Township 25S Range 22W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has risen 4.7 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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-4.7 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 25S22W

Median depth went from 58.8 ft before development to 56.9 ft — a change of -4.7 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 12. Shallower: 21. Sharpest fall, section 01 at 20.5 ft; largest rise, section 07 at 21.9 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 25S Range 22W — 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	36.0 ft	56.5 ft	+20.5
02	51.2 ft	65.6 ft	+14.4
03	53.5 ft	56.9 ft	+3.4
04	40.2 ft	35.5 ft	−4.7
05	72.4 ft	59.9 ft	−12.4
06	86.3 ft	65.2 ft	−21.1
07	79.1 ft	57.2 ft	−21.9
08	64.7 ft	50.7 ft	−14.0
09	48.7 ft	44.5 ft	−4.2
10	47.2 ft	52.8 ft	+5.7
11	42.0 ft	55.5 ft	+13.4
12	35.3 ft	53.2 ft	+17.9
13	49.1 ft	62.6 ft	+13.5
14	54.5 ft	63.8 ft	+9.3
15	50.7 ft	53.2 ft	+2.5
16	56.4 ft	48.8 ft	−7.6
17	68.9 ft	51.9 ft	−17.1
18	79.2 ft	58.1 ft	−21.1
19	81.5 ft	63.5 ft	−18.0
20	76.3 ft	56.6 ft	−19.7
21	72.4 ft	56.8 ft	−15.7
22	70.2 ft	61.6 ft	−8.6
23	62.4 ft	62.9 ft	0
24	55.3 ft	62.0 ft	+6.7
25	56.9 ft	64.1 ft	+7.1
26	66.1 ft	60.7 ft	−5.4
27	71.1 ft	52.9 ft	−18.2
28	75.3 ft	55.0 ft	−20.3
29	77.3 ft	62.1 ft	−15.2
30	70.8 ft	60.6 ft	−10.2
31	51.9 ft	51.9 ft	0
32	60.2 ft	55.7 ft	−4.5
33	56.4 ft	44.2 ft	−12.2
34	56.3 ft	44.6 ft	−11.7
35	58.8 ft	58.4 ft	0
36	58.1 ft	70.6 ft	+12.6

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 25S range 22W

65 wells in township 25S range 22W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Joe's Well Service, INC, 12. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 94.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (25), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (21), oil field water supply (5), domestic, lawn and garden (5).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 25S range 22W, 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
Joe's Well Service, INC	12	1977–2010	208.0 ft	67.0 ft
Larsen and Associates, INC	10	2014–2016	96.2 ft	0.0 ft
Coranco Great Plains, INC	5	2026	85.3 ft	58.4 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	5	2024	85.3 ft	58.0 ft
Well Owner	4	1992–2008	60.0 ft	48.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	3	1976–1978	345.0 ft	207.0 ft
City of Spearville	3	1993–2001	46.0 ft	34.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	3	1991–2005	310.0 ft	143.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	3	1989–1991	90.0 ft	60.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	2	1984–1985	40.0 ft	14.0 ft
E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company	2	1975–1976	85.0 ft	50.0 ft
Halling Water Well Service, LLC	2	2021–2023	90.0 ft	60.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	2	1978–1980	170.0 ft	136.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	2	1980–1982	200.0 ft	40.0 ft
Dan Hayse Water Well Service	1	2000	94.0 ft	52.0 ft
Donald Fulton Drilling CO	1	1992	98.0 ft	64.0 ft
Halling Water Well Service	1	2014	120.0 ft	60.0 ft
Joe L. Crick, Joe's Well Service, INC	1	2000	426.0 ft	142.0 ft
Ken Heele	1	2001	80.0 ft	70.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	1	2012	90.0 ft	68.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	1	1988	127.0 ft	21.0 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	8	265.0 ft	63.0 ft
1980s	9	90.0 ft	40.0 ft
1990s	11	90.0 ft	64.0 ft
2000s	13	110.0 ft	55.0 ft
2010s	13	96.2 ft	0.0 ft
2020s	12	90.0 ft	58.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	25	94.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	21	96.1 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	5	127.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	5	90.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	3	85.0 ft
Irrigation	3	345.0 ft
Public Water Supply	2	188.0 ft
Test hole/well	2	220.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 25S range 22W, 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
317420	2000	426.0 ft	142.0 ft	Domestic	Joe L. Crick, Joe's Well Service, INC
387119	2006	425.0 ft	127.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
19532	1978	390.0 ft	207.0 ft	Irrigation	Ace-hi International, INC
376925	2005	380.0 ft	143.0 ft	Domestic	Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair
19533	1978	345.0 ft	215.0 ft	Irrigation	Ace-hi International, INC
19540	1976	325.0 ft	0.0 ft	Irrigation	Ace-hi International, INC
19542	1991	310.0 ft	160.0 ft	Domestic	Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair
19550	1978	265.0 ft	175.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
420724	2008	228.0 ft	94.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
115373	1997	225.0 ft	97.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC

Buying or drilling in township 25S range 22W?

The median section here has moved -4.7 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. Ford County, on 100 % of 66 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

24S37W 33.1 ft
25S10W 4.7 ft
25S11W -1.9 ft
25S12W -1.1 ft
25S16W 18.2 ft
25S19W 14.9 ft
25S20W 1.5 ft
25S29W 91.4 ft
25S31W 81.6 ft
25S32W 134.1 ft
25S33W 193.5 ft
25S34W 216.7 ft
25S35W 202.8 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.