Township 26S Range 21W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has risen 4.1 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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-4.1 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 26S21W

Median depth went from 21.7 ft before development to 14.4 ft — a change of -4.1 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 7. Shallower: 27. Sharpest fall, section 06 at 16.9 ft; largest rise, section 03 at 14.5 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 26S Range 21W — 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	15.5 ft	7.1 ft	−8.4
02	22.3 ft	8.4 ft	−13.9
03	28.1 ft	13.7 ft	−14.5
04	31.0 ft	24.3 ft	−6.7
05	29.4 ft	33.3 ft	+3.9
06	32.3 ft	49.2 ft	+16.9
07	48.9 ft	58.9 ft	+9.9
08	26.0 ft	28.9 ft	+2.8
09	23.9 ft	16.6 ft	−7.2
10	23.9 ft	9.5 ft	−14.4
11	21.8 ft	9.5 ft	−12.2
12	11.5 ft	5.0 ft	−6.5
13	4.4 ft	4.4 ft	0
14	14.5 ft	10.4 ft	−4.1
15	16.9 ft	7.9 ft	−9.0
16	26.5 ft	21.0 ft	−5.5
17	40.7 ft	41.7 ft	+1.1
18	42.6 ft	45.9 ft	+3.3
19	22.1 ft	20.7 ft	−1.3
20	20.6 ft	18.6 ft	−2.0
21	22.5 ft	18.0 ft	−4.5
22	20.3 ft	14.3 ft	−6.0
23	14.2 ft	8.9 ft	−5.3
24	7.8 ft	4.5 ft	−3.3
25	11.7 ft	11.5 ft	0
26	11.5 ft	7.0 ft	−4.5
27	24.3 ft	20.7 ft	−3.6
28	17.1 ft	13.9 ft	−3.2
29	13.3 ft	12.2 ft	−1.0
30	15.9 ft	13.2 ft	−2.6
31	20.6 ft	15.0 ft	−5.7
32	21.0 ft	14.4 ft	−6.6
33	21.7 ft	15.4 ft	−6.3
34	22.4 ft	17.0 ft	−5.3
35	11.2 ft	10.2 ft	−1.0
36	10.1 ft	16.3 ft	+6.2

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 26S range 21W

81 wells in township 26S range 21W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC, 32. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 115.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (27), domestic (23), oil field water supply (20), domestic, livestock (10).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 26S range 21W, 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	32	1975–2019	42.0 ft	11.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	9	1977–2008	72.0 ft	30.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	5	1975	30.0 ft	4.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	5	1997–2005	115.0 ft	45.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	5	1985–2007	105.0 ft	34.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	3	1982–1986	40.0 ft	12.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	2	1993	240.0 ft	30.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	2	1982–1991	140.0 ft	87.0 ft
E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company	2	1977–1982	270.0 ft	225.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	2	2012	405.0 ft	86.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	2	1992–1993	76.0 ft	13.0 ft
Well Owner	2	1991–2004	400.0 ft	350.0 ft
Albert & Roland Brau Drlg Co., INC	1	1983	114.0 ft	50.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	1	2003	78.0 ft	18.0 ft
Halling Ww Srvc	1	2024	140.0 ft	50.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	1	1976	118.0 ft	15.5 ft
Joe L. Crick, Joe's Well Service, INC	1	2004	70.0 ft	18.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	1	2006	80.0 ft	21.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	1	2024	120.0 ft	44.0 ft
Robert Issinghoff	1	2004	140.0 ft	50.0 ft
Wade Ewbank, INC	1	1976	84.0 ft	24.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	1	2015	130.0 ft	30.0 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	14	38.0 ft	7.5 ft
1980s	19	100.0 ft	20.0 ft
1990s	15	100.0 ft	25.0 ft
2000s	19	72.0 ft	18.0 ft
2010s	12	120.0 ft	30.0 ft
2020s	2	140.0 ft	50.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	27	37.0 ft
Domestic	23	114.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	20	80.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	10	120.0 ft
Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply	1	130.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 26S range 21W, 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
456405	2012	405.0 ft	82.0 ft	Domestic	Nash Water Well Service, LLC
19679	1991	400.0 ft	350.0 ft	Irrigation	Well Owner
376926	2005	360.0 ft	54.0 ft	Domestic	Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair
456404	2012	300.0 ft	86.0 ft	Domestic	Nash Water Well Service, LLC
19660	1977	270.0 ft	225.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company
19668	1993	240.0 ft	30.0 ft	Domestic	Carl Hayse Water Well Service
96485	1994	225.0 ft	38.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
406038	2007	224.0 ft	13.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
19678	1982	185.0 ft	0.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
520708	1982	185.0 ft	0.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC

Buying or drilling in township 26S range 21W?

The median section here has moved -4.1 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. Ford County, on 100 % of 81 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

26S12W 1.9 ft
26S13W 10.0 ft
26S14W 19.3 ft
26S15W 13.4 ft
26S17W 19.3 ft
26S18W 20.2 ft
26S20W 15.2 ft
26S22W 4.5 ft
26S25W 36.2 ft
26S26W 44.5 ft
26S27W 69.6 ft
26S28W 110.8 ft
26S29W 118.9 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.