Township 26S Range 18W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 20.2 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 26S18W

Median depth went from 32.6 ft before development to 53.0 ft — a change of 20.2 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 04 at 22.3 ft; the smallest fall is section 31 at 16.2 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 26S Range 18W — 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	22.7 ft	42.9 ft	+20.2
02	21.2 ft	42.4 ft	+21.2
03	22.9 ft	44.7 ft	+21.8
04	27.1 ft	49.4 ft	+22.3
05	30.9 ft	51.5 ft	+20.6
06	28.6 ft	46.2 ft	+17.5
07	30.4 ft	48.7 ft	+18.3
08	30.5 ft	50.7 ft	+20.1
09	32.0 ft	53.0 ft	+21.0
10	29.2 ft	50.1 ft	+20.9
11	28.8 ft	49.2 ft	+20.5
12	31.0 ft	50.5 ft	+19.5
13	31.2 ft	50.4 ft	+19.2
14	31.1 ft	51.3 ft	+20.3
15	33.1 ft	53.5 ft	+20.3
16	35.5 ft	56.5 ft	+21.0
17	32.6 ft	52.6 ft	+20.1
18	34.9 ft	52.6 ft	+17.7
19	37.0 ft	54.2 ft	+17.2
20	36.8 ft	55.0 ft	+18.3
21	34.5 ft	54.8 ft	+20.3
22	34.6 ft	54.8 ft	+20.1
23	32.4 ft	52.7 ft	+20.3
24	29.5 ft	49.7 ft	+20.2
25	30.4 ft	51.9 ft	+21.6
26	32.6 ft	53.7 ft	+21.1
27	36.7 ft	56.9 ft	+20.1
28	36.0 ft	55.6 ft	+19.5
29	36.6 ft	54.1 ft	+17.5
30	41.1 ft	57.8 ft	+16.6
31	42.5 ft	58.7 ft	+16.2
32	40.1 ft	57.8 ft	+17.7
33	35.2 ft	55.0 ft	+19.8
34	37.0 ft	57.7 ft	+20.7
35	31.6 ft	53.0 ft	+21.3
36	35.0 ft	56.8 ft	+21.8

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 26S range 18W

202 wells in township 26S range 18W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC, 80. Oldest record, 1974. Median well 100.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (67), domestic (54), oil field water supply (39), domestic, livestock (38).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 26S range 18W, 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
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	80	1974–2025	84.0 ft	40.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	36	1975–1996	72.0 ft	38.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	22	1975–2016	136.0 ft	28.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	19	1977–2006	77.0 ft	25.0 ft
Dan Hayse Water Well Service	9	1999–2014	110.0 ft	48.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	6	1976–1980	162.0 ft	30.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	5	1981–1985	80.0 ft	25.0 ft
Donald J. Darling Drilling CO	5	1975–1977	82.0 ft	27.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	3	2002–2009	220.0 ft	40.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	3	2009–2013	85.0 ft	43.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	2	2023–2025	125.0 ft	62.0 ft
4 Brothers LLC	1	2025	106.0 ft	65.0 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service	1	1978	70.0 ft	22.0 ft
Clt INC	1	2006	105.0 ft	57.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	1	1987	80.0 ft	21.0 ft
Crowdis Ww Srvc	1	2023	168.0 ft	60.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	1	2019	115.0 ft	60.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	1	1982	120.0 ft	37.0 ft
O.b. Adams Drilling CO	1	1976	171.0 ft	29.0 ft
Red Tiger Drilling CO	1	1988	73.0 ft	26.0 ft
Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC	1	1980	60.0 ft	22.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	1	1987	72.0 ft	17.0 ft
Txo Production Corp	1	1984	100.0 ft	35.0 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	56	80.0 ft	26.5 ft
1980s	52	80.0 ft	31.0 ft
1990s	26	75.0 ft	40.0 ft
2000s	28	110.0 ft	44.0 ft
2010s	22	100.0 ft	50.0 ft
2020s	18	125.0 ft	58.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	67	144.0 ft
Domestic	54	80.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	39	75.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	38	75.0 ft
Test hole/well	3	152.0 ft
Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply	1	140.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 26S range 18W, 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
424952	2009	220.0 ft	40.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC
427208	2009	220.0 ft	45.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC
14746	1985	218.0 ft	30.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
14770	1980	187.0 ft	32.0 ft	Irrigation	Layne-christensen CO
414208	2008	175.0 ft	38.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
14772	1975	172.0 ft	23.0 ft	Test hole/well	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
14805	1976	171.0 ft	29.0 ft	Irrigation	O.b. Adams Drilling CO
497736	2016	170.2 ft	55.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
421119	2008	170.0 ft	46.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
1057027415	2025	169.0 ft	53.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC

Buying or drilling in township 26S range 18W?

The median section here has moved 20.2 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. Edwards County, on 100 % of 202 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

26S10W -0.1 ft
26S11W 0.5 ft
26S12W 1.9 ft
26S13W 10.0 ft
26S14W 19.3 ft
26S15W 13.4 ft
26S17W 19.3 ft
26S20W 15.2 ft
26S21W -4.1 ft
26S22W 4.5 ft
26S25W 36.2 ft
26S26W 44.5 ft
26S27W 69.6 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.