# Water wells in Smith County, Kansas — 1,005 WWC-5 records

> 1,005 water well records in Smith County. The median well is 42 feet deep. Who drilled them, how deep, and which ones have no plugging report on file.

## Water wells in Smith County

**1,005** WWC-5 records — 0.3% of the Kansas register. The median well here is **42 feet** deep, against 60 feet statewide.

### How deep people drill in Smith 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 | **42 ft** | 95 ft | 60 ft — shallower here (1,004 records, 100 %) |
| Static water level | **22 ft** | 53 ft | 24 ft — lower here (850 records, 85 %) |
| Estimated yield | **15 gpm** | 100 gpm | 25 gpm — lower here (414 records, 41 %) |

### What the water is used for

| Water use | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [Monitoring well/observation/piezometer](/county/smith/monitoring-well-observation-piezometer.md) | 478 | 47.6% |
| [Domestic](/county/smith/domestic.md) | 214 | 21.3% |
| [Domestic, Livestock](/county/smith/domestic-livestock.md) | 173 | 17.2% |
| [Irrigation](/use/irrigation.md) | 49 | 4.9% |
| [Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge](/use/environmental-remediation-air-sparge.md) | 20 | 2.0% |
| [Public Water Supply](/use/public-water-supply.md) | 17 | 1.7% |
| [Domestic, Lawn and Garden](/use/domestic-lawn-and-garden.md) | 16 | 1.6% |
| [Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction](/use/environmental-remediation-soil-vapor-extraction.md) | 12 | 1.2% |
| [Test hole/well](/use/test-hole-well.md) | 10 | 1.0% |
| [(unstated)/abandoned](/use/unstated-abandoned.md) | 4 | 0.4% |
| [Environmental Remediation, Injection](/use/environmental-remediation-injection.md) | 4 | 0.4% |
| Feedlot | 3 | 0.3% |

### Wells tied to a water right

**22** records in Smith County carry a DWR
appropriation number — 2.2%, 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 Smith County

The busiest contractor on these records is **Watson Well Drilling**, named on 88 of them (8.8%), ahead of Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC (82) and Coranco Great Plains, INC (65). The oldest record here was completed in **1975** and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest well on file reaches **688 feet** — a domestic well drilled by Melvin B. Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC in 1977.

### Plugging records — in Smith County

**208** of the 1,005 records in Smith County carry a
plugging report (20.7%), filed on form WWC-5P. The other
**797** 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
**216** records here completed before 1995, that is
exactly what a buyer checks. [Why it matters and who
pays](/abandoned.md).

### Who drills in Smith County

| Contractor | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Watson Well Drilling | 88 | 8.8% |
| Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | 82 | 8.2% |
| [Coranco Great Plains, INC](/driller/coranco-great-plains-inc.md) | 65 | 6.5% |
| [Geocore Services INC](/driller/geocore-services-inc.md) | 60 | 6.0% |
| [Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC](/driller/jay-c-woofter-pump-well-inc.md) | 42 | 4.2% |
| [Larsen and Associates, INC](/driller/larsen-and-associates-inc.md) | 42 | 4.2% |
| Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | 40 | 4.0% |
| Milco Environmental Services, INC | 30 | 3.0% |
| [Grogan Ebberts Drilling](/driller/grogan-ebberts-drilling.md) | 28 | 2.8% |
| Chas. Sargent Irrigation Co., INC | 26 | 2.6% |
| Shirley Environmental Testing LLC | 23 | 2.3% |
| Solstice Company | 23 | 2.3% |
| Milco Env. Serv. #1005 | 23 | 2.3% |
| [Geocore, INC](/driller/geocore-inc.md) | 22 | 2.2% |
| [Associated Environmental, INC](/driller/associated-environmental-inc.md) | 21 | 2.1% |
| D & D Service | 19 | 1.9% |
| Associated Env | 18 | 1.8% |
| Ground Water Development | 18 | 1.8% |

### When they were drilled

| Decade | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 118 | 11.7% |
| 2010s | 237 | 23.6% |
| 2000s | 257 | 25.6% |
| 1990s | 247 | 24.6% |
| 1980s | 61 | 6.1% |
| 1970s | 84 | 8.4% |

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

797 of the 1,005 records in Smith 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 Smith County

*Smith 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [1057179481](/search.md) | Charles Sargent Irrig. - #1048 | Irrigation | 105 | 700 | 2026 | — |
| [1057201744](/search.md) | Charles Sargent Irrig. - #1048 | Irrigation | 60 | 400 | 2026 | — |
| [1057243739](/search.md) | Ground Water Development | Domestic | 44 | 8 | 2026 | — |
| [1057552852](/search.md) | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 42 | 5 | 2026 | — |
| [1057105781](/search.md) | Holdrege Well Srvc | Domestic, Livestock | 80 | 12 | 2026 | — |
| [1057247496](/search.md) | Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC | Domestic | 60 | 20 | 2026 | — |
| [1057019647](/search.md) | Charles Sargent Irrig. - #1048 | Domestic, Livestock | 80 | 0 | 2025 | — |
| [1056657718](/search.md) | Ground Water Development | Domestic | 34 | 0 | 2025 | — |
| [1056891501](/search.md) | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 48 | 3 | 2025 | — |
| [1056930709](/search.md) | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 28 | 5 | 2025 | — |
| [1057024399](/search.md) | Ground Water Development | Domestic | 39 | 2 | 2025 | — |
| [1057026636](/search.md) | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 33 | 4 | 2025 | — |
| [1057066912](/search.md) | Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC | Domestic | 65 | 15 | 2025 | — |
| [1055233813](/search.md) | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 28 | 5 | 2024 | — |
| [1055614957](/search.md) | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 32 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| [1056451910](/search.md) | Karst Water Well Drlg | Domestic | 125 | 15 | 2024 | — |
| [1055751334](/search.md) | Stepbrothers Water Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 58 | 4 | 2024 | — |
| [1054750771](/search.md) | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 92 | 15 | 2024 | — |
| [1053416410](/search.md) | Associated Drilling, INC | Oil Field Water Supply | 198 | 80 | 2023 | — |
| [1053410417](/search.md) | Downey Drlg #748 | Domestic, Livestock | 120 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [559210](/search.md) | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [559211](/search.md) | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [1053312315](/search.md) | Ground Water Development | Domestic | 56 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [1053317072](/search.md) | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 39 | 5 | 2023 | — |
| [1053420187](/search.md) | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 36 | 5 | 2023 | — |
| [1053426772](/search.md) | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 38 | 13 | 2023 | — |
| [1053429583](/search.md) | Ground Water Development | Domestic | 60 | 20 | 2023 | — |
| [1053438016](/search.md) | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 78 | 5 | 2023 | — |
| [1054138979](/search.md) | Holdrege Well Srvc | Domestic, Livestock | 115 | 5 | 2023 | — |
| [558122](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 22 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [558123](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 18.5 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [558124](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 18.5 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [558126](/search.md) | Larsen & Associates | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 18.5 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| [1053579439](/search.md) | Rgn Company, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 60 | 3 | 2023 | — |
| [1053579452](/search.md) | Rgn Company, INC | Domestic | 60 | 7 | 2023 | — |
| [1053239930](/search.md) | Stepbrothers Water Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 55 | 12 | 2023 | — |
| [1053273296](/search.md) | Stepbrothers Water Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 73 | 10 | 2023 | — |
| [1053842085](/search.md) | Stepbrothers Water Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 58 | 10 | 2023 | — |
| [1053842095](/search.md) | Stepbrothers Water Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 58 | 10 | 2023 | — |
| [1053425899](/search.md) | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 55 | 2 | 2023 | — |
| [1053277591](/search.md) | Downey Drlg #748 | Domestic, Livestock | 68 | 105 | 2022 | — |
| [1052887558](/search.md) | Ground Water Development | Domestic | 100 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| [1052890523](/search.md) | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 58 | 10 | 2022 | — |
| [1052906827](/search.md) | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 55 | 8 | 2022 | — |
| [1052970124](/search.md) | Karst Water Well Drlg | Domestic | 65 | 20 | 2022 | — |
| [1052908328](/search.md) | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 40 | 30 | 2022 | — |
| [1052898991](/search.md) | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 155 | 2 | 2022 | — |
| [550512](/search.md) | Associated Env | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| [550513](/search.md) | Associated Env | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| [550514](/search.md) | Associated Env | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| [550515](/search.md) | Associated Env | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| [546991](/search.md) | Env. Priority Srvc | Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge | 52.5 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| [546992](/search.md) | Env. Priority Srvc | Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge | 52.8 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| [547007](/search.md) | Env. Priority Srvc | Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge | 52.8 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| [547008](/search.md) | Env. Priority Srvc | Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge | 52.2 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| [547009](/search.md) | Env. Priority Srvc | Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge | 52.3 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| [547010](/search.md) | Env. Priority Srvc | Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge | 52.7 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| [552057](/search.md) | Gottschalk Ww Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 32 | 3 | 2021 | — |
| [543046](/search.md) | Gsi Engineering, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 24.6 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| [543048](/search.md) | Gsi Engineering, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 27.1 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| [543049](/search.md) | Gsi Engineering, LLC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 29.3 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| [543594](/search.md) | Karst Water Well Drilling and Service, INC | Domestic | 51 | 15 | 2021 | — |
| [547586](/search.md) | Karst Water Well Drilling and Service, INC | Domestic | 54 | 20 | 2021 | — |
| [549680](/search.md) | Karst Water Well Drilling and Service, INC | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 50 | 10 | 2021 | — |
| [545312](/search.md) | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 85 | 10 | 2021 | — |
| [545313](/search.md) | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 100 | 5 | 2021 | — |
| [547263](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction | 45 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| [547264](/search.md) | Woofter Pump & Well #881 | Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction | 43.5 | 0 | 2021 | — |
| [543525](/search.md) | Associated Env | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| [543526](/search.md) | Associated Env | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| [543527](/search.md) | Associated Env | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| [543528](/search.md) | Associated Env | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| [543529](/search.md) | Associated Env | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| [543530](/search.md) | Associated Env | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| [543531](/search.md) | Associated Env | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| [545877](/search.md) | Associated Env | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| [545878](/search.md) | Associated Env | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| [545880](/search.md) | Associated Env | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| [545881](/search.md) | Associated Env | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| [545882](/search.md) | Associated Env | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| [545883](/search.md) | Associated Env | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| [545884](/search.md) | Associated Env | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 30 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| [535626](/search.md) | Downey Drilling, Inc. #748 | Domestic, Livestock | 79 | 125 | 2020 | — |
| [535627](/search.md) | Downey Drilling, Inc. #748 | Domestic, Livestock | 65 | 150 | 2020 | — |
| [547004](/search.md) | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 50.5 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| [547005](/search.md) | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 50 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| [547006](/search.md) | Env. Priority Srvc | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 50.7 | 0 | 2020 | — |
| [537560](/search.md) | Groundwater Development CO | Domestic, Livestock | 40 | 20 | 2020 | — |
| [529398](/search.md) | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 45 | 5 | 2020 | — |
| [545064](/search.md) | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 63 | 4 | 2020 | — |
| [524677](/search.md) | Bushell Water Well Service | Domestic, Livestock | 80 | 35 | 2019 | — |
| [524285](/search.md) | Holdrege Well Service | Domestic, Livestock | 155 | 10 | 2019 | — |
| [525634](/search.md) | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 140 | 10 | 2019 | — |
| [525656](/search.md) | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 65 | 10 | 2019 | — |
| [527359](/search.md) | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 55 | 30 | 2019 | — |
| [515934](/search.md) | Cline Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 50 | 8 | 2018 | — |
| [513245](/search.md) | Coranco Great Plains, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 50 | 0 | 2018 | — |
| [516225](/search.md) | Coranco Great Plains, INC | Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction | 45 | 0 | 2018 | — |
| [516227](/search.md) | Coranco Great Plains, INC | Environmental Remediation, Injection | 52 | 0 | 2018 | — |
| [516229](/search.md) | Coranco Great Plains, INC | Environmental Remediation, Injection | 52 | 0 | 2018 | — |
| [519547](/search.md) | Karst Water Well Drilling and Service, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 71 | 25 | 2018 | — |
| [517665](/search.md) | Step Brothers | Domestic, Livestock | 60 | 10 | 2018 | — |
| [518083](/search.md) | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 115 | 20 | 2018 | — |
| [518084](/search.md) | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 145 | 20 | 2018 | — |
| [523069](/search.md) | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 125 | 30 | 2018 | — |
| [512048](/search.md) | Bushell Water Well Service | Domestic, Livestock | 70 | 45 | 2017 | — |
| [514292](/search.md) | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | Public Water Supply | 67.5 | 0 | 2017 | — |
| [507404](/search.md) | T and T Water Well Drilling | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 61 | 10 | 2017 | — |
| [509067](/search.md) | Terry Davis | Domestic, Livestock | 38 | 12 | 2017 | — |
| [509575](/search.md) | Terry Davis | Domestic, Livestock | 38 | 10 | 2017 | — |
| [501188](/search.md) | Associated Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 160 | 140 | 2016 | — |
| [501215](/search.md) | Associated Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 150 | 80 | 2016 | — |
| [501236](/search.md) | Associated Drilling, INC | Irrigation | 151 | 100 | 2016 | — |
| [504186](/search.md) | Geocore, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 45 | 0 | 2016 | — |
| [498883](/search.md) | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 35 | 5 | 2016 | — |
| [498898](/search.md) | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 30 | 12 | 2016 | — |
| [498902](/search.md) | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 38 | 12 | 2016 | — |
| [503354](/search.md) | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | Test Hole, Cased | 67 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| [494831](/search.md) | Environmental Priority Service, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 35 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| [485264](/search.md) | Geocore, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 45 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| [490403](/search.md) | Karst Water Well Drilling and Service, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 70 | 25 | 2015 | — |
| [495835](/search.md) | Larsen and Associates, INC | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 20.2 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| [487945](/search.md) | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 110 | 30 | 2015 | — |
| [488943](/search.md) | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 55 | 2 | 2015 | — |
| [488955](/search.md) | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 155 | 50 | 2015 | — |
| [490353](/search.md) | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 27 | 4 | 2015 | — |
| [490375](/search.md) | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 147 | 30 | 2015 | — |
| [490404](/search.md) | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 35 | 1 | 2015 | — |
| [480611](/search.md) | Gottschalk Water Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 71 | 10 | 2014 | — |
| [475444](/search.md) | Rainey Water Well | Domestic, Livestock | 33 | 20 | 2014 | — |
| [477397](/search.md) | Rainey Water Well | Domestic, Livestock | 42 | 20 | 2014 | — |
| [477398](/search.md) | Rainey Water Well | Domestic, Livestock | 34 | 3 | 2014 | — |
| [477399](/search.md) | Rainey Water Well | Domestic, Livestock | 48 | 2 | 2014 | — |
| [477400](/search.md) | Rainey Water Well | Domestic, Livestock | 40 | 3 | 2014 | — |
| [481966](/search.md) | Rainey Water Well | Domestic, Livestock | 44 | 20 | 2014 | — |
| [481968](/search.md) | Rainey Water Well | Domestic | 61 | 16 | 2014 | — |
| [481969](/search.md) | Rainey Water Well | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 43 | 10 | 2014 | — |
| [482419](/search.md) | Tyler Water Well, INC | Domestic | 100 | 15 | 2014 | — |
| [474201](/search.md) | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 35 | 1 | 2014 | — |
| [474202](/search.md) | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic | 155 | 30 | 2014 | — |

### By water use in Smith County

- [Domestic in Smith County](/county/smith/domestic.md) 214
- [Domestic, Livestock in Smith County](/county/smith/domestic-livestock.md) 173
- [Monitoring well/observation/piezometer in Smith County](/county/smith/monitoring-well-observation-piezometer.md) 478

### Counties with a comparable register

- [Lincoln](/county/lincoln.md) 1,069
- [Wabaunsee](/county/wabaunsee.md) 1,061
- [Stanton](/county/stanton.md) 1,059
- [Marshall](/county/marshall.md) 1,058
- [Osborne](/county/osborne.md) 1,047
- [Wichita](/county/wichita.md) 1,037
- [Nemaha](/county/nemaha.md) 1,018
- [Trego](/county/trego.md) 980
- [Lane](/county/lane.md) 958
- [Republic](/county/republic.md) 942
- [Logan](/county/logan.md) 885
- [Labette](/county/labette.md) 872
- [Hamilton](/county/hamilton.md) 854

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/smith/
Fonte: Water Wells WWC5 — Kansas Geological Survey, from records filed with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Recolha: 2026-08-21