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Montgomery County, Iowa: well depth, owners & drilling cost

Name: Montgomery County, Iowa water well statistics
Creator: Iowa Well Data
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✓ 802 Iowa DNR records · verified 2026-10-19

80 ftmedian well depth

42 ft–100 fttypical depth range

61 ftmedian depth since 2016

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How deep are wells in Montgomery County, Iowa?

The median drilled well depth in Montgomery County is 80 ft, based on 699 wells with recorded depths in the state Iowa DNR database. Half of all wells fall between 42 ft and 100 ft; 90% are shallower than 180 ft. Wells drilled since 2016 have a median depth of 61 ft.

How much does it cost to drill a well in Montgomery County?

Applying published per-foot rates to the local median depth of 80 ft: drilling and casing alone typically runs $2,000–$5,200; a complete system including pump, pressure tank, and hookup typically runs $4,800–$8,000. Actual quotes depend on site access, geology, and casing requirements.

Drilled depth distribution

0–50 ft 202 50–100 ft 171 100–150 ft 212 150–200 ft 61 200–300 ft 46 300–400 ft 3 400–600 ft 2 600+ ft 2

Who drills wells in Montgomery County?

Companies by number of wells completed in this county, per the well records Iowa drillers file with the DNR.

Driller	Wells since 2016
ROLLINS,PAUL - 4809	6
WEILAGE,SETH - 1139	4
REYNOLDS,MICHAEL - 4718	2
SHAEFFER,TIMOTHY - 13375	2
ROLLINS,ANDREW - 7240	1
* Unknown, -	1
WARRICK,JOHN - 5708	1

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Well records by ZIP code in Montgomery County

Median depth, water level, and yield for each ZIP code with recorded wells.

Elliott (51532) — 194 wells, median 100 ft
Red Oak (51566) — 181 wells, median 65 ft
Emerson (51533) — 155 wells, median 80 ft
Stanton (51573) — 124 wells, median 80 ft
Villisca (50864) — 91 wells, median 50 ft
Red Oak (51591) — 83 wells, median 100 ft

Method: medians computed from Iowa DNR records (Iowa DNR Well Information System records, water-supply wells only (monitoring, test, dewatering, injection and closed-loop geothermal wells excluded); depths 0-5,000 ft). Cost estimate applies published per-foot ranges (checked 2026-06-11) to the local median depth — full methodology & sources.