.md) | 485 | 21.8% | | [Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge](/use/environmental-remediation-air-sparge.md) | 125 | 5.6% | | [Domestic, Lawn and Garden](/use/domestic-lawn-and-garden.md) | 98 | 4.4% | | [Irrigation](/use/irrigation.md) | 94 | 4.2% | | [Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction](/use/environmental-remediation-soil-vapor-extraction.md) | 52 | 2.3% | | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 37 | 1.7% | | [Domestic, Livestock](/use/domestic-livestock.md) | 36 | 1.6% | | [Dewatering](/use/dewatering.md) | 30 | 1.3% | | Other | 25 | 1.1% | | [Public Water Supply](/use/public-water-supply.md) | 24 | 1.1% | | Industrial | 16 | 0.7% | ### Wells tied to a water right **106** records in Cowley County carry a DWR appropriation number — 4.8%, against 11.0% statewide. A well permit and a water right are separate instruments in Kansas, and the appropriation number is the thread back to the Division of Water Resources. ### What stands out in Cowley County The busiest contractor on these records is **Geocore Services INC**, named on 166 of them (7.5%), ahead of Geocore, INC (113) and G & S Drilling, INC (111). The oldest record here was completed in **1974** and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest well on file reaches **264 feet** — a domestic, lawn and garden well drilled by Robert L. Sharp Water Well Services in 2000. ### Plugging records — in Cowley County **467** of the 2,223 records in Cowley County carry a plugging report (21.0%), filed on form WWC-5P. The other **1,756** 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 **684** records here completed before 1995, that is exactly what a buyer checks. [Why it matters and who pays](/abandoned.md). ### Who drills in Cowley County | Contractor | Records | Share | |---|---|---| | [Geocore Services INC](/driller/geocore-services-inc.md) | 166 | 7.5% | | [Geocore, INC](/driller/geocore-inc.md) | 113 | 5.1% | | G & S Drilling, INC | 111 | 5.0% | | [Layne-christensen CO](/driller/layne-christensen-co.md) | 104 | 4.7% | | Mrp Properties Company, LLC | 97 | 4.4% | | [Larsen and Associates, INC](/driller/larsen-and-associates-inc.md) | 80 | 3.6% | | [Associated Environmental, INC](/driller/associated-environmental-inc.md) | 73 | 3.3% | | Walter A. Hunt Drilling CO | 71 | 3.2% | | [Terracon Consultants, INC](/driller/terracon-consultants-inc.md) | 67 | 3.0% | | [Harp Well & Pump Service, INC](/driller/harp-well-pump-service-inc.md) | 66 | 3.0% | | [Larsen & Associates](/driller/larsen-associates.md) | 57 | 2.6% | | Dale Eastman Drilling | 51 | 2.3% | | [Layne Western](/driller/layne-western.md) | 45 | 2.0% | | Reiserer Well Drilling | 42 | 1.9% | | [Below Ground Surface, INC](/driller/below-ground-surface-inc.md) | 42 | 1.9% | | [Jb Environmental Drilling](/driller/jb-environmental-drilling.md) | 40 | 1.8% | | [Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC](/driller/rosencrantz-bemis-enterprises-inc.md) | 34 | 1.5% | | Mcpherson Drlg | 34 | 1.5% | ### When they were drilled | Decade | Records | Share | |---|---|---| | 2020s | 293 | 13.2% | | 2010s | 392 | 17.6% | | 2000s | 529 | 23.8% | | 1990s | 469 | 21.1% | | 1980s | 380 | 17.1% | | 1970s | 160 | 7.2% | ### An unplugged well on land in Cowley County? 1,756 of the 2,223 records in Cowley 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](/privacy.md). ### Records in Cowley County *Cowley 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-5 | Drilled by | Use | Depth (ft) | Yield (gpm) | Year | Plugging report | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | [1057141332](/search.md) | Funkee Drilling | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 40 | 0 | 2026 | — | | [1057530838](/search.md) | Jerad Stroot | Domestic, Livestock | 53 | 0 | 2026 | — | | [1057530844](/search.md) | Jerad Stroot | Domestic, Livestock | 73 | 0 | 2026 | — | | [1057114688](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drilling CO | Domestic | 230 | 1.2 | 2026 | — | | [1057141917](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drilling CO | Domestic | 190 | 1.75 | 2026 | — | | [1057231687](/search.md) | Peterson Drilling, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 33 | 0 | 2026 | — | | [1057231743](/search.md) | Peterson Drilling, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 33 | 0 | 2026 | — | | [1057231754](/search.md) | Peterson Drilling, LLC | Test hole/well | 33 | 300 | 2026 | — | | [1057017120](/search.md) | Bill Mcpherson | Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction | 162 | 4 | 2025 | — | | [1056946048](/search.md) | Clarke Well & Equip | Irrigation | 33.1 | 0 | 2025 | — | | [1056969491](/search.md) | Clarke Well & Equip | Irrigation | 36.5 | 0 | 2025 | — | | [1056984492](/search.md) | Clarke Well & Equip | Irrigation | 35.8 | 0 | 2025 | — | | [1056866198](/search.md) | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 19 | 0 | 2025 | — | | [1056866229](/search.md) | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 18 | 0 | 2025 | — | | [1056866240](/search.md) | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 19 | 0 | 2025 | — | | [1056866250](/search.md) | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 19 | 0 | 2025 | — | | [1056866279](/search.md) | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 17 | 0 | 2025 | — | | [1057061661](/search.md) | Funkee Drilling | Domestic | 30 | 12 | 2025 | — | | [1057043524](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 24 | 0 | 2025 | — | | [1057043778](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 24 | 0 | 2025 | — | | [1057043788](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 24 | 0 | 2025 | — | | [1056642368](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drilling CO | Domestic, Livestock | 130 | 35 | 2025 | — | | [1057095635](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drilling CO | Domestic | 160 | 5 | 2025 | — | | [1056973614](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic | 120 | 10 | 2025 | — | | [1056973642](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic | 160 | 1 | 2025 | — | | [1056987866](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 120 | 7 | 2025 | — | | [1056987899](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 180 | 2 | 2025 | — | | [1057006851](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Service, INC | Domestic | 80 | 0 | 2025 | — | | [1056642110](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238 | Domestic | 58 | 0 | 2025 | — | | [1056869451](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238 | Domestic | 41 | 0 | 2025 | — | | [1057046774](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238 | Domestic | 55 | 0 | 2025 | — | | [1057051023](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238 | Test hole/well | 49 | 0 | 2025 | — | | [1057089527](/search.md) | Weninger Drilling, LLC | Domestic | 52 | 20 | 2025 | — | | [1056885323](/search.md) | Clarke Well & Equip | Test hole/well | 28 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1055752188](/search.md) | Coranco Great Plains | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 20 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1055752312](/search.md) | Coranco Great Plains | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 20 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1055800036](/search.md) | Coranco Great Plains | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 20 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1056387371](/search.md) | Geocore, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 27 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1054139413](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 20 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1054139424](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 20 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1054139496](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 23 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1054141155](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 24 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1056048166](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 24 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1056048197](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 22 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1056048208](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 24 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1056048221](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 24 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1056048235](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 24 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1056048246](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 24 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1056048291](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 24 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1054660460](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drilling CO | Domestic | 210 | 1.5 | 2024 | — | | [1054140614](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 90 | 400 | 2024 | — | | [1054140880](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic | 120 | 15 | 2024 | — | | [1054140910](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 170 | 1.5 | 2024 | — | | [1054144028](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 90 | 400 | 2024 | — | | [1054274666](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic | 107 | 25 | 2024 | — | | [1054274677](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 150 | 1.5 | 2024 | — | | [1054864957](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 159 | 2 | 2024 | — | | [1055233782](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 140 | 30 | 2024 | — | | [1055233796](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 160 | 10 | 2024 | — | | [1055872165](/search.md) | Numac LLC | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 140 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1054670972](/search.md) | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Other | 24 | 60 | 2024 | — | | [1055785005](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Service, INC | Domestic | 41 | 50 | 2024 | — | | [1054199792](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238 | Irrigation | 48 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1054199807](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238 | Irrigation | 47 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1054199821](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238 | Irrigation | 46 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1054317646](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238 | Domestic, Livestock | 34 | 50 | 2024 | — | | [1054317658](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238 | Domestic, Livestock | 42 | 60 | 2024 | — | | [1054318111](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238 | Irrigation | 30 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1054318182](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238 | Irrigation | 30 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1054318191](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238 | Irrigation | 32 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1054318200](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238 | Irrigation | 34 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1053382338](/search.md) | H2o Drilling | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 60 | 0 | 2023 | — | | [1053399851](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 23.5 | 0 | 2023 | — | | [1053399863](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 23.5 | 0 | 2023 | — | | [1053399874](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 23.5 | 0 | 2023 | — | | [1053399887](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 23 | 0 | 2023 | — | | [1053399900](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 23.5 | 0 | 2023 | — | | [1053399911](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 23 | 0 | 2023 | — | | [1053399921](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 23 | 0 | 2023 | — | | [1053399930](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 23 | 0 | 2023 | — | | [1053430169](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 24 | 0 | 2023 | — | | [1053430178](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 23.5 | 0 | 2023 | — | | [1053430187](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 23 | 0 | 2023 | — | | [1053430218](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 24 | 0 | 2023 | — | | [1053430291](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 24 | 0 | 2023 | — | | [1053430301](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 24 | 0 | 2023 | — | | [1053430313](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 24 | 0 | 2023 | — | | [1053430334](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 24 | 0 | 2023 | — | | [1053430713](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 23.5 | 0 | 2023 | — | | [1053173193](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 137 | 6 | 2023 | — | | [1053229513](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic | 127 | 4 | 2023 | — | | [1053229543](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 200 | 5 | 2023 | — | | [1054139287](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic | 167 | 5 | 2023 | — | | [1054140056](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic | 140 | 35 | 2023 | — | | [1054142141](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic | 140 | 15 | 2023 | — | | [1054142905](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic | 162 | 25 | 2023 | — | | [1054142921](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic | 140 | 7 | 2023 | — | | [1054142960](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic | 140 | 20 | 2023 | — | | [1053405990](/search.md) | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 38 | 105 | 2023 | — | | [1053406009](/search.md) | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 39 | 105 | 2023 | — | | [1053406230](/search.md) | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 37 | 240 | 2023 | — | | [1053380538](/search.md) | Plains Env. Services | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 35 | 0 | 2023 | — | | [1053380551](/search.md) | Plains Env. Services | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 35 | 0 | 2023 | — | | [1053380563](/search.md) | Plains Env. Services | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 35 | 0 | 2023 | — | | [1053437761](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Service, INC | Other | 100 | 30 | 2023 | — | | [1053269614](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238 | Irrigation | 44 | 150 | 2023 | — | | [1053269628](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238 | Irrigation | 44 | 100 | 2023 | — | | [1053269641](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238 | Irrigation | 43 | 150 | 2023 | — | | [1053328803](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238 | Domestic | 80 | 0 | 2023 | — | | [555272](/search.md) | Allison Well & Pump Services | Domestic | 160 | 2 | 2022 | — | | [1052884183](/search.md) | East Wichita Well & Pump Srvc | Domestic | 100 | 15 | 2022 | — | | [1052914841](/search.md) | H2o Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 50 | 5 | 2022 | — | | [1052914884](/search.md) | H2o Drilling | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 61 | 10 | 2022 | — | | [554427](/search.md) | Harp Well & Pump Service, INC | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 120 | 0 | 2022 | — | | [553595](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drilling CO | Domestic, Livestock | 120 | 40 | 2022 | — | | [553629](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drilling CO | Domestic | 140 | 25 | 2022 | — | | [1053173118](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drilling CO | Domestic | 100 | 40 | 2022 | — | | [1053229476](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drilling CO | Domestic | 127 | 0.5 | 2022 | — | | [1052888768](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic | 140 | 35 | 2022 | — | | [1052899899](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic | 180 | 2 | 2022 | — | | [1053173105](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic | 120 | 40 | 2022 | — | | [1053173132](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic | 147 | 40 | 2022 | — | | [1053173175](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic | 207 | 1 | 2022 | — | | [1053229498](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 147 | 12 | 2022 | — | | [1053229554](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic | 140 | 50 | 2022 | — | | [1053237415](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 180 | 9 | 2022 | — | | [1053346442](/search.md) | Mcpherson Drlg | Domestic | 140 | 25 | 2022 | — | | [551589](/search.md) | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Dewatering | 39.5 | 1000 | 2022 | — | | [1052889672](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238 | Test hole/well | 43 | 0 | 2022 | — | | [1052892237](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238 | Test hole/well | 40 | 0 | 2022 | — | | [1052895303](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238 | Test hole/well | 36 | 0 | 2022 | — | | [1052905777](/search.md) | Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238 | Irrigation | 36 | 550 | 2022 | — | | [538988](/search.md) | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | Irrigation | 43 | 0 | 2021 | — | | [548790](/search.md) | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | Test Hole, Cased | 37 | 0 | 2021 | — | | [548791](/search.md) | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | Test Hole, Cased | 29 | 0 | 2021 | — | | [549844](/search.md) | Euler Water Well Drilling | Domestic | 100 | 0.5 | 2021 | — | | [544591](/search.md) | Geocore, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 21.6 | 0 | 2021 | — | | [544592](/search.md) | Geocore, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 22.3 | 0 | 2021 | — | | [544605](/search.md) | Geocore, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 18.2 | 0 | 2021 | — | | [544606](/search.md) | Geocore, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 17.9 | 0 | 2021 | — | ### By water use in Cowley County - [Domestic in Cowley County](/county/cowley/domestic.md) 485 - [Monitoring well/observation/piezometer in Cowley County](/county/cowley/monitoring-well-observation-piezometer.md) 1,141 ### Counties with a comparable register - [Thomas](/county/thomas.md) 2,827 - [Kiowa](/county/kiowa.md) 2,662 - [Stevens](/county/stevens.md) 2,587 - [Marion](/county/marion.md) 2,513 - [Meade](/county/meade.md) 2,318 - [Haskell](/county/haskell.md) 2,288 - [Montgomery](/county/montgomery.md) 2,285 - [Kearny](/county/kearny.md) 2,143 - [Sheridan](/county/sheridan.md) 2,086 - [Ellsworth](/county/ellsworth.md) 2,028 - [Rush](/county/rush.md) 1,921 - [Geary](/county/geary.md) 1,901 - [Barber](/county/barber.md) 1,835 Neighbours by the size of their register, not a ranking: the list slides with the county, so each of the 100 county pages is reachable from the others. [All of them](/county.md). --- Página: https://wwc5.pages.dev/county/cowley/ Fonte: Water Wells WWC5 — Kansas Geological Survey, from records filed with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Recolha: 2026-08-21