Township 12S Range 23W

35 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 7.9 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections

35Measured

7.9 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 12S23W

Median depth went from 59.6 ft before development to 69.6 ft — a change of 7.9 ft, over 35 of 36 sections. Deeper: 27. Shallower: 8. Sharpest fall, section 06 at 29.8 ft; largest rise, section 01 at 5.4 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 12S Range 23W — 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	93.9 ft	88.5 ft	−5.4
02	89.9 ft	91.1 ft	+1.2
03	96.0 ft	103.9 ft	+7.9
04	69.2 ft	86.3 ft	+17.1
05	39.9 ft	65.6 ft	+25.7
06	63.9 ft	93.8 ft	+29.8
07	70.3 ft	98.6 ft	+28.3
08	62.3 ft	87.4 ft	+25.2
09	82.6 ft	99.2 ft	+16.6
10	97.6 ft	105.6 ft	+8.0
11	90.0 ft	91.9 ft	+1.9
12	81.2 ft	76.4 ft	−4.8
13	101.8 ft	99.1 ft	−2.6
14	96.1 ft	98.6 ft	+2.5
15	77.9 ft	85.8 ft	+7.8
16	66.7 ft	82.2 ft	+15.5
17	46.6 ft	69.6 ft	+22.9
18	52.0 ft	77.0 ft	+25.0
19	10.5 ft	32.5 ft	+22.1
20	12.4 ft	32.7 ft	+20.4
21	40.1 ft	55.1 ft	+15.0
22	41.1 ft	49.2 ft	+8.1
23	65.9 ft	67.6 ft	+1.6
24	81.8 ft	79.6 ft	−2.2
25	48.7 ft	44.6 ft	−4.1
26	20.2 ft	19.0 ft	−1.2
27	0.0 ft	1.3 ft	≥ +1.3
28	2.3 ft	12.5 ft	+10.2
29	7.4 ft	22.9 ft	+15.5
30	18.9 ft	35.8 ft	+16.9
31	59.6 ft	65.4 ft	+5.7
32	56.2 ft	61.8 ft	+5.6
33	27.9 ft	31.1 ft	+3.2
34	22.0 ft	20.9 ft	−1.1
35	7.4 ft	3.0 ft	−4.4
36	—	3.9 ft	—

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 12S range 23W

238 wells in township 12S range 23W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Geocore Services INC, 58. Oldest record, 1978. Median well 92.0 ft deep.

Sunk for monitoring well/observation/piezometer (156), domestic (49), domestic, livestock (10), irrigation (6).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 12S range 23W, 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
Geocore Services INC	58	1991–2000	95.0 ft	78.5 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	48	1992–2009	84.0 ft	0.0 ft
Melvin B. Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC	11	1982–2002	90.0 ft	55.0 ft
Associated Environmental, INC	10	1995–2009	96.0 ft	76.2 ft
Kansas City Testing Lab	9	1995–1996	78.0 ft	69.0 ft
Maxim Technologies, INC	9	1998–2001	75.0 ft	65.0 ft
Grogan Ebberts Drilling	8	1995	95.0 ft	79.8 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	8	2008–2018	88.0 ft	80.0 ft
Shirley Environmental Testing	7	1998–1999	75.0 ft	66.7 ft
Gsi Engineering, LLC	6	2018	90.0 ft	73.6 ft
Andy Anderson Drilling	4	1991–2004	80.0 ft	60.0 ft
B & B Drilling	4	1981–2012	105.0 ft	48.0 ft
Geocore, LLC	4	2021	90.0 ft	0.0 ft
Karst Water Well Drilling and Service, INC	4	2020–2021	140.0 ft	90.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	4	2012–2014	125.0 ft	50.0 ft
Aqua Pump	3	2011	107.0 ft	78.0 ft
Geocore, INC	3	2012–2015	88.0 ft	0.0 ft
Kp Hydrotech	3	2023–2025	83.0 ft	0.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	3	1984–2006	77.2 ft	30.7 ft
Midwest Energy INC	3	1990	250.0 ft	0.0 ft
Shirley Env. Testing LLC	3	1998	80.0 ft	65.8 ft
Bollig Ditching and Well Service	2	2003–2011	102.0 ft	91.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	2	1993	69.2 ft	26.2 ft
Karst Water Well Drlg	2	2023–2025	156.0 ft	97.0 ft
Kdhe	2	2003–2014	95.0 ft	78.0 ft
Well Owner	2	2003–2015	100.0 ft	30.0 ft
Aqua Pump LLC	1	2014	60.0 ft	52.0 ft
Blue Jay Drilling Co., INC	1	1978	108.0 ft	65.0 ft
Buck's Water Well Drlg	1	1978	108.0 ft	60.0 ft
City of Wakeeney	1	2002	66.0 ft	16.0 ft
Evel Windmill Repair	1	2020	122.0 ft	66.0 ft
Flax Ditching and Pump LLC	1	2015	59.0 ft	46.0 ft
Jc Drilling Services	1	2009	90.0 ft	78.0 ft
John E. Luea Water Well Drilling	1	1987	85.0 ft	65.0 ft
Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC	1	2020	131.0 ft	78.0 ft
Kdot	1	1995	160.0 ft	99.0 ft
Pfannenstiel Water Well Service	1	2013	92.0 ft	0.0 ft
T and T Water Well Drilling	1	2017	80.0 ft	20.0 ft
Wakeeney Ffa	1	1999	92.5 ft	51.0 ft
Walter Woofter Pump & Well	1	1985	145.0 ft	96.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well INC	1	1998	40.0 ft	12.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, Inc. #881	1	2020	145.0 ft	76.0 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	2	108.0 ft	65.0 ft
1980s	8	120.0 ft	70.0 ft
1990s	101	95.0 ft	77.0 ft
2000s	78	89.4 ft	55.0 ft
2010s	33	90.0 ft	72.1 ft
2020s	16	130.0 ft	72.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	156	90.0 ft
Domestic	49	105.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	10	85.0 ft
Irrigation	6	74.5 ft
Public Water Supply	5	69.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	4	80.0 ft
Other	3	250.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction	2	29.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	2	160.0 ft
Industrial	1	131.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 12S range 23W, 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
89353	1990	250.0 ft	0.0 ft	Other	Midwest Energy INC
89354	1990	250.0 ft	0.0 ft	Other	Midwest Energy INC
89379	1990	250.0 ft	0.0 ft	Other	Midwest Energy INC
89377	1985	160.0 ft	130.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Melvin B. Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC
98228	1995	160.0 ft	99.0 ft	Domestic	Kdot
1053357540	2023	156.0 ft	97.0 ft	Domestic	Karst Water Well Drlg
89376	1985	145.0 ft	96.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Walter Woofter Pump & Well
531313	2020	145.0 ft	76.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Woofter Pump & Well, Inc. #881
534703	2020	140.0 ft	72.0 ft	Domestic	Karst Water Well Drilling and Service, INC
539291	2021	140.0 ft	100.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Karst Water Well Drilling and Service, INC

Buying or drilling in township 12S range 23W?

The median section here has moved 7.9 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 238 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

34S35W 173.1 ft
34S36W 132.8 ft
34S37W 145.4 ft
34S38W 144.0 ft
34S39W 51.7 ft
34S40W -5.3 ft
11S26W 1.0 ft
14S40W 70.9 ft
18S28W 17.5 ft
22S16W 11.1 ft
26S24W 34.3 ft
18S40W 22.2 ft
24S19W 3.9 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.