Township 26S Range 14W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 19.3 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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19.3 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 26S14W

Median depth went from 21.0 ft before development to 38.3 ft — a change of 19.3 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 21 at 25.2 ft; the smallest fall is section 06 at 9.6 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 26S Range 14W — 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	24.3 ft	34.9 ft	+10.6
02	25.1 ft	37.0 ft	+11.9
03	22.0 ft	34.8 ft	+12.8
04	23.1 ft	36.2 ft	+13.1
05	21.0 ft	33.5 ft	+12.6
06	20.8 ft	30.4 ft	+9.6
07	17.5 ft	33.8 ft	+16.3
08	17.3 ft	35.4 ft	+18.1
09	18.3 ft	38.4 ft	+20.1
10	17.3 ft	37.9 ft	+20.6
11	21.5 ft	36.9 ft	+15.3
12	23.8 ft	35.8 ft	+12.0
13	26.5 ft	40.8 ft	+14.4
14	19.4 ft	36.6 ft	+17.2
15	14.1 ft	35.6 ft	+21.5
16	12.0 ft	36.8 ft	+24.8
17	14.1 ft	37.9 ft	+23.8
18	17.4 ft	38.6 ft	+21.2
19	19.7 ft	42.7 ft	+23.0
20	15.0 ft	40.2 ft	+25.2
21	13.8 ft	39.0 ft	+25.2
22	16.1 ft	38.6 ft	+22.6
23	21.0 ft	39.4 ft	+18.4
24	21.2 ft	36.5 ft	+15.3
25	23.2 ft	37.8 ft	+14.6
26	23.1 ft	40.8 ft	+17.7
27	14.8 ft	36.8 ft	+22.0
28	18.3 ft	42.8 ft	+24.5
29	22.1 ft	44.8 ft	+22.7
30	26.3 ft	48.4 ft	+22.1
31	27.8 ft	47.1 ft	+19.3
32	22.4 ft	42.6 ft	+20.3
33	19.7 ft	40.9 ft	+21.1
34	19.0 ft	39.8 ft	+20.8
35	21.9 ft	38.3 ft	+16.4
36	31.0 ft	44.6 ft	+13.6

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 26S range 14W

244 wells in township 26S range 14W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Clarke Well and Equipment, INC, 60. Oldest record, 1974. Median well 95.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (82), oil field water supply (81), domestic (53), domestic, livestock (15).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 26S range 14W, 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
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	60	1975–2024	116.0 ft	27.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	44	1977–2009	80.0 ft	25.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	31	1977–1986	90.0 ft	30.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	31	1974–2025	120.0 ft	34.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	13	1977–1998	80.0 ft	28.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	10	2013–2024	95.0 ft	42.0 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service	7	1977–1979	75.0 ft	23.0 ft
Clt INC	6	2002–2006	80.0 ft	30.0 ft
Dal Wells Drilling CO	6	1975–1976	100.0 ft	17.0 ft
Hank Bruse Water Well Service	5	1982–1986	75.0 ft	30.0 ft
Kgs	5	1987	50.0 ft	0.0 ft
Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC	5	1980–1985	75.0 ft	20.0 ft
Crescent Services	4	2012–2013	120.0 ft	28.0 ft
Big Bend Gmd 5	2	2005	70.0 ft	26.0 ft
Clarke Well & Equipment, INC	2	2021	90.0 ft	33.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent	2	2023–2024	120.0 ft	40.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	2	1988–1991	78.0 ft	36.0 ft
4 Brothers LLC	1	2024	119.0 ft	34.0 ft
Curtis J. Weninger Irrigation	1	2004	180.0 ft	35.0 ft
Donald J. Darling Drilling CO	1	1975	104.0 ft	11.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	1978	90.0 ft	24.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	1	1976	130.0 ft	19.0 ft
Pickrell Drilling CO	1	1985	80.0 ft	25.0 ft
Pratt Well Service	1	2015	97.0 ft	37.0 ft
Well Owner	1	1992	100.0 ft	33.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	1	2018	120.0 ft	34.0 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	64	90.0 ft	21.0 ft
1980s	92	80.0 ft	27.0 ft
1990s	15	85.0 ft	34.0 ft
2000s	29	99.0 ft	34.5 ft
2010s	23	121.0 ft	35.0 ft
2020s	21	100.0 ft	35.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	82	130.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	81	80.0 ft
Domestic	53	80.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	15	80.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	8	70.0 ft
Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply	2	130.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	1	75.0 ft
Public Water Supply	1	86.0 ft
Test Hole, Cased	1	122.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 26S range 14W, 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
454591	2012	232.0 ft	42.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
463647	2013	199.0 ft	41.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
505662	2016	193.7 ft	43.4 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
47333	1983	188.0 ft	30.0 ft	Irrigation	Central Well & Pump, INC
367022	2005	185.0 ft	50.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
346678	2004	182.0 ft	43.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
346734	2004	180.0 ft	35.0 ft	Irrigation	Curtis J. Weninger Irrigation
47301	1975	175.0 ft	20.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
451606	2011	171.5 ft	35.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
47209	1982	162.0 ft	26.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC

Buying or drilling in township 26S range 14W?

The median section here has moved 19.3 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 Central and western Kansas. Pratt County, on 100 % of 244 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

25S34W 216.7 ft
25S35W 202.8 ft
25S36W 105.6 ft
26S10W -0.1 ft
26S11W 0.5 ft
26S12W 1.9 ft
26S13W 10.0 ft
26S15W 13.4 ft
26S17W 19.3 ft
26S18W 20.2 ft
26S20W 15.2 ft
26S21W -4.1 ft
26S22W 4.5 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.