# Water wells in Sherman County, Kansas — 1,533 WWC-5 records

> 1,533 water well records in Sherman County. The median well is 224.74 feet deep. Who drilled them, how deep, and which ones have no plugging report on file.

## Water wells in Sherman County

**1,533** WWC-5 records — 0.5% of the Kansas register. The median well here is **224.74 feet** deep, against 60 feet statewide.

### How deep people drill in Sherman 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.

*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 | **224.74 ft** | 301 ft | 60 ft — deeper here (1,436 records, 94 %) |
| Static water level | **157 ft** | 199.44 ft | 24 ft — higher here (1,168 records, 76 %) |
| Estimated yield | **50 gpm** | 1100 gpm | 25 gpm — higher here (626 records, 41 %) |

### What the water is used for

| Water use | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [Domestic](/county/sherman/domestic.md) | 724 | 47.2% |
| [Monitoring well/observation/piezometer](/county/sherman/monitoring-well-observation-piezometer.md) | 367 | 23.9% |
| [Irrigation](/county/sherman/irrigation.md) | 261 | 17.0% |
| [Domestic, Livestock](/use/domestic-livestock.md) | 102 | 6.7% |
| [Oil Field Water Supply](/use/oil-field-water-supply.md) | 30 | 2.0% |
| [Public Water Supply](/use/public-water-supply.md) | 12 | 0.8% |
| [Domestic, Lawn and Garden](/use/domestic-lawn-and-garden.md) | 8 | 0.5% |
| [(unstated)/abandoned](/use/unstated-abandoned.md) | 7 | 0.5% |
| Feedlot | 6 | 0.4% |
| [Test hole/well](/use/test-hole-well.md) | 4 | 0.3% |
| Industrial | 3 | 0.2% |
| Injection well/air sparge (AS)/shallow | 2 | 0.1% |

### Wells tied to a water right

**119** records in Sherman County carry a DWR
appropriation number — 7.8%, 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 Sherman County

The busiest contractor on these records is **Ruben T. Schaal Drilling CO**, named on 180 of them (11.7%), ahead of Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC (140) and Well Owner (105). The oldest record here was completed in **1974** and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest well on file reaches **380 feet** — a domestic well drilled by Schaal Drilling CO in 1999.

### Plugging records — in Sherman County

**474** of the 1,533 records in Sherman County carry a
plugging report (30.9%), filed on form WWC-5P. The other
**1,059** 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
**507** records here completed before 1995, that is
exactly what a buyer checks. [Why it matters and who
pays](/abandoned.md).

### Who drills in Sherman County

| Contractor | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ruben T. Schaal Drilling CO | 180 | 11.7% |
| [Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC](/driller/jay-c-woofter-pump-well-inc.md) | 140 | 9.1% |
| [Well Owner](/driller/well-owner.md) | 105 | 6.8% |
| A.j. Foust Supply Co. INC | 94 | 6.1% |
| [Woofter Pump & Well, INC](/driller/woofter-pump-well-inc.md) | 66 | 4.3% |
| [Woofter Pump and Well, INC](/driller/woofter-pump-and-well-inc.md) | 54 | 3.5% |
| S & H Drilling Co., INC | 47 | 3.1% |
| C. Struckhoff, S&h Drilling Co.,inc | 45 | 2.9% |
| Western Well & Pump, INC | 41 | 2.7% |
| Bartell Drilling & Machine Works | 39 | 2.5% |
| Northwest Drilling Co., INC | 33 | 2.2% |
| [Coranco Great Plains, INC](/driller/coranco-great-plains-inc.md) | 32 | 2.1% |
| Schoenrogge Drilling, INC | 29 | 1.9% |
| [Walter Woofter Pump & Well](/driller/walter-woofter-pump-well.md) | 29 | 1.9% |
| Milco Environmental Services, INC | 28 | 1.8% |
| Kemp's Well Service | 26 | 1.7% |
| Dmw Well & Pump Service | 24 | 1.6% |
| Kansas City Testing Lab | 23 | 1.5% |

### When they were drilled

| Decade | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 88 | 5.7% |
| 2010s | 245 | 16.0% |
| 2000s | 282 | 18.4% |
| 1990s | 376 | 24.5% |
| 1980s | 251 | 16.4% |
| 1970s | 287 | 18.7% |

### An unplugged well on land in Sherman County?

1,059 of the 1,533 records in Sherman 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).

### Records in Sherman County

*Sherman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [1057216120](/search.md) | Associated Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 205 | 160 | 2026 | — |
| [1057192778](/search.md) | Kemp's Well Service | Domestic, Livestock | 228 | 50 | 2026 | — |
| [1057283139](/search.md) | Smith & Sons Pump & Well | Domestic, Livestock | 220 | 0 | 2026 | — |
| [1057288662](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well, INC | Irrigation | 270 | 508 | 2026 | — |
| [1056627288](/search.md) | Kemp's Well Service #213 | Domestic, Livestock | 155 | 14 | 2025 | — |
| [1056627346](/search.md) | Kemp's Well Service #213 | Domestic, Livestock | 139 | 20 | 2025 | — |
| [1056562254](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Domestic, Livestock | 335 | 30 | 2025 | — |
| [1054742380](/search.md) | Kemp's Well Service #213 | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 284 | 50 | 2024 | — |
| [1056834621](/search.md) | Smith & Sons Pump & Well | Domestic | 220 | 20 | 2024 | — |
| [1056834633](/search.md) | Smith & Sons Pump & Well | Domestic | 265 | 25 | 2024 | — |
| [1056834644](/search.md) | Smith & Sons Pump & Well | Domestic | 270 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| [1054797077](/search.md) | Smith and Sons Pump and Well LLC | Domestic | 76 | 20 | 2024 | — |
| [1055554032](/search.md) | Smith and Sons Pump and Well LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 145 | 10 | 2024 | — |
| [1055692463](/search.md) | Smith and Sons Pump and Well LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 175 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| [1053269498](/search.md) | Kemp's Well Service #213 | Domestic, Livestock | 261 | 50 | 2023 | — |
| [1053577760](/search.md) | Kemp's Well Service #213 | Domestic, Livestock | 166 | 25 | 2023 | — |
| [558392](/search.md) | Schaal Drilling #938 | Domestic | 228 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [559577](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 230 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [559578](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 230 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [559579](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 230.5 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [559580](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 230.4 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [559581](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 231 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [559609](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 230.4 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [559610](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 230 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [559611](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 231 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [1053383343](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Domestic | 310 | 30 | 2023 | — |
| [552269](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145 | Irrigation | 320 | 300 | 2022 | — |
| [552198](/search.md) | Kemp's Well Service #213 | Domestic, Livestock | 293 | 50 | 2022 | — |
| [1052883773](/search.md) | Kemp's Well Service #213 | Domestic | 257 | 50 | 2022 | — |
| [1052888543](/search.md) | Kemp's Well Service #213 | Domestic | 313 | 50 | 2022 | — |
| [1052899355](/search.md) | Kemp's Well Service #213 | Domestic, Livestock | 56 | 30 | 2022 | — |
| [1052905921](/search.md) | Newbanks Pumps #880 | Domestic, Livestock | 259 | 40 | 2022 | — |
| [1052906394](/search.md) | Newbanks Pumps #880 | Domestic, Livestock | 280 | 41 | 2022 | — |
| [553188](/search.md) | Schaal Drilling #894 | Domestic | 240 | 18 | 2022 | — |
| [553189](/search.md) | Schaal Drilling #918 | Domestic | 234 | 18 | 2022 | — |
| [553190](/search.md) | Schaal Drilling #918 | Domestic | 260 | 12 | 2022 | — |
| [553165](/search.md) | Schaal Drilling #938 | Domestic, Livestock | 215 | 15 | 2022 | — |
| [553186](/search.md) | Schaal Drilling #938 | Domestic, Livestock | 200 | 15 | 2022 | — |
| [553191](/search.md) | Schaal Drilling #938 | Domestic, Livestock | 250 | 18 | 2022 | — |
| [556734](/search.md) | Schaal Drilling #938 | Domestic, Livestock | 280 | 20 | 2022 | — |
| [553187](/search.md) | Schaal Drilling #939 | Domestic | 317 | 20 | 2022 | — |
| [1052890507](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Domestic, Livestock | 65 | 25 | 2022 | — |
| [1052963175](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Oil Field Water Supply | 300 | 50 | 2022 | — |
| [544930](/search.md) | Alexander Pump & Srvc #936 | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 220 | 26 | 2021 | — |
| [542635](/search.md) | Kemp's Well Service #213 | Domestic, Livestock | 57 | 5 | 2021 | — |
| [542636](/search.md) | Kemp's Well Service #213 | Domestic, Livestock | 90 | 15 | 2021 | — |
| [542638](/search.md) | Kemp's Well Service #213 | Domestic, Livestock | 44 | 11 | 2021 | — |
| [543185](/search.md) | Wilcox Well Drilling LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 256 | 20 | 2021 | — |
| [540364](/search.md) | B & B Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 221 | 30 | 2020 | — |
| [537272](/search.md) | Dmw Well & Pump Service | Irrigation | 282 | 475 | 2020 | — |
| [531046](/search.md) | Kemp's Well Service #213 | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 308 | 50 | 2020 | — |
| [531062](/search.md) | Kemp's Well Service #213 | Domestic, Livestock | 138 | 50 | 2020 | — |
| [531065](/search.md) | Newbanks Pumps #856 | Domestic, Livestock | 260 | 20 | 2020 | — |
| [540385](/search.md) | Newbanks Pumps #856 | Domestic, Livestock | 251 | 15 | 2020 | — |
| [540384](/search.md) | Schaal Drilling #918 | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 295 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| [540365](/search.md) | Schaal Drilling #939 | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 180 | 15 | 2020 | — |
| [539362](/search.md) | Wilcox Well Drilling LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 297 | 15 | 2020 | — |
| [539388](/search.md) | Wilcox Well Drilling LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 297 | 10 | 2020 | — |
| [539443](/search.md) | Wilcox Well Drilling LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 297 | 10 | 2020 | — |
| [531303](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Domestic, Livestock | 175 | 35 | 2020 | — |
| [532093](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Domestic | 255 | 35 | 2020 | — |
| [528539](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Oil Field Water Supply | 300 | 50 | 2020 | — |
| [529047](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Irrigation | 368 | 1605 | 2019 | — |
| [525006](/search.md) | Wilcox Well Drilling, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 245 | 16 | 2019 | — |
| [525262](/search.md) | Wilcox Well Drilling, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 310 | 25 | 2019 | — |
| [527569](/search.md) | Wilcox Well Drilling, LLC | Domestic | 245 | 10 | 2019 | — |
| [527573](/search.md) | Wilcox Well Drilling, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 310 | 25 | 2019 | — |
| [533649](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 220 | 0 | 2019 | — |
| [533650](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 220 | 0 | 2019 | — |
| [524686](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Domestic | 290 | 55 | 2019 | — |
| [527373](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Oil Field Water Supply | 238 | 55 | 2019 | — |
| [514100](/search.md) | Kemp's Well Service | Domestic, Livestock | 28 | 24 | 2018 | — |
| [523384](/search.md) | Schaal Drilling | Domestic | 286 | 21 | 2018 | — |
| [514575](/search.md) | Schaal Drilling #938 | Domestic | 240 | 30 | 2018 | — |
| [512892](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Oil Field Water Supply | 280 | 70 | 2018 | — |
| [513425](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 50 | 50 | 2018 | — |
| [514661](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Oil Field Water Supply | 280 | 50 | 2018 | — |
| [515384](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 145 | 30 | 2018 | — |
| [509765](/search.md) | Dmw Well & Pump Service | Irrigation | 309 | 335 | 2017 | — |
| [522397](/search.md) | Dmw Well & Pump Service | Irrigation | 298 | 200 | 2017 | — |
| [511759](/search.md) | Newbanks Pumps #880 | Domestic, Livestock | 140 | 10 | 2017 | — |
| [513150](/search.md) | Schaal Drilling #938 | Domestic, Livestock | 80 | 20 | 2017 | — |
| [509852](/search.md) | Wilcox Well Drilling, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 290 | 10 | 2017 | — |
| [508631](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Oil Field Water Supply | 280 | 50 | 2017 | — |
| [509774](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 229 | 0 | 2017 | — |
| [509775](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 232 | 0 | 2017 | — |
| [509776](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 231 | 0 | 2017 | — |
| [509777](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 229 | 0 | 2017 | — |
| [509778](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 230 | 0 | 2017 | — |
| [509779](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 229 | 0 | 2017 | — |
| [509780](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 231 | 0 | 2017 | — |
| [509781](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 232 | 0 | 2017 | — |
| [509782](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 229 | 0 | 2017 | — |
| [510740](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Domestic | 277 | 100 | 2017 | — |
| [499821](/search.md) | Chas. Sargent Irrigation, INC | Irrigation | 300 | 161 | 2016 | — |
| [499874](/search.md) | Coranco Great Plains, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 225 | 0 | 2016 | — |
| [499875](/search.md) | Coranco Great Plains, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 225 | 0 | 2016 | — |
| [499876](/search.md) | Coranco Great Plains, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 225 | 0 | 2016 | — |
| [499878](/search.md) | Coranco Great Plains, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 225 | 0 | 2016 | — |
| [506430](/search.md) | Dmw Well & Pump Service | Irrigation | 308 | 650 | 2016 | — |
| [506431](/search.md) | Dmw Well & Pump Service | Irrigation | 283 | 150 | 2016 | — |
| [499153](/search.md) | Geocore, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 225 | 0 | 2016 | — |
| [499154](/search.md) | Geocore, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 225 | 0 | 2016 | — |
| [499156](/search.md) | Geocore, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 225 | 0 | 2016 | — |
| [499158](/search.md) | Geocore, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 225 | 0 | 2016 | — |
| [506043](/search.md) | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 335 | 0 | 2016 | — |
| [502830](/search.md) | Kemp's Well Service | Domestic, Livestock | 262 | 50 | 2016 | — |
| [500277](/search.md) | Wilcox Well Drilling, LLC | Domestic, Livestock | 230 | 10 | 2016 | — |
| [494423](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 260 | 72 | 2016 | — |
| [498843](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Domestic | 295 | 65 | 2016 | — |
| [498895](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Domestic | 300 | 50 | 2016 | — |
| [500093](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Domestic | 295 | 40 | 2016 | — |
| [500854](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Domestic | 285 | 25 | 2016 | — |
| [500891](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Domestic | 280 | 87 | 2016 | — |
| [501003](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 300 | 0 | 2016 | — |
| [501923](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Oil Field Water Supply | 295 | 60 | 2016 | — |
| [490966](/search.md) | Schaal Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 258 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| [490967](/search.md) | Schaal Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 325 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| [496508](/search.md) | Schaal Drilling | Other | 260 | 38 | 2015 | — |
| [485005](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 225 | 1.5 | 2015 | — |
| [485009](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 220 | 15 | 2015 | — |
| [485014](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 225 | 1.5 | 2015 | — |
| [488739](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Domestic | 275 | 25 | 2015 | — |
| [490359](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Domestic | 240 | 30 | 2015 | — |
| [474986](/search.md) | B & B Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 208 | 25 | 2014 | — |
| [477396](/search.md) | Schaal Drilling CO | Domestic | 291 | 0 | 2014 | — |
| [483341](/search.md) | Western Sprinklers INC | Irrigation | 355 | 1500 | 2014 | — |
| [476318](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well, INC | Domestic | 285 | 25 | 2014 | — |
| [477869](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well, INC | Domestic | 225 | 33 | 2014 | — |
| [478514](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Domestic | 295 | 30 | 2014 | — |
| [479502](/search.md) | Woofter Pump and Well, INC | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 292 | 30 | 2014 | — |
| [469212](/search.md) | Albertus H. De Jager | Domestic | 279 | 20 | 2013 | — |
| [467419](/search.md) | Bartell Drilling | Domestic | 230 | 0 | 2013 | — |
| [470936](/search.md) | Bartell Drilling | Domestic | 165 | 0 | 2013 | — |
| [469214](/search.md) | Dmw Well & Pump Service | Irrigation | 292 | 300 | 2013 | — |
| [472652](/search.md) | Dmw Well & Pump Service | Irrigation | 320 | 300 | 2013 | — |
| [466054](/search.md) | Kemp's Well Service | Domestic, Livestock | 221 | 40 | 2013 | — |
| [466287](/search.md) | Kemp's Well Service | Domestic | 48 | 50 | 2013 | — |
| [466288](/search.md) | Kemp's Well Service | Domestic | 46 | 25 | 2013 | — |
| [466289](/search.md) | Kemp's Well Service | Domestic | 44 | 50 | 2013 | — |

### By water use in Sherman County

- [Domestic in Sherman County](/county/sherman/domestic.md) 724
- [Irrigation in Sherman County](/county/sherman/irrigation.md) 261
- [Monitoring well/observation/piezometer in Sherman County](/county/sherman/monitoring-well-observation-piezometer.md) 367

### Counties with a comparable register

- [Rawlins](/county/rawlins.md) 1,643
- [Clay](/county/clay.md) 1,621
- [Ottawa](/county/ottawa.md) 1,592
- [Grant](/county/grant.md) 1,571
- [Scott](/county/scott.md) 1,571
- [Franklin](/county/franklin.md) 1,558
- [Harper](/county/harper.md) 1,552
- [Graham](/county/graham.md) 1,482
- [Clark](/county/clark.md) 1,445
- [Rooks](/county/rooks.md) 1,422
- [Hodgeman](/county/hodgeman.md) 1,417
- [Lyon](/county/lyon.md) 1,410
- [Decatur](/county/decatur.md) 1,348

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](/county.md).

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Página: https://wwc5.pages.dev/county/sherman/
Fonte: Water Wells WWC5 — Kansas Geological Survey, from records filed with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Recolha: 2026-08-21