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Domestic wells in Ellsworth County

759 of the 2,028 WWC-5 records in Ellsworth County — 37.4% — are recorded for domestic.

How this group compares

Ellsworth County holds 1.0% of the 77,399 domestic records in Kansas, while holding 0.6% of the register overall — so this use is over-represented here.

water for a household. The commonest use on the register by a wide margin, and the one most likely to sit under a property somebody is buying.

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
Depth93 ft196 ft60 ft — deeper here (756 records, 100 %)
Static water level50 ft128 ft24 ft — higher here (692 records, 91 %)
Estimated yield15 gpm60 gpm25 gpm — lower here (465 records, 61 %)

What stands out among these

The busiest contractor on these records is Kelly's Water Well Service, INC, named on 296 of them (39.0%), ahead of Ellsworth Co. Water Quality Coordinator (174) and Peterson Irrigation, INC (58). The oldest record here was completed in 1975 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest well on file reaches 367 feet — a domestic well drilled by Kelly's Water Well Service, INC in 1975.

Plugging records — for domestic in Ellsworth County

241 of the 759 records for domestic in Ellsworth County carry a plugging report (31.8%), filed on form WWC-5P. The other 518 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 244 records here completed before 1995, that is exactly what a buyer checks. Why it matters and who pays.

Who drilled them

ContractorRecordsShare
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC29639.0%
Ellsworth Co. Water Quality Coordinator17422.9%
Peterson Irrigation, INC587.6%
Associated Drilling, INC455.9%
Well Owner304.0%
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC273.6%
Dallas Boeken & Burrows Water Well CO202.6%
Pestinger Pump & Water Well Drlg., INC131.7%
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC131.7%
Paul Pestinger Pump & Water Well Drlg., INC131.7%
City Plumbing60.8%
Jack Goodman Water Well Drilling50.7%
Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC50.7%
Associated Drilling, Inc. #99050.7%
O.s. Fent Hydraulic Drilling Company40.5%
Daryl Cox & Sons, INC40.5%

An unplugged well on land in Ellsworth County?

518 of the 759 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.

The records

Domestic, Ellsworth 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
1057552790Peterson Drilling, LLCDomestic56.5352026—
1057211208Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCDomestic14002026—
1057268506Us Drilling CorpDomestic5302026—
1056929716Associated Drilling, Inc. #990Domestic178302025—
1057046022Associated Drilling, Inc. #990Domestic195302025—
1056878310Peterson Mcnett DrlgDomestic501.52025—
1055872070Associated Drilling, INCDomestic80202024—
1054730092Associated Drilling, Inc. #990Domestic110102024—
1054866879Associated Drilling, Inc. #990Domestic198102024—
1053427829Associated Drilling, INCDomestic200102023—
1053436278Associated Drilling, Inc. #990Domestic258302023—
1053408103Rosencrantz-bemis EntDomestic8002023—
1052890543Associated Drilling, INCDomestic13902022—
552338Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCDomestic60202022—
549426Associated Drilling, INCDomestic180202021—
545507Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INCDomestic71202021—
548625Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INCDomestic100202021—
543942Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCDomestic63202021—
539702Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INCDomestic100202020—
516681Bushell Water Well ServiceDomestic100602018—
515665Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic168152018—
507060Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic75142017—
508071Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic25002017—
512946Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic168152017—
494052Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INCDomestic280152016—
498778Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic165102016—
504441Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic92602016—
484970Associated Drilling, INCDomestic144122015—
490057Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic3702015—
493950Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic133122015—
491033Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCDomestic12002015—
493297Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCDomestic17602015—
495403Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCDomestic11702015—
496828Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCDomestic8002015—
482075Associated Drilling, INCDomestic119302014—
482125Associated Drilling, INCDomestic56182014—
484600Clarke Well and Equipment, INCDomestic11502014—
474758Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic137802014—
474759Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic7362014—
476029Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic119182014—
477750Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic10642014—
477751Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic175202014—
480951Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic99402014—
481593Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic74202014—
483564Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic144122014—
477749Rainey Water WellDomestic52402014—
477748Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCDomestic11002014—
492433Bushell Water Well ServiceDomestic12292013—
464804Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic82122013—
466332Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic54152013—
469548Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic16482013—
469924Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic51152013—
470808Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic110252013—
471547Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic146102013—
471548Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic1254.52013—
469546Pestinger Pump & Water Well Drlg., INCDomestic9572013—
453890Associated Drilling, INCDomestic58302012—
458076Associated Drilling, INCDomestic138122012—
458092Associated Drilling, INCDomestic280202012—
460093Associated Drilling, INCDomestic63402012—
460094Associated Drilling, INCDomestic80702012—
461958Clarke Well and Equipment, INCDomestic21002012—
457204Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic184162012—
457205Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic8372012—
457206Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic11882012—
457207Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic120182012—
459412Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic88702012—
460267Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic275252012—
460268Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic287252012—
460768Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic65142012—
460769Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic137182012—
452490Pestinger Pump & Water Well Drlg., INCDomestic12072012—
453610Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCDomestic16002012—
453614Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCDomestic15202012—
445739Associated Drilling, INCDomestic12042011—
446923Associated Drilling, INCDomestic120202011—
446931Associated Drilling, INCDomestic12042011—
452879Associated Drilling, INCDomestic31252011—
453869Associated Drilling, INCDomestic12042011—
446102Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic164122011—
447360Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic166152011—
455272Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic154152011—
434815Associated Drilling, INCDomestic60302010—
436396Associated Drilling, INCDomestic12022010—
437721Associated Drilling, INCDomestic295302010—
437722Associated Drilling, INCDomestic11882010—
438648Associated Drilling, INCDomestic23202010—
441450Associated Drilling, INCDomestic80252010—
441451Associated Drilling, INCDomestic87122010—
434171Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic127502010—
436397Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic94122010—
438977Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic18052010—
436734Peterson Irrigation, INCDomestic4517.52010—
437564Peterson Irrigation, INCDomestic128502010—
435491Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCDomestic5002010—
436429Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCDomestic13002010—
427753Associated Drilling, INCDomestic100252009—
427754Associated Drilling, INCDomestic130102009—
427764Associated Drilling, INCDomestic180102009—
432196Associated Drilling, INCDomestic16052009—
432197Associated Drilling, INCDomestic45252009—
435857Associated Drilling, INCDomestic120752009—
426502Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic13482009—
426503Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic151122009—
428196Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic17232009—
426905Paul Pestinger Pump & Water Well Drlg., INCDomestic9572009—
430454Paul Pestinger Pump & Water Well Drlg., INCDomestic8702009—
412193Associated Drilling, INCDomestic97252008—
413014Associated Drilling, INCDomestic264702008—
417044Associated Drilling, INCDomestic210602008—
417045Associated Drilling, INCDomestic123402008—
417046Associated Drilling, INCDomestic120402008—
419234Associated Drilling, INCDomestic2201002008—
419235Associated Drilling, INCDomestic140602008—
419236Associated Drilling, INCDomestic160902008—
419976Associated Drilling, INCDomestic200302008—
420213Associated Drilling, INCDomestic98402008—
420215Associated Drilling, INCDomestic931002008—
427752Associated Drilling, INCDomestic15532008—
413746Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic88252008—
413498Paul Pestinger Pump & Water Well Drlg., INCDomestic6002008—
402205Associated Drilling, INCDomestic1951002007—
407422Associated Drilling, INCDomestic242402007—
407423Associated Drilling, INCDomestic18342007—
404197Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic95302007—
406246Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic256202007—
405092Peterson Irrigation, INCDomestic9312.52007—
407618Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCDomestic11002007—
381651Jack Goodman Water Well DrillingDomestic100152006—
388450Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INCDomestic240102006—
382795Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic121102006—
383622Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic14152006—
386550Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic13882006—
386551Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic766.52006—
386552Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic5912006—
386553Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic24952006—
386554Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic81102006—
389085Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic171502006—
389086Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic14852006—
390037Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic97102006—
390038Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic96102006—
390039Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic77152006—
390040Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic19662006—
391184Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic80122006—
393125Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic23662006—
393126Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic119202006—
396349Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic12052006—
397990Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic135202006—
395908Mid Kansas Water Well Services LLCDomestic17002006—
363178Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic80102005—
366911Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic13642005—
368937Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic160152005—
371206Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic3062005—
371207Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic12282005—
374124Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic218122005—
376315Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic144152005—
380317Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic126102005—
380441Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic24652005—
380442Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic135302005—
380443Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic180142005—
367593Paul Pestinger Pump & Water Well Drlg., INCDomestic63252005—
345981Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic77122004—
347380Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic10442004—
356090Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic160152004—
356091Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic100172004—
356092Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic245202004—
357096Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic2462004—
357099Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic17617.52004—
357896Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic82252004—
358366Miller DrillingDomestic4822004—
345785Paul Pestinger Pump & Water Well Drlg., INCDomestic114102004—
345112Pro's Well ServiceDomestic002004—
344774Geocore Services INCDomestic5732003—
342233Jack Goodman Water Well DrillingDomestic220202003—
330671Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic208102003—
335918Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic29882003—
337319Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic11842003—
337320Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic120102003—
337969Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic100122003—
337970Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic7642003—
338804Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic3552003—
338807Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic11332003—
338808Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic132122003—
339441Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic5482003—
340552Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic13582003—
341138Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic212802003—
343358Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic15572003—
344364Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic10082003—
340337Michael Peterson Irrigation, INCDomestic6317.52003—
333707Jack Goodman Water Well DrillingDomestic110252002—
333710Jack Goodman Water Well DrillingDomestic80502002—
326585Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic106102002—
329078Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic10182002—
330670Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic11282002—
331685Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic111202002—
331686Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic54102002—
333116Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic25882002—
335435Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic117122002—
335437Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic5882002—
329562Michael Peterson Irrigation, INCDomestic5052002—
330669Paul Pestinger Pump & Water Well Drlg., INCDomestic57202002—
332177Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCDomestic5002002—
320421Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic58102001—
322683Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic109162001—
323551Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic18242001—
324266Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic8552001—
324964Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic197152001—
324265Paul Pestinger Pump & Water Well Drlg., INCDomestic56202001—
310731Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic96152000—
311216Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic92152000—
312790Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic9582000—
313396Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic80252000—
313397Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic140122000—
314181Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic7962000—
303955Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic112101999—
307690Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic43101999—
309846Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic167101999—
309847Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic63101999—
310255Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic22181999—
310256Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic71101999—
304982Peterson Irrigation, INCDomestic110101999—
446973Bushell Water Well ServiceDomestic13581998—
300915Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic83101998—
300916Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic20881998—
300918Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic196201998—
301106Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic97121998—
475916Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic10281998—
475936Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic121101998—
475956Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic188101998—
475958Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic102151998—
475968Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic78201998—
475894Pestinger Pump & Water Well Drlg., INCDomestic34.8301998—
300746Peterson Irrigation, INCDomestic69201998—
475893Peterson Irrigation, INCDomestic5051998—
300720Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCDomestic11501998—
446992Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCDomestic10201998—
115620Clarke Well and Equipment, INCDomestic8201997—
112541Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic8841997—
113793Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic15881997—
113794Kelly's Water Well Service, INCDomestic85101997—

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