Township 25S Range 31W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 81.6 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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81.6 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 25S31W

Median depth went from 52.3 ft before development to 147.7 ft — a change of 81.6 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 33 at 119.1 ft; the smallest fall is section 16 at 70.8 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 25S Range 31W — 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	95.0 ft	174.4 ft	+79.4
02	91.4 ft	171.0 ft	+79.6
03	90.9 ft	169.6 ft	+78.7
04	52.3 ft	131.1 ft	+78.8
05	11.6 ft	92.0 ft	+80.4
06	7.8 ft	86.6 ft	+78.8
07	39.7 ft	121.3 ft	+81.6
08	15.6 ft	93.9 ft	+78.4
09	5.7 ft	79.1 ft	+73.3
10	26.8 ft	100.8 ft	+74.0
11	58.5 ft	136.1 ft	+77.6
12	76.8 ft	156.2 ft	+79.4
13	18.4 ft	98.9 ft	+80.6
14	3.7 ft	84.2 ft	+80.5
15	8.3 ft	80.9 ft	+72.6
16	22.9 ft	93.8 ft	+70.8
17	47.2 ft	124.7 ft	+77.5
18	62.1 ft	148.3 ft	+86.2
19	91.0 ft	180.5 ft	+89.5
20	70.5 ft	151.9 ft	+81.4
21	46.9 ft	127.0 ft	+80.1
22	42.2 ft	123.8 ft	+81.7
23	20.4 ft	109.6 ft	+89.2
24	7.8 ft	93.2 ft	+85.4
25	30.0 ft	128.6 ft	+98.6
26	46.9 ft	147.7 ft	+100.8
27	66.2 ft	165.1 ft	+98.9
28	72.8 ft	169.5 ft	+96.7
29	79.1 ft	171.7 ft	+92.7
30	80.8 ft	180.0 ft	+99.2
31	68.1 ft	183.6 ft	+115.5
32	62.8 ft	176.9 ft	+114.1
33	71.7 ft	190.8 ft	+119.1
34	65.4 ft	180.9 ft	+115.6
35	59.7 ft	175.2 ft	+115.5
36	45.9 ft	162.1 ft	+116.3

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 25S range 31W

159 wells in township 25S range 31W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC, 43. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 207.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (79), irrigation (51), domestic, livestock (18), oil field water supply (9).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 25S range 31W, 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
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	43	1976–2006	210.0 ft	42.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	32	1975–2008	190.0 ft	40.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	9	1976–1996	174.0 ft	51.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	9	1980–1982	231.0 ft	98.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump	9	1983–1984	240.0 ft	106.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	7	1996–2008	195.0 ft	44.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	6	1976–1981	207.0 ft	25.0 ft
Jonagan Water Well Service LLC	6	1979–2020	190.0 ft	67.0 ft
Jonagan Water Well Service	5	1975–2024	178.0 ft	84.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	3	1985–2010	210.0 ft	107.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	2	1976–1992	295.0 ft	59.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	2	1976	311.0 ft	126.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	2	1995–2015	252.0 ft	158.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	2	1992	285.0 ft	144.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	2	1987–1988	161.0 ft	17.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	2	1988	220.0 ft	95.0 ft
A. W. Pool, INC	1	1994	90.0 ft	81.0 ft
B & B Drilling LLC	1	2004	133.0 ft	83.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	1	1984	240.0 ft	103.0 ft
Downey Drilling, Inc. #748	1	2022	266.0 ft	160.0 ft
Downey Drlg #748	1	2024	323.0 ft	179.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	1	1992	153.0 ft	25.0 ft
Joe L. Crick, Joe's Well Service, INC	1	2002	204.0 ft	25.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	1	1985	95.0 ft	15.0 ft
Kelly's Ww Srvc	1	1975	40.0 ft	8.0 ft
Layne-western	1	1978	200.0 ft	38.0 ft
Mw Drilling	1	1977	243.0 ft	55.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	1	2024	280.0 ft	185.0 ft
Raymond A. Nicholson Drilling	1	1976	220.0 ft	36.0 ft
Red Tiger Drilling CO	1	1988	50.0 ft	15.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2003	170.0 ft	22.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	1	2014	200.0 ft	68.0 ft
Southwest Windmill & Water Well Service, INC	1	2020	164.0 ft	66.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	1	2012	352.0 ft	0.0 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	61	207.0 ft	38.0 ft
1980s	58	220.0 ft	88.0 ft
1990s	14	165.0 ft	26.0 ft
2000s	12	210.0 ft	59.0 ft
2010s	6	242.0 ft	76.5 ft
2020s	9	190.0 ft	92.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	79	203.0 ft
Irrigation	51	217.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	18	200.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	9	100.0 ft
Public Water Supply	1	190.0 ft
Industrial	1	174.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	1	90.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 25S range 31W, 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
454952	2012	352.0 ft	0.0 ft	Irrigation	Tyler Water Well, INC
1055864577	2024	323.0 ft	179.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drlg #748
18887	1976	311.0 ft	123.0 ft	Irrigation	High Plains Drilling & Supply
18886	1978	306.0 ft	125.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
18992	1976	295.0 ft	59.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
18884	1978	292.0 ft	115.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Joe's Well Service, INC
316255	2000	290.0 ft	114.0 ft	Domestic	Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair
18991	1992	285.0 ft	114.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well
18998	1976	285.0 ft	84.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
18885	1976	280.0 ft	126.0 ft	Irrigation	High Plains Drilling & Supply

Buying or drilling in township 25S range 31W?

The median section here has moved 81.6 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. Finney County, on 100 % of 160 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

25S11W -1.9 ft
25S12W -1.1 ft
25S16W 18.2 ft
25S19W 14.9 ft
25S20W 1.5 ft
25S22W -4.7 ft
25S29W 91.4 ft
25S32W 134.1 ft
25S33W 193.5 ft
25S34W 216.7 ft
25S35W 202.8 ft
25S36W 105.6 ft
26S10W -0.1 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.