Township 24S Range 16W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 22.1 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 24S16W

Median depth went from 12.8 ft before development to 32.9 ft — a change of 22.1 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 31 at 24.5 ft; the smallest fall is section 25 at 8.7 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 24S Range 16W — 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	6.5 ft	29.2 ft	+22.7
02	11.1 ft	29.8 ft	+18.7
03	14.8 ft	36.1 ft	+21.2
04	16.6 ft	39.3 ft	+22.7
05	15.3 ft	39.4 ft	+24.1
06	13.3 ft	34.8 ft	+21.6
07	15.4 ft	36.4 ft	+21.0
08	14.8 ft	38.7 ft	+23.9
09	14.6 ft	38.2 ft	+23.6
10	14.9 ft	37.0 ft	+22.1
11	8.9 ft	30.2 ft	+21.2
12	8.5 ft	27.0 ft	+18.5
13	5.6 ft	20.5 ft	+14.9
14	5.5 ft	24.1 ft	+18.6
15	9.0 ft	29.8 ft	+20.8
16	14.0 ft	37.5 ft	+23.5
17	16.3 ft	39.9 ft	+23.5
18	16.2 ft	38.5 ft	+22.3
19	14.8 ft	37.9 ft	+23.1
20	15.5 ft	38.6 ft	+23.1
21	10.8 ft	32.9 ft	+22.1
22	5.9 ft	25.3 ft	+19.4
23	5.0 ft	21.0 ft	+16.0
24	12.8 ft	22.0 ft	+9.1
25	13.9 ft	22.6 ft	+8.7
26	7.0 ft	22.5 ft	+15.5
27	8.6 ft	27.4 ft	+18.8
28	10.0 ft	32.2 ft	+22.2
29	11.1 ft	34.1 ft	+23.1
30	14.7 ft	38.0 ft	+23.4
31	9.9 ft	34.4 ft	+24.5
32	12.9 ft	35.8 ft	+22.9
33	10.6 ft	32.8 ft	+22.2
34	10.1 ft	30.6 ft	+20.5
35	9.4 ft	26.6 ft	+17.2
36	13.3 ft	26.4 ft	+13.0

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 24S range 16W

320 wells in township 24S range 16W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Kelly's Water Well Service, INC, 64. Oldest record, 1974. Median well 75.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (144), irrigation (60), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (51), domestic (41).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 24S range 16W, 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	64	1975–2017	80.0 ft	25.0 ft
Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC	55	1980–1985	65.0 ft	21.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	54	1975–2017	89.0 ft	24.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	52	1974–2025	86.0 ft	29.0 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service	23	1975–1979	75.0 ft	18.0 ft
Geocore, INC	19	1993–2019	45.0 ft	35.5 ft
Larsen and Associates, INC	10	2006–2016	42.6 ft	0.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	7	2007	50.0 ft	33.0 ft
Sterling Drlg, CO	7	1984–1994	75.0 ft	23.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	6	1986–1994	76.0 ft	30.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	4	1980–1982	75.0 ft	33.0 ft
Below Ground Surface	3	2025	37.0 ft	24.7 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	3	2012	50.0 ft	35.0 ft
Psa Environmental	3	2008	50.0 ft	31.4 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	2	2017–2023	103.0 ft	34.0 ft
Larsen, Debold, & Assoc	2	2001	40.0 ft	0.0 ft
Clarke Well & Equip	1	2022	80.0 ft	32.1 ft
Jon A. Herrmann	1	2004	48.6 ft	36.2 ft
Larson, Debold & Associates	1	2002	35.0 ft	0.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	1	1990	34.0 ft	29.0 ft
Wade Ewbank, INC	1	1976	108.0 ft	12.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	1	1993	105.0 ft	36.7 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	61	75.0 ft	17.0 ft
1980s	133	75.0 ft	23.0 ft
1990s	45	80.0 ft	28.0 ft
2000s	46	75.0 ft	30.0 ft
2010s	30	45.0 ft	35.0 ft
2020s	7	80.0 ft	31.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	144	75.0 ft
Irrigation	60	95.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	51	45.0 ft
Domestic	41	75.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	15	72.0 ft
Public Water Supply	3	83.0 ft
Test hole/well	2	150.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	2	65.0 ft
Pond/Swimming Pool/Recreation	1	67.0 ft
Industrial	1	80.0 ft
Dewatering	1	60.0 ft
Other	1	70.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 24S range 16W, 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
12956	1977	192.0 ft	20.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
12900	1988	189.0 ft	24.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
12955	1976	180.0 ft	12.5 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
12892	1994	173.0 ft	26.8 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
12958	1974	150.0 ft	15.0 ft	Test hole/well	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
1056834512	2025	142.0 ft	39.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
337437	2003	141.0 ft	32.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
481480	1998	130.0 ft	16.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
311743	2000	123.0 ft	25.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
324954	2001	123.0 ft	25.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC

Buying or drilling in township 24S range 16W?

The median section here has moved 22.1 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.

This township sits in Central and western Kansas. Edwards County, on 100 % of 322 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

23S35W 81.9 ft
23S36W 39.7 ft
23S37W 13.1 ft
24S10W 4.9 ft
24S12W 6.1 ft
24S13W 4.4 ft
24S15W 6.9 ft
24S30W 68.6 ft
24S31W 80.0 ft
24S32W 87.4 ft
24S33W 127.0 ft
24S34W 130.7 ft
24S35W 57.3 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.