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Domestic, Livestock wells in Dickinson County

309 of the 3,662 WWC-5 records in Dickinson County — 8.4% — are recorded for domestic, livestock.

How this group compares

Dickinson County holds 1.8% of the 17,552 domestic, livestock records in Kansas, while holding 1.2% of the register overall — so this use is over-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
Depth78 ft131 ft60 ft — deeper here (309 records, 100 %)
Static water level38 ft71 ft24 ft — higher here (301 records, 97 %)
Estimated yield20 gpm36 gpm25 gpm — lower here (253 records, 82 %)

What stands out among these

The busiest contractor on these records is Backhus Drilling, named on 48 of them (15.5%), ahead of Backhus Well Drilling, LLC (48) and Backhus Well Drlg (27). The oldest record here was completed in 1974 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest well on file reaches 162 feet — a domestic, livestock well drilled by Backhus Well Drilling, LLC in 2019.

Plugging records — for domestic, livestock in Dickinson County

29 of the 309 records for domestic, livestock in Dickinson County carry a plugging report (9.4%), filed on form WWC-5P. The other 280 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
Backhus Drilling4815.5%
Backhus Well Drilling, LLC4815.5%
Backhus Well Drlg278.7%
Backhus Well Drilling LLC278.7%
Well Owner216.8%
Central Kansas Drilling196.1%
Flint Hills Drlg #914196.1%
Brant E. Rader Drilling CO134.2%
Zinn Water Well Drlg113.6%
Associated Drilling, INC103.2%
Haldeman Well Drilling & Pump Service82.6%
Haldeman Well Drlg. & Pump82.6%
Paul H. Backhus Drilling61.9%
Associated Drilling, Inc. #99061.9%
Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC51.6%
Backhus Well Drilling - #103751.6%

An unplugged well on land in Dickinson County?

280 of the 309 records in Dickinson 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, Dickinson 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
1057134615Associated Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock100402026—
1057218180Associated Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock69302026—
1057271955Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock90152026—
1057271965Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock82152026—
1057272095Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock60202026—
1057272186Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock52302026—
1057272196Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock72202026—
1057272205Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock60102026—
1057113981Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic, Livestock120302026—
1056760477Backhus Well Drilling - #1037Domestic, Livestock135202025—
1056760509Backhus Well Drilling - #1037Domestic, Livestock48102025—
1056760532Backhus Well Drilling - #1037Domestic, Livestock80202025—
1056760542Backhus Well Drilling - #1037Domestic, Livestock80202025—
1056873688Backhus Well Drilling - #1037Domestic, Livestock145202025—
562069Haldeman Well Drlg. & PumpDomestic, Livestock160202025—
1054635796Associated Drilling, Inc. #990Domestic, Livestock138202024—
1055147798Associated Drilling, Inc. #990Domestic, Livestock99122024—
1055147832Associated Drilling, Inc. #990Domestic, Livestock11082024—
1055412904Associated Drilling, Inc. #990Domestic, Livestock13902024—
1055412960Associated Drilling, Inc. #990Domestic, Livestock140302024—
1055353244Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock5082024—
1055353295Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock90102024—
1055353316Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock6252024—
1055353326Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock62102024—
1055353336Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock52102024—
1055353413Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock50302024—
1055353423Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock50102024—
1055353784Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock52102024—
1055353794Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock62102024—
1055861786Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock110202024—
1055861798Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock110202024—
1055861810Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock140102024—
1055862055Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock90202024—
1055862067Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock65202024—
1055862516Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock90202024—
1055862537Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock120202024—
1055862605Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock110202024—
1055862618Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock90202024—
1055862630Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock50202024—
1055862641Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock110302024—
1055862664Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock110202024—
1056212747Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock50102024—
1056212757Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock70202024—
1056212767Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock70202024—
1056212778Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock70202024—
1056212887Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock5002024—
1056212958Backhus Well Drilling LLCDomestic, Livestock70202024—
1054861342Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock130202024—
1054861407Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock70202024—
1054861450Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock70502024—
1054861603Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock52102024—
1054861613Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock90102024—
1054861623Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock50302024—
1054861632Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock50202024—
1054861641Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock8882024—
1054861672Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock50152024—
1055615026Flint Hills Drilling #914Domestic, Livestock11922024—
1054706911Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic, Livestock120302024—
1054706945Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic, Livestock99202024—
1054706960Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic, Livestock80202024—
1054706974Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic, Livestock11962024—
1054706993Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic, Livestock10062024—
1054707013Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic, Livestock14032024—
1054707031Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic, Livestock120202024—
1055006252Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic, Livestock81302024—
1055006265Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic, Livestock10052024—
1055234699Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic, Livestock10082024—
1055234766Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic, Livestock80202024—
1055615000Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic, Livestock120152024—
1055615157Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic, Livestock80202024—
1055615426Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic, Livestock801002024—
1056601217Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic, Livestock1005.52024—
560012Haldeman Well Drlg. & PumpDomestic, Livestock10062024—
560690Haldeman Well Drlg. & PumpDomestic, Livestock140202024—
560794Haldeman Well Drlg. & PumpDomestic, Livestock140202024—
1054139507Peterson Mcnett DrlgDomestic, Livestock93102024—
1054942517Peterson Mcnett DrlgDomestic, Livestock100102024—
1056334008Zinn Water Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock80202024—
1053375116Associated Drilling, Inc. #990Domestic, Livestock90362023—
1053384648Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock130102023—
1053385260Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock50202023—
1053385422Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock50202023—
1053386346Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock108302023—
1053386358Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock128202023—
1053386371Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock90152023—
1053386380Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock70152023—
1053386403Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock90202023—
1053438495Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock50202023—
1053847967Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock130502023—
1053848091Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock80302023—
1053848139Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock90202023—
1053848259Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock55152023—
560351Blue Valley DrillingDomestic, Livestock62102023—
560369Blue Valley DrillingDomestic, Livestock58152023—
560375Blue Valley DrillingDomestic, Livestock160102023—
1053382231Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic, Livestock160102023—
1053382398Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic, Livestock16002023—
1053433119Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic, Livestock14052023—
559035Haldeman Well Drilling & Pump ServiceDomestic, Livestock140302023—
557822Haldeman Well Drlg. & PumpDomestic, Livestock135202023—
559104Haldeman Well Drlg. & PumpDomestic, Livestock152202023—
559105Haldeman Well Drlg. & PumpDomestic, Livestock152202023—
559367Haldeman Well Drlg. & PumpDomestic, Livestock10062023—
1053285398Peterson Mcnett DrlgDomestic, Livestock80112023—
1052901247Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock72202022—
1052909503Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock122152022—
1052909554Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock50202022—
1053384731Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock128202022—
1053384741Backhus Well DrlgDomestic, Livestock70302022—
553233Central Kansas DrillingDomestic, Livestock56152022—
553232Central Kansas DrlgDomestic, Livestock83152022—
1052908193Peterson Mcnett DrlgDomestic, Livestock138302022—
552694Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock90502021—
552713Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock80502021—
552722Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock120302021—
547978Geocore, LLCDomestic, Livestock34202021—
539305Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock4062021—
528394Associated Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock130662020—
532075Associated Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock98202020—
542512Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock60502020—
542513Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock130502020—
542525Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock98502020—
545192Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock70202020—
545195Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock90302020—
545196Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock122202020—
545201Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock90302020—
545202Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock90502020—
531362Central Kansas DrillingDomestic, Livestock48142020—
537191Flint Hills Drilling #914Domestic, Livestock140202020—
527745Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock7052020—
533141Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock4082020—
525639Associated Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock119402019—
527778Associated Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock75202019—
527961Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock142202019—
527962Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock110152019—
527991Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock90152019—
527993Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock162152019—
542438Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock70152019—
542442Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock90202019—
542444Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock70302019—
542445Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock84152019—
542446Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock110152019—
542448Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock30202019—
542462Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock77202019—
542463Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock100102019—
521640Central Kansas DrillingDomestic, Livestock69152019—
528054Central Kansas DrillingDomestic, Livestock10402019—
528055Haldeman Well Drilling & Pump ServiceDomestic, Livestock100202019—
518208Associated Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock9822018—
527935Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock100402018—
527936Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock90382018—
527937Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock105382018—
527941Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock70202018—
527942Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock80222018—
527956Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock120202018—
520723Central Kansas DrillingDomestic, Livestock76202018—
518756Flint Hills DrillingDomestic, Livestock11772018—
518803Flint Hills DrillingDomestic, Livestock80202018—
518466Haldeman Well Drilling & Pump ServiceDomestic, Livestock100302018—
520257Haldeman Well Drilling & Pump ServiceDomestic, Livestock140202018—
520258Haldeman Well Drilling & Pump ServiceDomestic, Livestock120202018—
515990Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock5272018—
512846Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCDomestic, Livestock6602018—
513478Associated Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock71152017—
514866Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock45202017—
508117Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock60262017—
508118Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock15082017—
509915Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock75132017—
512175Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock135362017—
512200Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock135332017—
503093Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock105212016—
503110Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock120392016—
503118Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock120322016—
503434Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock60432016—
512190Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock86392016—
512193Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock70382016—
512194Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock115422016—
502855G and A Pump and Windmill ServiceDomestic, Livestock407.52016—
487664Associated Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock150302015—
495466Associated Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock76152015—
485326Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock10222.52015—
487325Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock75202015—
487356Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock75252015—
487357Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock120302015—
487358Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock9092015—
487361Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock757.52015—
493948Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock75202015—
503138Backhus Well Drilling, LLCDomestic, Livestock102162015—
486458Central Kansas DrillingDomestic, Livestock46302015—
487705Central Kansas DrillingDomestic, Livestock75102015—
493947Central Kansas DrillingDomestic, Livestock97102015—
491028Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INCDomestic, Livestock539.52015—
474935Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock77202014—
474936Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock80202014—
474937Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock6542014—
474938Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock738.52014—
474939Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock927.52014—
478537Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock49102014—
485325Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock10517.52014—
487296Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock97202014—
475253Central Kansas DrillingDomestic, Livestock79132014—
479918Central Kansas DrillingDomestic, Livestock142102014—
480946Central Kansas DrillingDomestic, Livestock95202014—
480947Central Kansas DrillingDomestic, Livestock467.52014—
483519Central Kansas DrillingDomestic, Livestock44252014—
479682Pestinger Pump & Water Well Drlg., INCDomestic, Livestock6632014—
465027Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock70202013—
466671Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock122202013—
470180Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock110152013—
472137Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock92202013—
473536Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock6017.52013—
468028Central Kansas DrillingDomestic, Livestock52252013—
470179Central Kansas DrillingDomestic, Livestock70202013—
460264Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock72252012—
453101Peterson Irrigation, INCDomestic, Livestock6017.52012—
461454Peterson Irrigation, INCDomestic, Livestock671502012—
443422Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock40202011—
440193Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock65252010—
435375Paul H. Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock70202010—
410633Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic, Livestock86402007—
400388Paul H. Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock10017.52007—
404063Paul H. Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock55202007—
406646Paul H. Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock45202007—
393018Central Kansas DrillingDomestic, Livestock48102006—
399237Paul H. Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock7017.52006—
382128Paul Pestinger Pump & Water Well Drlg., INCDomestic, Livestock5502006—
371913Paul H. Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock7042005—
355535Central Kansas DrillingDomestic, Livestock7092004—
337286Central Kansas DrillingDomestic, Livestock90102003—
335905Michael Peterson Irrigation, INCDomestic, Livestock55252003—
105761Central Kansas DrillingDomestic, Livestock136151996—
11728Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock97201981—
11804Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock3601981—
11725Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock99201980—
11768Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock68151980—
505865Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock52201980—
11117Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock85251979—
11705Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock6801979—
11727Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock6401979—
11800Backhus DrillingDomestic, Livestock9501979—

Part of a bigger picture: all 3,662 records in Dickinson County, and every domestic, livestock record in Kansas.

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