# Township 17S29W, Lane County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 17S range 29W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 26.0 ft.

## Township 17S Range 29W

**36** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 26.0 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 17S29W

Median depth went from **77.0 ft** before development to
**104.7 ft** — a change of **26.0 ft**, over
36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 35. Shallower:
1. Sharpest fall, section 07 at
43.3 ft; largest rise, section 32 at 4.6 ft.

[Why some sections have
risen](/how-far.md).

### Section by section

*Township 17S Range 29W — 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 | 82.2 ft | 110.4 ft | +28.2 |
| 02 | 85.0 ft | 109.8 ft | +24.9 |
| 03 | 88.4 ft | 112.5 ft | +24.2 |
| 04 | 94.6 ft | 120.6 ft | +26.0 |
| 05 | 86.8 ft | 117.2 ft | +30.4 |
| 06 | 92.0 ft | 123.3 ft | +31.3 |
| 07 | 82.0 ft | 125.3 ft | +43.3 |
| 08 | 84.0 ft | 121.9 ft | +37.9 |
| 09 | 94.5 ft | 120.6 ft | +26.0 |
| 10 | 87.9 ft | 109.7 ft | +21.8 |
| 11 | 84.0 ft | 108.2 ft | +24.2 |
| 12 | 80.7 ft | 107.1 ft | +26.4 |
| 13 | 62.7 ft | 87.9 ft | +25.2 |
| 14 | 69.2 ft | 93.5 ft | +24.2 |
| 15 | 74.2 ft | 96.2 ft | +22.0 |
| 16 | 77.0 ft | 104.7 ft | +27.7 |
| 17 | 73.4 ft | 111.0 ft | +37.6 |
| 18 | 76.1 ft | 117.1 ft | +41.0 |
| 19 | 68.5 ft | 105.3 ft | +36.9 |
| 20 | 77.2 ft | 107.2 ft | +30.0 |
| 21 | 79.2 ft | 106.0 ft | +26.8 |
| 22 | 74.1 ft | 102.7 ft | +28.7 |
| 23 | 74.1 ft | 99.8 ft | +25.7 |
| 24 | 73.4 ft | 98.1 ft | +24.6 |
| 25 | 72.0 ft | 97.4 ft | +25.4 |
| 26 | 70.0 ft | 96.9 ft | +26.9 |
| 27 | 69.8 ft | 96.5 ft | +26.7 |
| 28 | 79.3 ft | 97.2 ft | +17.9 |
| 29 | 78.1 ft | 98.7 ft | +20.6 |
| 30 | 62.4 ft | 94.8 ft | +32.4 |
| 31 | 60.3 ft | 79.7 ft | +19.4 |
| 32 | 73.5 ft | 68.8 ft | −4.6 |
| 33 | 81.3 ft | 86.0 ft | +4.7 |
| 34 | 70.5 ft | 89.7 ft | +19.1 |
| 35 | 66.3 ft | 90.2 ft | +23.9 |
| 36 | 62.1 ft | 85.0 ft | +22.9 |

[How to read a depth-to-water figure](/how-far.md).

### Who has drilled in township 17S range 29W

**77** wells in township 17S range 29W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC**, 14. Oldest record, 1976. Median well 145.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **oil field water supply** (34), **domestic** (17), **irrigation** (10), **domestic, livestock** (7).

[What a WWC-5 record covers](/about.md).

*Who filed well completion records in township 17S range 29W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC | 14 | 1976–1988 | 155.0 ft | 90.0 ft |
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 6 | 1983–1989 | 149.0 ft | 90.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 5 | 1980–2007 | 172.0 ft | 116.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump and Well, INC | 5 | 2010–2015 | 145.0 ft | 85.0 ft |
| Sam's Water Well Service | 4 | 1987–1988 | 142.0 ft | 95.0 ft |
| Aqua Pump #489 | 3 | 2017 | 135.0 ft | 91.0 ft |
| B & B Drilling | 3 | 1985–1989 | 125.0 ft | 70.0 ft |
| Fred Eaton | 3 | 1996 | 125.0 ft | 95.0 ft |
| Red Tiger Drilling CO | 3 | 1984 | 164.0 ft | 90.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 3 | 1984–1985 | 140.0 ft | 90.0 ft |
| Walter Woofter Pump & Well | 3 | 1984–1985 | 160.0 ft | 103.0 ft |
| Aqua L.l.c | 2 | 2010 | 160.0 ft | 115.0 ft |
| Aqua Pump LLC | 2 | 2015 | 160.0 ft | 116.0 ft |
| Gene Boomhower | 2 | 1995 | 117.0 ft | 17.0 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 2 | 2007–2008 | 160.0 ft | 102.0 ft |
| Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC | 2 | 1984 | 150.0 ft | 103.0 ft |
| Vance Shay | 2 | — | 115.0 ft | 106.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 2 | 2013 | 175.0 ft | 140.0 ft |
| Abraham Well Serv | 1 | 1976 | 177.0 ft | 121.0 ft |
| Aqua Pump LLC #489 | 1 | 2020 | 160.0 ft | 108.0 ft |
| Charles Sager's Pump Service | 1 | 2002 | 132.0 ft | 81.0 ft |
| Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair | 1 | 1992 | 100.0 ft | 90.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 1 | 2008 | 164.0 ft | 100.0 ft |
| Kent D. Borell | 1 | 2003 | 92.0 ft | 5.0 ft |
| Midwest Well & Pump, INC | 1 | 2008 | 106.0 ft | 70.0 ft |
| Nash Water Well Service, LLC | 1 | 2016 | 140.0 ft | 68.0 ft |
| Sharp Seed LLC | 1 | 1999 | 93.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| White and Ellis Drilling, INC | 1 | 1984 | 140.0 ft | 80.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well #881 | 1 | 2025 | 150.0 ft | 100.0 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 | 9 | 155.0 ft | 90.0 ft |
| 1980s | 35 | 149.0 ft | 95.0 ft |
| 1990s | 6 | 117.0 ft | 90.0 ft |
| 2000s | 7 | 160.0 ft | 100.0 ft |
| 2010s | 14 | 145.0 ft | 100.0 ft |
| 2020s | 2 | 160.0 ft | 108.0 ft |

*What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Oil Field Water Supply | 34 | 149.0 ft |
| Domestic | 17 | 122.0 ft |
| Irrigation | 10 | 172.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 7 | 142.0 ft |
| Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply | 5 | 145.0 ft |
| Feedlot | 3 | 115.0 ft |
| Industrial | 1 | 164.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 17S range 29W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 405605 | 2007 | 180.0 ft | 116.0 ft | Feedlot | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC |
| 34918 | 1976 | 177.0 ft | 121.0 ft | Irrigation | Abraham Well Serv |
| 34917 | 1984 | 176.0 ft | 118.0 ft | Irrigation | Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC |
| 34912 | 1976 | 175.0 ft | 112.0 ft | Irrigation | Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC |
| 462272 | — | 175.0 ft | 140.0 ft | Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply | Woofter Pump & Well, INC |
| 468189 | 2013 | 175.0 ft | 125.0 ft | Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply | Woofter Pump & Well, INC |
| 34931 | 1980 | 173.0 ft | 100.0 ft | Irrigation | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC |
| 34913 | 1982 | 172.0 ft | 119.0 ft | Domestic, Livestock | Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC |
| 34923 | 1985 | 172.0 ft | 111.0 ft | Irrigation | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC |
| 34920 | 1989 | 170.0 ft | 119.0 ft | Irrigation | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC |

### Buying or drilling in township 17S range 29W?

The median section here has moved 26.0 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](/privacy.md).

This township sits in [Far western Kansas](/region/far-western-kansas.md). **Lane County**, on 100 % of 77 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [11S32W](/township/11s32w.md) 24.5 ft
- [11S33W](/township/11s33w.md) 15.7 ft
- [12S22W](/township/12s22w.md) -12.7 ft
- [12S25W](/township/12s25w.md) -3.3 ft
- [16S33W](/township/16s33w.md) 22.3 ft
- [16S36W](/township/16s36w.md) 78.9 ft
- [17S28W](/township/17s28w.md) 27.5 ft
- [17S30W](/township/17s30w.md) 27.3 ft
- [17S33W](/township/17s33w.md) 57.8 ft
- [17S35W](/township/17s35w.md) 70.3 ft
- [17S36W](/township/17s36w.md) 81.3 ft
- [18S29W](/township/18s29w.md) 17.4 ft
- [18S32W](/township/18s32w.md) 57.6 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](/township.md).

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Página: https://ks-water-table.pages.dev/township/17s29w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23