Water wells in Ellsworth County
2,028 WWC-5 records — 0.6% of the Kansas register. The median well here is 80 feet deep, against 60 feet statewide.
2,028Records
80 ftMedian depth
515Plugged
106Drillers
How deep people drill in Ellsworth 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.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depth | 80 ft | 193 ft | 60 ft — deeper here (2,016 records, 99 %) |
| Static water level | 40 ft | 110 ft | 24 ft — higher here (1,645 records, 81 %) |
| Estimated yield | 18 gpm | 60 gpm | 25 gpm — lower here (888 records, 44 %) |
What the water is used for
| Water use | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 759 | 37.4% |
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 565 | 27.9% |
| Domestic, Livestock | 267 | 13.2% |
| Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 155 | 7.6% |
| Oil Field Water Supply | 82 | 4.0% |
| Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 44 | 2.2% |
| Irrigation | 30 | 1.5% |
| Public Water Supply | 28 | 1.4% |
| Environmental Remediation, Injection | 18 | 0.9% |
| Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 16 | 0.8% |
| Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal | 13 | 0.6% |
| Test hole/well | 12 | 0.6% |
Wells tied to a water right
82 records in Ellsworth County carry a DWR appropriation number — 4.0%, 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 Ellsworth County
The busiest contractor on these records is Kelly's Water Well Service, INC, named on 467 of them (23.0%), ahead of Ellsworth Co. Water Quality Coordinator (180) and Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC (104). The oldest record here was completed in 1973 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest well on file reaches 763 feet — a monitoring well/observation/piezometer well drilled by Layne Christensen CO in 2013.
Plugging records — in Ellsworth County
515 of the 2,028 records in Ellsworth County carry a plugging report (25.4%), filed on form WWC-5P. The other 1,513 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 555 records here completed before 1995, that is exactly what a buyer checks. Why it matters and who pays.
Who drills in Ellsworth County
| Contractor | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 467 | 23.0% |
| Ellsworth Co. Water Quality Coordinator | 180 | 8.9% |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 104 | 5.1% |
| Associated Drilling, INC | 103 | 5.1% |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 90 | 4.4% |
| Peterson Irrigation, INC | 87 | 4.3% |
| Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | 72 | 3.6% |
| Below Ground Surface, INC | 70 | 3.5% |
| Geocore Services INC | 67 | 3.3% |
| Geocore, INC | 64 | 3.2% |
| Funkee Drilling Service | 59 | 2.9% |
| Whitetail Drilling, LLC | 46 | 2.3% |
| Dallas Boeken & Burrows Water Well CO | 38 | 1.9% |
| Well Owner | 37 | 1.8% |
| Plains Environmental Services, INC | 33 | 1.6% |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Ent | 26 | 1.3% |
| Layne Western | 25 | 1.2% |
| Pratt Well Service, INC | 25 | 1.2% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 257 | 12.7% |
| 2010s | 393 | 19.4% |
| 2000s | 477 | 23.5% |
| 1990s | 484 | 23.9% |
| 1980s | 342 | 16.9% |
| 1970s | 75 | 3.7% |
An unplugged well on land in Ellsworth County?
1,513 of the 2,028 records in Ellsworth 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.
Records in Ellsworth County
| WWC-5 | Drilled by | Use | Depth (ft) | Yield (gpm) | Year | Plugging report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1057150243 | Associated Drilling, INC | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 40 | 20 | 2026 | — |
| 1057190643 | Associated Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 96 | 30 | 2026 | — |
| 1057190733 | Associated Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 80 | 48 | 2026 | — |
| 1057190746 | Associated Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 96 | 15 | 2026 | — |
| 1057181275 | Coranco Great Plains, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 54 | 0 | 2026 | — |
| 1057181285 | Coranco Great Plains, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 53.89 | 0 | 2026 | — |
| 1057181356 | Coranco Great Plains, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 53.7 | 0 | 2026 | — |
| 1057552790 | Peterson Drilling, LLC | Domestic | 56.5 | 35 | 2026 | — |
| 1057211048 | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 350 | 0 | 2026 | — |
| 1057211208 | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | Domestic | 140 | 0 | 2026 | — |
| 1057268506 | Us Drilling Corp | Domestic | 53 | 0 | 2026 | — |
| 1057268552 | Us Drilling Corp | Domestic, Livestock | 118 | 0 | 2026 | — |
| 1057268641 | Us Drilling Corp | Domestic, Livestock | 207 | 0 | 2026 | — |
| 1057268748 | Us Drilling Corp | Domestic, Livestock | 174 | 100 | 2026 | — |
| 1057268760 | Us Drilling Corp | Domestic, Livestock | 98 | 0 | 2026 | — |
| 1056637099 | Associated Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 96 | 50 | 2025 | — |
| 1056824269 | Associated Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 178 | 10 | 2025 | — |
| 1056636974 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 240 | 60 | 2025 | — |
| 1056637194 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 160 | 40 | 2025 | — |
| 1056637244 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 120 | 25 | 2025 | — |
| 1056637411 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 310 | 15 | 2025 | — |
| 1056637517 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 100 | 30 | 2025 | — |
| 1056661491 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 100 | 50 | 2025 | — |
| 1056824234 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 99 | 6 | 2025 | — |
| 1056837639 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 98 | 1.5 | 2025 | — |
| 1056837782 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 158 | 60 | 2025 | — |
| 1056929716 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic | 178 | 30 | 2025 | — |
| 1056934073 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 160 | 30 | 2025 | — |
| 1057046011 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 160 | 40 | 2025 | — |
| 1057046022 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic | 195 | 30 | 2025 | — |
| 1057046379 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 79 | 100 | 2025 | — |
| 1056986976 | Bushell Ww Srvc | Domestic, Livestock | 120 | 0 | 2025 | — |
| 562249 | Cascade Drilling | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 80 | 15 | 2025 | — |
| 562250 | Cascade Drilling | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 80 | 15 | 2025 | — |
| 1056910099 | Coranco Great Plains, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 55 | 0 | 2025 | — |
| 1057148756 | Coranco Great Plains, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 55 | 0 | 2025 | — |
| 1056831245 | H2o Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 70 | 15 | 2025 | — |
| 1056831269 | H2o Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 80 | 25 | 2025 | — |
| 1056914740 | Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 88 | 12 | 2025 | — |
| 1056914765 | Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 80 | 12 | 2025 | — |
| 1056917610 | Peterson Drilling - #1079 | Domestic, Livestock | 100 | 5 | 2025 | — |
| 1057025958 | Peterson Drilling - #1079 | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 200 | 0 | 2025 | — |
| 1056658839 | Peterson Mcnett Drlg | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 60 | 5 | 2025 | — |
| 1056834463 | Peterson Mcnett Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 200 | 10 | 2025 | — |
| 1056834502 | Peterson Mcnett Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 153 | 3 | 2025 | — |
| 1056878310 | Peterson Mcnett Drlg | Domestic | 50 | 1.5 | 2025 | — |
| 1056641976 | Rosencrantz-bemis Ent | Domestic, Livestock | 90 | 0 | 2025 | — |
| 1056834680 | Rosencrantz-bemis Ent | Domestic, Livestock | 100 | 0 | 2025 | — |
| 1057061218 | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 80 | 0 | 2025 | — |
| 1054490801 | Associated Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 220 | 10 | 2024 | — |
| 1055006502 | Associated Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 315 | 15 | 2024 | — |
| 1055872070 | Associated Drilling, INC | Domestic | 80 | 20 | 2024 | — |
| 560449 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 140 | 20 | 2024 | — |
| 1054139858 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 179 | 10 | 2024 | — |
| 1054139876 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 175 | 10 | 2024 | — |
| 1054141796 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 98 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1054345390 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 113 | 30 | 2024 | — |
| 1054345415 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 118 | 15 | 2024 | — |
| 1054357993 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 180 | 4 | 2024 | — |
| 1054368077 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 100 | 15 | 2024 | — |
| 1054368132 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 140 | 4 | 2024 | — |
| 1054431969 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 200 | 15 | 2024 | — |
| 1054490784 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 100 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1054490860 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 100 | 5 | 2024 | — |
| 1054576415 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 140 | 15 | 2024 | — |
| 1054576435 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 59 | 10 | 2024 | — |
| 1054683255 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 118 | 2.5 | 2024 | — |
| 1054730092 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic | 110 | 10 | 2024 | — |
| 1054781783 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 159 | 4 | 2024 | — |
| 1054781895 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 100 | 100 | 2024 | — |
| 1054866879 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic | 198 | 10 | 2024 | — |
| 1055006202 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 100 | 30 | 2024 | — |
| 1055006367 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 140 | 50 | 2024 | — |
| 1055006383 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 140 | 20 | 2024 | — |
| 1055147755 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 119 | 20 | 2024 | — |
| 1055314591 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 93 | 18 | 2024 | — |
| 1055314920 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 98 | 15 | 2024 | — |
| 1055583656 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 178 | 40 | 2024 | — |
| 1055751191 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 98 | 40 | 2024 | — |
| 1056869399 | Bushell Ww Srvc | Domestic, Livestock | 200 | 30 | 2024 | — |
| 1055100586 | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 34 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055100599 | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 28 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055100612 | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 15 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055100621 | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 27 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055100629 | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 15 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055100641 | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 15 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055100652 | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 16 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055100662 | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 14.5 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055100673 | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 32.5 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055100686 | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 15 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055100697 | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 25 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055100709 | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 16 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055100741 | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 15 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1054201922 | Peterson Mcnett Drlg | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 200 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1054671146 | Peterson Mcnett Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 118 | 15 | 2024 | — |
| 1054671191 | Peterson Mcnett Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 50 | 3 | 2024 | — |
| 1054942505 | Peterson Mcnett Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 171 | 25 | 2024 | — |
| 1055866088 | Peterson Mcnett Drlg | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 36 | 12 | 2024 | — |
| 1055355074 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 15.5 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055355085 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 13 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055355318 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 14 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055355331 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 13 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055355344 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 13 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055355357 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 13 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055355370 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 13.5 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055355383 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 16 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055355396 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 20 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055355409 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 15 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055355458 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 12.5 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055355468 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 12.5 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055355478 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 13.5 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055355489 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 15 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055355614 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 28 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055355627 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 26 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055355640 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 12.5 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055355650 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 19.5 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055553722 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 13.5 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055553755 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 15 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055553767 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 14.5 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055553779 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 13 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055553790 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 14 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055553801 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 15 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055553812 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 29 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055553898 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 14 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055553911 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 14 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055553924 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 19 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055553937 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 25 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055553950 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 23 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055553963 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 22 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055553976 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 30.5 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055553989 | Plains Environmental Services, INC | Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 13 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055314560 | Rosencrantz-bemis Ent | Domestic, Livestock | 90 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055314704 | Rosencrantz-bemis Ent | Domestic, Livestock | 80 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055314716 | Rosencrantz-bemis Ent | Domestic, Livestock | 100 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055314733 | Rosencrantz-bemis Ent | Domestic, Livestock | 140 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055314764 | Rosencrantz-bemis Ent | Domestic, Livestock | 100 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055314774 | Rosencrantz-bemis Ent | Domestic, Livestock | 80 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055314870 | Rosencrantz-bemis Ent | Domestic, Livestock | 120 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055651152 | Rosencrantz-bemis Ent | Domestic, Livestock | 240 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1053410675 | Associated Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 100 | 30 | 2023 | — |
By water use in Ellsworth County
- Domestic in Ellsworth County 759
- Domestic, Lawn and Garden in Ellsworth County 155
- Domestic, Livestock in Ellsworth County 267
- Monitoring well/observation/piezometer in Ellsworth County 565
Counties with a comparable register
- Marion 2,513
- Meade 2,318
- Haskell 2,288
- Montgomery 2,285
- Cowley 2,223
- Kearny 2,143
- Sheridan 2,086
- Rush 1,921
- Geary 1,901
- Barber 1,835
- Washington 1,798
- Phillips 1,775
- Norton 1,770
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.