# Township 19S13W, Barton County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 35 sections of township 19S range 13W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 2.3 ft.

## Township 19S Range 13W

**26** of the 35 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 2.3 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 19S13W

Median depth went from **8.4 ft** before development to
**10.8 ft** — a change of **2.3 ft**, over
26 of 35 sections. Deeper: 20. Shallower:
4. Sharpest fall, section 08 at
5.4 ft; largest rise, section 32 at 2.3 ft.

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

### Section by section

*Township 19S Range 13W — 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 | — | 5.4 ft | — |
| 02 | — | 18.4 ft | — |
| 03 | — | 48.1 ft | — |
| 04 | — | 37.2 ft | — |
| 05 | — | 29.6 ft | — |
| 06 | — | 31.9 ft | — |
| 07 | — | 17.0 ft | — |
| 08 | 13.5 ft | 19.0 ft | +5.4 |
| 09 | 17.1 ft | 20.4 ft | +3.3 |
| 10 | — | 40.5 ft | — |
| 11 | — | 60.0 ft | — |
| 13 | 46.3 ft | 50.1 ft | +3.8 |
| 14 | 37.7 ft | 40.1 ft | +2.3 |
| 15 | 17.2 ft | 19.6 ft | +2.4 |
| 16 | 10.6 ft | 14.7 ft | +4.2 |
| 17 | 11.3 ft | 16.1 ft | +4.8 |
| 18 | 12.7 ft | 16.8 ft | +4.1 |
| 19 | 6.6 ft | 10.3 ft | +3.7 |
| 20 | 5.9 ft | 9.8 ft | +3.8 |
| 21 | 8.0 ft | 11.1 ft | +3.1 |
| 22 | 12.0 ft | 13.7 ft | +1.7 |
| 23 | 13.2 ft | 13.9 ft | +0.7 |
| 24 | 12.6 ft | 15.2 ft | +2.6 |
| 25 | 8.9 ft | 10.2 ft | +1.3 |
| 26 | 7.7 ft | 7.9 ft | 0 |
| 27 | 6.4 ft | 7.7 ft | +1.3 |
| 28 | 4.7 ft | 6.5 ft | +1.9 |
| 29 | 7.5 ft | 9.1 ft | +1.7 |
| 30 | 8.4 ft | 10.8 ft | +2.3 |
| 31 | 7.0 ft | 6.5 ft | 0 |
| 32 | 5.8 ft | 3.5 ft | −2.3 |
| 33 | 3.1 ft | 2.5 ft | −0.6 |
| 34 | 4.3 ft | 5.7 ft | +1.4 |
| 35 | 5.3 ft | 4.3 ft | −1.0 |
| 36 | 5.5 ft | 3.4 ft | −2.1 |

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

### Who has drilled in township 19S range 13W

**2,678** wells in township 19S range 13W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC**, 428. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 22.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **monitoring well/observation/piezometer** (1,291), **domestic** (413), **domestic, lawn and garden** (349), **environmental remediation, air sparge** (202).

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

*Who filed well completion records in township 19S range 13W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 428 | 1975–2026 | 60.0 ft | 14.0 ft |
| Geocore Services INC | 293 | 1991–2009 | 19.0 ft | 8.0 ft |
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 274 | 1975–2016 | 62.0 ft | 16.0 ft |
| Associated Environmental, INC | 199 | 1998–2018 | 15.6 ft | 8.7 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 163 | 1975–2026 | 60.0 ft | 13.0 ft |
| Geotechnical Services, INC | 121 | 1992–2008 | 15.0 ft | 9.3 ft |
| Jb Environmental Drilling | 104 | 1994–1999 | 15.5 ft | 7.5 ft |
| Pratt Well Service, INC | 82 | 2003–2007 | 17.2 ft | 10.3 ft |
| Larsen and Associates, INC | 80 | 2006–2017 | 16.7 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Coranco Great Plains, INC | 79 | 2004–2018 | 22.0 ft | 10.0 ft |
| Geocore, INC | 71 | 2011–2018 | 25.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 71 | 1994–2006 | 17.0 ft | 9.6 ft |
| Sam's Water Well Service | 70 | 1985–1995 | 64.0 ft | 15.5 ft |
| Greenfield Contractors, INC | 56 | 2009–2025 | 19.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Terracon, INC | 50 | 1992–2001 | 61.5 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Larsen & Associates | 39 | 2024–2026 | 17.6 ft | 10.0 ft |
| Scs Engineers | 39 | 2020–2026 | 20.0 ft | 8.2 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 24 | 1983–1993 | 25.0 ft | 5.0 ft |
| Kansas City Testing Lab | 23 | 1994–1995 | 17.2 ft | 9.5 ft |
| Kdhe | 23 | 1988–2015 | 13.4 ft | 9.0 ft |
| Associated Env | 21 | 2020–2023 | 14.7 ft | 10.0 ft |
| Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC | 21 | 1981–1986 | 60.0 ft | 15.0 ft |
| Greenfield Contractors | 20 | 2009 | 17.0 ft | 9.8 ft |
| Hws Technologies INC | 20 | 1991 | 24.5 ft | 11.0 ft |
| Vista Geoscience LLC | 18 | 2018 | 20.7 ft | 10.2 ft |
| Maxim Technologies, INC | 16 | 1997–2004 | 16.0 ft | 9.1 ft |
| Well Owner | 16 | 1989–2018 | 27.0 ft | 14.5 ft |
| Kgs | 15 | 1986 | 60.0 ft | 9.3 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Ent | 15 | 2020–2025 | 80.0 ft | 18.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC | 15 | 2020–2021 | 60.0 ft | 13.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service | 12 | 2014 | 20.0 ft | 10.0 ft |
| Clarke Well & Equip | 11 | 2022–2026 | 46.5 ft | 15.0 ft |
| Layne Western | 11 | 1995–1998 | 20.0 ft | 8.0 ft |
| Aquaterra Environmental Solutions, INC | 10 | 2001–2011 | 15.0 ft | 8.3 ft |
| Coranco Great Plains | 10 | 2024 | 18.9 ft | 10.0 ft |
| Atlas Technical Consultants | 9 | 2024 | 17.9 ft | 13.9 ft |
| C and C Loop Drilling | 9 | 2005 | 150.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Env. Priority Srvc | 9 | 2021 | 20.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Kansas Geological Survey | 9 | 1986–2001 | 47.5 ft | 24.0 ft |
| Darren Hayse | 8 | 2018 | 30.0 ft | 9.0 ft |
| Groundwater Technology | 8 | 1990 | 18.0 ft | 9.0 ft |
| Kurtz Environmental Service | 8 | 1995 | 25.0 ft | 8.0 ft |
| Charles C. Myers Water Well Service | 7 | 1975–1979 | 50.0 ft | 12.0 ft |
| Below Ground Surface, INC | 6 | 2004–2005 | 25.0 ft | 18.0 ft |
| G.g. Dozer | 5 | 2003–2004 | 15.0 ft | 8.0 ft |
| Razek Environmental, LLC | 5 | 2012 | 19.6 ft | 17.6 ft |
| Whitetail Drilling, LLC | 5 | 2018 | 18.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Gsi Engineering | 4 | 2024 | 25.0 ft | 10.0 ft |
| Max's Enterprise | 4 | 1994 | 17.0 ft | 8.0 ft |
| Melvin B. Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC | 4 | 1976–1998 | 80.0 ft | 45.0 ft |
| Will Purdon, Maximum/kansas City Testing | 4 | 1996 | 14.0 ft | 9.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 4 | 1999 | 20.5 ft | 8.4 ft |
| Hayse Management Services | 3 | 2014 | 100.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Prairie Land Environmental Remed | 3 | 1991 | 25.0 ft | 11.6 ft |
| Rich Edwards | 3 | 1996 | 15.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Sunflower Backhoe and Trenching | 3 | 2003–2004 | 29.0 ft | 12.0 ft |
| Whitetail Services, INC | 3 | 1997 | 20.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Community Bank/rick Schenk | 2 | 2003 | 22.0 ft | 19.0 ft |
| Quad State Services, INC | 2 | 2006 | 13.5 ft | 9.0 ft |
| Associated Drilling, INC | 1 | 2013 | 215.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Black Walnut LLC | 1 | 2024 | 35.0 ft | 20.0 ft |
| Bushell Water Well Drilling and Service | 1 | 2020 | 60.0 ft | 38.0 ft |
| Catherine E. Pekarck | 1 | 1995 | 32.0 ft | 15.0 ft |
| Clarke Well & Equipment, INC | 1 | 2021 | 60.0 ft | 11.4 ft |
| Darrell Mitchell | 1 | 2003 | 28.0 ft | 15.0 ft |
| Donald C. Sesso, Maxim Tech./kansas City | 1 | 1994 | 16.5 ft | 10.3 ft |
| Donald P. Kaiser | 1 | 1994 | 20.0 ft | 11.0 ft |
| Eugene J. Zorn | 1 | 1988 | 28.3 ft | 15.0 ft |
| Geocore, LLC | 1 | 2025 | 12.0 ft | 9.6 ft |
| George Fabin | 1 | 1989 | 19.0 ft | 10.0 ft |
| Greg Dodson | 1 | 2024 | 60.0 ft | 15.0 ft |
| Gsi Engineering, LLC | 1 | 1993 | 14.0 ft | 8.5 ft |
| Harry Schwindt | 1 | 1988 | 22.0 ft | 11.5 ft |
| Hoskins Backhoe and Welding | 1 | 2015 | 15.0 ft | 12.0 ft |
| Howard Baker | 1 | 2003 | 63.0 ft | 18.0 ft |
| Jack Goodman Water Well Drilling | 1 | 2003 | 40.0 ft | 18.0 ft |
| James and Diana Swan | 1 | 2006 | 29.0 ft | 14.0 ft |
| Layne Christensen | 1 | 1999 | 20.0 ft | 10.0 ft |
| Layne-western | 1 | 1999 | 20.0 ft | 9.2 ft |
| Pawnee Drilling | 1 | 1976 | 103.0 ft | 9.0 ft |
| Peterson Irrigation, INC | 1 | 2006 | 75.0 ft | 10.0 ft |
| Red Tiger Drilling CO | 1 | 1984 | 52.0 ft | 16.0 ft |
| Ron Adams | 1 | 1996 | 20.0 ft | 13.6 ft |
| Scs Aquaterra | 1 | 2014 | 15.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Scs Engineersl | 1 | 2021 | 14.0 ft | 7.8 ft |
| Smoky Hill, LLC | 1 | 2007 | 22.0 ft | 9.0 ft |
| Smoky Hills, LLC | 1 | 2007 | 30.0 ft | 9.0 ft |
| Steven Krouse | 1 | 1990 | 27.0 ft | 14.5 ft |
| Terry Vink | 1 | — | 25.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Unknown | 1 | 1989 | 25.0 ft | 15.0 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 | 146 | 61.0 ft | 15.0 ft |
| 1980s | 259 | 60.0 ft | 15.0 ft |
| 1990s | 767 | 19.0 ft | 9.1 ft |
| 2000s | 799 | 20.0 ft | 9.8 ft |
| 2010s | 494 | 20.9 ft | 9.5 ft |
| 2020s | 213 | 20.0 ft | 10.0 ft |

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

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 1,291 | 17.0 ft |
| Domestic | 413 | 63.0 ft |
| Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 349 | 60.0 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge | 202 | 25.0 ft |
| Dewatering | 115 | 30.0 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction | 87 | 13.0 ft |
| Oil Field Water Supply | 66 | 60.0 ft |
| Irrigation | 30 | 96.0 ft |
| Cathodic Protection Borehole | 23 | 20.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 20 | 72.0 ft |
| (unstated)/abandoned | 17 | 15.5 ft |
| Public Water Supply | 14 | 110.0 ft |
| Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal | 13 | 150.0 ft |
| Air Conditioning | 9 | 75.0 ft |
| Feedlot | 8 | 84.0 ft |
| Industrial | 5 | 67.0 ft |
| Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 5 | 133.3 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 4 | 25.0 ft |
| Test hole/well | 4 | 25.0 ft |
| Other | 2 | 118.5 ft |
| Pond/Swimming Pool/Recreation | 1 | 40.0 ft |
| Road Construction | 1 | 55.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 19S range 13W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1983 | 288.0 ft | 50.0 ft | Domestic | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC |
| 1932 | 1987 | 250.0 ft | 180.0 ft | Domestic, Lawn and Garden | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 1935 | 1980 | 248.0 ft | 90.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Kelly's Water Well Service, INC |
| 1953 | 1985 | 247.0 ft | 120.0 ft | Domestic | Kelly's Water Well Service, INC |
| 1936 | 1976 | 240.0 ft | 99.0 ft | Domestic | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC |
| 1956 | 1983 | 240.0 ft | 105.0 ft | Domestic | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 1957 | 1983 | 240.0 ft | 100.0 ft | Domestic | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 1962 | 1976 | 240.0 ft | 103.0 ft | Domestic | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC |
| 481148 | 2014 | 236.0 ft | 108.0 ft | Domestic | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 1963 | 1977 | 232.0 ft | 80.0 ft | Domestic | Kelly's Water Well Service, INC |

### Buying or drilling in township 19S range 13W?

The median section here has moved 2.3 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](/privacy.md).

This township sits in [Central and western Kansas](/region/central-and-western-kansas.md). **Barton County**, on 100 % of 2,679 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [29S13W](/township/29s13w.md) 2.9 ft
- [31S26W](/township/31s26w.md) 21.3 ft
- [10S26W](/township/10s26w.md) -15.2 ft
- [31S18W](/township/31s18w.md) -89.3 ft
- [23S17W](/township/23s17w.md) 11.2 ft
- [28S27W](/township/28s27w.md) 77.1 ft
- [29S14W](/township/29s14w.md) 1.7 ft
- [26S23W](/township/26s23w.md) 36.5 ft
- [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

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/19s13w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23