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Township 24S Range 13W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 4.4 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
4.4 ftMedian change
StaffordCounty

What has happened in township 24S13W

Median depth went from 21.2 ft before development to 25.4 ft — a change of 4.4 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 35. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 07 at 8.5 ft; the least moved is section 31, unchanged within half a foot.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 24S 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.Before2022–24Change
0121.0 ft23.9 ft+2.8
0224.1 ft26.7 ft+2.6
0319.7 ft23.7 ft+4.0
0418.6 ft23.4 ft+4.7
0517.3 ft21.0 ft+3.7
066.9 ft13.9 ft+7.0
0710.3 ft18.7 ft+8.5
0819.3 ft24.3 ft+5.0
0919.5 ft23.9 ft+4.4
1021.0 ft25.4 ft+4.4
1123.8 ft28.3 ft+4.5
1219.5 ft23.6 ft+4.1
1319.3 ft25.1 ft+5.9
1423.0 ft26.9 ft+3.9
1521.8 ft26.2 ft+4.4
1621.2 ft25.8 ft+4.7
1719.4 ft26.3 ft+6.9
1812.1 ft20.5 ft+8.4
1916.5 ft21.0 ft+4.4
2020.9 ft25.4 ft+4.5
2121.9 ft26.7 ft+4.8
2224.7 ft28.1 ft+3.4
2324.2 ft27.5 ft+3.4
2418.0 ft23.2 ft+5.1
2519.0 ft23.9 ft+4.8
2624.2 ft26.7 ft+2.4
2730.6 ft34.3 ft+3.7
2825.2 ft29.8 ft+4.6
2921.8 ft25.8 ft+4.0
3022.3 ft24.0 ft+1.7
3123.0 ft22.9 ft0
3224.6 ft26.7 ft+2.1
3328.2 ft31.3 ft+3.1
3428.3 ft30.9 ft+2.6
3519.2 ft22.9 ft+3.8
3621.7 ft27.0 ft+5.3

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 24S range 13W

428 wells in township 24S range 13W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Kelly's Water Well Service, INC, 78. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 67.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (116), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (85), domestic (76), irrigation (47).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 24S 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 recordWellsYearsMedian depthMedian water level
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC781975–201965.0 ft20.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC741975–202680.0 ft22.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC491975–201672.0 ft20.0 ft
Larsen & Associates33202135.0 ft0.0 ft
Larsen and Associates, INC312009–201536.0 ft16.0 ft
Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC261980–198960.0 ft20.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service261986–199567.0 ft24.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC122002–201880.0 ft28.0 ft
Jb Environmental Drilling111997–199820.0 ft0.0 ft
Geocore, INC10199430.0 ft17.2 ft
Quad State Services, INC10200230.0 ft0.0 ft
Terracon Consultants, INC101993–201635.0 ft23.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent82019–202470.0 ft29.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC61978–198478.0 ft23.0 ft
Associated Environmental, INC5200727.0 ft19.6 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service51976–197860.0 ft16.0 ft
Crowdis Ww Srvc52021–202580.0 ft29.0 ft
Gsi Engineering, LLC4199229.0 ft22.3 ft
Davis Electrical3201851.0 ft32.0 ft
Miller Drilling32000–202068.0 ft23.0 ft
Patrick M Cobb31978154.0 ft22.9 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC3202160.0 ft24.0 ft
Allen Drilling CO1198780.0 ft0.0 ft
Clarke Well & Equip1202273.0 ft29.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment INC1200870.0 ft22.0 ft
Clt INC1200280.0 ft0.0 ft
Darling Drilling Company185.0 ft16.5 ft
Davis Plumbing12008100.0 ft20.0 ft
Donald J. Darling Drilling CO1197590.0 ft11.0 ft
Ksu1199226.0 ft24.0 ft
L.d. Drilling, INC1198560.0 ft0.0 ft
L.j. Roberts Drilling1198098.0 ft18.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO1197557.0 ft14.3 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC1200373.0 ft21.3 ft
Unknown120190.0 ft0.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s4565.0 ft18.0 ft
1980s10765.0 ft20.0 ft
1990s7153.0 ft22.0 ft
2000s7250.0 ft19.3 ft
2010s8172.0 ft20.0 ft
2020s5135.0 ft0.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Oil Field Water Supply11670.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer8530.0 ft
Domestic7665.0 ft
Irrigation4790.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock3270.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge2536.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden2260.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction1520.0 ft
Other279.0 ft
Industrial2100.0 ft
Public Water Supply176.0 ft
Feedlot165.0 ft
Test Hole, Uncased193.0 ft
Pond/Swimming Pool/Recreation1127.0 ft
Test Hole, Cased185.0 ft
Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply10.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 24S 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.
RecordYearDepthWater levelPurposeDriller
844311978271.0 ft27.5 ftMonitoring well/observation/piezometerPatrick M Cobb
844361978154.0 ft21.5 ftMonitoring well/observation/piezometerPatrick M Cobb
5075392016151.0 ft45.0 ftOil Field Water SupplyKelly's Water Well Service, INC
4565832012145.0 ft26.0 ftIrrigationRosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
3373872003140.0 ft28.0 ftIrrigationClarke Well and Equipment, INC
4610562012137.5 ft23.5 ftIrrigationClarke Well and Equipment, INC
843661989132.0 ft26.0 ftIrrigationRosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
4619152012127.0 ft21.0 ftPond/Swimming Pool/RecreationClarke Well and Equipment, INC
4774122014125.0 ft26.0 ftIrrigationRosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
4774092014124.0 ft25.0 ftIrrigationRosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC

Buying or drilling in township 24S range 13W?

The median section here has moved 4.4 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 Central and western Kansas. Stafford County, on 100 % of 428 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

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.