Township 26S Range 24W

35 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 34.3 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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34.3 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 26S24W

Median depth went from 80.3 ft before development to 118.4 ft — a change of 34.3 ft, over 35 of 36 sections. Deeper: 35. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 30 at 50.1 ft; the smallest fall is section 03 at 21.9 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 26S Range 24W — 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	54.4 ft	—	—
02	44.7 ft	66.7 ft	+22.0
03	61.9 ft	83.8 ft	+21.9
04	75.1 ft	104.1 ft	+29.0
05	63.0 ft	91.9 ft	+29.0
06	64.9 ft	92.2 ft	+27.3
07	80.3 ft	118.4 ft	+38.1
08	88.0 ft	126.7 ft	+38.7
09	78.3 ft	117.2 ft	+38.9
10	56.4 ft	84.8 ft	+28.4
11	58.6 ft	85.0 ft	+26.5
12	61.4 ft	95.9 ft	+34.5
13	79.9 ft	114.5 ft	+34.7
14	77.0 ft	102.8 ft	+25.8
15	78.2 ft	107.9 ft	+29.7
16	75.2 ft	113.6 ft	+38.3
17	107.1 ft	146.8 ft	+39.7
18	114.5 ft	152.9 ft	+38.4
19	123.7 ft	171.8 ft	+48.2
20	114.9 ft	157.9 ft	+43.0
21	88.6 ft	125.6 ft	+37.0
22	103.3 ft	133.7 ft	+30.4
23	87.9 ft	116.9 ft	+29.0
24	89.6 ft	126.8 ft	+37.3
25	79.8 ft	118.7 ft	+38.9
26	99.9 ft	131.4 ft	+31.5
27	123.7 ft	154.6 ft	+30.9
28	116.2 ft	152.2 ft	+36.0
29	107.4 ft	148.4 ft	+41.0
30	85.8 ft	135.9 ft	+50.1
31	17.4 ft	51.4 ft	+34.1
32	36.3 ft	70.6 ft	+34.3
33	67.0 ft	99.9 ft	+32.8
34	112.5 ft	140.5 ft	+27.9
35	108.8 ft	138.2 ft	+29.4
36	86.9 ft	124.0 ft	+37.0

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 26S range 24W

559 wells in township 26S range 24W have a completion record. Busiest driller: E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company, 67. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 132.0 ft deep.

Sunk for monitoring well/observation/piezometer (337), domestic (90), irrigation (19), environmental remediation, soil vapor extraction (18).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 26S range 24W, 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
E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company	67	1982–1987	132.0 ft	52.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	45	1993–2004	59.0 ft	33.6 ft
Cahoy Pump Service	40	2011–2015	145.0 ft	0.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	37	1976–2009	165.0 ft	50.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	26	2005–2011	97.0 ft	87.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	23	2012–2013	100.0 ft	77.0 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg	20	1975–1984	190.0 ft	73.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	17	1990–1995	143.0 ft	85.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	16	1975–1997	185.0 ft	116.0 ft
Coranco Great Plains, INC	13	2004–2009	89.0 ft	83.9 ft
Larsen and Associates, INC	13	2007–2008	45.0 ft	30.1 ft
Geocore Services INC	12	1996–1997	35.0 ft	28.9 ft
Geotechnical Services, INC	12	1991–2011	56.0 ft	0.0 ft
Leo Knoefler Drilling	12	1975–1988	114.0 ft	80.0 ft
Layne Western	10	1995–1998	70.9 ft	16.6 ft
Layne-christensen CO	10	1985–2010	75.0 ft	40.0 ft
Associated Environmental, INC	9	2001–2012	35.0 ft	0.0 ft
Joe L. Crick, Joe's Well Service, INC	9	2000–2003	95.0 ft	46.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	9	1993–2003	170.0 ft	56.0 ft
Bluestem Environmental Engineering, INC	8	2014	100.0 ft	0.0 ft
Donald C. Sesso, Maxim Tech./kansas City	8	1994	90.5 ft	76.1 ft
Lot Taylor, Prairie Land Environmental Remed	8	2002	48.6 ft	37.9 ft
Subgrade Const. CO	7	1983–1984	31.0 ft	14.9 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	6	1977–1988	224.0 ft	114.0 ft
Crust Buster/ Speed King	6	2017	45.7 ft	0.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	6	1991–2008	160.0 ft	74.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair	6	1990	40.0 ft	25.0 ft
Geocore, INC	6	2019	100.0 ft	0.0 ft
Layne Christensen CO	6	2011–2016	153.0 ft	60.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	6	1977–2013	170.0 ft	86.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well INC	6	2015	94.0 ft	84.5 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	6	2015–2017	125.0 ft	92.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	5	1977–2019	162.0 ft	69.0 ft
Albert & Roland Brau Drlg Co., INC	4	1975–1987	150.0 ft	40.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	4	2004–2014	149.0 ft	50.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	4	1990–2003	137.0 ft	52.0 ft
Layne Christensen Company	4	2015–2016	57.0 ft	57.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well	4	2015	93.0 ft	79.5 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	3	1975	158.0 ft	16.0 ft
Geocore, LLC	3	2022	65.0 ft	55.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	3	2017–2020	245.0 ft	59.0 ft
Maxim Technologies, INC	3	1996	95.0 ft	81.2 ft
Prairie Land Environmental Remed	3	1993–1994	176.0 ft	164.9 ft
Well Owner	3	2001	0.0 ft	0.0 ft
Cascade Drilling	2	2018	170.0 ft	125.0 ft
Dan Hayse Water Well Service	2	2002	120.0 ft	35.0 ft
Env. Priority Srvc	2	2021	87.0 ft	0.0 ft
Gerard L. Lix	2	2001	70.0 ft	65.0 ft
Jonagan Water Well Service LLC	2	2010–2019	190.0 ft	89.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	2	1976–1979	230.0 ft	126.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	2	2014–2017	185.0 ft	78.0 ft
Pratt Well Service	2	2012	98.5 ft	82.0 ft
Terracon Consultants #416	2	2019	153.7 ft	55.9 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	1	2000	32.0 ft	0.0 ft
Gladden Excavating	1	1998	122.0 ft	93.0 ft
Griffin Dewatering Corporation	1	1984	41.0 ft	14.2 ft
Halling Water Well Service, LLC	1	2026	240.0 ft	120.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	1	2020	175.0 ft	78.0 ft
Jonagan Water Well Service	1	2022	228.0 ft	160.0 ft
Kenneth L. Gladden	1	2001	140.0 ft	56.0 ft
Layne-western	1	1976	227.0 ft	129.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent	1	2023	140.0 ft	66.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC	1	2021	180.0 ft	72.0 ft
Roy Senior, Western Well & Pump, INC	1	1982	250.0 ft	137.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	1	2013	183.0 ft	63.0 ft
Tribal Water Well Drilling	1	2020	219.0 ft	151.0 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	43	165.0 ft	77.0 ft
1980s	105	135.0 ft	53.0 ft
1990s	124	132.0 ft	74.0 ft
2000s	142	68.0 ft	33.6 ft
2010s	137	119.0 ft	0.0 ft
2020s	12	175.0 ft	66.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	337	105.0 ft
Domestic	90	150.0 ft
Irrigation	19	140.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction	18	100.0 ft
Industrial	17	165.0 ft
Public Water Supply	12	220.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge	11	100.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	8	170.0 ft
Dewatering	8	34.0 ft
Feedlot	7	179.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	6	235.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Recovery	6	85.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	5	155.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	5	148.0 ft
Air Conditioning	4	175.0 ft
Recovery/Soil Vapor Extraction/Soil Vent	3	49.0 ft
Other	2	259.0 ft
Injection well/air sparge (AS)/shallow	2	200.0 ft
Test Hole, Cased	2	98.5 ft
Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical	1	300.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 26S range 24W, 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
19940	1992	453.0 ft	194.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
97474	1995	452.0 ft	120.0 ft	Feedlot	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
19938	1975	445.0 ft	178.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
19941	1993	445.0 ft	194.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
370860	1997	425.0 ft	195.0 ft	Feedlot	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
19856	1986	360.0 ft	140.0 ft	Domestic	Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO
521826	2018	340.0 ft	95.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well
19847	1982	330.0 ft	120.0 ft	Industrial	Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg
19904	1993	327.0 ft	120.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
516115	2017	300.0 ft	0.0 ft	Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical	Woofter Pump and Well, INC

Buying or drilling in township 26S range 24W?

The median section here has moved 34.3 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. Ford County, on 100 % of 563 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

34S39W 51.7 ft
34S40W -5.3 ft
11S26W 1.0 ft
12S23W 7.9 ft
14S40W 70.9 ft
18S28W 17.5 ft
22S16W 11.1 ft
18S40W 22.2 ft
24S19W 3.9 ft
29S10W 0.0 ft
24S18W 14.5 ft
30S10W -3.0 ft
16S25W 0.0 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.