# Township 26S12W, Pratt County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 26S range 12W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 1.9 ft.

## Township 26S Range 12W

**36** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 1.9 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 26S12W

Median depth went from **37.7 ft** before development to
**39.9 ft** — a change of **1.9 ft**, over
36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 25. Shallower:
4. Sharpest fall, section 19 at
5.0 ft; largest rise, section 31 at 10.2 ft.

[Why some sections have
risen](/how-far.md).

### Section by section

*Township 26S Range 12W — 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 | 27.7 ft | 27.5 ft | 0 |
| 02 | 28.3 ft | 27.6 ft | −0.7 |
| 03 | 23.6 ft | 25.6 ft | +1.9 |
| 04 | 23.1 ft | 24.4 ft | +1.3 |
| 05 | 25.7 ft | 26.6 ft | +0.8 |
| 06 | 22.8 ft | 25.1 ft | +2.3 |
| 07 | 28.4 ft | 31.2 ft | +2.8 |
| 08 | 33.6 ft | 36.2 ft | +2.6 |
| 09 | 28.0 ft | 30.9 ft | +2.8 |
| 10 | 29.5 ft | 33.4 ft | +3.9 |
| 11 | 33.2 ft | 34.0 ft | +0.7 |
| 12 | 31.7 ft | 31.6 ft | 0 |
| 13 | 35.4 ft | 35.5 ft | 0 |
| 14 | 43.8 ft | 43.9 ft | 0 |
| 15 | 42.8 ft | 45.4 ft | +2.5 |
| 16 | 37.7 ft | 41.4 ft | +3.8 |
| 17 | 34.7 ft | 38.4 ft | +3.7 |
| 18 | 35.0 ft | 39.9 ft | +4.9 |
| 19 | 44.3 ft | 49.3 ft | +5.0 |
| 20 | 41.6 ft | 43.6 ft | +2.0 |
| 21 | 51.6 ft | 54.7 ft | +3.1 |
| 22 | 55.2 ft | 57.4 ft | +2.3 |
| 23 | 37.7 ft | 39.1 ft | +1.3 |
| 24 | 37.8 ft | 38.2 ft | 0 |
| 25 | 30.4 ft | 32.9 ft | +2.5 |
| 26 | 35.5 ft | 37.3 ft | +1.8 |
| 27 | 53.8 ft | 55.6 ft | +1.8 |
| 28 | 59.0 ft | 62.7 ft | +3.7 |
| 29 | 56.4 ft | 55.9 ft | 0 |
| 30 | 59.2 ft | 56.4 ft | −2.8 |
| 31 | 59.9 ft | 49.7 ft | −10.2 |
| 32 | 51.7 ft | 48.0 ft | −3.7 |
| 33 | 46.4 ft | 46.7 ft | 0 |
| 34 | 44.6 ft | 47.1 ft | +2.6 |
| 35 | 45.0 ft | 48.4 ft | +3.4 |
| 36 | 43.3 ft | 44.4 ft | +1.1 |

[How to read a depth-to-water figure](/how-far.md).

### Who has drilled in township 26S range 12W

**246** wells in township 26S range 12W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Kelly's Water Well Service, INC**, 74. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 110.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **oil field water supply** (159), **domestic** (32), **irrigation** (21), **domestic, livestock** (17).

[What a WWC-5 record covers](/about.md).

*Who filed well completion records in township 26S range 12W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 74 | 1977–2009 | 110.0 ft | 50.0 ft |
| Central Well & Pump, INC | 27 | 1976–1986 | 100.0 ft | 43.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 26 | 1975–2023 | 130.0 ft | 35.0 ft |
| Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC | 20 | 1980–1986 | 102.0 ft | 45.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 18 | 1975–2013 | 94.0 ft | 32.1 ft |
| Sam's Water Well Service | 15 | 1985–1994 | 105.0 ft | 33.0 ft |
| Charles C. Myers Water Well Service | 13 | 1975–1979 | 105.0 ft | 42.0 ft |
| Dal Wells Drilling CO | 11 | 1996–2001 | 126.0 ft | 35.0 ft |
| Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC | 8 | 2012–2024 | 80.0 ft | 31.0 ft |
| Timberline Oil and Gas Corp | 5 | 1987–1989 | 110.0 ft | 40.0 ft |
| Dean L. Lyman, INC | 4 | 1975–1995 | 80.0 ft | 30.0 ft |
| Big Bend Gmd 5 | 3 | 1982 | 192.0 ft | 33.3 ft |
| Hank Bruse Water Well Service | 3 | 1980–1984 | 90.0 ft | 42.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service, INC | 3 | 2003–2009 | 77.0 ft | 28.0 ft |
| Carl Hayse Water Well Service | 2 | 1992–1996 | 130.0 ft | 25.0 ft |
| Leon Weber Well Service | 2 | 1978 | 70.0 ft | 30.0 ft |
| 4 Brothers LLC | 1 | 2025 | 116.0 ft | 33.0 ft |
| Clt INC | 1 | 2004 | 85.0 ft | 38.0 ft |
| H-30 Drilling INC | 1 | 1989 | 182.0 ft | 75.0 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 1 | 1977 | 120.0 ft | 29.0 ft |
| Lyman's, Inc. #997 | 1 | 2025 | 76.0 ft | 51.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service | 1 | 2014 | 107.0 ft | 5.0 ft |
| Red Tiger Drilling CO | 1 | 1984 | 120.0 ft | 35.0 ft |
| Richard O. Kelley Drilling CO | 1 | 1980 | 100.0 ft | 31.0 ft |
| Sterling Drlg, CO | 1 | 1994 | 120.0 ft | 45.0 ft |
| W.k. Black, INC | 1 | 1986 | 120.0 ft | 60.0 ft |
| Wells Drilling CO | 1 | 1999 | 170.0 ft | 29.0 ft |
| Wells Drilling Company | 1 | 1999 | 186.0 ft | 38.0 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 | 39 | 105.0 ft | 42.0 ft |
| 1980s | 128 | 110.0 ft | 45.0 ft |
| 1990s | 46 | 120.0 ft | 32.1 ft |
| 2000s | 12 | 109.0 ft | 38.0 ft |
| 2010s | 14 | 94.0 ft | 31.0 ft |
| 2020s | 7 | 90.0 ft | 39.0 ft |

*What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Oil Field Water Supply | 159 | 110.0 ft |
| Domestic | 32 | 81.0 ft |
| Irrigation | 21 | 135.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 17 | 80.0 ft |
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 12 | 126.0 ft |
| Test hole/well | 4 | 192.0 ft |
| Other | 1 | 85.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 26S range 12W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 436311 | 1998 | 244.0 ft | 44.0 ft | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | Dal Wells Drilling CO |
| 423597 | 1982 | 209.0 ft | 33.3 ft | Test hole/well | Big Bend Gmd 5 |
| 118841 | 1997 | 196.0 ft | 0.0 ft | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | Dal Wells Drilling CO |
| 423598 | 1982 | 192.0 ft | 33.4 ft | Test hole/well | Big Bend Gmd 5 |
| 305121 | 1999 | 186.0 ft | 38.0 ft | Irrigation | Wells Drilling Company |
| 47020 | 1989 | 182.0 ft | 75.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Kelly's Water Well Service, INC |
| 47021 | 1989 | 182.0 ft | 75.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | H-30 Drilling INC |
| 301744 | 1998 | 180.0 ft | 32.1 ft | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC |
| 113902 | 1997 | 170.0 ft | 20.0 ft | Test hole/well | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 309342 | 1999 | 170.0 ft | 29.0 ft | Irrigation | Wells Drilling CO |

### Buying or drilling in township 26S range 12W?

The median section here has moved 1.9 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](/privacy.md).

This township sits in [Central and western Kansas](/region/central-and-western-kansas.md). **Pratt County**, on 100 % of 246 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [25S32W](/township/25s32w.md) 134.1 ft
- [25S33W](/township/25s33w.md) 193.5 ft
- [25S34W](/township/25s34w.md) 216.7 ft
- [25S35W](/township/25s35w.md) 202.8 ft
- [25S36W](/township/25s36w.md) 105.6 ft
- [26S10W](/township/26s10w.md) -0.1 ft
- [26S11W](/township/26s11w.md) 0.5 ft
- [26S13W](/township/26s13w.md) 10.0 ft
- [26S14W](/township/26s14w.md) 19.3 ft
- [26S15W](/township/26s15w.md) 13.4 ft
- [26S17W](/township/26s17w.md) 19.3 ft
- [26S18W](/township/26s18w.md) 20.2 ft
- [26S20W](/township/26s20w.md) 15.2 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](/township.md).

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Página: https://ks-water-table.pages.dev/township/26s12w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23