# Township 25S12W, Stafford County — how far the water table has risen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 25S range 12W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change -1.1 ft.

## Township 25S Range 12W

**36** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **risen 1.1 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 25S12W

Median depth went from **20.0 ft** before development to
**18.6 ft** — a change of **-1.1 ft**, over
36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 7. Shallower:
22. Sharpest fall, section 06 at
4.7 ft; largest rise, section 22 at 4.8 ft.

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

### Section by section

*Township 25S 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 | 21.0 ft | 20.9 ft | 0 |
| 02 | 22.0 ft | 22.1 ft | 0 |
| 03 | 24.2 ft | 21.0 ft | −3.1 |
| 04 | 32.2 ft | 31.2 ft | −1.1 |
| 05 | 26.4 ft | 28.6 ft | +2.2 |
| 06 | 27.5 ft | 32.2 ft | +4.7 |
| 07 | 26.1 ft | 29.8 ft | +3.6 |
| 08 | 27.0 ft | 27.7 ft | +0.7 |
| 09 | 28.9 ft | 27.0 ft | −1.9 |
| 10 | 21.0 ft | 17.7 ft | −3.4 |
| 11 | 16.1 ft | 16.1 ft | 0 |
| 12 | 14.6 ft | 14.6 ft | 0 |
| 13 | 3.2 ft | 3.1 ft | 0 |
| 14 | 3.3 ft | 1.5 ft | −1.8 |
| 15 | 16.2 ft | 11.8 ft | −4.4 |
| 16 | 19.5 ft | 16.0 ft | −3.5 |
| 17 | 25.7 ft | 24.9 ft | −0.8 |
| 18 | 27.3 ft | 29.3 ft | +2.0 |
| 19 | 27.3 ft | 28.0 ft | +0.7 |
| 20 | 19.9 ft | 18.6 ft | −1.4 |
| 21 | 18.0 ft | 13.6 ft | −4.4 |
| 22 | 9.2 ft | 4.3 ft | −4.8 |
| 23 | 4.7 ft | 1.4 ft | −3.3 |
| 24 | 11.8 ft | 9.5 ft | −2.2 |
| 25 | 20.0 ft | 19.2 ft | −0.7 |
| 26 | 22.9 ft | 19.9 ft | −3.0 |
| 27 | 7.6 ft | 3.2 ft | −4.4 |
| 28 | 8.7 ft | 5.2 ft | −3.6 |
| 29 | 16.2 ft | 14.2 ft | −2.1 |
| 30 | 21.0 ft | 20.9 ft | 0 |
| 31 | 12.7 ft | 11.9 ft | −0.7 |
| 32 | 13.3 ft | 12.2 ft | −1.1 |
| 33 | 16.5 ft | 14.4 ft | −2.1 |
| 34 | 19.8 ft | 17.4 ft | −2.4 |
| 35 | 28.8 ft | 29.3 ft | +0.5 |
| 36 | 26.5 ft | 26.2 ft | 0 |

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

### Who has drilled in township 25S range 12W

**218** wells in township 25S range 12W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Kelly's Water Well Service, INC**, 60. Oldest record, 1974. Median well 83.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **oil field water supply** (85), **domestic, livestock** (44), **irrigation** (34), **domestic** (30).

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

*Who filed well completion records in township 25S 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 | 60 | 1976–2018 | 72.0 ft | 20.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 45 | 1974–2024 | 80.0 ft | 20.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 31 | 1975–2015 | 80.0 ft | 14.0 ft |
| Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC | 23 | 2002–2026 | 64.0 ft | 15.0 ft |
| Charles C. Myers Water Well Service | 9 | 1975–1978 | 65.0 ft | 15.0 ft |
| Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC | 8 | 1980–1985 | 70.0 ft | 18.0 ft |
| Sam's Water Well Service | 8 | 1986–1995 | 83.0 ft | 20.0 ft |
| Central Well & Pump, INC | 7 | 1979–1983 | 90.0 ft | 16.0 ft |
| Miller Drilling | 7 | 1984–2018 | 60.0 ft | 16.0 ft |
| Patrick M Cobb | 4 | 1978–1979 | 122.5 ft | 22.1 ft |
| Kgs | 3 | 1982 | 142.0 ft | 36.1 ft |
| 4 Brothers LLC | 2 | 2023–2026 | 118.0 ft | 20.0 ft |
| Donald J. Darling Drilling CO | 2 | 1975–1977 | 87.0 ft | 32.0 ft |
| Basgall Geothermal Drilling | 1 | 2013 | 200.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Clarke Well & Equipment, INC | 1 | 2022 | 61.0 ft | 19.0 ft |
| Crowdis Ww Srvc | 1 | 2022 | 50.0 ft | 12.0 ft |
| Dean L. Lyman, INC | 1 | 1999 | 49.0 ft | 16.5 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 1 | 1976 | 100.0 ft | 11.6 ft |
| Red Tiger Drilling | 1 | 1986 | 83.0 ft | 15.0 ft |
| Red Tiger Drilling CO | 1 | 1983 | 100.0 ft | 22.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 1 | 1983 | 120.0 ft | 90.0 ft |
| White and Ellis Drilling, INC | 1 | 1994 | 56.0 ft | 0.0 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 | 39 | 70.0 ft | 18.0 ft |
| 1980s | 59 | 80.0 ft | 20.0 ft |
| 1990s | 24 | 80.0 ft | 20.0 ft |
| 2000s | 16 | 60.0 ft | 16.0 ft |
| 2010s | 54 | 73.0 ft | 17.0 ft |
| 2020s | 26 | 80.0 ft | 21.0 ft |

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

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Oil Field Water Supply | 85 | 80.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 44 | 65.0 ft |
| Irrigation | 34 | 87.0 ft |
| Domestic | 30 | 60.0 ft |
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 14 | 140.0 ft |
| Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply | 4 | 87.0 ft |
| Feedlot | 3 | 53.0 ft |
| Other | 1 | 70.0 ft |
| Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 1 | 200.0 ft |
| Pond/Swimming Pool/Recreation | 1 | 118.0 ft |
| Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 1 | 48.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 25S 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84915 | 1978 | 286.0 ft | 22.1 ft | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | Patrick M Cobb |
| 470134 | 2013 | 200.0 ft | 0.0 ft | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | Basgall Geothermal Drilling |
| 391296 | 1998 | 170.0 ft | 11.3 ft | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC |
| 423564 | 1982 | 162.0 ft | 36.4 ft | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | Kgs |
| 113728 | 1996 | 161.0 ft | 11.2 ft | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC |
| 84981 | 1987 | 155.0 ft | 80.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Kelly's Water Well Service, INC |
| 487483 | 2015 | 155.0 ft | 0.0 ft | Domestic, Livestock | Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC |
| 493329 | 2015 | 155.0 ft | 0.0 ft | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC |
| 84894 | 1974 | 153.0 ft | 16.0 ft | Irrigation | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 423565 | 1982 | 142.0 ft | 35.8 ft | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | Kgs |

### Buying or drilling in township 25S range 12W?

The median section here has moved -1.1 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 218 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [24S33W](/township/24s33w.md) 127.0 ft
- [24S34W](/township/24s34w.md) 130.7 ft
- [24S35W](/township/24s35w.md) 57.3 ft
- [24S36W](/township/24s36w.md) 46.9 ft
- [24S37W](/township/24s37w.md) 33.1 ft
- [25S10W](/township/25s10w.md) 4.7 ft
- [25S11W](/township/25s11w.md) -1.9 ft
- [25S16W](/township/25s16w.md) 18.2 ft
- [25S19W](/township/25s19w.md) 14.9 ft
- [25S20W](/township/25s20w.md) 1.5 ft
- [25S22W](/township/25s22w.md) -4.7 ft
- [25S29W](/township/25s29w.md) 91.4 ft
- [25S31W](/township/25s31w.md) 81.6 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/25s12w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23