Township 17S Range 30W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 27.3 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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27.3 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 17S30W

Median depth went from 82.7 ft before development to 115.4 ft — a change of 27.3 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 13 at 42.0 ft; the smallest fall is section 03 at 13.0 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 17S Range 30W — 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	98.8 ft	121.7 ft	+22.9
02	104.5 ft	119.0 ft	+14.5
03	106.7 ft	119.6 ft	+13.0
04	105.5 ft	122.9 ft	+17.4
05	105.7 ft	126.9 ft	+21.3
06	107.8 ft	127.8 ft	+20.0
07	100.1 ft	125.2 ft	+25.1
08	97.9 ft	124.7 ft	+26.8
09	95.9 ft	121.8 ft	+25.9
10	92.1 ft	117.5 ft	+25.5
11	87.4 ft	116.2 ft	+28.8
12	82.0 ft	118.6 ft	+36.6
13	72.0 ft	114.0 ft	+42.0
14	78.1 ft	115.4 ft	+37.3
15	82.9 ft	115.0 ft	+32.1
16	86.5 ft	117.6 ft	+31.1
17	90.1 ft	122.0 ft	+31.9
18	92.3 ft	122.9 ft	+30.6
19	86.7 ft	118.6 ft	+31.9
20	83.5 ft	116.1 ft	+32.5
21	80.2 ft	111.9 ft	+31.7
22	77.8 ft	109.3 ft	+31.4
23	73.3 ft	110.1 ft	+36.8
24	66.8 ft	108.3 ft	+41.5
25	51.2 ft	91.5 ft	+40.2
26	55.1 ft	89.3 ft	+34.2
27	67.0 ft	93.8 ft	+26.8
28	76.0 ft	102.8 ft	+26.8
29	80.0 ft	107.3 ft	+27.3
30	82.7 ft	110.4 ft	+27.7
31	79.1 ft	98.3 ft	+19.2
32	76.9 ft	94.2 ft	+17.4
33	70.0 ft	86.9 ft	+16.9
34	66.1 ft	84.3 ft	+18.2
35	61.1 ft	83.2 ft	+22.1
36	55.1 ft	80.8 ft	+25.7

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 17S range 30W

80 wells in township 17S range 30W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC, 26. Oldest record, 1976. Median well 146.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (35), irrigation (17), oil field water supply (16), domestic, livestock (7).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 17S range 30W, 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	26	1976–1986	172.0 ft	104.0 ft
Aqua Pump LLC	7	2011–2018	146.0 ft	105.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	6	1996–2016	146.0 ft	89.0 ft
Rick's Trenching Service	5	1996–2004	120.0 ft	92.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	4	2001–2008	135.0 ft	0.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	3	1984–1989	140.0 ft	90.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	3	1993–2012	146.0 ft	98.0 ft
Abraham Well Serv	2	1976–1981	175.0 ft	105.0 ft
Bartell Drilling & Machine Works	2	1988–1989	175.0 ft	115.0 ft
Sharp Bros Seed CO	2	2012	128.0 ft	107.0 ft
Sharp Seed Farms LLC	2	2012	151.0 ft	125.5 ft
Sharp Seed Farms, LLC	2	1999	110.0 ft	0.0 ft
Well Owner	2	1998–2012	41.0 ft	6.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	2	2008–2009	150.0 ft	0.0 ft
Aqua Well Drilling	1	1977	180.0 ft	122.0 ft
B & B Drilling	1	1987	130.0 ft	60.0 ft
Coranco Great Plains, INC	1	1993	146.0 ft	98.0 ft
K. Von Schriltz	1	1993	100.0 ft	0.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2003	173.0 ft	0.0 ft
Roland E. Stewart	1	1992	89.0 ft	0.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC	1	2020	189.0 ft	125.0 ft
Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC	1	1980	60.0 ft	38.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	1	1985	182.0 ft	116.0 ft
Tom Yager Enterprises	1	2002	82.0 ft	0.0 ft
Warren Bruner Drilling Company	1	—	128.0 ft	74.0 ft
White and Ellis Drilling, INC	1	1984	150.0 ft	95.0 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	20	175.0 ft	107.0 ft
1980s	18	155.0 ft	100.0 ft
1990s	11	110.0 ft	0.0 ft
2000s	12	144.8 ft	0.0 ft
2010s	17	139.0 ft	92.0 ft
2020s	1	189.0 ft	125.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	35	145.0 ft
Irrigation	17	175.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	16	145.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	7	135.0 ft
Feedlot	3	147.0 ft
Public Water Supply	2	173.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 17S range 30W, 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
532112	2020	189.0 ft	125.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC
34953	1976	184.0 ft	120.0 ft	Irrigation	Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC
34955	1976	182.0 ft	118.0 ft	Irrigation	Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC
34964	1985	182.0 ft	116.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Sam's Water Well Service
463255	1977	180.0 ft	122.0 ft	Domestic	Aqua Well Drilling
511860	2017	180.0 ft	112.0 ft	Domestic	Aqua Pump LLC
34958	1977	178.0 ft	119.0 ft	Irrigation	Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC
34961	1977	176.0 ft	107.0 ft	Domestic	Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC
34954	1976	175.0 ft	112.0 ft	Irrigation	Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC
34956	1979	175.0 ft	115.0 ft	Irrigation	Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC

Buying or drilling in township 17S range 30W?

The median section here has moved 27.3 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 Far western Kansas. Lane County, on 100 % of 80 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

11S33W 15.7 ft
12S22W -12.7 ft
12S25W -3.3 ft
16S33W 22.3 ft
16S36W 78.9 ft
17S28W 27.5 ft
17S29W 26.0 ft
17S33W 57.8 ft
17S35W 70.3 ft
17S36W 81.3 ft
18S29W 17.4 ft
18S32W 57.6 ft
18S33W 55.8 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.