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Domestic wells in Osage County

238 of the 547 WWC-5 records in Osage County — 43.5% — are recorded for domestic.

How this group compares

Osage County holds 0.3% of the 77,399 domestic records in Kansas, while holding 0.2% 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
Depth134 ft230 ft60 ft — deeper here (238 records, 100 %)
Static water level45 ft140 ft24 ft — higher here (218 records, 92 %)
Estimated yield4.5 gpm20 gpm25 gpm — lower here (176 records, 74 %)

What stands out among these

The busiest contractor on these records is Strader Drilling Co., INC, named on 53 of them (22.3%), ahead of Jack W. Robison Well Drilling (30) and James Ray Smith Pump Service (21). The oldest record here was completed in 1975 and the most recent in 2025, and the deepest well on file reaches 360 feet — a domestic well drilled by Jesse Yoakum Well Drilling in 2007.

Plugging records — for domestic in Osage County

58 of the 238 records for domestic in Osage County carry a plugging report (24.4%), filed on form WWC-5P. The other 180 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 99 records here completed before 1995, that is exactly what a buyer checks. Why it matters and who pays.

Who drilled them

ContractorRecordsShare
Strader Drilling Co., INC5322.3%
Jack W. Robison Well Drilling3012.6%
James Ray Smith Pump Service218.8%
Well Owner187.6%
Evans Energy Development, INC125.0%
Royce Swank Drilling104.2%
Jesse Yoakum Well Drilling83.4%
Associated Drilling, INC83.4%
Grogan Ebberts Drilling62.5%
Edgar Swank Drlg & Pump Repair52.1%
Associated Environmental, INC52.1%
Flint Hills Drilling52.1%
Flint Hills Drlg #91452.1%
Tom Patchen Pump & Well Drlg41.7%
Tom Moore41.7%
Yoakum Well Drilling, LLC41.7%

An unplugged well on land in Osage County?

180 of the 238 records in Osage 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, Osage 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
1056867299Matty Yoakum Well Drlg & PumpDomestic12002025
1054200958Evans Energy Development #1012Domestic10002024
1054610198Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic14022024
1054718352Yoakum Well Drilling, LLCDomestic10212024
1053262887Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic1001.82023
1053347007Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic1800.52023
1052995752Evans Energy Development #1011Domestic34532022
1052901714Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic18012022
1052905730Flint Hills Drlg #914Domestic220102022
1052914536Yoakum Well Drilling, LLCDomestic230102022
1053105204Yoakum Well Drilling, LLCDomestic25552022
544532Associated Drilling, INCDomestic259202021
549429Associated Drilling, INCDomestic1001.52021
549812Associated Drilling, INCDomestic23552021
553258Associated Drilling, INCDomestic21912021
539345Associated Drilling, INCDomestic21822020
540169Flint Hills Water SolutionsDomestic14812020
1055768708Jesse Yoakum Well DrillingDomestic19022020
527334Flint Hills DrillingDomestic1600.752019
513334Flint Hills DrillingDomestic724.52018
506844Flint Hills DrillingDomestic21812017
509908Flint Hills DrillingDomestic78122017
513317Flint Hills DrillingDomestic1500.322017
508205Jesse Yoakum Well DrillingDomestic19042016
476441Double J EnergyDomestic14032014
465998Double J EnergyDomestic13022013
453867Associated Drilling, INCDomestic22082012
453913Associated Drilling, INCDomestic20042011
440694Jesse Yoakum Well DrillingDomestic210452010
437452Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic23082010
425273Jesse Yoakum Well DrillingDomestic24032009
435653Jesse Yoakum Well DrillingDomestic190102009
424673Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic27012009
422393Associated Drilling, INCDomestic162202008
402003Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic10042007
408561Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic9042007
408562Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic180102007
385553Jesse Yoakum Well DrillingDomestic15062006
384410Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic16552006
381372Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic20072005
346299Evans Energy Development, INCDomestic120122004
357382Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic240102004
357383Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic240202004
340187Associated Environmental, INCDomestic18052003
338780Evans Energy Development, INCDomestic31022003
337221Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic2004.52003
337499Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic176102003
339345Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic220152003
343431Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic194122003
326435Associated Environmental, INCDomestic1470.752002
334030Associated Environmental, INCDomestic220302002
326730Evans Energy Development, INCDomestic128152002
334199Jesse Yoakum Well DrillingDomestic250502002
330693Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic20082002
332463Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic203102002
332464Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic173122002
335273Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic2030.52002
335274Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic2430.52002
315829Associated Environmental, INCDomestic10332000
317021Associated Environmental, INCDomestic12512000
312875Evans Energy Development, INCDomestic1002.52000
313542Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic24052000
316094Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic20082000
301460Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic12021999
303253Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic1400.51999
306201Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic140201999
301659Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic8041998
301660Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic240201998
301676Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic100301998
366422Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic2400.51998
117435Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic180501997
118093Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic10011997
118095Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic200151997
108365Evans Energy Development, INCDomestic18461996
113648Evans Energy Development, INCDomestic220161996
105813Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic100451996
109236Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic1200.51996
102897Evans Energy Development, INCDomestic240301995
103391Evans Energy Development, INCDomestic207201995
98236Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic200101995
98959Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic15051995
43105Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic140101994
43224Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic220141994
43200Evans Energy Development, INCDomestic193251993
43221Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic1201.51993
43222Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic40121993
43223Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic100201993
43095James Ray Smith Pump ServiceDomestic18001992
43100Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic10011992
43212Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic211151992
43220Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic215101992
43210Tom Patchen Pump & Well DrlgDomestic172451992
43092Jb Environmental DrillingDomestic1151.51991
43093Jb Environmental DrillingDomestic980.751991
43094Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic120101991
43103Tom Patchen Pump & Well DrlgDomestic7231991
43170Tom Patchen Pump & Well DrlgDomestic125501991
43225Tom Patchen Pump & Well DrlgDomestic21511991
43171Edgar Swank Drlg & Pump RepairDomestic160301990
366384Edgar Swank Drlg & Pump RepairDomestic210201990
43184Edgar Swank Drlg & Pump RepairDomestic145201989
43149James Ray Smith Pump ServiceDomestic7511989
21696Edgar Swank Drlg & Pump RepairDomestic20121988
43132James Ray Smith Pump ServiceDomestic16011988
43226James Ray Smith Pump ServiceDomestic17551988
43133Jungman Bros. Drilling CODomestic1770.211988
43114Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic1000.51988
43118Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic150201988
43119Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic150401988
43120Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic150201988
43202Grogan Ebberts DrillingDomestic301.51987
43180Royce Swank DrillingDomestic230171987
43219Royce Swank DrillingDomestic220111986
43206Royce Swank DrillingDomestic110121985
43172Royce Swank DrillingDomestic173101983
43088Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic13021983
43086Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic90101982
43135Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic1800.51982
43130James Ray Smith Pump ServiceDomestic780.51982
43109Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic17751981
43115Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic10421981
43116Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic17511981
43098James Ray Smith Pump ServiceDomestic920.51981
43099James Ray Smith Pump ServiceDomestic167201981
43205James Ray Smith Pump ServiceDomestic7451981
43084Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic1400.51981
43112Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic16521980
43121Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic7111980
43113James Ray Smith Pump ServiceDomestic14921980
43154James Ray Smith Pump ServiceDomestic1341.51980
43125Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic7401979
43126Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic6911979
43127Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic9801979
43129Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic8021979
43131Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic850.51979
43155Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic870.2151979
43089James Ray Smith Pump ServiceDomestic7081979
43090James Ray Smith Pump ServiceDomestic6831979
43179Royce Swank DrillingDomestic11541979
43182Royce Swank DrillingDomestic155201979
43207Royce Swank DrillingDomestic140101979
43213Royce Swank DrillingDomestic205201979
43214Royce Swank DrillingDomestic23531979
43218Royce Swank DrillingDomestic25011979
43211George J. Lespagnard Water Well ContractDomestic1851.51978
43087Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic114121978
43101Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic14921978
43157Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic185121978
43166Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic951.51978
43083James Ray Smith Pump ServiceDomestic970.11978
43085James Ray Smith Pump ServiceDomestic7521978
43177Swank Water Well DrlgDomestic141221978
43201Swank Water Well DrlgDomestic16017.51978
43186Edgar Swank Water Well DrillingDomestic20061977
43123Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic1590.251977
43134Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic17011977
43136Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic15021977
43153Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic1270.51977
43158Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic92141977
43183Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic200201977
43217Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic2400.51977
43102Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic121121976
43106Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic12711976
43117Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic500.51976
43139Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic105101976
43165Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic1150.751976
43096James Ray Smith Pump ServiceDomestic162601976
43150James Ray Smith Pump ServiceDomestic105101976
43151James Ray Smith Pump ServiceDomestic118101976
43152James Ray Smith Pump ServiceDomestic119101976
43140Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic6041976
43215Strader Drilling Co., INCDomestic226121976
43082Theodore Cummings Drilling CODomestic4071976
43198Edgar Swank Water Well DrillingDomestic24431975
43199Edgar Swank Water Well DrillingDomestic16941975
43097Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic12321975
43122Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic14001975
43156Jack W. Robison Well DrillingDomestic751.51975
43124James Ray Smith Pump ServiceDomestic1631.51975
43104Robison DrillingDomestic20121975
560354KdotDomestic3402024yes
1054781711Yoakum Well Drilling, LLCDomestic1720.52024yes
507825Evans Energy Development, INCDomestic25002017yes
507826Evans Energy Development, INCDomestic25002017yes
507824Patchen Pump & Well Drlg., INCDomestic1202017yes
481424Patchen Pump & Well Drlg., INCDomestic1702014yes
452257Well OwnerDomestic8502012yes
441795Domestic1402011yes
441796Well OwnerDomestic1002010yes
424407Well OwnerDomestic1002009yes
417299Osage CountyDomestic2602008yes
414867Well OwnerDomestic1502008yes
413076Jesse Yoakum Well DrillingDomestic36002007yes
384084Slusher, EdwardDomestic702006yes
384085Slusher, EdwardDomestic2102006yes
384086Slusher, EdwardDomestic1002006yes
384461Tom MooreDomestic902006yes
384462Tom MooreDomestic1902006yes
372783Frances BurkettDomestic1302005yes
374676Haufler, DelmerDomestic1402005yes
378131Johnson, HowellDomestic1002005yes
374678Long, DelayneDomestic1002005yes
374679Long, DelayneDomestic2502005yes
372228Moore, TomDomestic1102005yes
346414Richard L. AllenDomestic902004yes
346411Well OwnerDomestic1402004yes
342465City of Osage CityDomestic3202003yes
342932Cristi TrenchingDomestic2502003yes
342464Gary ThompsonDomestic1302003yes
342462Tom MooreDomestic802003yes
342463Tom MooreDomestic902003yes
342466Well OwnerDomestic2202003yes
326731Evans Energy Development, INCDomestic11002002yes
319240Grogan Ebberts DrillingDomestic21.502001yes
319241Grogan Ebberts DrillingDomestic17.502001yes
319502Hennes ExcavatingDomestic2502001yes
325513Well OwnerDomestic3102001yes
325537Well OwnerDomestic3902001yes
325538Well OwnerDomestic1202001yes
326167Well OwnerDomestic2002001yes
117909Hamm INCDomestic16.501997yes
366363Hamm INCDomestic29.301997yes
110329Grogan Ebberts DrillingDomestic4201996yes
110330Grogan Ebberts DrillingDomestic4301996yes
111536Grogan Ebberts DrillingDomestic13.501996yes
109672Well OwnerDomestic2501996yes
43173Well OwnerDomestic1201992yes
43164KsuDomestic6001991yes
43174Well OwnerDomestic1201991yes
43175Well OwnerDomestic2001991yes
43176Well OwnerDomestic2001991yes
43091Well OwnerDomestic3201990yes
43108Well OwnerDomestic2401990yes
43187Edgar Swank Drlg & Pump RepairDomestic225181989yes
43107James Ray Smith Pump ServiceDomestic8001989yes
43111James Ray Smith Pump ServiceDomestic18001988yes
43208City of MelvernDomestic20001987yes
518026Well OwnerDomestic10001983yes

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