# Township 24S12W, Stafford County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 24S range 12W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 6.1 ft.

## Township 24S Range 12W

**36** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 6.1 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 24S12W

Median depth went from **19.8 ft** before development to
**26.3 ft** — a change of **6.1 ft**, over
36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 34. Shallower:
1. Sharpest fall, section 04 at
10.8 ft; largest rise, section 34 at 1.7 ft.

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

### Section by section

*Township 24S 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 | 14.0 ft | 22.0 ft | +8.1 |
| 02 | 11.2 ft | 20.9 ft | +9.7 |
| 03 | 13.8 ft | 24.4 ft | +10.6 |
| 04 | 19.5 ft | 30.3 ft | +10.8 |
| 05 | 14.1 ft | 23.4 ft | +9.3 |
| 06 | 20.2 ft | 26.4 ft | +6.2 |
| 07 | 17.8 ft | 23.9 ft | +6.1 |
| 08 | 15.3 ft | 25.2 ft | +9.9 |
| 09 | 19.0 ft | 29.5 ft | +10.5 |
| 10 | 19.5 ft | 28.3 ft | +8.8 |
| 11 | 19.8 ft | 26.3 ft | +6.5 |
| 12 | 17.9 ft | 23.0 ft | +5.1 |
| 13 | 15.3 ft | 20.1 ft | +4.8 |
| 14 | 20.5 ft | 26.1 ft | +5.6 |
| 15 | 21.2 ft | 27.2 ft | +5.9 |
| 16 | 20.8 ft | 28.9 ft | +8.1 |
| 17 | 19.2 ft | 28.8 ft | +9.5 |
| 18 | 15.6 ft | 23.6 ft | +8.0 |
| 19 | 16.5 ft | 24.1 ft | +7.6 |
| 20 | 21.5 ft | 28.3 ft | +6.8 |
| 21 | 24.5 ft | 29.3 ft | +4.8 |
| 22 | 18.4 ft | 22.6 ft | +4.2 |
| 23 | 27.0 ft | 30.8 ft | +3.8 |
| 24 | 20.2 ft | 24.0 ft | +3.8 |
| 25 | 18.0 ft | 21.3 ft | +3.3 |
| 26 | 23.2 ft | 26.2 ft | +3.0 |
| 27 | 26.3 ft | 27.3 ft | +1.0 |
| 28 | 26.3 ft | 28.8 ft | +2.5 |
| 29 | 22.5 ft | 28.0 ft | +5.6 |
| 30 | 20.2 ft | 27.7 ft | +7.4 |
| 31 | 21.8 ft | 29.0 ft | +7.2 |
| 32 | 25.3 ft | 29.6 ft | +4.4 |
| 33 | 28.4 ft | 29.6 ft | +1.2 |
| 34 | 24.6 ft | 22.9 ft | −1.7 |
| 35 | 19.5 ft | 19.7 ft | 0 |
| 36 | 17.8 ft | 19.2 ft | +1.5 |

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

### Who has drilled in township 24S range 12W

**368** wells in township 24S range 12W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Kelly's Water Well Service, INC**, 70. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 58.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **monitoring well/observation/piezometer** (124), **oil field water supply** (82), **domestic** (71), **irrigation** (39).

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

*Who filed well completion records in township 24S 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 | 70 | 1977–2014 | 80.0 ft | 22.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 54 | 1976–2024 | 80.0 ft | 23.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 47 | 1975–2017 | 76.0 ft | 23.0 ft |
| Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC | 19 | 2002–2024 | 80.0 ft | 24.0 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 19 | 2002–2008 | 22.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC | 16 | 1981–1985 | 60.0 ft | 23.0 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 13 | 1991 | 25.0 ft | 21.5 ft |
| Gsi Engineering, LLC | 11 | 1992–2015 | 29.5 ft | 18.2 ft |
| Quad State Services, INC | 11 | 2004–2005 | 25.5 ft | 18.8 ft |
| Funkee Drilling Service | 10 | 2001 | 21.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Sam's Water Well Service | 10 | 1987–1995 | 73.0 ft | 18.3 ft |
| Associated Environmental, INC | 9 | 2019 | 30.0 ft | 13.7 ft |
| Central Well & Pump, INC | 9 | 1980–1985 | 75.0 ft | 25.0 ft |
| Jb Environmental Service and Supply | 8 | 2007 | 25.0 ft | 18.4 ft |
| Aquaterra Environmental Solutions, INC | 6 | 2008 | 25.0 ft | 17.1 ft |
| Geotechnical Services, INC | 6 | 1992–2013 | 25.5 ft | 19.1 ft |
| Kurtz Environmental Service | 6 | 1997 | 38.0 ft | 26.5 ft |
| Terracon Consultants, INC | 6 | 1991 | 38.0 ft | 26.9 ft |
| Environmental Priority Service, INC | 5 | 2022 | 29.7 ft | 22.2 ft |
| Geocore Services INC | 5 | 1993 | 25.0 ft | 14.5 ft |
| Miller Drilling | 5 | 1997–2012 | 95.0 ft | 17.0 ft |
| Scs Engineers | 4 | 2017 | 27.6 ft | 21.0 ft |
| L.j. Roberts Drilling | 3 | 1979–1981 | 60.0 ft | 20.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment INC | 2 | 2008 | 110.0 ft | 30.0 ft |
| Geocore, INC | 2 | 1993 | 25.0 ft | 15.7 ft |
| Pratt Well Service, INC | 2 | 2011 | 105.0 ft | 33.0 ft |
| Bruce Falk | 1 | 1991 | 40.0 ft | 16.8 ft |
| Clt INC | 1 | 2002 | 78.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Environmental Loop Service, INC | 1 | 2010 | 300.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| H-30 Drilling INC | 1 | 1988 | 72.0 ft | 25.0 ft |
| Hank Bruse Water Well Service | 1 | 1975 | 135.0 ft | 23.0 ft |
| L. Jr Roberts Drilling | 1 | 1991 | 58.0 ft | 22.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service | 1 | 2013 | 97.0 ft | 23.0 ft |
| Stafford District Hospital | 1 | 2002 | 46.0 ft | 10.2 ft |
| Sterling Drilling CO | 1 | 1984 | 70.0 ft | 28.0 ft |
| Tank Management Services | 1 | 2010 | 24.9 ft | 10.2 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 | 22 | 90.0 ft | 23.0 ft |
| 1980s | 83 | 72.0 ft | 23.0 ft |
| 1990s | 84 | 50.0 ft | 21.0 ft |
| 2000s | 93 | 26.0 ft | 18.0 ft |
| 2010s | 63 | 64.0 ft | 19.0 ft |
| 2020s | 23 | 75.0 ft | 23.1 ft |

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

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 124 | 25.1 ft |
| Oil Field Water Supply | 82 | 75.0 ft |
| Domestic | 71 | 69.0 ft |
| Irrigation | 39 | 87.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 21 | 78.0 ft |
| Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 18 | 95.0 ft |
| Public Water Supply | 5 | 105.6 ft |
| Air Conditioning | 1 | 49.0 ft |
| Test Hole, Uncased | 1 | 136.0 ft |
| Test hole/well | 1 | 137.0 ft |
| (unstated)/abandoned | 1 | 46.0 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction | 1 | 22.0 ft |
| Injection well/air sparge (AS)/shallow | 1 | 27.5 ft |
| Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal | 1 | 300.0 ft |
| Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply | 1 | 100.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 24S 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 434174 | 2010 | 300.0 ft | 0.0 ft | Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal | Environmental Loop Service, INC |
| 112507 | 1997 | 150.0 ft | 28.3 ft | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC |
| 112508 | 1997 | 150.0 ft | 32.6 ft | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC |
| 84131 | 1992 | 146.5 ft | 26.0 ft | Public Water Supply | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC |
| 84208 | 1987 | 140.0 ft | 20.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Kelly's Water Well Service, INC |
| 84229 | 1978 | 140.0 ft | 27.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Kelly's Water Well Service, INC |
| 343762 | 2003 | 137.6 ft | 20.5 ft | Public Water Supply | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC |
| 329243 | 2002 | 137.0 ft | 16.4 ft | Test hole/well | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC |
| 84123 | 1990 | 136.0 ft | 0.0 ft | Test Hole, Uncased | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 84111 | 1980 | 135.0 ft | 20.0 ft | Irrigation | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC |

### Buying or drilling in township 24S range 12W?

The median section here has moved 6.1 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). **Stafford County**, on 100 % of 368 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [23S32W](/township/23s32w.md) 107.5 ft
- [23S33W](/township/23s33w.md) 141.7 ft
- [23S34W](/township/23s34w.md) 144.7 ft
- [23S35W](/township/23s35w.md) 81.9 ft
- [23S36W](/township/23s36w.md) 39.7 ft
- [23S37W](/township/23s37w.md) 13.1 ft
- [24S10W](/township/24s10w.md) 4.9 ft
- [24S13W](/township/24s13w.md) 4.4 ft
- [24S15W](/township/24s15w.md) 6.9 ft
- [24S16W](/township/24s16w.md) 22.1 ft
- [24S30W](/township/24s30w.md) 68.6 ft
- [24S31W](/township/24s31w.md) 80.0 ft
- [24S32W](/township/24s32w.md) 87.4 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/24s12w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23