Township 26S Range 23W

26 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 36.5 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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36.5 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 26S23W

Median depth went from 41.2 ft before development to 79.2 ft — a change of 36.5 ft, over 26 of 36 sections. Deeper: 26. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 29 at 55.8 ft; the smallest fall is section 12 at 0.6 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 26S Range 23W — 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	41.4 ft	50.5 ft	+9.0
02	48.4 ft	63.5 ft	+15.0
03	60.3 ft	80.8 ft	+20.4
04	60.4 ft	—	—
05	50.7 ft	—	—
06	42.7 ft	—	—
07	65.3 ft	—	—
08	71.8 ft	—	—
09	61.6 ft	—	—
10	51.6 ft	—	—
11	33.5 ft	53.3 ft	+19.8
12	41.2 ft	41.8 ft	+0.6
13	26.8 ft	27.6 ft	+0.7
14	27.1 ft	51.4 ft	+24.3
15	59.8 ft	93.3 ft	+33.5
16	62.3 ft	—	—
17	67.3 ft	—	—
18	81.0 ft	122.6 ft	+41.6
19	72.0 ft	119.6 ft	+47.6
20	51.9 ft	107.6 ft	+55.8
21	45.7 ft	—	—
22	46.3 ft	82.9 ft	+36.5
23	29.5 ft	55.5 ft	+26.0
24	19.5 ft	29.4 ft	+9.9
25	26.7 ft	48.4 ft	+21.8
26	16.5 ft	50.0 ft	+33.4
27	22.5 ft	66.9 ft	+44.4
28	29.3 ft	79.3 ft	+50.0
29	40.9 ft	96.7 ft	+55.8
30	62.2 ft	111.6 ft	+49.5
31	65.8 ft	113.4 ft	+47.6
32	62.0 ft	114.1 ft	+52.1
33	55.2 ft	101.7 ft	+46.5
34	40.1 ft	79.2 ft	+39.1
35	35.7 ft	74.0 ft	+38.3
36	33.6 ft	68.0 ft	+34.4

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 26S range 23W

57 wells in township 26S range 23W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Joe's Well Service, INC, 16. Oldest record, 1974. Median well 242.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (37), irrigation (7), domestic, livestock (6), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (3).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 26S range 23W, 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
Joe's Well Service, INC	16	1983–2009	185.0 ft	90.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	6	1993–2009	285.0 ft	143.0 ft
E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company	4	1976–1982	160.0 ft	115.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	3	1975–1976	416.0 ft	62.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	3	2010–2020	305.0 ft	65.0 ft
Joe L. Crick, Joe's Well Service, INC	3	2002–2003	332.0 ft	192.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	2	1974–1975	385.0 ft	184.0 ft
Halling Ww Srvc	2	2014–2024	350.0 ft	190.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	2	2005	125.0 ft	82.5 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg	2	1976–1979	55.0 ft	21.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	1	2002	80.0 ft	40.0 ft
Dean Waterhouse Drilling	1	1977	25.0 ft	15.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	1	2018	484.0 ft	214.0 ft
Geotechnical Services, INC	1	2008	84.0 ft	0.0 ft
Gt Water Well Drilling LLC	1	2026	424.0 ft	176.0 ft
Halling Water Well Service	1	2015	120.0 ft	70.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2010	384.0 ft	184.0 ft
Jack Cline Drilling CO	1	1982	369.0 ft	120.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	1	1981	242.0 ft	170.0 ft
Leo Knoefler Drilling	1	1979	145.0 ft	51.5 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	1	2012	335.0 ft	139.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	1	1978	150.0 ft	80.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	1	2012	225.0 ft	143.0 ft
Well Owner	1	1998	92.0 ft	55.0 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	12	348.0 ft	52.0 ft
1980s	7	160.0 ft	115.0 ft
1990s	10	165.0 ft	69.0 ft
2000s	17	240.0 ft	96.0 ft
2010s	8	335.0 ft	139.0 ft
2020s	3	320.0 ft	176.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	37	225.0 ft
Irrigation	7	385.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	6	160.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	3	120.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	2	242.0 ft
Other	2	424.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 26S range 23W, 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
19725	1988	504.0 ft	158.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
514256	2018	484.0 ft	214.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
19723	1976	479.0 ft	167.0 ft	Irrigation	High Plains Drilling & Supply
434083	2009	445.0 ft	118.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
1057537872	2026	424.0 ft	176.0 ft	Other	Gt Water Well Drilling LLC
19724	1976	416.0 ft	62.0 ft	Irrigation	High Plains Drilling & Supply
406261	2007	395.0 ft	96.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
19715	1975	385.0 ft	184.0 ft	Irrigation	Ace-hi International, INC
433311	2009	385.0 ft	192.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
435152	2010	384.0 ft	184.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC

Buying or drilling in township 26S range 23W?

The median section here has moved 36.5 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 57 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

31S26W 21.3 ft
10S26W -15.2 ft
31S18W -89.3 ft
23S17W 11.2 ft
28S27W 77.1 ft
29S14W 1.7 ft
19S13W 2.3 ft
29S27W 116.7 ft
34S43W 31.0 ft
32S41W 38.6 ft
29S12W 2.2 ft
25S21W 7.9 ft
29S11W 1.1 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.