Township 25S Range 23W

18 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has risen 20.8 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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18Measured

-20.8 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 25S23W

Median depth went from 68.0 ft before development to 50.0 ft — a change of -20.8 ft, over 18 of 36 sections. Deeper: 3. Shallower: 15. Sharpest fall, section 34 at 7.9 ft; largest rise, section 02 at 36.1 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 25S Range 23W — 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	41.0 ft	11.8 ft	−29.2
02	44.7 ft	8.6 ft	−36.1
03	23.8 ft	0.0 ft	≥ −23.8
04	0.0 ft	—	—
05	0.0 ft	—	—
06	10.9 ft	—	—
07	25.7 ft	—	—
08	18.9 ft	—	—
09	37.6 ft	—	—
10	33.4 ft	0.0 ft	≥ −33.4
11	61.3 ft	25.7 ft	−35.6
12	61.1 ft	32.3 ft	−28.8
13	74.9 ft	50.0 ft	−24.9
14	71.5 ft	42.5 ft	−28.9
15	52.9 ft	21.2 ft	−31.8
16	38.0 ft	—	—
17	28.4 ft	—	—
18	26.8 ft	—	—
19	26.8 ft	—	—
20	31.1 ft	—	—
21	32.0 ft	—	—
22	68.0 ft	47.3 ft	−20.8
23	80.6 ft	62.0 ft	−18.6
24	79.6 ft	61.8 ft	−17.7
25	75.6 ft	68.1 ft	−7.5
26	75.7 ft	70.0 ft	−5.7
27	68.9 ft	61.1 ft	−7.8
28	40.0 ft	—	—
29	38.0 ft	—	—
30	36.4 ft	—	—
31	47.5 ft	—	—
32	43.0 ft	—	—
33	44.9 ft	—	—
34	68.3 ft	76.2 ft	+7.9
35	66.3 ft	73.7 ft	+7.4
36	64.3 ft	67.4 ft	+3.1

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 25S range 23W

33 wells in township 25S range 23W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair, 5. Oldest record, 1974. Median well 190.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (21), domestic, livestock (7), irrigation (3), domestic, lawn and garden (1).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 25S range 23W, 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
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	5	1994–2003	190.0 ft	110.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	4	1978–2010	285.0 ft	148.0 ft
Halling Water Well Service	2	2015–2019	100.0 ft	38.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well Repair	2	1999	400.0 ft	123.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	2	1989–2024	420.0 ft	35.0 ft
Well Owner	2	2003	60.0 ft	60.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	1	1974	373.0 ft	0.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	1	1978	75.0 ft	50.0 ft
Dan Hayse Water Well Service	1	2004	100.0 ft	60.0 ft
Halling Ww Srvc	1	2025	320.0 ft	120.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	1991	187.0 ft	40.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	1	2017	399.0 ft	244.0 ft
Jack Cline Drilling CO	1	1984	330.0 ft	165.0 ft
Jonagan Water Well Service	1	2023	65.0 ft	32.0 ft
Karst Water Well Drilling & Service, INC	1	1992	198.0 ft	120.0 ft
Ksu	1	1992	57.0 ft	42.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	1	1982	91.0 ft	61.2 ft
Leo Knoefler Drilling	1	1984	47.0 ft	30.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	1	2017	330.0 ft	192.0 ft
Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC	1	2001	60.0 ft	26.0 ft
Southwest Windmill & Water Well Service, INC	1	2020	345.0 ft	123.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	1	2012	160.0 ft	61.0 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	3	224.0 ft	50.0 ft
1980s	5	91.0 ft	61.2 ft
1990s	8	198.0 ft	120.0 ft
2000s	6	190.0 ft	110.0 ft
2010s	6	323.0 ft	192.0 ft
2020s	4	345.0 ft	120.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	21	187.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	7	100.0 ft
Irrigation	3	373.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	1	198.0 ft
Public Water Supply	1	91.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 25S range 23W, 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
1056594801	2024	420.0 ft	35.0 ft	Domestic	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
308162	1999	400.0 ft	123.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well Repair
512089	2017	399.0 ft	244.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
19560	1974	373.0 ft	0.0 ft	Irrigation	Ace-hi International, INC
535810	2020	345.0 ft	123.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Southwest Windmill & Water Well Service, INC
19564	1984	330.0 ft	165.0 ft	Domestic	Jack Cline Drilling CO
513708	2017	330.0 ft	192.0 ft	Irrigation	Nash Water Well Service, LLC
442870	2010	323.0 ft	241.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
1057080935	2025	320.0 ft	120.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Halling Ww Srvc
323460	2001	292.0 ft	180.0 ft	Domestic	Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair

Buying or drilling in township 25S range 23W?

The median section here has moved -20.8 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 33 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

34S43W 31.0 ft
32S41W 38.6 ft
29S12W 2.2 ft
25S21W 7.9 ft
29S11W 1.1 ft
35S42W 54.0 ft
19S12W 4.7 ft
30S25W 29.9 ft
35S33W 57.2 ft
35S36W 92.6 ft
35S38W 145.4 ft
29S17W 4.9 ft
30S19W 1.2 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.