Township 12S Range 22W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has risen 12.7 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections

36Measured

-12.7 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 12S22W

Median depth went from 70.6 ft before development to 59.1 ft — a change of -12.7 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 0. Shallower: 36. Sharpest fall, section 02 at -6.1 ft; largest rise, section 23 at 16.5 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 12S Range 22W — depth to water before the aquifer was developed, against the 2022–2024 surface, in feet below ground. A plus sign means the water is deeper than it was; a minus sign means it is shallower. A dash means one of the two is missing; ≥ marks a change computed from a figure floored at ground level.
Sec.	Before	2022–24	Change
01	77.1 ft	70.0 ft	−7.1
02	92.3 ft	86.3 ft	−6.1
03	99.2 ft	92.0 ft	−7.2
04	99.8 ft	90.0 ft	−9.8
05	100.3 ft	85.5 ft	−14.8
06	100.1 ft	88.8 ft	−11.4
07	72.5 ft	62.0 ft	−10.5
08	79.0 ft	63.7 ft	−15.3
09	69.9 ft	56.9 ft	−13.0
10	70.6 ft	60.9 ft	−9.7
11	68.3 ft	59.1 ft	−9.2
12	61.1 ft	50.9 ft	−10.2
13	35.7 ft	22.6 ft	−13.1
14	36.4 ft	24.0 ft	−12.4
15	48.1 ft	35.7 ft	−12.3
16	66.5 ft	52.5 ft	−14.1
17	82.1 ft	68.1 ft	−14.0
18	97.9 ft	89.6 ft	−8.3
19	85.2 ft	78.5 ft	−6.7
20	103.4 ft	90.7 ft	−12.7
21	96.6 ft	82.4 ft	−14.2
22	87.8 ft	72.6 ft	−15.2
23	74.1 ft	57.7 ft	−16.5
24	52.0 ft	36.3 ft	−15.7
25	64.4 ft	49.5 ft	−14.9
26	53.3 ft	38.2 ft	−15.1
27	69.0 ft	54.5 ft	−14.5
28	73.8 ft	60.0 ft	−13.8
29	84.4 ft	72.8 ft	−11.6
30	61.5 ft	53.4 ft	−8.0
31	34.7 ft	24.8 ft	−9.9
32	48.6 ft	36.4 ft	−12.1
33	54.8 ft	40.8 ft	−14.0
34	48.1 ft	34.6 ft	−13.5
35	17.9 ft	4.8 ft	−13.1
36	29.2 ft	15.7 ft	−13.5

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 12S range 22W

62 wells in township 12S range 22W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Melvin B. Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC, 9. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 107.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (29), oil field water supply (10), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (10), domestic, livestock (6).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 12S range 22W, busiest first. The last column is the median depth those wells were drilled to — a driller’s own record of how far down the water was.
Driller of record	Wells	Years	Median depth	Median water level
Melvin B. Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC	9	1975–1989	116.0 ft	75.0 ft
Shirley Env. Testing LLC	6	1998	65.0 ft	52.8 ft
John E. Luea Water Well Drilling	5	1982–1996	102.0 ft	62.0 ft
Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC	5	2012–2016	120.0 ft	70.0 ft
Andy Anderson Drilling	4	1996–2002	50.0 ft	35.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	4	1997–2003	110.0 ft	0.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	4	1982	115.0 ft	87.0 ft
Chas. Sargent Irrigation, INC	3	2014	110.0 ft	56.0 ft
Aqua Pump LLC	2	2016	117.0 ft	76.0 ft
B & B Drilling	2	1988–2012	148.0 ft	100.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	2	2014	103.0 ft	59.6 ft
Kdot	2	1977	0.0 ft	0.0 ft
Kp Hydrotech	2	2023–2025	115.0 ft	65.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	2	1988–2023	170.0 ft	92.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	2	2021	125.0 ft	60.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	2	2018	75.0 ft	30.0 ft
Bollig Ditching	1	2012	103.0 ft	90.0 ft
Bollig Ditching and Well Service	1	2013	92.0 ft	79.0 ft
Bolling Ditching	1	2002	71.0 ft	60.0 ft
Halling Water Well Service	1	2016	80.0 ft	40.0 ft
M&m Water Well Srvc	1	2026	107.0 ft	67.0 ft
Well Owner	1	1997	29.0 ft	19.0 ft

Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
Decade	Wells	Median depth	Median level
1970s	4	120.0 ft	80.0 ft
1980s	16	115.0 ft	75.0 ft
1990s	12	70.0 ft	52.9 ft
2000s	6	60.0 ft	25.0 ft
2010s	18	103.0 ft	62.0 ft
2020s	6	115.0 ft	65.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	29	110.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	10	140.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	10	65.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	6	107.0 ft
Irrigation	3	110.0 ft
Public Water Supply	2	0.0 ft
Feedlot	1	92.0 ft
Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply	1	90.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 12S range 22W, by the depth the driller reached. The water level is the one measured on arrival, which is a reading at a point — unlike the surface figures above. The first column is the WWC-5 record number.
Record	Year	Depth	Water level	Purpose	Driller
1053407658	2023	170.0 ft	92.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
89336	1982	160.0 ft	110.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
89333	1986	155.0 ft	75.0 ft	Domestic	Melvin B. Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC
466577	2013	155.0 ft	95.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC
466578	2013	155.0 ft	95.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC
89335	1988	148.0 ft	100.0 ft	Domestic	B & B Drilling
89334	1988	140.0 ft	90.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
89346	1979	125.0 ft	80.0 ft	Domestic	Melvin B. Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC
549030	2021	125.0 ft	50.0 ft	Domestic	Woofter Pump & Well, INC
89341	1980	120.0 ft	70.0 ft	Domestic	Melvin B. Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC

Buying or drilling in township 12S range 22W?

The median section here has moved -12.7 ft. What that means for one quarter section takes someone on the ground. Tell us where; we pass the request on.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. What we do with this.

This township sits in Central and western Kansas. Trego County, on 100 % of 62 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

10S28W 2.1 ft
10S30W 12.0 ft
10S32W 32.1 ft
10S33W 37.8 ft
11S31W 13.5 ft
11S32W 24.5 ft
11S33W 15.7 ft
12S25W -3.3 ft
16S33W 22.3 ft
16S36W 78.9 ft
17S28W 27.5 ft
17S29W 26.0 ft
17S30W 27.3 ft

Neighbours by the count of measured sections, not a ranking: the list slides with the township, so each of the 256 township pages is reachable from the others. All of them.