Township 18S Range 29W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 17.4 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 18S29W

Median depth went from 51.7 ft before development to 70.2 ft — a change of 17.4 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 35. Shallower: 1. Sharpest fall, section 35 at 31.7 ft; largest rise, section 13 at 16.9 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 18S 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	34.9 ft	51.6 ft	+16.7
02	33.7 ft	53.0 ft	+19.3
03	35.4 ft	52.8 ft	+17.4
04	47.6 ft	59.5 ft	+11.9
05	55.5 ft	67.2 ft	+11.7
06	59.2 ft	77.9 ft	+18.7
07	59.0 ft	75.1 ft	+16.0
08	60.1 ft	78.0 ft	+17.9
09	54.5 ft	71.8 ft	+17.3
10	40.9 ft	60.4 ft	+19.5
11	52.5 ft	71.1 ft	+18.6
12	62.0 ft	72.9 ft	+10.9
13	83.8 ft	66.9 ft	−16.9
14	53.6 ft	71.1 ft	+17.4
15	50.5 ft	70.2 ft	+19.7
16	56.1 ft	72.8 ft	+16.7
17	56.4 ft	72.4 ft	+16.0
18	57.1 ft	66.1 ft	+9.0
19	55.0 ft	61.3 ft	+6.3
20	53.6 ft	69.5 ft	+15.9
21	54.4 ft	73.8 ft	+19.5
22	49.1 ft	72.5 ft	+23.5
23	44.3 ft	66.8 ft	+22.6
24	51.7 ft	61.0 ft	+9.3
25	39.1 ft	67.4 ft	+28.3
26	42.9 ft	73.8 ft	+30.9
27	44.8 ft	73.2 ft	+28.4
28	46.6 ft	69.3 ft	+22.7
29	48.9 ft	64.2 ft	+15.3
30	59.6 ft	67.0 ft	+7.4
31	57.0 ft	64.5 ft	+7.5
32	51.3 ft	66.8 ft	+15.5
33	50.2 ft	74.1 ft	+23.9
34	50.4 ft	80.5 ft	+30.1
35	49.4 ft	81.0 ft	+31.7
36	44.9 ft	75.9 ft	+30.9

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 18S range 29W

117 wells in township 18S range 29W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Midwest Well & Pump, INC, 20. Oldest record, 1977. Median well 86.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (41), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (32), domestic, livestock (25), oil field water supply (8).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 18S 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
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	20	1996–2010	72.0 ft	36.0 ft
Larsen and Associates, INC	19	2018	63.3 ft	53.4 ft
Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC	16	1977–1987	85.0 ft	55.0 ft
Jb Environmental Service and Supply	13	2007–2008	65.0 ft	51.9 ft
B & B Drilling	4	1988–2018	60.0 ft	21.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	4	2014–2016	100.0 ft	56.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	4	2013–2014	110.0 ft	65.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	4	2014	95.0 ft	55.0 ft
Henry Morrow	3	1992	60.0 ft	58.0 ft
Marvin Pinkston	3	1998	69.8 ft	0.0 ft
Aqua Pump #489	2	2016–2021	84.0 ft	68.0 ft
City of Dighton	2	1994	90.0 ft	62.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair	2	1990–1992	100.0 ft	57.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	2	2001–2005	120.0 ft	22.5 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	2	1985	140.0 ft	65.0 ft
Shane Stanley	2	1996	63.0 ft	20.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	2	1992–1996	84.0 ft	50.0 ft
Andy Anderson Drilling	1	2005	50.0 ft	20.0 ft
Aqua Pump	1	2019	97.0 ft	67.0 ft
Aqua Well Drilling	1	1978	60.0 ft	26.0 ft
Associated Drilling, INC	1	2020	95.0 ft	61.0 ft
Calvin Wilson	1	1997	50.0 ft	0.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	1	1985	65.0 ft	55.0 ft
Evel Water Well Drilling	1	2011	54.0 ft	24.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	1	1996	100.0 ft	40.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	1	1984	110.0 ft	60.0 ft
Lane County	1	2009	86.0 ft	54.0 ft
Richard M. Hill	1	1996	87.0 ft	54.0 ft
Sharp Seed Farms	1	1994	133.0 ft	76.0 ft
Steve Heath	1	2003	90.0 ft	0.0 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	8	105.0 ft	62.0 ft
1980s	14	85.0 ft	55.0 ft
1990s	20	80.0 ft	40.0 ft
2000s	35	65.0 ft	49.0 ft
2010s	38	64.9 ft	53.6 ft
2020s	2	95.0 ft	68.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	41	82.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	32	64.9 ft
Domestic, Livestock	25	73.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	8	95.0 ft
Irrigation	3	128.0 ft
Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply	3	110.0 ft
Public Water Supply	2	95.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	1	82.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	1	140.0 ft
Air Conditioning	1	86.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 18S 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
35078	1985	140.0 ft	0.0 ft	(unstated)/abandoned	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
35060	1994	133.0 ft	76.0 ft	Irrigation	Sharp Seed Farms
479497	2014	130.0 ft	90.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Woofter Pump and Well, INC
35062	1977	128.0 ft	72.0 ft	Irrigation	Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC
463526	2013	125.0 ft	65.0 ft	Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply	Woofter Pump & Well, INC
35063	1978	123.0 ft	72.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC
35064	1985	120.0 ft	65.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
376348	2005	120.0 ft	0.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC
437449	2010	114.0 ft	35.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Midwest Well & Pump, INC
35077	1984	110.0 ft	60.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC

Buying or drilling in township 18S range 29W?

The median section here has moved 17.4 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 117 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

16S36W 78.9 ft
17S28W 27.5 ft
17S29W 26.0 ft
17S30W 27.3 ft
17S33W 57.8 ft
17S35W 70.3 ft
17S36W 81.3 ft
18S32W 57.6 ft
18S33W 55.8 ft
18S35W 44.1 ft
18S36W 49.5 ft
18S37W 70.1 ft
20S13W 2.8 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.