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Township 25S Range 36W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 105.6 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
105.6 ftMedian change
KearnyCounty

What has happened in township 25S36W

Median depth went from 36.0 ft before development to 143.0 ft — a change of 105.6 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 36 at 186.7 ft; the smallest fall is section 06 at 15.0 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 25S Range 36W — 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
0119.9 ft107.8 ft+87.9
0218.3 ft90.5 ft+72.3
0315.7 ft74.1 ft+58.4
0414.3 ft53.8 ft+39.4
057.3 ft26.7 ft+19.5
0613.5 ft28.5 ft+15.0
0710.4 ft28.8 ft+18.4
0818.4 ft50.3 ft+31.9
0915.4 ft70.6 ft+55.2
1014.4 ft91.7 ft+77.3
1121.3 ft117.1 ft+95.8
1242.5 ft154.2 ft+111.7
1340.5 ft174.7 ft+134.2
1447.0 ft167.2 ft+120.2
1536.0 ft139.4 ft+103.4
1624.0 ft99.4 ft+75.4
1719.8 ft76.5 ft+56.7
1817.8 ft54.5 ft+36.6
1939.0 ft116.0 ft+77.0
2040.9 ft127.9 ft+87.0
2140.6 ft143.0 ft+102.4
2237.6 ft163.1 ft+125.4
2337.8 ft182.0 ft+144.3
2441.6 ft195.7 ft+154.1
2530.7 ft210.1 ft+179.5
2630.8 ft198.2 ft+167.5
2738.5 ft183.3 ft+144.8
2839.0 ft164.0 ft+125.0
2940.5 ft153.3 ft+112.7
3032.9 ft138.5 ft+105.6
3137.7 ft156.3 ft+118.5
3240.0 ft166.9 ft+126.9
3343.5 ft183.6 ft+140.0
3442.5 ft204.3 ft+161.8
3532.2 ft213.5 ft+181.3
3637.7 ft224.4 ft+186.7

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 25S range 36W

216 wells in township 25S range 36W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC, 65. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 350.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (114), domestic (66), oil field water supply (21), domestic, livestock (8).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 25S range 36W, 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., INC651976–2014360.0 ft75.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC311976–2010480.0 ft108.0 ft
Well Owner231993–199927.0 ft5.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC151985–1989240.0 ft100.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC142011–2020460.0 ft210.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC121983–2017251.0 ft54.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC51975–1988240.0 ft80.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service52001–2009225.0 ft25.0 ft
Downey Drlg #74852023548.0 ft203.6 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair41992–2006350.0 ft167.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO41975–1993246.0 ft110.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well31998–2021420.0 ft193.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC31984–1999225.0 ft24.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO31975–1985283.0 ft42.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC22018–2019513.0 ft242.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #14522023476.0 ft244.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well LLC22024–2025532.0 ft197.0 ft
Kansas Water Wells22024382.0 ft298.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO21980260.0 ft29.0 ft
Usgs22000124.0 ft89.8 ft
Downey Drilling, Inc. #74812021528.0 ft206.0 ft
Gspf Irrigation Service12016190.0 ft18.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #14512022503.0 ft172.0 ft
Kansas Geological Survey1—290.0 ft0.0 ft
Martin's Well Service12014520.0 ft208.0 ft
Mh Drilling12025402.0 ft221.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc12021395.0 ft282.0 ft
Oasis Construction12014187.0 ft0.0 ft
Randy Hayzlett11996244.0 ft19.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC12002519.0 ft119.0 ft
Steve's Drilling12015255.0 ft37.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC12012275.0 ft45.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s29340.0 ft60.0 ft
1980s45240.0 ft45.0 ft
1990s53208.0 ft19.0 ft
2000s25295.0 ft97.0 ft
2010s44390.0 ft189.0 ft
2020s19476.0 ft210.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Irrigation114379.0 ft
Domestic66250.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply21240.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock8402.0 ft
Feedlot4480.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer3124.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 25S range 36W, 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
5230702019740.0 ft236.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
4011982007581.0 ft144.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
10532779202023578.0 ft226.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drlg #748
4011962007576.0 ft128.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
5140202018573.0 ft220.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
5290672020570.0 ft210.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
3889892006561.0 ft116.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
10541424712023554.0 ft203.6 ftIrrigationDowney Drlg #748
317021991548.0 ft105.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
10541417582023548.0 ft244.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drlg #748

Buying or drilling in township 25S range 36W?

The median section here has moved 105.6 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. Kearny County, on 100 % of 216 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.