Domestic, Livestock wells in Smith County
173 of the 1,005 WWC-5 records in Smith County — 17.2% — are recorded for domestic, livestock.
How this group compares
Smith County holds 1.0% of the 17,552 domestic, livestock records in Kansas, while holding 0.3% of the register overall — so this use is over-represented here.
a household and stock water.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depth | 58 ft | 125 ft | 60 ft — shallower here (173 records, 100 %) |
| Static water level | 27 ft | 75 ft | 24 ft — higher here (169 records, 98 %) |
| Estimated yield | 12 gpm | 30 gpm | 25 gpm — lower here (153 records, 88 %) |
What stands out among these
The busiest contractor on these records is Watson Well Drilling, named on 47 of them (27.2%), ahead of Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC (25) and Maruhn Well Drilling, INC (12). The oldest record here was completed in 1975 and the most recent in 2026, and the deepest well on file reaches 170 feet — a domestic, livestock well drilled by Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC in 1995.
Plugging records — for domestic, livestock in Smith County
10 of the 173 records for domestic, livestock in Smith County carry a plugging report (5.8%), filed on form WWC-5P. The other 163 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 33 records here completed before 1995, that is exactly what a buyer checks. Why it matters and who pays.
Who drilled them
| Contractor | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Watson Well Drilling | 47 | 27.2% |
| Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | 25 | 14.5% |
| Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | 12 | 6.9% |
| Rainey Water Well | 12 | 6.9% |
| Ground Water Development | 12 | 6.9% |
| Gottschalk Well Drilling | 10 | 5.8% |
| Chas. Sargent Irrigation Co., INC | 5 | 2.9% |
| Stepbrothers Water Drlg | 5 | 2.9% |
| D & L Drilling CO | 4 | 2.3% |
| Well Owner | 4 | 2.3% |
| William J. Deer Drilling | 3 | 1.7% |
| Groundwater Development CO | 3 | 1.7% |
| Watson Well Drlg | 3 | 1.7% |
| Yellow Jacket Drilling | 2 | 1.2% |
| Chas. Sargent Irrigation, INC | 2 | 1.2% |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 2 | 1.2% |
An unplugged well on land in Smith County?
163 of the 173 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.
The records
| WWC-5 | Drilled by | Use | Depth (ft) | Yield (gpm) | Year | Plugging report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1057552852 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 42 | 5 | 2026 | — |
| 1057105781 | Holdrege Well Srvc | Domestic, Livestock | 80 | 12 | 2026 | — |
| 1057019647 | Charles Sargent Irrig. - #1048 | Domestic, Livestock | 80 | 0 | 2025 | — |
| 1056891501 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 48 | 3 | 2025 | — |
| 1056930709 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 28 | 5 | 2025 | — |
| 1057026636 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 33 | 4 | 2025 | — |
| 1055233813 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 28 | 5 | 2024 | — |
| 1055614957 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 32 | 0 | 2024 | — |
| 1055751334 | Stepbrothers Water Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 58 | 4 | 2024 | — |
| 1054750771 | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 92 | 15 | 2024 | — |
| 1053410417 | Downey Drlg #748 | Domestic, Livestock | 120 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| 1053317072 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 39 | 5 | 2023 | — |
| 1053420187 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 36 | 5 | 2023 | — |
| 1053426772 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 38 | 13 | 2023 | — |
| 1053438016 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 78 | 5 | 2023 | — |
| 1054138979 | Holdrege Well Srvc | Domestic, Livestock | 115 | 5 | 2023 | — |
| 1053579439 | Rgn Company, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 60 | 3 | 2023 | — |
| 1053239930 | Stepbrothers Water Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 55 | 12 | 2023 | — |
| 1053273296 | Stepbrothers Water Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 73 | 10 | 2023 | — |
| 1053842085 | Stepbrothers Water Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 58 | 10 | 2023 | — |
| 1053842095 | Stepbrothers Water Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 58 | 10 | 2023 | — |
| 1053425899 | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 55 | 2 | 2023 | — |
| 1053277591 | Downey Drlg #748 | Domestic, Livestock | 68 | 105 | 2022 | — |
| 1052890523 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 58 | 10 | 2022 | — |
| 1052906827 | Ground Water Development | Domestic, Livestock | 55 | 8 | 2022 | — |
| 1052908328 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 40 | 30 | 2022 | — |
| 1052898991 | Watson Well Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 155 | 2 | 2022 | — |
| 552057 | Gottschalk Ww Drlg | Domestic, Livestock | 32 | 3 | 2021 | — |
| 545312 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 85 | 10 | 2021 | — |
| 545313 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 100 | 5 | 2021 | — |
| 535626 | Downey Drilling, Inc. #748 | Domestic, Livestock | 79 | 125 | 2020 | — |
| 535627 | Downey Drilling, Inc. #748 | Domestic, Livestock | 65 | 150 | 2020 | — |
| 537560 | Groundwater Development CO | Domestic, Livestock | 40 | 20 | 2020 | — |
| 524677 | Bushell Water Well Service | Domestic, Livestock | 80 | 35 | 2019 | — |
| 524285 | Holdrege Well Service | Domestic, Livestock | 155 | 10 | 2019 | — |
| 525634 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 140 | 10 | 2019 | — |
| 525656 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 65 | 10 | 2019 | — |
| 527359 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 55 | 30 | 2019 | — |
| 515934 | Cline Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 50 | 8 | 2018 | — |
| 519547 | Karst Water Well Drilling and Service, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 71 | 25 | 2018 | — |
| 517665 | Step Brothers | Domestic, Livestock | 60 | 10 | 2018 | — |
| 518084 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 145 | 20 | 2018 | — |
| 523069 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 125 | 30 | 2018 | — |
| 512048 | Bushell Water Well Service | Domestic, Livestock | 70 | 45 | 2017 | — |
| 509067 | Terry Davis | Domestic, Livestock | 38 | 12 | 2017 | — |
| 509575 | Terry Davis | Domestic, Livestock | 38 | 10 | 2017 | — |
| 498883 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 35 | 5 | 2016 | — |
| 498898 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 30 | 12 | 2016 | — |
| 490403 | Karst Water Well Drilling and Service, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 70 | 25 | 2015 | — |
| 487945 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 110 | 30 | 2015 | — |
| 488955 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 155 | 50 | 2015 | — |
| 490353 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 27 | 4 | 2015 | — |
| 490404 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 35 | 1 | 2015 | — |
| 480611 | Gottschalk Water Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 71 | 10 | 2014 | — |
| 475444 | Rainey Water Well | Domestic, Livestock | 33 | 20 | 2014 | — |
| 477397 | Rainey Water Well | Domestic, Livestock | 42 | 20 | 2014 | — |
| 477398 | Rainey Water Well | Domestic, Livestock | 34 | 3 | 2014 | — |
| 477399 | Rainey Water Well | Domestic, Livestock | 48 | 2 | 2014 | — |
| 477400 | Rainey Water Well | Domestic, Livestock | 40 | 3 | 2014 | — |
| 481966 | Rainey Water Well | Domestic, Livestock | 44 | 20 | 2014 | — |
| 474201 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 35 | 1 | 2014 | — |
| 475439 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 120 | 2 | 2014 | — |
| 475440 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 45 | 3 | 2014 | — |
| 476346 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 95 | 15 | 2014 | — |
| 476437 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 95 | 15 | 2014 | — |
| 477866 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 75 | 40 | 2014 | — |
| 478506 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 95 | 6 | 2014 | — |
| 480077 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 160 | 30 | 2014 | — |
| 472823 | Chas. Sargent Irrigation, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 106 | 25 | 2013 | — |
| 466055 | Gottschalk Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 98 | 3.5 | 2013 | — |
| 466056 | Gottschalk Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 44 | 6 | 2013 | — |
| 468441 | Gottschalk Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 45 | 16 | 2013 | — |
| 467543 | Rainey Water Well | Domestic, Livestock | 28 | 25 | 2013 | — |
| 467544 | Rainey Water Well | Domestic, Livestock | 37 | 25 | 2013 | — |
| 467545 | Rainey Water Well | Domestic, Livestock | 60 | 6 | 2013 | — |
| 472515 | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 100 | 0 | 2013 | — |
| 472516 | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 60 | 0 | 2013 | — |
| 465929 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 65 | 3 | 2013 | — |
| 465936 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 40 | 2 | 2013 | — |
| 465974 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 42 | 30 | 2013 | — |
| 466107 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 68 | 20 | 2013 | — |
| 466111 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 115 | 60 | 2013 | — |
| 466180 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 95 | 30 | 2013 | — |
| 467050 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 50 | 30 | 2013 | — |
| 468467 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 82 | 5 | 2013 | — |
| 468476 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 32 | 8 | 2013 | — |
| 468477 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 115 | 2.5 | 2013 | — |
| 470242 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 160 | 25 | 2013 | — |
| 470258 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 135 | 12 | 2013 | — |
| 470786 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 55 | 15 | 2013 | — |
| 474210 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 35 | 15 | 2013 | — |
| 480098 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 65 | 30 | 2013 | — |
| 459256 | Gottschalk Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 40 | 1 | 2012 | — |
| 462003 | Gottschalk Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 29 | 15 | 2012 | — |
| 457959 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 155 | 25 | 2012 | — |
| 457989 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 120 | 50 | 2012 | — |
| 457995 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 51 | 20 | 2012 | — |
| 458692 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 130 | 2 | 2012 | — |
| 458698 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 42 | 10 | 2012 | — |
| 458710 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 35 | 15 | 2012 | — |
| 445218 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 25 | 15 | 2011 | — |
| 441318 | Chas. Sargent Irrigation, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 58 | 38 | 2010 | — |
| 435754 | Gottschalk Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 37 | 20 | 2010 | — |
| 428240 | Gottschalk Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 25 | 20 | 2009 | — |
| 428803 | Gottschalk Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 73 | 15 | 2009 | — |
| 428804 | Gottschalk Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 76 | 20 | 2009 | — |
| 428805 | Gottschalk Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 81 | 0 | 2009 | — |
| 402255 | Redinger Well Service | Domestic, Livestock | 51 | 10 | 2007 | — |
| 389506 | Chas. Sargent Irrigation Co., INC | Domestic, Livestock | 44 | 7 | 2006 | — |
| 356923 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 130 | 25 | 2004 | — |
| 356924 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 160 | 25 | 2004 | — |
| 356926 | Watson Well Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 35 | 0 | 2004 | — |
| 340950 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 115 | 20 | 2003 | — |
| 340951 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 40 | 3 | 2003 | — |
| 328323 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 145 | 10 | 2002 | — |
| 333468 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 22 | 7 | 2002 | — |
| 318037 | Chas. Sargent Irrigation Co., INC | Domestic, Livestock | 58 | 10 | 2001 | — |
| 318038 | Chas. Sargent Irrigation Co., INC | Domestic, Livestock | 62 | 10 | 2001 | — |
| 322144 | Chas. Sargent Irrigation Co., INC | Domestic, Livestock | 36 | 12 | 2001 | — |
| 322145 | Chas. Sargent Irrigation Co., INC | Domestic, Livestock | 26 | 35 | 2001 | — |
| 310615 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 40 | 25 | 2000 | — |
| 313825 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 125 | 50 | 2000 | — |
| 310472 | Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 94 | 6 | 2000 | — |
| 314538 | Yellow Jacket Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 85 | 0 | 2000 | — |
| 304240 | Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 95 | 20 | 1999 | — |
| 306018 | Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 155 | 4 | 1999 | — |
| 308429 | Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 75 | 20 | 1999 | — |
| 314537 | Yellow Jacket Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 60 | 100 | 1999 | — |
| 101347 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 170 | 15 | 1995 | — |
| 100533 | Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 150 | 6 | 1995 | — |
| 81737 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 105 | 20 | 1987 | — |
| 81786 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 110 | 15 | 1984 | — |
| 81771 | Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 75 | 15 | 1980 | — |
| 81797 | Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 42 | 15 | 1980 | — |
| 81827 | D & L Drilling CO | Domestic, Livestock | 53 | 0 | 1979 | — |
| 81741 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 55 | 20 | 1979 | — |
| 81744 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 55 | 10 | 1979 | — |
| 81810 | Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 70 | 20 | 1979 | — |
| 81811 | Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 35 | 5 | 1979 | — |
| 81835 | William J. Deer Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 61 | 8 | 1979 | — |
| 81931 | William J. Deer Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 40 | 20 | 1979 | — |
| 81831 | D & D Service | Domestic, Livestock | 68 | 7 | 1978 | — |
| 81759 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 55 | 10 | 1978 | — |
| 81830 | D & L Drilling CO | Domestic, Livestock | 56 | 0 | 1977 | — |
| 81832 | D & L Drilling CO | Domestic, Livestock | 33 | 0 | 1977 | — |
| 81887 | D & L Drilling CO | Domestic, Livestock | 56 | 0 | 1977 | — |
| 81730 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 85 | 10 | 1977 | — |
| 81732 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 115 | 50 | 1977 | — |
| 81734 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 100 | 5 | 1977 | — |
| 81743 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 115 | 10 | 1977 | — |
| 81753 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 100 | 4 | 1977 | — |
| 81773 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 35 | 15 | 1977 | — |
| 81788 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 45 | 30 | 1977 | — |
| 81829 | Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 35 | 6 | 1977 | — |
| 81870 | Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 50 | 8 | 1977 | — |
| 81895 | William J. Deer Drilling | Domestic, Livestock | 45 | 15 | 1977 | — |
| 81736 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 90 | 25 | 1976 | — |
| 81748 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 70 | 4 | 1976 | — |
| 81770 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 90 | 20 | 1976 | — |
| 81772 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 85 | 20 | 1976 | — |
| 81790 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 40 | 4 | 1976 | — |
| 81881 | Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 70 | 20 | 1976 | — |
| 81780 | Leroy Maruhn Well Drilling, INC | Domestic, Livestock | 135 | 20 | 1975 | — |
| 533347 | Groundwater Development CO | Domestic, Livestock | 65 | 5 | 2020 | yes |
| 533687 | Groundwater Development CO | Domestic, Livestock | 50 | 3 | 2020 | yes |
| 475441 | Rainey Water Well | Domestic, Livestock | 120 | 0 | 2014 | yes |
| 475442 | Rainey Water Well | Domestic, Livestock | 40 | 0 | 2014 | yes |
| 475446 | Rainey Water Well | Domestic, Livestock | 30 | 0 | 2014 | yes |
| 474987 | Well Owner | Domestic, Livestock | 29 | 0 | 2014 | yes |
| 459604 | Well Owner | Domestic, Livestock | 9 | 0 | 2012 | yes |
| 312356 | Well Owner | Domestic, Livestock | 36 | 0 | 2000 | yes |
| 306519 | Smith County Nrcs Office | Domestic, Livestock | 19 | 0 | 1999 | yes |
| 304373 | Well Owner | Domestic, Livestock | 36.5 | 0 | 1999 | yes |
Part of a bigger picture: all 1,005 records in Smith County, and every domestic, livestock record in Kansas.
Other groups of a similar size
- Irrigation — Wallace 179
- (unstated)/abandoned — Butler 176
- Oil Field Water Supply — Lane 176
- (unstated)/abandoned — Reno 176
- Domestic, Livestock — Ellis 175
- Irrigation — Pottawatomie 174
- Monitoring well/observation/piezometer — Wabaunsee 173
- Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction — Wyandotte 173
- Oil Field Water Supply — Comanche 167
- Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction — Ford 166
- Domestic, Livestock — Decatur 163