# Township 19S12W, Barton County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 19S range 12W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 4.7 ft.

## Township 19S Range 12W

**20** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 4.7 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 19S12W

Median depth went from **13.6 ft** before development to
**19.8 ft** — a change of **4.7 ft**, over
20 of 36 sections. Deeper: 18. Shallower:
0. Sharpest fall, section 28 at
7.6 ft; the least moved is section 36, unchanged within half a foot.

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

### Section by section

*Township 19S Range 12W — 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 | — | 43.3 ft | — |
| 02 | — | 27.2 ft | — |
| 03 | — | 15.3 ft | — |
| 04 | — | 7.5 ft | — |
| 05 | — | 3.6 ft | — |
| 06 | — | 0.7 ft | — |
| 07 | — | 49.9 ft | — |
| 08 | — | 36.4 ft | — |
| 09 | — | 33.1 ft | — |
| 10 | — | 33.3 ft | — |
| 11 | — | 36.4 ft | — |
| 12 | — | 26.8 ft | — |
| 13 | — | 26.6 ft | — |
| 14 | — | 54.5 ft | — |
| 15 | — | 62.6 ft | — |
| 16 | — | 68.2 ft | — |
| 17 | 67.0 ft | 71.5 ft | +4.5 |
| 18 | 62.0 ft | 66.3 ft | +4.3 |
| 19 | 17.6 ft | 22.7 ft | +5.1 |
| 20 | 70.6 ft | 76.5 ft | +5.9 |
| 21 | 75.1 ft | 80.9 ft | +5.8 |
| 22 | 45.8 ft | 50.5 ft | +4.7 |
| 23 | 28.4 ft | 32.4 ft | +4.0 |
| 24 | 17.6 ft | 20.6 ft | +2.9 |
| 25 | 11.9 ft | 11.7 ft | 0 |
| 26 | 11.1 ft | 14.2 ft | +3.1 |
| 27 | 13.6 ft | 18.5 ft | +4.9 |
| 28 | 25.4 ft | 33.0 ft | +7.6 |
| 29 | 12.7 ft | 19.8 ft | +7.1 |
| 30 | 8.5 ft | 14.0 ft | +5.5 |
| 31 | 5.2 ft | 7.6 ft | +2.5 |
| 32 | 6.0 ft | 9.8 ft | +3.8 |
| 33 | 7.4 ft | 12.8 ft | +5.4 |
| 34 | 9.8 ft | 14.8 ft | +5.0 |
| 35 | 9.4 ft | 13.4 ft | +4.0 |
| 36 | 9.3 ft | 9.1 ft | 0 |

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

### Who has drilled in township 19S range 12W

**325** wells in township 19S range 12W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Kelly's Water Well Service, INC**, 98. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 45.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **oil field water supply** (118), **monitoring well/observation/piezometer** (82), **domestic** (74), **domestic, livestock** (17).

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

*Who filed well completion records in township 19S range 12W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 98 | 1975–2015 | 50.0 ft | 15.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 75 | 1975–2019 | 60.0 ft | 17.0 ft |
| Geocore Services INC | 34 | 1990–2009 | 23.0 ft | 11.4 ft |
| Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC | 17 | 1981–1985 | 50.0 ft | 13.0 ft |
| Geocore, INC | 15 | 2011–2016 | 23.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 12 | 1975–2015 | 66.0 ft | 22.0 ft |
| Sam's Water Well Service | 11 | 1985–1992 | 54.0 ft | 21.0 ft |
| Roland Davis Environmental Drilling | 10 | 2002 | 25.0 ft | 13.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Ent | 8 | 2020–2025 | 70.0 ft | 29.0 ft |
| Charles C. Myers Water Well Service | 7 | 1975–1978 | 60.0 ft | 21.0 ft |
| Envirotech Eng. & Consulting | 7 | 2005–2006 | 21.8 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Kurtz Environmental Service | 7 | 1995–1998 | 20.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Geocore, LLC | 6 | 2026 | 43.6 ft | 12.4 ft |
| Jack Goodman Water Well Drilling | 2 | 2000 | 70.0 ft | 38.0 ft |
| Ladd Petroleum Company | 2 | 1982 | 45.0 ft | 17.0 ft |
| Below Ground Surface, INC | 1 | 2011 | 20.0 ft | 12.1 ft |
| Clarke Well & Equip | 1 | 2022 | 55.0 ft | 10.3 ft |
| Clarke Well & Equipment, INC | 1 | 2020 | 38.0 ft | 12.1 ft |
| David Cruse | 1 | 2000 | 180.0 ft | 70.0 ft |
| Doonan Specialized Trailer, LLC | 1 | 2008 | 77.0 ft | 15.0 ft |
| Ellinwood Packing Plant INC | 1 | 1995 | 37.0 ft | 14.0 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 1 | 2008 | 25.2 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Ladd Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 1982 | 40.0 ft | 17.0 ft |
| Larsen and Associates, INC | 1 | 2018 | 20.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Pawnee Drilling | 1 | 1976 | 34.0 ft | 13.0 ft |
| Raymond Oil Co, INC | 1 | 1996 | 250.0 ft | 65.0 ft |
| Sid Tomlinson | 1 | 1992 | 60.0 ft | 14.0 ft |
| Strata, LLC | 1 | 2020 | 41.5 ft | 13.2 ft |
| Wayne Ahrens (agent) | 1 | 1995 | 169.0 ft | 85.0 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 | 37 | 62.0 ft | 18.0 ft |
| 1980s | 100 | 51.0 ft | 16.0 ft |
| 1990s | 42 | 37.0 ft | 13.0 ft |
| 2000s | 74 | 37.0 ft | 13.0 ft |
| 2010s | 55 | 50.0 ft | 14.0 ft |
| 2020s | 17 | 55.0 ft | 13.2 ft |

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

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Oil Field Water Supply | 118 | 52.0 ft |
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 82 | 23.0 ft |
| Domestic | 74 | 65.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 17 | 70.0 ft |
| Irrigation | 11 | 39.0 ft |
| Dewatering | 5 | 40.0 ft |
| Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 4 | 54.0 ft |
| Pond/Swimming Pool/Recreation | 3 | 195.0 ft |
| Industrial | 3 | 40.0 ft |
| (unstated)/abandoned | 2 | 85.0 ft |
| Feedlot | 1 | 45.0 ft |
| Air Conditioning | 1 | 115.0 ft |
| Public Water Supply | 1 | 77.0 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge | 1 | 25.0 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction | 1 | 15.0 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Injection | 1 | 64.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 19S range 12W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1769 | 1981 | 254.0 ft | 44.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Kelly's Water Well Service, INC |
| 108013 | 1996 | 250.0 ft | 65.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Raymond Oil Co, INC |
| 1788 | 1980 | 249.0 ft | 110.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Kelly's Water Well Service, INC |
| 1763 | 1984 | 240.0 ft | 53.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 408440 | 1981 | 212.0 ft | 60.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Kelly's Water Well Service, INC |
| 1758 | 1990 | 205.0 ft | 7.0 ft | Pond/Swimming Pool/Recreation | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC |
| 408439 | 1998 | 205.0 ft | 80.0 ft | Domestic | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 1787 | 1984 | 204.0 ft | 92.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Kelly's Water Well Service, INC |
| 1786 | 1992 | 202.0 ft | 79.0 ft | Domestic | Sam's Water Well Service |
| 1771 | 1982 | 200.0 ft | 39.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Kelly's Water Well Service, INC |

### Buying or drilling in township 19S range 12W?

The median section here has moved 4.7 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](/privacy.md).

This township sits in [Central and western Kansas](/region/central-and-western-kansas.md). **Barton County**, on 100 % of 325 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [29S27W](/township/29s27w.md) 116.7 ft
- [34S43W](/township/34s43w.md) 31.0 ft
- [32S41W](/township/32s41w.md) 38.6 ft
- [29S12W](/township/29s12w.md) 2.2 ft
- [25S21W](/township/25s21w.md) 7.9 ft
- [29S11W](/township/29s11w.md) 1.1 ft
- [35S42W](/township/35s42w.md) 54.0 ft
- [30S25W](/township/30s25w.md) 29.9 ft
- [25S23W](/township/25s23w.md) -20.8 ft
- [35S33W](/township/35s33w.md) 57.2 ft
- [35S36W](/township/35s36w.md) 92.6 ft
- [35S38W](/township/35s38w.md) 145.4 ft
- [29S17W](/township/29s17w.md) 4.9 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](/township.md).

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Página: https://ks-water-table.pages.dev/township/19s12w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23