Township 25S Range 29W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 91.4 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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91.4 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 25S29W

Median depth went from 101.9 ft before development to 189.0 ft — a change of 91.4 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 31 at 113.6 ft; the smallest fall is section 36 at 64.8 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 25S Range 29W — 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	99.7 ft	189.0 ft	+89.3
02	96.2 ft	183.0 ft	+86.7
03	101.9 ft	186.8 ft	+84.8
04	113.6 ft	196.2 ft	+82.6
05	118.9 ft	200.1 ft	+81.2
06	125.1 ft	205.6 ft	+80.6
07	125.1 ft	210.4 ft	+85.4
08	124.8 ft	211.9 ft	+87.2
09	118.0 ft	207.9 ft	+89.9
10	108.1 ft	200.7 ft	+92.6
11	104.4 ft	195.8 ft	+91.4
12	101.6 ft	191.3 ft	+89.6
13	89.6 ft	175.0 ft	+85.4
14	98.5 ft	190.8 ft	+92.3
15	110.8 ft	208.0 ft	+97.1
16	115.7 ft	212.6 ft	+96.9
17	111.6 ft	204.8 ft	+93.1
18	122.8 ft	212.9 ft	+90.1
19	45.4 ft	139.1 ft	+93.6
20	56.4 ft	153.9 ft	+97.5
21	79.8 ft	181.6 ft	+101.8
22	117.4 ft	215.3 ft	+97.9
23	113.9 ft	202.8 ft	+88.9
24	103.3 ft	181.4 ft	+78.1
25	124.7 ft	193.1 ft	+68.4
26	102.1 ft	188.0 ft	+85.8
27	60.4 ft	160.2 ft	+99.8
28	4.8 ft	108.7 ft	+103.9
29	2.6 ft	103.7 ft	+101.1
30	3.9 ft	105.5 ft	+101.6
31	26.9 ft	140.6 ft	+113.6
32	11.3 ft	121.0 ft	+109.7
33	3.9 ft	112.6 ft	+108.7
34	0.0 ft	101.2 ft	≥ +101.2
35	23.2 ft	109.8 ft	+86.5
36	86.7 ft	151.5 ft	+64.8

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 25S range 29W

156 wells in township 25S range 29W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC, 43. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 200.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (55), oil field water supply (43), domestic (27), feedlot (13).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 25S range 29W, 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
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	43	1975–2008	275.0 ft	127.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	17	1975–2004	178.0 ft	51.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	15	1975–2012	190.0 ft	43.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	13	1978–1982	100.0 ft	16.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	6	1976–1994	245.0 ft	113.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	6	2001–2003	168.0 ft	35.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	6	1987–1990	222.0 ft	140.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	5	2012–2019	303.0 ft	195.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	4	1977–1978	64.0 ft	9.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	4	2000–2007	280.0 ft	143.0 ft
Geocore, INC	4	2015	251.5 ft	0.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	4	2020–2025	287.0 ft	204.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	3	1976–1982	200.0 ft	140.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	3	1980–1986	100.0 ft	19.0 ft
Red Tiger Drilling	3	1987–1990	237.0 ft	141.0 ft
Gspf Irrigation Service	2	2013	0.0 ft	0.0 ft
Jonagan Water Well Service	2	2025	184.0 ft	137.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	2	2016	167.0 ft	93.0 ft
Red Tiger Drilling CO	2	1987–1989	222.0 ft	140.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC	2	2021	183.0 ft	98.0 ft
Downey Drlg #748	1	2022	310.0 ft	214.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	1	1992	220.0 ft	106.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	1	1990	80.0 ft	18.0 ft
Layne Western	1	2004	266.0 ft	125.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	1	1977	280.0 ft	140.0 ft
Mw Drilling	1	1977	190.0 ft	28.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	1	2015	300.0 ft	201.0 ft
Petroleum Property Services	1	2021	60.0 ft	0.0 ft
Petroleum Property Services INC	1	2022	60.0 ft	5.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	1	2013	152.0 ft	60.0 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	44	185.0 ft	29.0 ft
1980s	39	200.0 ft	48.0 ft
1990s	28	275.0 ft	143.0 ft
2000s	18	209.0 ft	84.0 ft
2010s	16	190.0 ft	89.0 ft
2020s	11	183.0 ft	120.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	55	209.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	43	120.0 ft
Domestic	27	190.0 ft
Feedlot	13	280.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	7	91.0 ft
Public Water Supply	4	232.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	4	251.5 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	3	245.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 25S range 29W, 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
523074	2019	338.0 ft	195.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
24019	1976	330.0 ft	131.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
24015	1977	320.0 ft	135.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
24016	1978	318.0 ft	142.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
365038	2005	317.0 ft	180.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
523073	2019	317.0 ft	204.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
24018	1979	311.0 ft	174.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
1052957594	2022	310.0 ft	214.0 ft	Feedlot	Downey Drlg #748
410454	2007	305.0 ft	159.0 ft	Feedlot	Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair
515366	2018	303.0 ft	204.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC

Buying or drilling in township 25S range 29W?

The median section here has moved 91.4 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 Far western Kansas. Gray County, on 100 % of 156 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

25S10W 4.7 ft
25S11W -1.9 ft
25S12W -1.1 ft
25S16W 18.2 ft
25S19W 14.9 ft
25S20W 1.5 ft
25S22W -4.7 ft
25S31W 81.6 ft
25S32W 134.1 ft
25S33W 193.5 ft
25S34W 216.7 ft
25S35W 202.8 ft
25S36W 105.6 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.