Township 26S Range 22W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 4.5 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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4.5 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 26S22W

Median depth went from 28.0 ft before development to 36.0 ft — a change of 4.5 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 24. Shallower: 9. Sharpest fall, section 31 at 24.4 ft; largest rise, section 23 at 7.8 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 26S Range 22W — 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	47.7 ft	67.2 ft	+19.5
02	25.6 ft	40.6 ft	+15.1
03	34.7 ft	40.9 ft	+6.2
04	34.3 ft	36.0 ft	+1.6
05	45.5 ft	49.5 ft	+4.0
06	40.1 ft	48.1 ft	+8.0
07	28.0 ft	34.6 ft	+6.7
08	46.6 ft	57.3 ft	+10.7
09	26.9 ft	34.7 ft	+7.8
10	20.2 ft	28.6 ft	+8.4
11	12.8 ft	25.7 ft	+12.9
12	46.7 ft	63.4 ft	+16.7
13	36.5 ft	36.5 ft	0
14	22.3 ft	22.7 ft	0
15	40.2 ft	43.6 ft	+3.4
16	51.3 ft	56.8 ft	+5.5
17	59.5 ft	65.2 ft	+5.7
18	38.0 ft	37.5 ft	0
19	20.4 ft	24.5 ft	+4.1
20	39.7 ft	43.8 ft	+4.1
21	44.9 ft	43.5 ft	−1.4
22	44.5 ft	37.7 ft	−6.9
23	40.3 ft	32.5 ft	−7.8
24	26.7 ft	20.6 ft	−6.1
25	24.1 ft	19.0 ft	−5.0
26	18.0 ft	13.5 ft	−4.6
27	20.6 ft	18.3 ft	−2.3
28	20.9 ft	19.6 ft	−1.3
29	21.9 ft	22.6 ft	+0.7
30	21.0 ft	31.6 ft	+10.6
31	34.6 ft	59.0 ft	+24.4
32	25.2 ft	40.3 ft	+15.2
33	13.0 ft	25.2 ft	+12.3
34	18.9 ft	28.7 ft	+9.8
35	14.1 ft	18.6 ft	+4.5
36	16.9 ft	15.2 ft	−1.7

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 26S range 22W

63 wells in township 26S range 22W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair, 12. Oldest record, 1974. Median well 265.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (44), irrigation (8), domestic, livestock (8), domestic, lawn and garden (2).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 26S range 22W, 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
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	12	1992–2003	84.0 ft	49.5 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	8	1980–2009	285.0 ft	73.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	7	2010–2012	275.0 ft	144.0 ft
E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company	5	1975–1977	180.0 ft	75.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	4	1987–2008	100.0 ft	41.0 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg	4	1982–1984	330.0 ft	115.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	2	1976–1986	340.0 ft	76.0 ft
Dean Waterhouse Drilling	2	1979–1989	100.0 ft	40.0 ft
Halling Ww Srvc	2	2023–2024	140.0 ft	50.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	2	1975–1977	401.0 ft	166.0 ft
Jack Cline Drilling CO	2	1983–1986	188.0 ft	80.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	2	2010–2011	330.0 ft	130.0 ft
Leo Knoefler Drilling	2	1989–1990	135.0 ft	70.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	2	2012–2014	265.0 ft	54.0 ft
Well Owner	2	2007	144.0 ft	110.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	1	1974	355.0 ft	92.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	1	1997	89.0 ft	20.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	1	2003	255.0 ft	32.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2000	359.0 ft	138.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent	1	2024	358.0 ft	132.0 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	10	180.0 ft	75.0 ft
1980s	11	170.0 ft	76.0 ft
1990s	11	100.0 ft	49.5 ft
2000s	17	220.0 ft	60.0 ft
2010s	11	275.0 ft	128.0 ft
2020s	3	140.0 ft	50.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	44	144.0 ft
Irrigation	8	355.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	8	140.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	2	360.0 ft
Public Water Supply	1	354.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 26S range 22W, 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
19690	1975	401.0 ft	166.0 ft	Irrigation	High Plains Drilling & Supply
427125	2009	365.0 ft	92.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
19687	1982	360.0 ft	115.0 ft	Domestic, Lawn and Garden	Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg
315458	2000	359.0 ft	138.0 ft	Irrigation	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
1055651341	2024	358.0 ft	132.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Ent
19698	1974	355.0 ft	92.0 ft	Irrigation	Ace-hi International, INC
19701	1975	355.0 ft	42.0 ft	Domestic	E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company
432273	2010	354.0 ft	155.0 ft	Public Water Supply	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
322738	2002	345.0 ft	149.0 ft	Domestic	Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair
19699	1986	340.0 ft	76.0 ft	Domestic	Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO

Buying or drilling in township 26S range 22W?

The median section here has moved 4.5 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 63 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

26S13W 10.0 ft
26S14W 19.3 ft
26S15W 13.4 ft
26S17W 19.3 ft
26S18W 20.2 ft
26S20W 15.2 ft
26S21W -4.1 ft
26S25W 36.2 ft
26S26W 44.5 ft
26S27W 69.6 ft
26S28W 110.8 ft
26S29W 118.9 ft
26S30W 132.2 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.