Water wells in Jewell County
539 WWC-5 records — 0.2% of the Kansas register. The median well here is 55 feet deep, against 60 feet statewide.
539Records
55 ftMedian depth
148Plugged
69Drillers
How deep people drill in Jewell 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 | 55 ft | 158 ft | 60 ft — shallower here (537 records, 100 %) |
| Static water level | 27 ft | 76 ft | 24 ft — higher here (476 records, 88 %) |
| Estimated yield | 20 gpm | 100 gpm | 25 gpm — lower here (302 records, 56 %) |
What the water is used for
| Water use | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 255 | 47.3% |
| Domestic, Livestock | 116 | 21.5% |
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 75 | 13.9% |
| Irrigation | 31 | 5.8% |
| Public Water Supply | 20 | 3.7% |
| Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 13 | 2.4% |
| (unstated)/abandoned | 8 | 1.5% |
| Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 7 | 1.3% |
| Feedlot | 5 | 0.9% |
| Test hole/well | 3 | 0.6% |
| Other | 2 | 0.4% |
| Industrial | 2 | 0.4% |
Wells tied to a water right
9 records in Jewell County carry a DWR appropriation number — 1.7%, 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 Jewell County
The busiest contractor on these records is Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC, named on 107 of them (19.9%), ahead of Watson Well Drilling (80) and Water Quality Coordinator (66). The oldest record here was completed in 1975 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest well on file reaches 240 feet — a heat pump (closed loop/disposal), geothermal well drilled by Associated Environmental, INC in 2004.
Plugging records — in Jewell County
148 of the 539 records in Jewell County carry a plugging report (27.5%), filed on form WWC-5P. The other 391 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 117 records here completed before 1995, that is exactly what a buyer checks. Why it matters and who pays.
Who drills in Jewell County
| Contractor | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | 107 | 19.9% |
| Watson Well Drilling | 80 | 14.8% |
| Water Quality Coordinator | 66 | 12.2% |
| Well Owner | 22 | 4.1% |
| Williams Drilling Co., INC | 21 | 3.9% |
| Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | 20 | 3.7% |
| Dale Shuck Drilling CO | 19 | 3.5% |
| Geocore Services INC | 19 | 3.5% |
| Below Ground Surface, INC | 17 | 3.2% |
| Watson Well Drlg | 15 | 2.8% |
| Layne-christensen CO | 11 | 2.0% |
| Maxim Technologies, INC | 10 | 1.9% |
| Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | 10 | 1.9% |
| Funkee Drilling Service | 8 | 1.5% |
| Gardner Well Drilling | 7 | 1.3% |
| Ron Williams Drilling Co., INC | 6 | 1.1% |
| Associated Drilling, INC | 6 | 1.1% |
| Strader Drilling Co., INC | 5 | 0.9% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 69 | 12.8% |
| 2010s | 110 | 20.4% |
| 2000s | 149 | 27.6% |
| 1990s | 120 | 22.3% |
| 1980s | 29 | 5.4% |
| 1970s | 58 | 10.8% |
An unplugged well on land in Jewell County?
391 of the 539 records in Jewell 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 Jewell County
| WWC-5 | Drilled by | Use | Depth (ft) | Yield (gpm) | Year | Plugging report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1057188753 | Associated Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 65 | 5 | 2026 | — |
| 1057547902 | Associated Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 120 | 3 | 2026 | — |
| 1057263654 | Gardner Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 81 | 5 | 2026 | — |
| 1057543609 | Gardner Well Drilling | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 45 | 9 | 2026 | — |
| 1057010715 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 160 | 30 | 2025 | — |
| 1057010972 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 98 | 6 | 2025 | — |
| 1056865649 | Flint Hills Drlg #914 | Domestic, Livestock | 89 | 3.5 | 2025 | — |
| 1056837760 | Gardner Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 30 | 3.3 | 2025 | — |
| 1056824951 | Sargent Drlg #946 | Domestic | 50 | 4 | 2025 | — |
| 1057025508 | Williams Drilling #966 | Domestic, Livestock | 91 | 5 | 2025 | — |
| 1054216550 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 95 | 4 | 2024 | — |
| 1054683192 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 138 | 5 | 2024 | — |
| 1054683314 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic | 159 | 15 | 2024 | — |
| 1054683330 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic | 197 | 30 | 2024 | — |
| 1054730110 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 80 | 2.5 | 2024 | — |
| 1054867116 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic | 98 | 5 | 2024 | — |
| 1055006603 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 119 | 12 | 2024 | — |
| 1055726613 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 97 | 8 | 2024 | — |
| 1056332977 | Coranco Great Plains | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 34 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1056332992 | Coranco Great Plains | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 34 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1056333016 | Coranco Great Plains | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1056333028 | Coranco Great Plains | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1056333038 | Coranco Great Plains | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 39 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1054862551 | Downey Drlg #748 | Domestic, Livestock | 115 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055782353 | Gardner Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 45 | 1.5 | 2024 | — |
| 1055783634 | Gardner Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 38 | 6.5 | 2024 | — |
| 1056612385 | Gardner Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 38 | 4.5 | 2024 | — |
| 1054942648 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 53 | 5 | 2024 | — |
| 1055752148 | Peterson Mcnett Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 132 | 150 | 2024 | — |
| 1054750738 | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 75 | 20 | 2024 | — |
| 1054750800 | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 62 | 30 | 2024 | — |
| 1055234660 | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 30 | 15 | 2024 | — |
| 1053404673 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 27 | 5 | 2023 | — |
| 1053577883 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 46 | 12 | 2023 | — |
| 1053379348 | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 175 | 50 | 2023 | — |
| 1053379422 | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic | 70 | 30 | 2023 | — |
| 1053379509 | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic | 175 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| 1053387213 | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic | 40 | 50 | 2023 | — |
| 1053387290 | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 140 | 9 | 2023 | — |
| 1053425910 | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 55 | 2 | 2023 | — |
| 1053426106 | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic | 175 | 100 | 2023 | — |
| 1053447655 | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 70 | 35 | 2023 | — |
| 1052969449 | Flint Hills Drlg #914 | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 180 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| 1052969455 | Flint Hills Drlg #914 | Domestic | 65 | 15 | 2022 | — |
| 1052891672 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 33 | 13 | 2022 | — |
| 1052886389 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 60 | 30 | 2022 | — |
| 1052885608 | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic | 35 | 6 | 2022 | — |
| 1052887037 | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 75 | 10 | 2022 | — |
| 1052964010 | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 75 | 15 | 2022 | — |
| 549816 | Associated Drilling, INC | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 190 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| 541730 | Groundwater Development Company | Domestic, Livestock | 55 | 20 | 2021 | — |
| 543708 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 75 | 8 | 2021 | — |
| 545075 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 60 | 15 | 2021 | — |
| 545304 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 80 | 9 | 2021 | — |
| 545844 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 165 | 30 | 2021 | — |
| 547424 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 195 | 100 | 2021 | — |
| 547425 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 75 | 30 | 2021 | — |
| 547432 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 40 | 20 | 2021 | — |
| 547578 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 195 | 30 | 2021 | — |
| 549368 | Williams Drilling Co., Inc. #480 | Domestic, Livestock | 160 | 15 | 2021 | — |
| 549369 | Williams Drilling Co., Inc. #480 | Domestic | 180 | 15 | 2021 | — |
| 549370 | Williams Drilling Co., Inc. #480 | Domestic, Livestock | 60 | 4 | 2021 | — |
| 532672 | Groundwater Development Company | Other | 30 | 10 | 2020 | — |
| 529399 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 75 | 3 | 2020 | — |
| 530389 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 40 | 7 | 2020 | — |
| 530406 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 60 | 30 | 2020 | — |
| 534132 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 35 | 30 | 2020 | — |
| 526297 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 31 | 15 | 2019 | — |
| 523080 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 120 | 20 | 2019 | — |
| 514725 | Bushell Water Well Service | Domestic, Livestock | 70 | 28 | 2018 | — |
| 523068 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 163 | 30 | 2018 | — |
| 513479 | Associated Drilling, INC | Domestic | 38 | 1.5 | 2017 | — |
| 512266 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 48 | 11 | 2017 | — |
| 507416 | T and T Water Well Drilling | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 81 | 5 | 2017 | — |
| 507417 | T and T Water Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 80 | 8 | 2017 | — |
| 507418 | T and T Water Well Drilling | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 41 | 5 | 2017 | — |
| 505568 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 165 | 20 | 2017 | — |
| 505570 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 168 | 100 | 2017 | — |
| 518054 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 55 | 15 | 2017 | — |
| 523066 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 65 | 10 | 2017 | — |
| 517206 | Williams Drilling Co., INC | Public Water Supply | 97.5 | 0 | 2017 | — |
| 505440 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 30 | 30 | 2016 | — |
| 510665 | Williams Drilling Co., INC | Irrigation | 141 | 800 | 2016 | — |
| 516344 | Williams Drilling Co., INC | Domestic | 110 | 10 | 2016 | — |
| 485712 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 50 | 20 | 2015 | — |
| 485714 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 66 | 6 | 2015 | — |
| 485887 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 175 | 20 | 2015 | — |
| 487937 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 127 | 7 | 2015 | — |
| 488951 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 35 | 15 | 2015 | — |
| 490367 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 130 | 8 | 2015 | — |
| 491906 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 34 | 30 | 2015 | — |
| 482145 | Associated Drilling, INC | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 224 | 0 | 2014 | — |
| 477873 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 62 | 15 | 2014 | — |
| 477876 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 35 | 4 | 2014 | — |
| 478508 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 75 | 25 | 2014 | — |
| 480076 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 175 | 30 | 2014 | — |
| 481651 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 63 | 30 | 2014 | — |
| 481672 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 67 | 12 | 2014 | — |
| 481677 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 165 | 15 | 2014 | — |
| 482115 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 47 | 20 | 2014 | — |
| 483154 | Williams Drilling Co., INC | Domestic, Livestock | 97 | 0 | 2014 | — |
| 483155 | Williams Drilling Co., INC | Domestic, Livestock | 96 | 0 | 2014 | — |
| 483156 | Williams Drilling Co., INC | Domestic | 84 | 13 | 2014 | — |
| 483157 | Williams Drilling Co., INC | Domestic | 97 | 0 | 2014 | — |
| 483256 | Williams Drilling Co., INC | Domestic | 98 | 0 | 2014 | — |
| 483577 | Williams Drilling Co., INC | Irrigation | 165 | 0 | 2014 | — |
| 483578 | Williams Drilling Co., INC | Irrigation | 166 | 280 | 2014 | — |
| 483579 | Williams Drilling Co., INC | Domestic | 177 | 280 | 2014 | — |
| 483580 | Williams Drilling Co., INC | Irrigation | 200 | 220 | 2014 | — |
| 485519 | Williams Drilling Co., INC | Domestic | 135 | 0 | 2014 | — |
| 485520 | Williams Drilling Co., INC | Irrigation | 125 | 400 | 2014 | — |
| 487460 | Williams Drilling Co., INC | Domestic | 177 | 15 | 2014 | — |
| 492947 | Williams Drilling Co., INC | Domestic, Livestock | 50 | 3 | 2014 | — |
| 466948 | Associated Drilling, INC | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 225 | 0 | 2013 | — |
| 471566 | Basgall Geothermal Drilling | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 200 | 0 | 2013 | — |
| 471567 | Basgall Geothermal Drilling | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 200 | 0 | 2013 | — |
| 465922 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 40 | 30 | 2013 | — |
| 465924 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 40 | 12 | 2013 | — |
| 465973 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 160 | 50 | 2013 | — |
| 467049 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 80 | 30 | 2013 | — |
| 468468 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 30 | 30 | 2013 | — |
| 468473 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 75 | 30 | 2013 | — |
| 468475 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 55 | 3 | 2013 | — |
| 470232 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 135 | 5 | 2013 | — |
| 470252 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 167 | 25 | 2013 | — |
| 470259 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 130 | 20 | 2013 | — |
| 470273 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 200 | 20 | 2013 | — |
| 455870 | Larsen and Associates, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 36 | 0 | 2012 | — |
| 455871 | Larsen and Associates, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 28 | 0 | 2012 | — |
| 462529 | Larsen and Associates, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 35.2 | 0 | 2012 | — |
| 461979 | Peterson Irrigation, INC | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 200 | 0 | 2012 | — |
| 457842 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 83 | 30 | 2012 | — |
| 457843 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 95 | 20 | 2012 | — |
| 457858 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 83 | 30 | 2012 | — |
| 457859 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 95 | 20 | 2012 | — |
| 458000 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 50 | 8 | 2012 | — |
| 458048 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 175 | 50 | 2012 | — |
| 458063 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 82 | 10 | 2012 | — |
| 458407 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 30 | 12 | 2012 | — |
| 458712 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 80 | 3 | 2012 | — |
By water use in Jewell County
Counties with a comparable register
- Coffey 703
- Miami 698
- Wallace 696
- Chase 648
- Crawford 645
- Wilson 609
- Mitchell 577
- Osage 547
- Linn 535
- Doniphan 516
- Allen 514
- Greeley 455
- Greenwood 392
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.