# Irrigation wells in Morton County, Kansas — 158 records > The 158 wells recorded for irrigation in Morton County, median depth 430 feet. ## Irrigation wells in Morton County **158** of the 1,201 WWC-5 records in Morton County — 13.2% — are recorded for irrigation. ### How this group compares Morton County holds 0.6% of the 24,315 irrigation records in Kansas, while holding 0.4% of the register overall — so this use is **over-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* | Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median | |---|---|---|---| | Depth | **430 ft** | 601 ft | 60 ft — deeper here (157 records, 99 %) | | Static water level | **167 ft** | 256 ft | 24 ft — higher here (150 records, 95 %) | | Estimated yield | **600 gpm** | 1600 gpm | 25 gpm — higher here (64 records, 41 %) | ### What stands out among these The busiest contractor on these records is **Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC**, named on 25 of them (15.8%), ahead of Ktm Drilling, INC (22) and Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC (21). The oldest record here was completed in **1974** and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest well on file reaches **875 feet** — a irrigation well drilled by A.f. Dreiling, Dreiling, INC in 1977. ### Plugging records — for irrigation in Morton County **11** of the 158 records for irrigation in Morton County carry a plugging report (7.0%), filed on form WWC-5P. The other **147** 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 **67** records here completed before 1995, that is exactly what a buyer checks. [Why it matters and who pays](/abandoned.md). ### Who drilled them | Contractor | Records | Share | |---|---|---| | [Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC](/driller/hydro-resources-mid-continent-inc.md) | 25 | 15.8% | | Ktm Drilling, INC | 22 | 13.9% | | [Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC](/driller/minter-wilson-drlg-co-inc.md) | 21 | 13.3% | | Ralph's Welding Shop and Irrigation Drilling | 15 | 9.5% | | Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO | 12 | 7.6% | | Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC | 11 | 7.0% | | [Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC](/driller/henkle-drilling-supply-co-inc.md) | 8 | 5.1% | | Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 8 | 5.1% | | Hydro Res. Mid Continent #548 | 6 | 3.8% | | A.f. Dreiling, Dreiling, INC | 4 | 2.5% | | Abner Delay Drilling | 4 | 2.5% | | Destal Tyler Water Well Service | 4 | 2.5% | | K.i. Drilling CO | 2 | 1.3% | | Layne-western CO | 2 | 1.3% | | [Well Owner](/driller/well-owner.md) | 2 | 1.3% | | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #548 | 2 | 1.3% | ### An unplugged well on land in Morton County? 147 of the 158 records in Morton 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](/privacy.md). ### The records *Irrigation, Morton 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-5 | Drilled by | Use | Depth (ft) | Yield (gpm) | Year | Plugging report | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | [1056630068](/search.md) | Hydro Res. Mid Continent #548 | Irrigation | 410 | 0 | 2025 | — | | [1056930684](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 520 | 600 | 2025 | — | | [1055043213](/search.md) | Hydro Res. Mid Continent #548 | Irrigation | 442 | 350 | 2024 | — | | [1055399106](/search.md) | Hydro Res. Mid Continent #548 | Irrigation | 441 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1055399387](/search.md) | Hydro Res. Mid Continent #548 | Irrigation | 661 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1055626761](/search.md) | Hydro Res. Mid Continent #548 | Irrigation | 638 | 0 | 2024 | — | | [1055041678](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 496 | 350 | 2024 | — | | [1055043196](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 451 | 350 | 2024 | — | | [1053431139](/search.md) | Hydro Res. Mid Continent #548 | Irrigation | 410 | 350 | 2023 | — | | [1053431154](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 482 | 600 | 2023 | — | | [1053431237](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 498 | 250 | 2023 | — | | [545671](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #548 | Irrigation | 601 | 350 | 2021 | — | | [529079](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #548 | Irrigation | 499 | 600 | 2020 | — | | [536868](/search.md) | Nash Ww Srvc | Irrigation | 430 | 225 | 2020 | — | | [520090](/search.md) | Downey Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 427 | 354 | 2018 | — | | [506055](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 447 | 1309 | 2017 | — | | [486723](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 530 | 903 | 2015 | — | | [486740](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 348 | 517 | 2015 | — | | [488740](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 700 | 250 | 2015 | — | | [475688](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 373 | 554 | 2014 | — | | [476389](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 400 | 178 | 2014 | — | | [478497](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 639 | 600 | 2014 | — | | [478510](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 423 | 250 | 2014 | — | | [478517](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 602 | 600 | 2014 | — | | [478901](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 304 | 300 | 2014 | — | | [467203](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 545 | 345 | 2013 | — | | [472400](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 392 | 1494 | 2013 | — | | [475650](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 636 | 1120 | 2013 | — | | [455905](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 680 | 200 | 2012 | — | | [455906](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 600 | 200 | 2012 | — | | [453270](/search.md) | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | Irrigation | 480 | 0 | 2012 | — | | [443592](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 405 | 300 | 2011 | — | | [450741](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 324 | 0 | 2011 | — | | [444443](/search.md) | Tyler Water Well, INC | Irrigation | 480 | 0 | 2011 | — | | [437388](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 442 | 400 | 2010 | — | | [437810](/search.md) | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | Irrigation | 480 | 0 | 2010 | — | | [425505](/search.md) | Destal Tyler Water Well Service | Irrigation | 505 | 0 | 2009 | — | | [425418](/search.md) | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | Irrigation | 490 | 0 | 2009 | — | | [428024](/search.md) | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | Irrigation | 475 | 0 | 2009 | — | | [414866](/search.md) | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | Irrigation | 486 | 0 | 2008 | — | | [424904](/search.md) | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | Irrigation | 357 | 0 | 2008 | — | | [414865](/search.md) | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | Irrigation | 350 | 0 | 2007 | — | | [402728](/search.md) | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | Irrigation | 490 | 0 | 2007 | — | | [380681](/search.md) | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | Irrigation | 500 | 0 | 2006 | — | | [384402](/search.md) | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | Irrigation | 565 | 0 | 2006 | — | | [345270](/search.md) | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | Irrigation | 490 | 0 | 2004 | — | | [348846](/search.md) | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | Irrigation | 510 | 0 | 2004 | — | | [347843](/search.md) | Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | Irrigation | 487 | 0 | 2004 | — | | [336271](/search.md) | Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | Irrigation | 550 | 0 | 2003 | — | | [341974](/search.md) | Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | Irrigation | 380 | 0 | 2003 | — | | [348842](/search.md) | Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | Irrigation | 276 | 0 | 2003 | — | | [327227](/search.md) | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | Irrigation | 250 | 0 | 2002 | — | | [327229](/search.md) | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | Irrigation | 420 | 0 | 2002 | — | | [330111](/search.md) | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | Irrigation | 510 | 0 | 2002 | — | | [331913](/search.md) | Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | Irrigation | 162 | 0 | 2002 | — | | [331914](/search.md) | Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | Irrigation | 534 | 0 | 2002 | — | | [334980](/search.md) | Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | Irrigation | 418 | 0 | 2002 | — | | [321398](/search.md) | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | Irrigation | 490 | 0 | 2001 | — | | [321585](/search.md) | Stout's Water Well Service, INC | Irrigation | 0 | 0 | 2001 | — | | [312901](/search.md) | Destal Tyler Water Well Service | Irrigation | 540 | 1000 | 2000 | — | | [313529](/search.md) | Destal Tyler Water Well Service | Irrigation | 518 | 450 | 2000 | — | | [312900](/search.md) | Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | Irrigation | 136 | 0 | 2000 | — | | [382090](/search.md) | Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 458 | 0 | 1998 | — | | [382035](/search.md) | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | Irrigation | 503 | 1319 | 1998 | — | | [382169](/search.md) | Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 514 | 0 | 1998 | — | | [382034](/search.md) | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | Irrigation | 540 | 0 | 1998 | — | | [117366](/search.md) | Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 368 | 0 | 1997 | — | | [114002](/search.md) | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | Irrigation | 276 | 140 | 1997 | — | | [118995](/search.md) | Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 460 | 0 | 1997 | — | | [381581](/search.md) | Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 431 | 0 | 1997 | — | | [382033](/search.md) | Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 480 | 0 | 1997 | — | | [111926](/search.md) | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | Irrigation | 470 | 0 | 1997 | — | | [112408](/search.md) | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | Irrigation | 390 | 0 | 1997 | — | | [119073](/search.md) | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | Irrigation | 515 | 0 | 1997 | — | | [108895](/search.md) | Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO | Irrigation | 376 | 1800 | 1996 | — | | [110821](/search.md) | Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO | Irrigation | 480 | 0 | 1996 | — | | [107208](/search.md) | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | Irrigation | 525 | 0 | 1996 | — | | [360905](/search.md) | Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 575 | 0 | 1995 | — | | [100316](/search.md) | Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 417 | 0 | 1995 | — | | [108344](/search.md) | Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 480 | 0 | 1995 | — | | [41610](/search.md) | Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 480 | 0 | 1994 | — | | [41656](/search.md) | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | Irrigation | 490 | 0 | 1994 | — | | [41789](/search.md) | A.w. Macomber, Southern Welipoint CO | Irrigation | 315 | 0 | 1993 | — | | [41739](/search.md) | Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 507 | 0 | 1993 | — | | [41611](/search.md) | Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair | Irrigation | 454 | 0 | 1992 | — | | [41634](/search.md) | Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 475 | 0 | 1992 | — | | [41638](/search.md) | Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 533 | 0 | 1992 | — | | [41538](/search.md) | Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 423 | 0 | 1991 | — | | [41649](/search.md) | Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO | Irrigation | 390 | 1800 | 1991 | — | | [41364](/search.md) | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | Irrigation | 275 | 0 | 1991 | — | | [41781](/search.md) | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | Irrigation | 175 | 0 | 1988 | — | | [41736](/search.md) | Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 207 | 0 | 1987 | — | | [41763](/search.md) | Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 300 | 0 | 1987 | — | | [41497](/search.md) | Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO | Irrigation | 337 | 0 | 1986 | — | | [41349](/search.md) | Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO | Irrigation | 315.4 | 0 | 1985 | — | | [41501](/search.md) | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | Irrigation | 393 | 1600 | 1985 | — | | [41476](/search.md) | Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO | Irrigation | 744 | 0 | 1984 | — | | [41670](/search.md) | Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 320 | 0 | 1984 | — | | [41671](/search.md) | Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 292 | 0 | 1984 | — | | [41673](/search.md) | Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 352 | 0 | 1984 | — | | [41788](/search.md) | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | Irrigation | 330 | 0 | 1984 | — | | [41672](/search.md) | Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 288 | 0 | 1982 | — | | [41675](/search.md) | Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 297 | 0 | 1980 | — | | [41473](/search.md) | Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO | Irrigation | 743 | 1600 | 1979 | — | | [41748](/search.md) | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | Irrigation | 365 | 0 | 1979 | — | | [41365](/search.md) | Layne-western CO | Irrigation | 360 | 1000 | 1978 | — | | [41385](/search.md) | A.f. Dreiling, Dreiling, INC | Irrigation | 875 | 0 | 1977 | — | | [41370](/search.md) | Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO | Irrigation | 317 | 750 | 1977 | — | | [41403](/search.md) | Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 283 | 0 | 1977 | — | | [41404](/search.md) | Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 313 | 0 | 1977 | — | | [41738](/search.md) | Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 553 | 0 | 1977 | — | | [41773](/search.md) | Ralph's Welding Shop and Irrigation Drilling | Irrigation | 490 | 1600 | 1977 | — | | [41452](/search.md) | A.f. Dreiling, Dreiling, INC | Irrigation | 660 | 0 | 1976 | — | | [41683](/search.md) | Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 265 | 0 | 1976 | — | | [41691](/search.md) | Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 294 | 0 | 1976 | — | | [41692](/search.md) | Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 285 | 0 | 1976 | — | | [41427](/search.md) | Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO | Irrigation | 308.6 | 1700 | 1976 | — | | [41507](/search.md) | Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 427 | 0 | 1976 | — | | [41636](/search.md) | Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 506 | 0 | 1976 | — | | [41674](/search.md) | Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 289 | 0 | 1976 | — | | [41747](/search.md) | Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 440 | 0 | 1976 | — | | [41396](/search.md) | Ralph's Welding Shop and Irrigation Drilling | Irrigation | 165 | 1300 | 1976 | — | | [41458](/search.md) | Ralph's Welding Shop and Irrigation Drilling | Irrigation | 762 | 2500 | 1976 | — | | [41482](/search.md) | Ralph's Welding Shop and Irrigation Drilling | Irrigation | 430 | 800 | 1976 | — | | [41587](/search.md) | Ralph's Welding Shop and Irrigation Drilling | Irrigation | 547 | 790 | 1976 | — | | [41600](/search.md) | Ralph's Welding Shop and Irrigation Drilling | Irrigation | 340 | 1100 | 1976 | — | | [41621](/search.md) | Ralph's Welding Shop and Irrigation Drilling | Irrigation | 450 | 370 | 1976 | — | | [41708](/search.md) | Ralph's Welding Shop and Irrigation Drilling | Irrigation | 431 | 2000 | 1976 | — | | [41735](/search.md) | Ralph's Welding Shop and Irrigation Drilling | Irrigation | 100 | 550 | 1976 | — | | [381573](/search.md) | Ralph's Welding Shop and Irrigation Drilling | Irrigation | 660 | 250 | 1976 | — | | [41384](/search.md) | A.f. Dreiling, Dreiling, INC | Irrigation | 776 | 1300 | 1975 | — | | [41457](/search.md) | A.f. Dreiling, Dreiling, INC | Irrigation | 620 | 0 | 1975 | — | | [41389](/search.md) | Abner Delay Drilling | Irrigation | 205 | 675 | 1975 | — | | [41398](/search.md) | Abner Delay Drilling | Irrigation | 90 | 80 | 1975 | — | | [41421](/search.md) | Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 437 | 0 | 1975 | — | | [41409](/search.md) | Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO | Irrigation | 299.3 | 1600 | 1975 | — | | [41346](/search.md) | K.i. Drilling CO | Irrigation | 307 | 1400 | 1975 | — | | [41399](/search.md) | K.i. Drilling CO | Irrigation | 577 | 1000 | 1975 | — | | [41359](/search.md) | Ktm Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 359 | 0 | 1975 | — | | [41437](/search.md) | Layne-western CO | Irrigation | 380 | 750 | 1975 | — | | [41392](/search.md) | Ralph's Welding Shop and Irrigation Drilling | Irrigation | 160 | 1000 | 1975 | — | | [41586](/search.md) | Ralph's Welding Shop and Irrigation Drilling | Irrigation | 547 | 790 | 1975 | — | | [41601](/search.md) | Ralph's Welding Shop and Irrigation Drilling | Irrigation | 340 | 1100 | 1975 | — | | [41622](/search.md) | Ralph's Welding Shop and Irrigation Drilling | Irrigation | 460 | 370 | 1975 | — | | [381570](/search.md) | Ralph's Welding Shop and Irrigation Drilling | Irrigation | 424 | 450 | 1975 | — | | [41393](/search.md) | Abner Delay Drilling | Irrigation | 130 | 200 | 1974 | — | | [41394](/search.md) | Abner Delay Drilling | Irrigation | 92 | 180 | 1974 | — | | [1057181313](/search.md) | B & M Srvcs. Swk | Irrigation | 352 | 0 | 2026 | yes | | [460435](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 15 | 0 | 2012 | yes | | [460436](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 305 | 0 | 2012 | yes | | [401402](/search.md) | Destal Tyler Water Well Service | Irrigation | 315 | 0 | 2007 | yes | | [323175](/search.md) | Eddie R Packer | Irrigation | 235 | 0 | 2001 | yes | | [98063](/search.md) | Byron C. Smith | Irrigation | 182 | 0 | 1995 | yes | | [100438](/search.md) | Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO | Irrigation | 220 | 0 | 1995 | yes | | [103228](/search.md) | Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO | Irrigation | 260 | 0 | 1995 | yes | | [98066](/search.md) | Unknown | Irrigation | 239 | 0 | 1995 | yes | | [98065](/search.md) | Well Owner | Irrigation | 273 | 0 | 1995 | yes | | [41790](/search.md) | Well Owner | Irrigation | 315 | 850 | 1993 | yes | Part of a bigger picture: [all 1,201 records in Morton County](/county/morton.md), and [every irrigation record in Kansas](/use/irrigation.md). ### Other groups of a similar size - [Domestic, Livestock — Decatur](/county/decatur/domestic-livestock.md) 163 - [Oil Field Water Supply — Gray](/county/gray/oil-field-water-supply.md) 163 - [Oil Field Water Supply — Mcpherson](/county/mcpherson/oil-field-water-supply.md) 162 - [Public Water Supply — Sedgwick](/county/sedgwick/public-water-supply.md) 162 - [Monitoring well/observation/piezometer — Republic](/county/republic/monitoring-well-observation-piezometer.md) 160 - [Monitoring well/observation/piezometer — Clark](/county/clark/monitoring-well-observation-piezometer.md) 159 - [Monitoring well/observation/piezometer — Sheridan](/county/sheridan/monitoring-well-observation-piezometer.md) 158 - [Domestic, Livestock — Harper](/county/harper/domestic-livestock.md) 157 - [Dewatering — Barton](/county/barton/dewatering.md) 156 - [Irrigation — Cheyenne](/county/cheyenne/irrigation.md) 156 - [Domestic — Coffey](/county/coffey/domestic.md) 156 --- Página: https://wwc5.pages.dev/county/morton/irrigation/ Fonte: Water Wells WWC5 — Kansas Geological Survey, from records filed with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Recolha: 2026-08-21