# Township 25S21W, Ford County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 25S range 21W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 7.9 ft.

## Township 25S Range 21W

**23** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 7.9 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 25S21W

Median depth went from **39.0 ft** before development to
**45.7 ft** — a change of **7.9 ft**, over
23 of 36 sections. Deeper: 17. Shallower:
4. Sharpest fall, section 31 at
21.4 ft; largest rise, section 35 at 12.0 ft.

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

### Section by section

*Township 25S Range 21W — 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 | 41.2 ft | 48.0 ft | +6.8 |
| 02 | 25.6 ft | 37.7 ft | +12.1 |
| 03 | 36.8 ft | — | — |
| 04 | 44.1 ft | — | — |
| 05 | 40.4 ft | — | — |
| 06 | 39.0 ft | 48.2 ft | +9.1 |
| 07 | 43.5 ft | 56.1 ft | +12.6 |
| 08 | 40.9 ft | — | — |
| 09 | 36.8 ft | — | — |
| 10 | 39.3 ft | — | — |
| 11 | 37.6 ft | 45.6 ft | +7.9 |
| 12 | 37.2 ft | 42.1 ft | +4.8 |
| 13 | 36.4 ft | 38.1 ft | +1.7 |
| 14 | 41.6 ft | 45.7 ft | +4.1 |
| 15 | 47.9 ft | — | — |
| 16 | 37.0 ft | — | — |
| 17 | 30.7 ft | 39.7 ft | +9.0 |
| 18 | 36.5 ft | 50.0 ft | +13.4 |
| 19 | 39.2 ft | 51.9 ft | +12.7 |
| 20 | 37.2 ft | 49.2 ft | +12.0 |
| 21 | 48.7 ft | — | — |
| 22 | 46.7 ft | — | — |
| 23 | 47.3 ft | — | — |
| 24 | 38.7 ft | 38.5 ft | 0 |
| 25 | 28.4 ft | 25.3 ft | −3.1 |
| 26 | 57.6 ft | — | — |
| 27 | 53.7 ft | — | — |
| 28 | 55.9 ft | 57.0 ft | +1.1 |
| 29 | 44.8 ft | 61.7 ft | +16.9 |
| 30 | 46.2 ft | 63.7 ft | +17.6 |
| 31 | 44.2 ft | 65.6 ft | +21.4 |
| 32 | 33.9 ft | 50.1 ft | +16.2 |
| 33 | 40.0 ft | 40.3 ft | 0 |
| 34 | 39.4 ft | 27.6 ft | −11.7 |
| 35 | 39.1 ft | 27.1 ft | −12.0 |
| 36 | 18.3 ft | 7.3 ft | −11.0 |

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

### Who has drilled in township 25S range 21W

**94** wells in township 25S range 21W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Sam's Water Well Service**, 14. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 123.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **oil field water supply** (29), **domestic** (25), **monitoring well/observation/piezometer** (24), **domestic, livestock** (6).

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

*Who filed well completion records in township 25S range 21W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam's Water Well Service | 14 | 1987–1995 | 123.0 ft | 39.0 ft |
| Geocore Services INC | 13 | 1997–2009 | 30.0 ft | 20.8 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 10 | 1977–2019 | 100.0 ft | 40.0 ft |
| Defenbaugh Industries, Inc. (t.e.s.t.) | 9 | 1993 | 35.0 ft | 22.9 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 6 | 2001–2002 | 35.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 6 | 1983–1995 | 155.0 ft | 50.0 ft |
| Carl Hayse Water Well Service | 5 | 1987–1998 | 67.0 ft | 34.0 ft |
| Dan Hayse Water Well Service | 5 | 2001–2004 | 120.0 ft | 60.0 ft |
| Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO | 4 | 1979–1990 | 110.0 ft | 41.0 ft |
| Joe's Well Service, INC | 4 | 1978–2005 | 135.0 ft | 68.0 ft |
| Nash Water Well Service, LLC | 3 | 2015–2017 | 145.0 ft | 38.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 3 | 1999 | 35.0 ft | 23.5 ft |
| Ace-hi International, INC | 2 | 1975–1976 | 207.0 ft | 53.0 ft |
| Bartel Well Drilling, INC | 2 | 2002–2006 | 120.0 ft | 21.0 ft |
| Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC | 2 | 1990 | 270.0 ft | 70.0 ft |
| Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair | 2 | 2004 | 163.0 ft | 25.0 ft |
| Halling Water Well Service, LLC | 1 | 2022 | 80.0 ft | 20.0 ft |
| Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg | 1 | 1984 | 280.0 ft | 104.0 ft |
| Nash Ww Srvc | 1 | 2016 | 200.0 ft | 74.0 ft |
| Red Tiger Drilling | 1 | 1990 | 203.0 ft | 80.0 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 | 5 | 135.0 ft | 52.0 ft |
| 1980s | 22 | 120.0 ft | 40.0 ft |
| 1990s | 40 | 35.0 ft | 22.9 ft |
| 2000s | 22 | 85.0 ft | 23.0 ft |
| 2010s | 6 | 160.0 ft | 38.0 ft |
| 2020s | 1 | 80.0 ft | 20.0 ft |

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

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Oil Field Water Supply | 29 | 133.0 ft |
| Domestic | 25 | 120.0 ft |
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 24 | 35.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 6 | 60.0 ft |
| Irrigation | 4 | 270.0 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge | 3 | 30.0 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 3 | 23.0 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction | 1 | 23.0 ft |
| Feedlot/Livestock/Windmill | 1 | 100.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 25S range 21W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19521 | 1984 | 280.0 ft | 104.0 ft | Domestic | Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg |
| 19511 | 1985 | 275.0 ft | 68.0 ft | Domestic | Joe's Well Service, INC |
| 19508 | 1990 | 270.0 ft | 0.0 ft | Irrigation | Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC |
| 19509 | 1990 | 270.0 ft | 70.0 ft | Irrigation | Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC |
| 364160 | 1997 | 215.0 ft | 0.0 ft | Domestic | Carl Hayse Water Well Service |
| 19507 | 1975 | 207.0 ft | 53.0 ft | Irrigation | Ace-hi International, INC |
| 19518 | 1990 | 203.0 ft | 80.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Red Tiger Drilling |
| 19517 | 1990 | 201.0 ft | 71.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Sam's Water Well Service |
| 502001 | 2016 | 200.0 ft | 81.0 ft | Domestic | Nash Water Well Service, LLC |
| 553906 | 2016 | 200.0 ft | 74.0 ft | Domestic, Livestock | Nash Ww Srvc |

### Buying or drilling in township 25S range 21W?

The median section here has moved 7.9 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). **Ford County**, on 100 % of 96 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [29S14W](/township/29s14w.md) 1.7 ft
- [19S13W](/township/19s13w.md) 2.3 ft
- [26S23W](/township/26s23w.md) 36.5 ft
- [29S27W](/township/29s27w.md) 116.7 ft
- [34S43W](/township/34s43w.md) 31.0 ft
- [32S41W](/township/32s41w.md) 38.6 ft
- [29S12W](/township/29s12w.md) 2.2 ft
- [29S11W](/township/29s11w.md) 1.1 ft
- [35S42W](/township/35s42w.md) 54.0 ft
- [19S12W](/township/19s12w.md) 4.7 ft
- [30S25W](/township/30s25w.md) 29.9 ft
- [25S23W](/township/25s23w.md) -20.8 ft
- [35S33W](/township/35s33w.md) 57.2 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/25s21w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23