Township 25S Range 16W

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

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18.2 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 25S16W

Median depth went from 10.9 ft before development to 28.8 ft — a change of 18.2 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 06 at 24.8 ft; the smallest fall is section 36 at 3.9 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 25S 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	17.1 ft	30.4 ft	+13.4
02	10.1 ft	27.7 ft	+17.6
03	7.1 ft	28.9 ft	+21.8
04	8.5 ft	31.4 ft	+22.8
05	11.3 ft	35.5 ft	+24.2
06	12.4 ft	37.1 ft	+24.8
07	16.3 ft	39.9 ft	+23.6
08	12.9 ft	34.1 ft	+21.2
09	11.3 ft	32.3 ft	+21.0
10	8.8 ft	30.1 ft	+21.3
11	14.4 ft	31.5 ft	+17.2
12	21.9 ft	33.3 ft	+11.4
13	17.9 ft	26.6 ft	+8.7
14	14.9 ft	30.0 ft	+15.1
15	10.5 ft	29.9 ft	+19.4
16	11.3 ft	31.1 ft	+19.8
17	11.6 ft	31.6 ft	+20.0
18	12.9 ft	35.7 ft	+22.8
19	7.6 ft	28.2 ft	+20.6
20	5.3 ft	24.4 ft	+19.1
21	4.2 ft	22.6 ft	+18.5
22	3.2 ft	21.5 ft	+18.2
23	10.0 ft	24.0 ft	+14.0
24	16.6 ft	23.2 ft	+6.6
25	8.5 ft	14.1 ft	+5.6
26	4.2 ft	16.6 ft	+12.4
27	2.7 ft	20.4 ft	+17.7
28	4.7 ft	21.9 ft	+17.2
29	6.1 ft	23.4 ft	+17.3
30	5.7 ft	24.8 ft	+19.1
31	14.5 ft	32.6 ft	+18.2
32	10.2 ft	28.8 ft	+18.6
33	10.9 ft	28.1 ft	+17.3
34	6.2 ft	21.6 ft	+15.5
35	11.3 ft	21.9 ft	+10.7
36	15.4 ft	19.3 ft	+3.9

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 25S range 16W

258 wells in township 25S range 16W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC, 72. Oldest record, 1974. Median well 80.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (119), irrigation (47), domestic (33), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (29).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 25S 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
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	72	1974–2019	81.0 ft	20.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	38	1975–2013	79.0 ft	21.0 ft
Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC	37	1979–1985	60.0 ft	18.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	30	1976–2018	105.0 ft	20.6 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service	24	1975–1979	70.0 ft	18.0 ft
Terracon Consultants #416	10	2023	42.6 ft	37.5 ft
Geocore, INC	9	1993	35.0 ft	25.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	6	1982–1998	80.0 ft	25.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	5	2005–2024	95.0 ft	40.0 ft
Environmental Priority Service, INC	5	2008–2009	40.0 ft	30.0 ft
Associated Environmental Industries	4	2004	40.0 ft	0.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	4	1981–1984	70.0 ft	32.0 ft
Crowdis Ww Srvc	3	2021–2023	105.0 ft	27.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent	2	2023–2025	90.0 ft	49.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	2	1986–1991	72.0 ft	26.0 ft
Clt INC	1	2005	80.0 ft	38.0 ft
Dean L. Lyman, INC	1	2006	82.0 ft	37.0 ft
Geocore Services INC	1	1993	45.0 ft	30.9 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC	1	2021	125.0 ft	21.0 ft
Sterling Drilling CO	1	1983	65.0 ft	25.0 ft
Sterling Drlg, CO	1	1983	80.0 ft	24.0 ft
Well Owner	1	2026	120.0 ft	53.0 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	70	75.0 ft	16.0 ft
1980s	95	70.0 ft	19.0 ft
1990s	29	78.0 ft	24.0 ft
2000s	31	82.0 ft	23.2 ft
2010s	15	80.0 ft	28.2 ft
2020s	18	48.3 ft	37.5 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	119	70.0 ft
Irrigation	47	117.0 ft
Domestic	33	75.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	29	40.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	27	80.0 ft
Pond/Swimming Pool/Recreation	1	100.0 ft
Feedlot/Livestock/Windmill	1	70.0 ft
Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply	1	71.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 25S 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
13668	1990	208.0 ft	30.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
13638	1985	193.0 ft	31.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
13678	1976	178.0 ft	13.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
13670	1991	177.0 ft	47.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
13731	1975	176.0 ft	10.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
13669	1990	170.0 ft	33.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
493296	2015	170.0 ft	48.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC
13768	1984	163.0 ft	18.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
13677	1985	160.0 ft	28.5 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
13675	1985	154.0 ft	23.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC

Buying or drilling in township 25S range 16W?

The median section here has moved 18.2 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 258 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

24S34W 130.7 ft
24S35W 57.3 ft
24S36W 46.9 ft
24S37W 33.1 ft
25S10W 4.7 ft
25S11W -1.9 ft
25S12W -1.1 ft
25S19W 14.9 ft
25S20W 1.5 ft
25S22W -4.7 ft
25S29W 91.4 ft
25S31W 81.6 ft
25S32W 134.1 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.