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Township 25S Range 35W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 202.8 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
202.8 ftMedian change
KearnyCounty

What has happened in township 25S35W

Median depth went from 44.3 ft before development to 241.4 ft — a change of 202.8 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 26 at 242.5 ft; the smallest fall is section 06 at 107.8 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 25S Range 35W — 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
0151.6 ft238.6 ft+187.0
0243.1 ft226.9 ft+183.8
0337.7 ft209.4 ft+171.8
0428.1 ft180.8 ft+152.7
0529.5 ft159.4 ft+129.9
0622.8 ft130.6 ft+107.8
0751.0 ft182.3 ft+131.2
0851.6 ft208.0 ft+156.4
0943.1 ft223.3 ft+180.2
1038.6 ft241.4 ft+202.8
1138.4 ft249.3 ft+210.9
1247.5 ft260.6 ft+213.2
1347.5 ft271.5 ft+224.0
1442.6 ft267.6 ft+224.9
1537.3 ft258.0 ft+220.8
1641.0 ft240.8 ft+199.8
1744.4 ft216.6 ft+172.3
1846.0 ft196.7 ft+150.6
1944.3 ft208.5 ft+164.2
2038.2 ft222.1 ft+183.9
2134.9 ft248.8 ft+214.0
2238.7 ft280.2 ft+241.5
2348.2 ft287.7 ft+239.5
2454.8 ft286.5 ft+231.7
2562.1 ft295.4 ft+233.3
2651.2 ft293.8 ft+242.5
2736.1 ft277.7 ft+241.6
2837.2 ft252.1 ft+214.9
2942.8 ft233.9 ft+191.1
3042.1 ft222.6 ft+180.5
3145.5 ft231.3 ft+185.7
3251.2 ft240.9 ft+189.6
3348.9 ft251.7 ft+202.8
3452.9 ft273.5 ft+220.6
3572.0 ft299.7 ft+227.7
3669.9 ft294.3 ft+224.4

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 25S range 35W

296 wells in township 25S range 35W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC, 131. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 380.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (224), domestic (44), oil field water supply (24), domestic, livestock (2).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 25S range 35W, 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
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC1311975–2014380.0 ft128.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC301979–2010435.0 ft190.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC292015–2026645.0 ft284.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC292010–2025497.0 ft245.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC151989–2009300.0 ft140.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair111990–2007351.0 ft137.0 ft
Larry W. Graham72015–2017380.0 ft282.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC62008–2018160.0 ft121.0 ft
Well Owner61996–1997156.0 ft60.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC52000–2004461.0 ft207.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC51987–1989240.0 ft115.0 ft
Billey Don Caldwell, C.o. Water Well Drlg21989280.0 ft145.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply21975–1980340.0 ft200.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #14522023–2025659.0 ft348.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC21993220.0 ft81.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC12009274.0 ft177.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC11989280.0 ft145.0 ft
C.o. Water Well Drlg11989220.0 ft30.0 ft
Gspf Irrigation Service12016450.0 ft234.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #14512021639.0 ft250.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well12014320.0 ft154.0 ft
Kansas Water Wells12022390.0 ft226.0 ft
Kearny County Well Plugging12019430.0 ft239.0 ft
L.c. Burkett Drilling11975300.0 ft100.0 ft
Larry Graham, Larry's Well Service12008380.0 ft215.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drilling Co, INC12014390.0 ft292.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC12013411.0 ft265.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC12012545.0 ft259.0 ft
Wheatland Electric Coop12013386.0 ft285.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s64365.0 ft67.0 ft
1980s19280.0 ft115.0 ft
1990s42300.0 ft137.0 ft
2000s56425.0 ft200.0 ft
2010s84440.0 ft252.0 ft
2020s31631.0 ft264.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Irrigation224410.0 ft
Domestic44311.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply24260.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock2350.0 ft
Test hole/well1300.0 ft
Public Water Supply1372.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 25S range 35W, 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
10533394132023685.0 ft366.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
5366032020676.0 ft208.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
5293342020675.0 ft316.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
10569027332025670.0 ft316.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
10571928302026670.0 ft262.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
5238122019661.0 ft284.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
5293352020661.0 ft305.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
10528857712022660.0 ft410.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
10547997222023659.0 ft348.0 ftIrrigationHydro Res. Mid Continent #145
3125312000658.0 ft214.0 ftIrrigationRichard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC

Buying or drilling in township 25S range 35W?

The median section here has moved 202.8 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 Far western Kansas. Kearny County, on 100 % of 296 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.