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Township 25S Range 33W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 193.5 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
193.5 ftMedian change
FinneyCounty

What has happened in township 25S33W

Median depth went from 70.6 ft before development to 267.2 ft — a change of 193.5 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 31 at 218.1 ft; the smallest fall is section 01 at 154.3 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 25S Range 33W — 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.Before2022–24Change
0147.1 ft201.3 ft+154.3
0245.8 ft209.2 ft+163.4
0353.9 ft227.4 ft+173.5
0453.0 ft234.7 ft+181.7
0554.4 ft240.2 ft+185.8
0651.7 ft242.1 ft+190.4
0761.5 ft259.3 ft+197.8
0867.9 ft261.4 ft+193.5
0957.8 ft247.4 ft+189.7
1058.5 ft241.7 ft+183.2
1157.4 ft231.6 ft+174.2
1259.2 ft226.9 ft+167.8
1382.1 ft250.5 ft+168.4
1473.3 ft253.8 ft+180.5
1569.3 ft260.1 ft+190.8
1670.6 ft266.4 ft+195.8
1772.4 ft271.4 ft+199.0
1863.1 ft266.2 ft+203.1
1970.6 ft279.1 ft+208.5
2078.6 ft283.8 ft+205.2
2180.8 ft282.3 ft+201.5
2276.1 ft272.2 ft+196.1
2390.6 ft277.3 ft+186.7
2495.1 ft269.4 ft+174.3
2585.1 ft267.2 ft+182.1
2687.2 ft279.8 ft+192.6
2775.8 ft277.8 ft+202.0
2864.5 ft272.7 ft+208.1
2980.5 ft292.5 ft+212.1
3085.7 ft300.0 ft+214.3
3177.2 ft295.3 ft+218.1
3268.1 ft285.6 ft+217.5
3373.4 ft288.0 ft+214.7
3466.1 ft276.1 ft+210.0
3571.7 ft270.4 ft+198.6
3677.9 ft266.8 ft+188.9

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 25S range 33W

164 wells in township 25S range 33W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC, 26. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 346.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (60), domestic (40), oil field water supply (23), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (18).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 25S range 33W, 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 recordWellsYearsMedian depthMedian water level
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC261975–2010457.0 ft206.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC241975–2013450.0 ft139.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC201987–2024446.0 ft266.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC161984–2016298.0 ft160.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO91980–2009290.0 ft154.0 ft
Mw Drilling81977–1987465.0 ft112.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO71991–2013320.0 ft180.0 ft
Geotechnical Services, INC61995–2000180.0 ft169.7 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC62022–2025515.0 ft278.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO41979–1991227.0 ft133.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC41991–2010320.0 ft195.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC41994340.0 ft95.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC42000–2002440.0 ft172.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC31985–1986346.0 ft126.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC32015–2025560.0 ft284.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC31988–1989325.0 ft143.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC32015–2025508.0 ft274.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well LLC22020440.0 ft287.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO21980440.0 ft102.0 ft
Usgs22000193.2 ft174.9 ft
Well Owner21997–1998200.0 ft180.0 ft
Dick Grosch Lrrigating Co., INC11997420.0 ft176.0 ft
Gigot Irrigation11992200.0 ft170.0 ft
L.c. Burkett Drilling11975300.0 ft100.0 ft
L.c. Burkett, Jr., L.c. Burkett Drilling11975300.0 ft100.0 ft
Mintner-wilson Drilling Co., I11999400.0 ft151.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc12019460.0 ft280.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s17391.0 ft95.0 ft
1980s28346.0 ft126.0 ft
1990s42298.0 ft150.0 ft
2000s35437.0 ft200.0 ft
2010s24433.0 ft266.0 ft
2020s18515.0 ft278.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Irrigation60457.0 ft
Domestic40323.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply23300.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer18421.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock8298.0 ft
Feedlot5460.0 ft
Public Water Supply5454.0 ft
Test hole/well2300.0 ft
Other2440.0 ft
Industrial1500.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 25S range 33W, 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.
RecordYearDepthWater levelPurposeDriller
10570866602025821.0 ft322.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
10528985822022560.0 ft284.0 ftFeedlotDowney Drilling, INC
10571284152025560.0 ft304.0 ftDomesticNash Water Well Service, LLC
10571290052025560.0 ft292.0 ftDomesticNash Water Well Service, LLC
4837362014540.0 ft291.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
5485302021537.0 ft297.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
10548377442024532.0 ft268.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
10533236992023527.0 ft264.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
10550065532024520.0 ft274.0 ftDomesticSouthwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC
4967042016518.0 ft267.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC

Buying or drilling in township 25S range 33W?

The median section here has moved 193.5 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 164 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

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.