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Irrigation wells in Mcpherson County

443 of the 6,180 WWC-5 records in Mcpherson County — 7.2% — are recorded for irrigation.

How this group compares

Mcpherson County holds 1.8% of the 24,315 irrigation records in Kansas, while holding 2.0% of the register overall — so this use is under-represented here.

watering crops, at the volume an appropriation allows. These are the deep, high-yield wells, and they are the ones most often tied to a DWR water right.

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
Depth105 ft207 ft60 ft — deeper here (442 records, 100 %)
Static water level35 ft72 ft24 ft — higher here (432 records, 98 %)
Estimated yield775 gpm1500 gpm25 gpm — higher here (278 records, 63 %)

What stands out among these

The busiest contractor on these records is Peterson Irrigation, INC, named on 225 of them (50.8%), ahead of Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC (56) and Well Owner (37). The oldest record here was completed in 1971 and the most recent in 2024, and the deepest well on file reaches 235 feet — a irrigation well drilled by Peterson Irrigation, INC in 1978.

Plugging records — for irrigation in Mcpherson County

79 of the 443 records for irrigation in Mcpherson County carry a plugging report (17.8%), filed on form WWC-5P. The other 364 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 164 records here completed before 1995, that is exactly what a buyer checks. Why it matters and who pays.

Who drilled them

ContractorRecordsShare
Peterson Irrigation, INC22550.8%
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC5612.6%
Well Owner378.4%
Michael Peterson Irrigation, INC225.0%
Premier Pump and Well Service, INC163.6%
Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC153.4%
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC71.6%
Paul's Incorporated61.4%
Harp Well & Pump Service, INC61.4%
Donald J. Darling Drilling CO51.1%
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent51.1%
Mike Flowers Drilling & Pump Service40.9%
Curtis J. Weninger Irrigation40.9%
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC40.9%
Premier Pump & Well Service, INC40.9%
Peterson Irrigation40.9%

An unplugged well on land in Mcpherson County?

364 of the 443 records in Mcpherson 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

Irrigation, Mcpherson 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
1055851868Clarke Well & Equipment, INCIrrigation6702024—
1055851926Clarke Well & Equipment, INCIrrigation6702024—
1055851963Clarke Well & Equipment, INCIrrigation7102024—
1055966837Rosencrantz-bemis EntIrrigation22411492024—
1054795522Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation13702024—
1054795763Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation7102024—
1055967060Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation4702024—
1055967272Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation4402024—
1055969533Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation4502024—
1053354468Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INCIrrigation1269002023—
1053439932Rosencrantz-bemis EntIrrigation22502023—
1053407944Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation7802023—
552348Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INCIrrigation2179002022—
555511Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INCIrrigation656252022—
1052906422Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation13502022—
542130Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INCIrrigation681252021—
542138Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INCIrrigation67752021—
542139Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INCIrrigation52.5202021—
549331Premier Pump & Well Service, INCIrrigation661402021—
549332Premier Pump & Well Service, INCIrrigation731102021—
549333Premier Pump & Well Service, INCIrrigation641102021—
549334Premier Pump & Well Service, INCIrrigation691202021—
537457Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INCIrrigation19912002020—
530002Rosencrantz-bemis EntIrrigation10002019—
519522Premier Pump and Well Service, INCIrrigation561202018—
519525Premier Pump and Well Service, INCIrrigation571002018—
519526Premier Pump and Well Service, INCIrrigation56852018—
520246Premier Pump and Well Service, INCIrrigation541502018—
508579Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INCIrrigation841252017—
508648Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INCIrrigation681502017—
511045Premier Pump and Well Service, INCIrrigation90602017—
511046Premier Pump and Well Service, INCIrrigation951002017—
511047Premier Pump and Well Service, INCIrrigation95502017—
511062Premier Pump and Well Service, INCIrrigation87402017—
510775Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation15702017—
513977Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation19502017—
513980Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation12802017—
494695Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INCIrrigation73.58002016—
495510Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INCIrrigation1577002016—
496948Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INCIrrigation791502016—
496949Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INCIrrigation752002016—
498027Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INCIrrigation78.5732016—
498028Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INCIrrigation811602016—
498029Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INCIrrigation751402016—
501189Premier Pump and Well Service, INCIrrigation832502016—
501219Premier Pump and Well Service, INCIrrigation872402016—
505118Rosencrantz-bemis EntIrrigation23502016—
498482Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation4602016—
498483Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation4802016—
498484Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation4502016—
499060Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation4702016—
500478Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation5002016—
498031Chase DrillingIrrigation180202015—
495764Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INCIrrigation843502015—
496947Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INCIrrigation73.52002015—
492269Premier Pump and Well Service, INCIrrigation753202015—
492270Premier Pump and Well Service, INCIrrigation752852015—
489354Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation5302015—
473876Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation807252014—
480545Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation805002014—
476555Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation23202014—
463516Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation22515002013—
464014Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation67.55002013—
465999Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation734002013—
464624Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation4502013—
466875Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation10302013—
472972Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation4602013—
472980Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation3902013—
472982Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation4702013—
472983Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation4602013—
452384Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation682502012—
452385Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation802352012—
453257Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation998002012—
453258Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation616002012—
453262Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation784002012—
454983Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation603002012—
458907Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation984252012—
460361Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation13612502012—
460362Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation13212502012—
460419Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation833502012—
460420Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation851752012—
461734Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1014502012—
508936Premier Pump and Well Service, INCIrrigation802002012—
508938Premier Pump and Well Service, INCIrrigation842002012—
508943Premier Pump and Well Service, INCIrrigation1286002012—
453202Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation14002012—
459688Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation5302012—
459689Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation4802012—
459690Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation5602012—
462444Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation19002012—
464625Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation4502012—
442973Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation603752011—
444056Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation58262.52011—
444057Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation54262.52011—
447533Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation382002011—
445677Premier Pump and Well Service, INCIrrigation1318002011—
446617Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation14002011—
447276Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation17002011—
438520Geocore Services INCIrrigation7302010—
438521Geocore Services INCIrrigation7302010—
432559Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation4002010—
432560Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation4602010—
432562Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation17015002010—
432792Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1206002010—
432793Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation2108002010—
436240Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation21910002010—
438171Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation801752010—
438443Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1368002010—
438345Premier Pump and Well ServiceIrrigation1408002010—
437500Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation20202010—
425566Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation15511002009—
429573Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation17015002009—
430080Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation21012502009—
407514Geocore Services INCIrrigation8502007—
401827Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation745002007—
404747Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation873002007—
405101Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation606502007—
399924Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation12202007—
404746Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation2059772007—
380673Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1328502006—
380674Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1257502006—
366236Curtis J. Weninger IrrigationIrrigation703002005—
361804Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1051352005—
361805Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation883002005—
363452Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1088502005—
363455Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation902002005—
363969Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation20910002005—
367003Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation12610002005—
346291Michael Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1052252004—
348059Michael Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation674502004—
348061Michael Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation756002004—
351458Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation873752004—
357191Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation17610002004—
357192Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1497002004—
357196Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation13002004—
335445Michael Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation724002003—
338306Michael Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation11402003—
338759Michael Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation10202003—
338760Michael Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation747002003—
338761Michael Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation524002003—
332959Curtis J. Weninger IrrigationIrrigation423002002—
327334Michael Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation341252002—
327337Michael Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation765502002—
332026Michael Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation615002002—
332725Michael Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation994752002—
332960Michael Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation20610002002—
326715Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation5902002—
326716Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation5102002—
326717Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation5402002—
326718Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation5302002—
319486Curtis J. Weninger IrrigationIrrigation412002001—
326209Curtis J. Weninger IrrigationIrrigation423502001—
320539Michael Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation6002001—
320542Michael Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation6502001—
320179Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation457002001—
320180Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation455002001—
311617Michael Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation445502000—
313514Michael Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation13911002000—
316686Michael Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation3402000—
317246Michael Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation522002000—
315207Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation23002000—
303231Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1069001999—
305429Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation501501999—
305431Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation353501999—
305432Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation353001999—
305438Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation13012001999—
307914Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation631751999—
391916Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1049001998—
392736Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1209001998—
392919Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation7201998—
392927Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation6301998—
393796Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation15201998—
394701Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation853501998—
396160Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation833501998—
397193Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1927001998—
452755Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation513001998—
391862Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation13201998—
392739Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INCIrrigation13001998—
113350Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation10601997—
113407Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation8101997—
114704Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation757501997—
116277Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation739001997—
116344Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation641001997—
116346Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation6701997—
117990Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation8301997—
117999Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation807751997—
106659Harp Well & Pump Service, INCIrrigation12310001996—
105247Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation15210001996—
105248Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation936501996—
106005Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1358001996—
109302Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation18010001996—
109303Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation8001996—
109941Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation16815001996—
111872Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation584001996—
112943Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1758001996—
100428Harp Well & Pump Service, INCIrrigation1128001995—
97866Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1229001995—
100896Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation762601995—
101736Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation16515001995—
102854Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1849001995—
93075Clarke Well and Equipment, INCIrrigation8601994—
93077Clarke Well and Equipment, INCIrrigation124.501994—
37681Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation635001994—
38848Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1568001994—
39190Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation13901994—
93499Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation666001994—
95375Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation12513501994—
95609Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation13510001994—
39325Mike Flowers Drilling & Pump ServiceIrrigation15901993—
39085Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1316251993—
39200Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation20012001993—
39239Clarke Well and Equipment, INCIrrigation17701992—
39252Mike Flowers Drilling & Pump ServiceIrrigation11701992—
37891Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation19401992—
39084Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1367001992—
38887Mike Flowers Drilling & Pump ServiceIrrigation18701991—
37602Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation547001991—
37604Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation584501991—
37739Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation405001991—
38555Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation75262.51991—
38559Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation943751991—
38847Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation959001991—
39153Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation15611001991—
39230Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation20501991—
37603Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation718001990—
38915Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation20017501990—
38797Clarke Well and Equipment, INCIrrigation20401989—
38793Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation20317501989—
38805Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1086501989—
38937Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation20415001989—
39171Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation15513501989—
39277Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1439001988—
37757Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation495501987—
391896Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation645751986—
394700Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation1309001986—
39326Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation17112001985—
392696Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation19211001985—
394796Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation20817501985—
37911Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation695001984—
39064Peterson Irrigation, INCIrrigation901751984—

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