Township 23S Range 13W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 5.8 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections

36Measured

5.8 ftMedian change

StaffordCounty

What has happened in township 23S13W

Median depth went from 10.2 ft before development to 16.5 ft — a change of 5.8 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 33. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 06 at 11.1 ft; the least moved is section 01, unchanged within half a foot.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 23S 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	0.0 ft	0.0 ft	≥ 0
02	0.0 ft	0.0 ft	≥ 0
03	0.0 ft	5.0 ft	≥ +5.0
04	15.5 ft	22.2 ft	+6.7
05	26.9 ft	33.3 ft	+6.4
06	23.1 ft	34.2 ft	+11.1
07	12.0 ft	20.3 ft	+8.3
08	13.3 ft	19.9 ft	+6.6
09	1.7 ft	9.0 ft	+7.3
10	0.0 ft	0.0 ft	≥ 0
11	0.0 ft	4.0 ft	≥ +4.0
12	0.0 ft	5.6 ft	≥ +5.6
13	4.3 ft	10.2 ft	+5.8
14	5.8 ft	12.2 ft	+6.4
15	0.0 ft	8.0 ft	+8.0
16	0.7 ft	10.3 ft	+9.7
17	18.0 ft	25.8 ft	+7.8
18	16.4 ft	23.8 ft	+7.3
19	31.4 ft	36.1 ft	+4.6
20	8.8 ft	16.5 ft	+7.7
21	0.0 ft	5.8 ft	≥ +5.8
22	8.0 ft	15.8 ft	+7.8
23	10.2 ft	16.4 ft	+6.2
24	12.4 ft	18.0 ft	+5.6
25	21.2 ft	24.9 ft	+3.7
26	15.0 ft	20.1 ft	+5.1
27	12.6 ft	18.9 ft	+6.2
28	10.0 ft	16.0 ft	+6.0
29	1.0 ft	6.5 ft	+5.5
30	7.3 ft	9.8 ft	+2.6
31	2.2 ft	5.0 ft	+2.7
32	12.6 ft	17.6 ft	+4.9
33	17.4 ft	21.7 ft	+4.3
34	16.7 ft	20.4 ft	+3.7
35	19.5 ft	22.3 ft	+2.8
36	21.2 ft	24.9 ft	+3.7

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 23S range 13W

453 wells in township 23S range 13W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC, 83. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 60.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (101), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (90), oil field water supply (79), domestic, lawn and garden (55).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 23S 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	83	1975–2024	60.0 ft	20.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	82	1976–2015	63.0 ft	20.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	81	1976–2019	70.0 ft	14.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	61	1985–1995	60.0 ft	21.0 ft
Jb Environmental Drilling	21	1998–2001	29.5 ft	18.0 ft
Geocore Services INC	16	1999–2001	40.0 ft	0.0 ft
Larsen & Associates	15	2022	28.5 ft	0.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	12	2003–2026	60.0 ft	14.0 ft
Green Field Contractors	10	2007	30.0 ft	21.0 ft
Greenfield Contractors, INC	10	2011	40.0 ft	0.0 ft
Big Bend Gmd 5	8	1995–1997	60.0 ft	6.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent	8	2019–2025	77.0 ft	19.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC	6	2004–2021	60.0 ft	11.0 ft
Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC	6	1980–1986	60.0 ft	15.0 ft
Miller Drilling	5	1997–2000	50.0 ft	19.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	2	1984	50.0 ft	6.0 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service	2	1975–1976	50.0 ft	20.0 ft
Environmental Loop Service, INC	2	2012–2014	310.0 ft	0.0 ft
Geocore, INC	2	1994	30.0 ft	19.1 ft
Gsi Engineering, LLC	2	1992–1993	29.0 ft	17.3 ft
Larsen and Associates, INC	2	2012	20.3 ft	0.0 ft
Patrick M Cobb	2	1978	160.5 ft	29.6 ft
Pratt Well Service	2	2013	97.0 ft	13.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	2	2004	45.0 ft	36.3 ft
Well Owner	2	1993	55.0 ft	17.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	1	1992	60.0 ft	22.0 ft
Clarke Well & Equipment, INC	1	2022	50.0 ft	8.2 ft
Clt INC	1	2002	58.0 ft	15.0 ft
Crowdis Ww Srvc	1	2023	65.0 ft	27.0 ft
H-30 Drilling, INC	1	1988	80.0 ft	30.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	1	1976	101.0 ft	7.0 ft
Quad State Services, INC	1	2002	30.0 ft	19.2 ft
Red Tiger Drilling CO	1	1991	80.0 ft	20.0 ft
Tony Delp	1	1999	80.0 ft	16.0 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	33	70.0 ft	14.0 ft
1980s	97	60.0 ft	17.0 ft
1990s	135	55.0 ft	18.0 ft
2000s	59	58.0 ft	20.0 ft
2010s	99	60.0 ft	18.0 ft
2020s	30	50.0 ft	4.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	101	60.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	90	30.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	79	63.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	55	60.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	48	60.0 ft
Irrigation	41	80.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge	22	40.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction	6	20.0 ft
Public Water Supply	4	113.4 ft
Test hole/well	2	118.0 ft
Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical	2	310.0 ft
Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply	2	80.0 ft
Pond/Swimming Pool/Recreation	1	60.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 23S 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
461912	2012	310.0 ft	0.0 ft	Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical	Environmental Loop Service, INC
478520	2014	310.0 ft	0.0 ft	Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical	Environmental Loop Service, INC
83651	1986	202.0 ft	28.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
83803	1978	160.5 ft	29.6 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Patrick M Cobb
83697	1989	129.0 ft	20.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
515938	2018	129.0 ft	28.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
464956	2013	124.0 ft	43.0 ft	Domestic	Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC
83644	1984	121.0 ft	35.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
83659	1988	121.0 ft	11.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
83655	1985	120.0 ft	26.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC

Buying or drilling in township 23S range 13W?

The median section here has moved 5.8 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 Central and western Kansas. Stafford County, on 100 % of 453 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

22S12W -4.5 ft
22S13W 5.9 ft
22S14W 12.8 ft
22S33W 118.0 ft
22S34W 101.2 ft
23S10W 11.0 ft
23S12W 7.3 ft
23S14W 11.7 ft
23S30W 9.4 ft
23S31W 65.6 ft
23S32W 107.5 ft
23S33W 141.7 ft
23S34W 144.7 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.