Water wells in Mitchell County
577 WWC-5 records — 0.2% of the Kansas register. The median well here is 42 feet deep, against 60 feet statewide.
577Records
42 ftMedian depth
137Plugged
77Drillers
How deep people drill in Mitchell 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 | 42 ft | 133 ft | 60 ft — shallower here (577 records, 100 %) |
| Static water level | 26.12 ft | 60 ft | 24 ft — higher here (460 records, 80 %) |
| Estimated yield | 15 gpm | 50 gpm | 25 gpm — lower here (259 records, 45 %) |
What the water is used for
| Water use | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 226 | 39.2% |
| Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 102 | 17.7% |
| Domestic, Livestock | 86 | 14.9% |
| Domestic | 80 | 13.9% |
| Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 22 | 3.8% |
| Irrigation | 20 | 3.5% |
| Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal | 8 | 1.4% |
| Public Water Supply | 6 | 1.0% |
| Feedlot | 6 | 1.0% |
| (unstated)/abandoned | 6 | 1.0% |
| Test Hole, Cased | 6 | 1.0% |
| Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 2 | 0.3% |
Wells tied to a water right
18 records in Mitchell County carry a DWR appropriation number — 3.1%, 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 Mitchell County
The busiest contractor on these records is Yellow Jacket Drilling, named on 39 of them (6.8%), ahead of Peterson Irrigation, INC (37) and Associated Drilling, INC (32). The oldest record here was completed in 1975 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest well on file reaches 291 feet — a heat pump (closed loop/disposal), geothermal well drilled by Associated Environmental, INC in 2004.
Plugging records — in Mitchell County
137 of the 577 records in Mitchell County carry a plugging report (23.7%), filed on form WWC-5P. The other 440 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 65 records here completed before 1995, that is exactly what a buyer checks. Why it matters and who pays.
Who drills in Mitchell County
| Contractor | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow Jacket Drilling | 39 | 6.8% |
| Peterson Irrigation, INC | 37 | 6.4% |
| Associated Drilling, INC | 32 | 5.5% |
| Larsen and Associates, INC | 31 | 5.4% |
| Associated Environmental, INC | 25 | 4.3% |
| Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | 24 | 4.2% |
| Gsi Engineering, LLC | 21 | 3.6% |
| Geocore Services INC | 20 | 3.5% |
| Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 19 | 3.3% |
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 19 | 3.3% |
| Geocore, INC | 19 | 3.3% |
| Larsen & Associates | 19 | 3.3% |
| Grogan Ebberts Drilling | 17 | 2.9% |
| Ground Water Development | 16 | 2.8% |
| Michael Peterson Irrigation, INC | 15 | 2.6% |
| Rainey Water Well | 14 | 2.4% |
| Thiele Geotech, INC | 12 | 2.1% |
| Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | 12 | 2.1% |
When they were drilled
| Decade | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 108 | 18.7% |
| 2010s | 191 | 33.1% |
| 2000s | 135 | 23.4% |
| 1990s | 105 | 18.2% |
| 1980s | 30 | 5.2% |
| 1970s | 8 | 1.4% |
An unplugged well on land in Mitchell County?
440 of the 577 records in Mitchell 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 Mitchell County
| WWC-5 | Drilled by | Use | Depth (ft) | Yield (gpm) | Year | Plugging report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1057230188 | Ground Water Development | Irrigation | 25 | 25 | 2026 | — |
| 1057230213 | Ground Water Development | Irrigation | 37 | 30 | 2026 | — |
| 1057230224 | Ground Water Development | Irrigation | 39 | 30 | 2026 | — |
| 1057230235 | Ground Water Development | Irrigation | 35 | 30 | 2026 | — |
| 1057230265 | Ground Water Development | Irrigation | 35 | 30 | 2026 | — |
| 1057230276 | Ground Water Development | Irrigation | 40 | 30 | 2026 | — |
| 1057230287 | Ground Water Development | Irrigation | 41 | 30 | 2026 | — |
| 1057287099 | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 34.5 | 0 | 2026 | — |
| 1057287537 | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 34.5 | 0 | 2026 | — |
| 1057287588 | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 34.5 | 0 | 2026 | — |
| 1057131867 | Peterson Drilling, LLC | Irrigation | 51 | 250 | 2026 | — |
| 1057132014 | Peterson Drilling, LLC | Irrigation | 45 | 250 | 2026 | — |
| 1056514552 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic | 60 | 5 | 2025 | — |
| 1056661599 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic | 165 | 10 | 2025 | — |
| 1056601581 | Flint Hills Drlg #914 | Domestic, Livestock | 185 | 10 | 2025 | — |
| 1056601595 | Flint Hills Drlg #914 | Domestic, Livestock | 154 | 2.3 | 2025 | — |
| 1057024887 | Flint Hills Drlg #914 | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 180 | 0 | 2025 | — |
| 1056973130 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 64 | 5 | 2025 | — |
| 1056967150 | Peterson Drilling - #1079 | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 35 | 4 | 2025 | — |
| 1056967276 | Peterson Drilling - #1079 | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 38 | 12 | 2025 | — |
| 1056967286 | Peterson Drilling - #1079 | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 42 | 12 | 2025 | — |
| 1056570222 | Peterson Mcnett Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 38 | 10 | 2025 | — |
| 1056570232 | Peterson Mcnett Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 80 | 15 | 2025 | — |
| 1056975841 | Ues Exploration #531 | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 35.2 | 0 | 2025 | — |
| 1056975854 | Ues Exploration #531 | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 35.2 | 0 | 2025 | — |
| 1054368165 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 100 | 15 | 2024 | — |
| 1054637384 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 94 | 8 | 2024 | — |
| 1054637429 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 70 | 5 | 2024 | — |
| 1054794465 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 58 | 25 | 2024 | — |
| 1054866666 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 60 | 6 | 2024 | — |
| 1054866676 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 118 | 10 | 2024 | — |
| 1055667140 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic | 190 | 15 | 2024 | — |
| 1054478619 | Flint Hills Drlg #914 | Domestic, Livestock | 121 | 3 | 2024 | — |
| 1054478732 | Flint Hills Drlg #914 | Domestic, Livestock | 197 | 10 | 2024 | — |
| 1055510579 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 39 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055510590 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 32 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055510614 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 38 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055510624 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 34 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1054140714 | H2o Drilling | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 50 | 2.5 | 2024 | — |
| 1054479687 | Stepbrothers Water Drlg | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 38 | 2 | 2024 | — |
| 1053266459 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 57 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| 1053411549 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 139 | 30 | 2023 | — |
| 1053411565 | Associated Drilling, Inc. #990 | Domestic, Livestock | 240 | 30 | 2023 | — |
| 1053347066 | Flint Hills Drlg #914 | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 200 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| 1053409973 | Flint Hills Drlg #914 | Domestic, Livestock | 120 | 10 | 2023 | — |
| 1053447347 | Flint Hills Drlg #914 | Domestic, Livestock | 100 | 5 | 2023 | — |
| 1053375638 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 52 | 8 | 2023 | — |
| 1053381131 | Ground Water Development | Feedlot | 20 | 6 | 2023 | — |
| 1053381141 | Ground Water Development | Feedlot | 54 | 10 | 2023 | — |
| 1053320568 | Stepbrothers Water Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 37 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| 551359 | Associated Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 160 | 5 | 2022 | — |
| 1052893137 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 50 | 7 | 2022 | — |
| 1052964077 | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 35 | 30 | 2022 | — |
| 1052964088 | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 45 | 20 | 2022 | — |
| 1052964100 | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 40 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| 541518 | Flint Hills Drilling #914 | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 240 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| 548564 | Gsi Engineering, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 25 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| 548565 | Gsi Engineering, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 25 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| 545171 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 35 | 10 | 2021 | — |
| 545172 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 49 | 27 | 2021 | — |
| 545846 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 50 | 15 | 2021 | — |
| 545847 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 50 | 40 | 2021 | — |
| 535961 | Accurate Drilling Services INC | Domestic, Livestock | 40 | 3 | 2020 | — |
| 530532 | Bushell Water Well Drilling and Service | Domestic, Livestock | 80 | 18 | 2020 | — |
| 536288 | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | Test hole/well | 55 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| 528811 | Groundwater Development CO | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 50 | 10 | 2020 | — |
| 531628 | Groundwater Development CO | Domestic, Livestock | 35 | 5 | 2020 | — |
| 531629 | Groundwater Development CO | Domestic, Livestock | 40 | 20 | 2020 | — |
| 531855 | Groundwater Development CO | Domestic, Livestock | 85 | 18 | 2020 | — |
| 528767 | Gsi Engineering, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 20 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| 528768 | Gsi Engineering, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 20 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| 528769 | Gsi Engineering, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 20 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| 528770 | Gsi Engineering, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 20 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| 528771 | Gsi Engineering, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 20 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| 528772 | Gsi Engineering, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 20 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| 528773 | Gsi Engineering, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 20 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| 528774 | Gsi Engineering, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 20 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| 528775 | Gsi Engineering, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 20 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| 522525 | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | Test Hole, Cased | 33 | 0 | 2019 | — |
| 522526 | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | Test Hole, Cased | 53 | 0 | 2019 | — |
| 522527 | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | Test Hole, Cased | 53 | 0 | 2019 | — |
| 522528 | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | Test Hole, Cased | 56 | 0 | 2019 | — |
| 522529 | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | Test Hole, Cased | 56 | 0 | 2019 | — |
| 530006 | Groundwater Development CO | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 55 | 12 | 2019 | — |
| 530007 | Groundwater Development CO | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 55 | 20 | 2019 | — |
| 530863 | T and T Water Well Drilling | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 45 | 10 | 2019 | — |
| 515024 | Cline Drilling | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 60 | 14 | 2018 | — |
| 517193 | Gsi Engineering, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 23.5 | 0 | 2018 | — |
| 517072 | Williams Drilling Co., INC | Domestic, Livestock | 52 | 0 | 2018 | — |
| 520647 | Williams Drilling Co., INC | Domestic, Livestock | 51 | 0 | 2018 | — |
| 507387 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Domestic | 42 | 2 | 2017 | — |
| 507797 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Domestic | 160 | 1 | 2017 | — |
| 512265 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 100 | 0 | 2017 | — |
| 505574 | T and T Water Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 41 | 5 | 2017 | — |
| 505446 | Associated Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 97 | 40 | 2016 | — |
| 503131 | Flint Hills Drilling | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 58 | 25 | 2016 | — |
| 503146 | Flint Hills Drilling | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 220 | 0 | 2016 | — |
| 503150 | Flint Hills Drilling | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 250 | 0 | 2016 | — |
| 502800 | G and A Pump and Windmill Service | Domestic, Livestock | 203 | 5 | 2016 | — |
| 527498 | G and A Pump and Windmill Service | Domestic, Livestock | 203 | 5 | 2016 | — |
| 494691 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 37 | 12 | 2016 | — |
| 501915 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 29 | 9 | 2016 | — |
| 501953 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 30.5 | 11 | 2016 | — |
| 500275 | T and T Water Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 180 | 5 | 2016 | — |
| 484948 | Associated Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 127 | 20 | 2015 | — |
| 487134 | Associated Drilling, INC | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 225 | 20 | 2015 | — |
| 487268 | Associated Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 59 | 50 | 2015 | — |
| 487655 | Associated Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 57 | 500 | 2015 | — |
| 505442 | Associated Drilling, INC | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 224 | 10 | 2015 | — |
| 505479 | Associated Drilling, INC | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 200 | 5 | 2015 | — |
| 505500 | Associated Drilling, INC | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 235 | 20 | 2015 | — |
| 486145 | Bushell Water Well Service | Domestic, Livestock | 48 | 6 | 2015 | — |
| 496323 | Environmental Priority Service, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 32 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| 498348 | Environmental Priority Service, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 28 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| 489649 | Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 127 | 22 | 2015 | — |
| 497143 | Larsen and Associates, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 24.5 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| 497144 | Larsen and Associates, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 22.76 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| 497145 | Larsen and Associates, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 22.3 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| 497146 | Larsen and Associates, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 23 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| 497147 | Larsen and Associates, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 22 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| 497148 | Larsen and Associates, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 23.59 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| 497149 | Larsen and Associates, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 22.45 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| 497150 | Larsen and Associates, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 23.43 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| 484405 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 200 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| 484406 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 200 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| 484407 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 200 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| 485554 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Domestic | 45 | 3 | 2015 | — |
| 486941 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 39 | 15 | 2015 | — |
| 486942 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 195 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| 489355 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 50 | 20 | 2015 | — |
| 489356 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 200 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| 489376 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 41 | 20 | 2015 | — |
| 489650 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 46 | 30 | 2015 | — |
| 491103 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 31 | 20 | 2015 | — |
| 491104 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 56 | 11 | 2015 | — |
| 491105 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 56 | 17.5 | 2015 | — |
| 491107 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 46 | 12 | 2015 | — |
| 496142 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 55 | 17.5 | 2015 | — |
| 496143 | Peterson Mcnett Drilling, INC | Domestic | 140 | 6 | 2015 | — |
| 493010 | Rainey Water Well | Domestic | 50 | 30 | 2015 | — |
By water use in Mitchell County
Counties with a comparable register
- Cherokee 718
- Coffey 703
- Miami 698
- Wallace 696
- Chase 648
- Crawford 645
- Wilson 609
- Osage 547
- Jewell 539
- Linn 535
- Doniphan 516
- Allen 514
- Greeley 455
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.