(unstated)/abandoned
2,629 of the 314,779 WWC-5 records in Kansas — 0.8%.
What this use means
a use the record files under this heading.
| Measurement | Median | 90th percentile | Kansas median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depth | 45 ft | 150 ft | 60 ft — shallower here (2,369 records, 90 %) |
| Static water level | 18 ft | 71 ft | 24 ft — lower here (1,533 records, 58 %) |
| Estimated yield | 7.5 gpm | 42 gpm | 25 gpm — lower here (350 records, 13 %) |
Where they are
| County | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sedgwick | 350 | 13.3% |
| Leavenworth | 251 | 9.5% |
| Butler | 176 | 6.7% |
| Reno | 176 | 6.7% |
| Lyon | 87 | 3.3% |
| Ellis | 81 | 3.1% |
| Wyandotte | 80 | 3.0% |
| Franklin | 76 | 2.9% |
| Johnson | 75 | 2.9% |
| Morris | 74 | 2.8% |
| Shawnee | 56 | 2.1% |
| Douglas | 55 | 2.1% |
| Harvey | 54 | 2.1% |
| Mcpherson | 45 | 1.7% |
| Washington | 38 | 1.4% |
| Chase | 32 | 1.2% |
| Seward | 32 | 1.2% |
| Finney | 28 | 1.1% |
| Barton | 26 | 1.0% |
| Riley | 25 | 1.0% |
| Saline | 25 | 1.0% |
| Pottawatomie | 23 | 0.9% |
| Osage | 22 | 0.8% |
| Atchison | 22 | 0.8% |
| Coffey | 21 | 0.8% |
| Clay | 20 | 0.8% |
| Jefferson | 20 | 0.8% |
| Marshall | 20 | 0.8% |
| Thomas | 19 | 0.7% |
| Brown | 17 | 0.6% |
What stands out for (unstated)/abandoned
The busiest contractor on these records is Well Owner, named on 356 of them (13.5%), ahead of Breuer Drilling CO (190) and Herman H. West & Co., INC (98). The oldest record here was completed in 1970 and the most recent in 2026.
Plugging records — for (unstated)/abandoned
2,033 of the 2,629 records for (unstated)/abandoned carry a plugging report (77.3%), filed on form WWC-5P. The other 596 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 163 records here completed before 1995, that is exactly what a buyer checks. Why it matters and who pays.
Who drills them
| Contractor | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Well Owner | 356 | 13.5% |
| Breuer Drilling CO | 190 | 7.2% |
| Herman H. West & Co., INC | 98 | 3.7% |
| James Munyon, Jm Enterprises | 93 | 3.5% |
| Advance Termite and Pest Control, INC | 62 | 2.4% |
| Grogan Ebberts Drilling | 60 | 2.3% |
| Jb Environmental Drilling | 55 | 2.1% |
| H. R. Swank | 51 | 1.9% |
| Carl Vincent Service | 43 | 1.6% |
| Harp Well & Pump Service, INC | 38 | 1.4% |
| Layne-christensen CO | 28 | 1.1% |
| Blue Valley Drilling | 27 | 1.0% |
| Jo Bea Titus | 27 | 1.0% |
| Keith Pfannenstiel Water Well Service | 25 | 1.0% |
| Cullum and Brown, INC | 24 | 0.9% |
| Layne Western | 23 | 0.9% |
An unplugged well on land in Kansas?
596 of the 2,629 records in Kansas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521405 | Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 38 | 0 | 2018 | — |
| 495045 | Evans Energy Development, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 140 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| 489496 | Voran Electric Service | (unstated)/abandoned | 0 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| 489497 | Voran Electric Service | (unstated)/abandoned | 0 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| 481329 | Backhus Drilling | (unstated)/abandoned | 75 | 35 | 2014 | — |
| 493837 | Chase Drilling | (unstated)/abandoned | 50 | 0 | 2014 | — |
| 477347 | James Munyon, Jm Enterprises | (unstated)/abandoned | 0 | 0 | 2014 | — |
| 479425 | James Munyon, Jm Enterprises | (unstated)/abandoned | 0 | 0 | 2014 | — |
| 479440 | James Munyon, Jm Enterprises | (unstated)/abandoned | 0 | 0 | 2014 | — |
| 468439 | Bearden Pump & Well Service | (unstated)/abandoned | 0 | 0 | 2013 | — |
| 468531 | Crescent Services | (unstated)/abandoned | 140 | 0 | 2013 | — |
| 470136 | Geotechnology, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 45 | 0 | 2013 | — |
| 467589 | James Munyon, Jm Enterprises | (unstated)/abandoned | 0 | 0 | 2013 | — |
| 467759 | James Munyon, Jm Enterprises | (unstated)/abandoned | 0 | 0 | 2013 | — |
| 469718 | James Munyon, Jm Enterprises | (unstated)/abandoned | 0 | 0 | 2013 | — |
| 469829 | James Munyon, Jm Enterprises | (unstated)/abandoned | 0 | 0 | 2013 | — |
| 469833 | James Munyon, Jm Enterprises | (unstated)/abandoned | 0 | 0 | 2013 | — |
| 472092 | Williams Drilling CO INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 80 | 0 | 2013 | — |
| 459514 | Chase Drilling | (unstated)/abandoned | 60 | 0 | 2012 | — |
| 460507 | Chase Drilling | (unstated)/abandoned | 60 | 0 | 2012 | — |
| 454021 | James Munyon, Jm Enterprises | (unstated)/abandoned | 0 | 0 | 2012 | — |
| 461784 | James Munyon, Jm Enterprises | (unstated)/abandoned | 0 | 0 | 2012 | — |
| 467059 | Jantzen Water Well | (unstated)/abandoned | 60 | 0 | 2012 | — |
| 453099 | Kelley Drilling CO | (unstated)/abandoned | 78 | 10 | 2012 | — |
| 455882 | Well Owner | (unstated)/abandoned | 25 | 0 | 2012 | — |
| 441742 | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 490 | 0 | 2011 | — |
| 452579 | Pratt Well Service, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 47 | 5 | 2011 | — |
| 450531 | Weninger Drilling, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 60 | 50 | 2011 | — |
| 445829 | Bartell Drilling | (unstated)/abandoned | 198 | 0 | 2010 | — |
| 440790 | Parrish Drilling | (unstated)/abandoned | 235 | 0 | 2010 | — |
| 430438 | Below Ground Surface, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 0 | 0 | 2009 | — |
| 423665 | Charles Winter Well Drilling | (unstated)/abandoned | 126 | 45 | 2009 | — |
| 441323 | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 552 | 0 | 2009 | — |
| 426986 | James Munyon, Jm Enterprises | (unstated)/abandoned | 0 | 0 | 2009 | — |
| 420055 | Bartel Well Drilling, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 138 | 40 | 2008 | — |
| 420061 | Bartel Well Drilling, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 360 | 50 | 2008 | — |
| 425999 | Bartel Well Drilling, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 100 | 10 | 2008 | — |
| 412345 | Keith Pfannenstiel Water Well Service | (unstated)/abandoned | 46 | 150 | 2008 | — |
| 412347 | Keith Pfannenstiel Water Well Service | (unstated)/abandoned | 44 | 150 | 2008 | — |
| 412349 | Keith Pfannenstiel Water Well Service | (unstated)/abandoned | 44 | 150 | 2008 | — |
| 412351 | Keith Pfannenstiel Water Well Service | (unstated)/abandoned | 43 | 150 | 2008 | — |
| 411223 | Richard O. Kelley Drilling CO | (unstated)/abandoned | 33 | 4 | 2008 | — |
| 416898 | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 150 | 0 | 2008 | — |
| 421627 | Strader Drilling Co., INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 160 | 25 | 2008 | — |
| 421667 | Strader Drilling Co., INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 62 | 100 | 2008 | — |
| 417051 | Wilcox Well Drilling, LLC | (unstated)/abandoned | 192 | 0 | 2008 | — |
| 419085 | Wilcox Well Drilling, LLC | (unstated)/abandoned | 0 | 0 | 2008 | — |
| 408596 | Rainey Water Well | (unstated)/abandoned | 70 | 0 | 2007 | — |
| 408597 | Rainey Water Well | (unstated)/abandoned | 30 | 0 | 2007 | — |
| 399428 | Rick Chase Water Well Drilling | (unstated)/abandoned | 76 | 0 | 2007 | — |
| 413015 | Rick Chase Water Well Drilling | (unstated)/abandoned | 80 | 0 | 2007 | — |
| 401961 | Strader Drilling Co., INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 128 | 100 | 2007 | — |
| 401962 | Strader Drilling Co., INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 149 | 100 | 2007 | — |
| 402004 | Strader Drilling Co., INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 100 | 50 | 2007 | — |
| 405468 | Terry Alexander Pump & Service | (unstated)/abandoned | 160 | 0 | 2007 | — |
| 398221 | Tom Patchen Pump & Well Drlg | (unstated)/abandoned | 70 | 0 | 2007 | — |
| 390256 | — | (unstated)/abandoned | 30 | 0 | 2006 | — |
| 386277 | Aqua Pump LLC | (unstated)/abandoned | 64 | 20 | 2006 | — |
| 397180 | Bartel Well Drilling, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 152 | 0 | 2006 | — |
| 389056 | Ground Source Systems, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 300 | 0 | 2006 | — |
| 385417 | Wilcox Well Drilling, LLC | (unstated)/abandoned | 245 | 0 | 2006 | — |
| 360483 | Below Ground Surface, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 37 | 0 | 2005 | — |
| 366528 | Below Ground Surface, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 30 | 0 | 2005 | — |
| 366529 | Below Ground Surface, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 30 | 0 | 2005 | — |
| 371168 | Clt INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 85 | 0 | 2005 | — |
| 375905 | Envirotech Eng. & Consulting | (unstated)/abandoned | 24 | 0 | 2005 | — |
| 366406 | James Munyon, Jm Enterprises | (unstated)/abandoned | 32 | 0 | 2005 | — |
| 366423 | James Munyon, Jm Enterprises | (unstated)/abandoned | 32 | 0 | 2005 | — |
| 364464 | Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 60 | 0 | 2005 | — |
| 372356 | Jm Enterprises | (unstated)/abandoned | 0 | 0 | 2005 | — |
| 376378 | Layne-christensen CO | (unstated)/abandoned | 126 | 0 | 2005 | — |
| 376380 | Layne-christensen CO | (unstated)/abandoned | 148 | 0 | 2005 | — |
| 376381 | Layne-christensen CO | (unstated)/abandoned | 103 | 0 | 2005 | — |
| 376382 | Layne-christensen CO | (unstated)/abandoned | 104 | 0 | 2005 | — |
| 376383 | Layne-christensen CO | (unstated)/abandoned | 104 | 0 | 2005 | — |
| 373244 | Max's Enterprises | (unstated)/abandoned | 37 | 0 | 2005 | — |
| 367015 | Redinger Well Service | (unstated)/abandoned | 56 | 0 | 2005 | — |
| 386287 | Rick Chase Water Well Drilling | (unstated)/abandoned | 135 | 0 | 2005 | — |
| 345809 | Associated Environmental Industries Corp | (unstated)/abandoned | 15 | 0 | 2004 | — |
| 346752 | Curtis J. Weninger Irrigation | (unstated)/abandoned | 45 | 800 | 2004 | — |
| 358702 | Geotechnology, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 23.5 | 0 | 2004 | — |
| 345829 | James Munyon, Jm Enterprises | (unstated)/abandoned | 24 | 0 | 2004 | — |
| 346101 | James Munyon, Jm Enterprises | (unstated)/abandoned | 0 | 0 | 2004 | — |
| 347386 | Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 55 | 0 | 2004 | — |
| 346114 | Ruben T. Schaal Drilling CO | (unstated)/abandoned | 40 | 0 | 2004 | — |
| 345540 | Strader Drilling Co., INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 47 | 40 | 2004 | — |
| 341895 | Bartel Well Drilling, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 280 | 50 | 2003 | — |
| 336890 | Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 216 | 500 | 2003 | — |
| 335504 | James Munyon, Jm Enterprises | (unstated)/abandoned | 24 | 0 | 2003 | — |
| 357944 | James Munyon, Jm Enterprises | (unstated)/abandoned | 41 | 0 | 2003 | — |
| 348935 | Les Taylor Drilling CO | (unstated)/abandoned | 693 | 0 | 2003 | — |
| 335466 | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 450 | 0 | 2003 | — |
| 341142 | Paul H. Backhus Drilling | (unstated)/abandoned | 74 | 0 | 2003 | — |
| 340033 | Strader Drilling Co., INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 50 | 75 | 2003 | — |
| 326526 | Evans Energy Development, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 36 | 15 | 2002 | — |
| 330174 | G & S Drilling, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 90 | 0 | 2002 | — |
| 331203 | George Kemp's Well Service | (unstated)/abandoned | 140 | 0 | 2002 | — |
| 327740 | Ray Cramer Drilling CO | (unstated)/abandoned | 400 | 0 | 2002 | — |
| 331374 | Richard O. Kelley Drilling CO | (unstated)/abandoned | 46 | 10 | 2002 | — |
| 333026 | Rick Chase Water Well Drilling | (unstated)/abandoned | 65 | 0 | 2002 | — |
| 327379 | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 43 | 0 | 2002 | — |
| 329181 | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 40 | 0 | 2002 | — |
| 332493 | Strader Drilling Co., INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 52 | 75 | 2002 | — |
| 332570 | Strader Drilling Co., INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 195 | 10 | 2002 | — |
| 327365 | Terry Alexander Pump & Service | (unstated)/abandoned | 53 | 850 | 2002 | — |
| 321249 | Blue Valley Drilling | (unstated)/abandoned | 37 | 0 | 2001 | — |
| 320125 | Charles Winter Well Drilling | (unstated)/abandoned | 147 | 30 | 2001 | — |
| 323158 | Chas. Sargent Irrigation Co., INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 79 | 12 | 2001 | — |
| 325698 | Glen Chase Drilling | (unstated)/abandoned | 90 | 20 | 2001 | — |
| 311092 | Associated Environmental, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 20 | 0 | 2000 | — |
| 315980 | Charles Sager's Pump Service | (unstated)/abandoned | 54 | 0 | 2000 | — |
| 314213 | Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC | (unstated)/abandoned | 480 | 0 | 2000 | — |
| 315694 | Jack Goodman Water Well Drilling | (unstated)/abandoned | 100 | 0 | 2000 | — |
| 311182 | Jb Environmental Drilling | (unstated)/abandoned | 20 | 0 | 2000 | — |
| 316337 | Martins Well Service | (unstated)/abandoned | 0 | 0 | 2000 | — |
| 311422 | Paul H. Backhus Drilling | (unstated)/abandoned | 120 | 20 | 2000 | — |
| 312863 | Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 160 | 50 | 2000 | — |
| 303653 | Geocore Services INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 70 | 0 | 1999 | — |
| 308776 | Geotechnical Services, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 20 | 0 | 1999 | — |
| 308777 | Geotechnical Services, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 20 | 0 | 1999 | — |
| 308778 | Geotechnical Services, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 20 | 0 | 1999 | — |
| 308779 | Geotechnical Services, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 20 | 0 | 1999 | — |
| 307024 | Schoenrogge Drilling, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 134 | 10 | 1999 | — |
| 300920 | Houck Brothers Drilling | (unstated)/abandoned | 343 | 30 | 1998 | — |
| 337517 | Joseph Beckman, B & B Drilling | (unstated)/abandoned | 128 | 30 | 1998 | — |
| 303908 | Tubbs Drilling | (unstated)/abandoned | 100 | 0 | 1998 | — |
| 456528 | Billy Mcpherson Drilling CO | (unstated)/abandoned | 180 | 1.5 | 1997 | — |
| 108816 | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 40 | 0 | 1996 | — |
| 498413 | — | (unstated)/abandoned | 0 | 0 | 1995 | — |
| 96264 | Geocore Services INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 198.5 | 0 | 1993 | — |
| 79782 | Terracon, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 11.3 | 6 | 1992 | — |
| 457654 | Jerome Weninger Drilling, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 0 | 0 | 1990 | — |
| 76773 | Harp Well & Pump Service, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 78 | 0 | 1988 | — |
| 80700 | Well Owner | (unstated)/abandoned | 100 | 0 | 1986 | — |
| 35078 | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 140 | 0 | 1985 | — |
| 443980 | Darnell Water Well Drilling | (unstated)/abandoned | 140 | 0 | 1984 | — |
| 57191 | Strader Drilling Co., INC | (unstated)/abandoned | 80 | 5 | 1981 | — |
| 89280 | Bartell Drilling & Machine Works | (unstated)/abandoned | 200 | 0 | 1980 | — |
| 327502 | Layne Western | (unstated)/abandoned | 410 | 0 | 1980 | — |
| 18473 | Layne-christensen CO | (unstated)/abandoned | 560 | 0 | 1980 | — |
The other water uses
- Monitoring well/observation/piezometer 85,904
- Domestic 77,399
- Domestic, Lawn and Garden 54,905
- Irrigation 24,315
- Oil Field Water Supply 18,464
- Domestic, Livestock 17,552
- Dewatering 6,212
- Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge 4,767
- Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction 3,980
- Public Water Supply 2,710
- Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical 2,001
- Environmental Remediation, Injection 1,827
- Test hole/well 1,726
- Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal 1,583