Township 25S Range 32W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 134.1 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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134.1 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 25S32W

Median depth went from 68.8 ft before development to 210.8 ft — a change of 134.1 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 31 at 183.5 ft; the smallest fall is section 01 at 80.5 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 25S Range 32W — 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	29.1 ft	109.6 ft	+80.5
02	38.9 ft	128.3 ft	+89.5
03	44.5 ft	144.7 ft	+100.2
04	53.1 ft	164.3 ft	+111.2
05	56.8 ft	181.1 ft	+124.3
06	55.9 ft	195.2 ft	+139.3
07	71.1 ft	224.9 ft	+153.8
08	74.9 ft	210.8 ft	+135.9
09	59.6 ft	183.3 ft	+123.7
10	55.1 ft	167.3 ft	+112.3
11	52.0 ft	152.6 ft	+100.6
12	52.6 ft	141.6 ft	+89.0
13	67.4 ft	164.6 ft	+97.2
14	77.8 ft	187.1 ft	+109.4
15	77.3 ft	198.8 ft	+121.5
16	98.1 ft	232.2 ft	+134.1
17	94.2 ft	241.8 ft	+147.6
18	90.1 ft	248.1 ft	+158.0
19	97.4 ft	261.1 ft	+163.8
20	82.3 ft	237.3 ft	+155.0
21	79.0 ft	222.7 ft	+143.7
22	79.9 ft	211.6 ft	+131.6
23	96.6 ft	215.2 ft	+118.6
24	96.0 ft	200.0 ft	+104.1
25	71.7 ft	186.6 ft	+114.9
26	68.5 ft	198.9 ft	+130.4
27	78.0 ft	221.7 ft	+143.7
28	68.8 ft	224.0 ft	+155.2
29	68.4 ft	233.2 ft	+164.7
30	75.9 ft	248.6 ft	+172.7
31	69.4 ft	252.8 ft	+183.5
32	58.9 ft	236.8 ft	+177.9
33	58.9 ft	228.1 ft	+169.1
34	57.3 ft	215.2 ft	+157.9
35	59.4 ft	204.0 ft	+144.6
36	60.7 ft	189.6 ft	+129.0

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 25S range 32W

143 wells in township 25S range 32W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC, 35. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 356.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (67), domestic (40), oil field water supply (14), domestic, livestock (13).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 25S range 32W, 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	35	1976–2012	370.0 ft	125.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	15	1990–2025	389.0 ft	201.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	9	1976–2004	280.0 ft	126.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	8	1975–1991	295.0 ft	90.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	7	1996–2017	390.0 ft	176.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	7	2014–2025	400.0 ft	215.0 ft
Mw Drilling	6	1976–1989	437.0 ft	108.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	5	2017–2024	455.0 ft	208.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	4	1990–2012	320.0 ft	130.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	4	1995–2020	400.0 ft	265.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	4	1981–1987	243.0 ft	128.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	4	1984–1991	280.0 ft	95.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	3	1979	228.0 ft	74.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	3	1976–1977	400.0 ft	99.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	3	2001–2003	452.0 ft	151.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	2	2004–2008	405.0 ft	160.0 ft
Geocore Services INC	2	1999	75.0 ft	0.0 ft
Geocore, INC	2	2019	75.0 ft	60.1 ft
Gspf Irrigation Service	2	2016–2017	482.0 ft	260.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	2	1985–2010	300.0 ft	163.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	2	1996	280.0 ft	147.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	2	1997–2000	420.0 ft	147.0 ft
Clarence L. Dingus Well Service & Trenching	1	2004	123.0 ft	0.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	1	2004	350.0 ft	200.0 ft
Gt Water Well Drlg	1	2025	490.0 ft	260.0 ft
Henkle Drilling and Supply	1	1991	353.0 ft	120.0 ft
Jonagan Water Well Service	1	1980	322.0 ft	90.0 ft
Martin's Well Service	1	2010	80.0 ft	0.0 ft
Minter-wilson CO	1	1998	485.0 ft	146.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drilling CO INC	1	1998	182.0 ft	149.5 ft
Minter-wilson Drilling Co., In	1	1999	500.0 ft	140.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	1	2018	356.0 ft	226.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	1	2012	475.0 ft	225.0 ft
Well Owner	1	2011	160.0 ft	155.0 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	24	374.0 ft	90.0 ft
1980s	21	280.0 ft	110.0 ft
1990s	32	280.0 ft	128.0 ft
2000s	21	403.0 ft	156.0 ft
2010s	32	360.0 ft	183.0 ft
2020s	14	495.0 ft	240.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	67	395.0 ft
Domestic	40	340.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	14	280.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	13	340.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	5	75.0 ft
Public Water Supply	3	385.0 ft
Industrial	1	360.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	1	392.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 25S range 32W, 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
531289	2020	543.0 ft	263.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
395497	2006	515.0 ft	164.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
19028	1980	510.0 ft	125.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
536602	2020	510.0 ft	262.0 ft	Domestic	Downey Drilling, INC
1056884974	2025	510.0 ft	280.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
470262	2013	507.0 ft	231.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
1052899022	2022	506.0 ft	208.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
304427	1999	500.0 ft	140.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drilling Co., In
512477	2017	500.0 ft	212.0 ft	Domestic	Midwest Well & Pump, INC
532915	2020	500.0 ft	265.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Jantzen Water Well

Buying or drilling in township 25S range 32W?

The median section here has moved 134.1 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 144 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

25S12W -1.1 ft
25S16W 18.2 ft
25S19W 14.9 ft
25S20W 1.5 ft
25S22W -4.7 ft
25S29W 91.4 ft
25S31W 81.6 ft
25S33W 193.5 ft
25S34W 216.7 ft
25S35W 202.8 ft
25S36W 105.6 ft
26S10W -0.1 ft
26S11W 0.5 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.