# Township 26S25W, Ford County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 26S range 25W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 36.2 ft.

## Township 26S Range 25W

**36** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 36.2 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 26S25W

Median depth went from **78.8 ft** before development to
**109.4 ft** — a change of **36.2 ft**, over
36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower:
0. Sharpest fall, section 29 at
45.7 ft; the smallest fall is section 06 at 16.9 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

[Why some sections have
risen](/how-far.md).

### Section by section

*Township 26S Range 25W — 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 | 51.2 ft | 81.8 ft | +30.6 |
| 02 | 62.1 ft | 95.9 ft | +33.8 |
| 03 | 60.8 ft | 92.8 ft | +32.0 |
| 04 | 62.6 ft | 83.4 ft | +20.8 |
| 05 | 71.2 ft | 88.5 ft | +17.3 |
| 06 | 85.1 ft | 102.0 ft | +16.9 |
| 07 | 95.8 ft | 120.8 ft | +25.0 |
| 08 | 78.8 ft | 109.4 ft | +30.6 |
| 09 | 87.1 ft | 121.0 ft | +33.8 |
| 10 | 101.6 ft | 131.7 ft | +30.1 |
| 11 | 85.0 ft | 123.5 ft | +38.5 |
| 12 | 64.7 ft | 107.9 ft | +43.2 |
| 13 | 93.9 ft | 132.2 ft | +38.3 |
| 14 | 111.3 ft | 145.1 ft | +33.9 |
| 15 | 127.2 ft | 161.8 ft | +34.6 |
| 16 | 119.1 ft | 159.4 ft | +40.2 |
| 17 | 107.3 ft | 145.9 ft | +38.6 |
| 18 | 113.6 ft | 148.4 ft | +34.8 |
| 19 | 84.8 ft | 124.4 ft | +39.6 |
| 20 | 91.1 ft | 134.4 ft | +43.3 |
| 21 | 113.2 ft | 156.0 ft | +42.8 |
| 22 | 114.5 ft | 152.8 ft | +38.3 |
| 23 | 123.0 ft | 157.6 ft | +34.5 |
| 24 | 118.2 ft | 159.9 ft | +41.7 |
| 25 | 72.1 ft | 112.4 ft | +40.3 |
| 26 | 71.7 ft | 102.1 ft | +30.4 |
| 27 | 57.8 ft | 95.0 ft | +37.2 |
| 28 | 52.0 ft | 92.4 ft | +40.3 |
| 29 | 35.1 ft | 80.7 ft | +45.7 |
| 30 | 26.7 ft | 63.0 ft | +36.4 |
| 31 | 18.6 ft | 55.7 ft | +37.1 |
| 32 | 11.6 ft | 50.1 ft | +38.5 |
| 33 | 13.2 ft | 47.6 ft | +34.4 |
| 34 | 9.5 ft | 45.8 ft | +36.2 |
| 35 | 10.7 ft | 46.2 ft | +35.5 |
| 36 | 12.2 ft | 47.7 ft | +35.5 |

[How to read a depth-to-water figure](/how-far.md).

### Who has drilled in township 26S range 25W

**1,501** wells in township 26S range 25W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Coranco Great Plains, INC**, 289. Oldest record, 1974. Median well 100.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **monitoring well/observation/piezometer** (854), **domestic** (272), **environmental remediation, soil vapor extraction** (142), **environmental remediation, air sparge** (107).

[What a WWC-5 record covers](/about.md).

*Who filed well completion records in township 26S range 25W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coranco Great Plains, INC | 289 | 1996–2019 | 40.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 138 | 1994–2008 | 43.8 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Geotechnical Services, INC | 123 | 1991–2009 | 56.0 ft | 17.0 ft |
| Geocore Services INC | 105 | 1992–2005 | 32.0 ft | 11.9 ft |
| Joe's Well Service, INC | 105 | 1975–2010 | 185.0 ft | 51.0 ft |
| Terracon, INC | 46 | 1989–1994 | 31.5 ft | 20.4 ft |
| Associated Environmental, INC | 44 | 1996–2010 | 45.0 ft | 8.6 ft |
| Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair | 41 | 1991–2009 | 180.0 ft | 86.0 ft |
| Funkee Drilling Service | 39 | 1994–2002 | 35.0 ft | 28.0 ft |
| Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg | 31 | 1975–1983 | 170.0 ft | 61.0 ft |
| Prairie Land Environmental Remed | 31 | 1992–1994 | 65.0 ft | 39.6 ft |
| Professional Serv. Industries | 31 | 1994–1996 | 45.0 ft | 32.8 ft |
| Thiele Geotech, INC | 29 | 2005 | 26.7 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 28 | 1998–2013 | 100.0 ft | 88.9 ft |
| Geocore, INC | 25 | 2012–2017 | 55.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 20 | 1977–1993 | 33.0 ft | 20.0 ft |
| Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO | 19 | 1976–1991 | 188.0 ft | 87.0 ft |
| Ues Exploration #529 | 18 | 2024 | 150.0 ft | 115.0 ft |
| Jb Environmental Drilling | 17 | 1996–2000 | 40.0 ft | 33.6 ft |
| Jantzen Water Well | 16 | 1999–2022 | 185.0 ft | 83.0 ft |
| Below Ground Surface, INC | 15 | 2009–2016 | 51.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Kurtz Environmental Service | 15 | 1994–1998 | 44.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Larsen and Associates, INC | 15 | 2017–2019 | 83.8 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Aquaterra Environmental Solutions, INC | 14 | 2010–2012 | 47.0 ft | 43.1 ft |
| Gsi Engineering, LLC | 13 | 2018 | 34.6 ft | 18.8 ft |
| Nash Water Well Service, LLC | 13 | 2014–2026 | 180.0 ft | 87.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service, INC | 13 | 2003–2006 | 85.0 ft | 75.1 ft |
| Greenfield Contractors, INC | 10 | 2015 | 100.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Jonagan Water Well Service | 10 | 2016–2023 | 178.0 ft | 54.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 9 | 1998–2002 | 120.0 ft | 11.2 ft |
| E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company | 9 | 1975–1985 | 150.0 ft | 32.0 ft |
| Layne Western | 9 | 1998–1999 | 30.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 9 | 1993–2009 | 60.0 ft | 20.0 ft |
| Ace-hi International, INC | 8 | 1974–1979 | 180.0 ft | 30.0 ft |
| Bartel Well Drilling, INC | 8 | 1993–2009 | 237.0 ft | 128.0 ft |
| Cascade Drilling | 8 | 2016 | 32.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 8 | 1979–1990 | 33.4 ft | 20.2 ft |
| Ues Exploration #531 | 8 | 2025 | 32.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Jack Cline Drilling CO | 7 | 1983–1988 | 176.0 ft | 118.0 ft |
| Jantzen Water Well Repair | 6 | 1995–2018 | 245.0 ft | 145.0 ft |
| Jonagan Water Well Service LLC | 6 | 2010–2021 | 76.0 ft | 56.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service | 6 | 2015 | 150.0 ft | 81.8 ft |
| Greenfield Contractors INC | 5 | 2010 | 36.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Groundwater Technology | 5 | 1991 | 26.0 ft | 20.3 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 5 | 1989 | 230.0 ft | 139.0 ft |
| Ron Wood, Deffenbaugh Field Services | 5 | 2002 | 43.9 ft | 32.8 ft |
| Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC | 5 | 2010–2013 | 200.0 ft | 98.0 ft |
| Environmental Priority Service, INC | 4 | 2014 | 63.0 ft | 51.0 ft |
| Joe's Well Service | 4 | 1977 | 155.0 ft | 20.0 ft |
| Terracon Consultants #416 | 4 | 2026 | 62.9 ft | 60.7 ft |
| Brau Drlg Co., INC | 3 | 1975–1976 | 100.0 ft | 30.0 ft |
| Flint Hills Drilling #914 | 3 | 2022 | 152.0 ft | 58.8 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | 3 | 2021 | 136.0 ft | 48.0 ft |
| B & B Drilling | 2 | 2008 | 184.0 ft | 50.0 ft |
| City of Dodge City | 2 | 2015 | 97.0 ft | 71.0 ft |
| Fire and Ice Geothermal, LLC | 2 | 2011 | 200.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| J.o. Johnson Drilling Company | 2 | 1975 | 224.0 ft | 100.0 ft |
| Joe L. Crick, Joe's Well Service, INC | 2 | 1999–2000 | 210.0 ft | 74.0 ft |
| Jonagan Drilling CO | 2 | 1988–2004 | 165.0 ft | 35.0 ft |
| Leo Knoefler Drilling | 2 | 1981–1987 | 200.0 ft | 110.0 ft |
| Lot Taylor, Prairie Land Environmental Remed | 2 | 2000 | 62.4 ft | 29.5 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 2 | 2010–2023 | 232.0 ft | 144.0 ft |
| Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC | 1 | 1983 | 180.0 ft | 18.0 ft |
| Bluestem Environmental Engineering, INC | 1 | 2007 | 53.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| C and C Loop Drilling | 1 | 2005 | 210.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC | 1 | 2022 | 165.0 ft | 68.0 ft |
| Dan Hayse Water Well Service | 1 | 2000 | 200.0 ft | 59.0 ft |
| Dean Waterhouse Drilling | 1 | 1979 | 245.0 ft | 128.0 ft |
| Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC | 1 | 2003 | 165.0 ft | 30.0 ft |
| Downey Drilling, INC | 1 | 2024 | 176.0 ft | 66.0 ft |
| Gladden Excavating INC | 1 | 1995 | 180.0 ft | 21.0 ft |
| Halling Water Well Service, LLC | 1 | 2021 | 120.0 ft | 60.0 ft |
| Handex Environmental, INC | 1 | 2003 | 48.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| High Plains Drilling & Supply | 1 | 1976 | 235.0 ft | 88.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC | 1 | 1994 | 280.0 ft | 135.0 ft |
| James Puyear Contractors, INC | 1 | 1992 | 120.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Jantzen Water Well LLC | 1 | 2024 | 228.0 ft | 155.0 ft |
| Kdhe | 1 | 2018 | 47.5 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Midwest Well & Pump, INC | 1 | 2000 | 75.0 ft | 45.0 ft |
| Peterson Irrigation, INC | 1 | 2009 | 200.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC | 1 | 2002 | 60.0 ft | 44.0 ft |
| Sargent Drlg #946 | 1 | 2026 | 223.0 ft | 141.0 ft |
| Susan Davis | 1 | 2001 | 16.0 ft | 6.6 ft |
| Thuan M. Tran | 1 | 2001 | 17.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Victory Life Fellowship | 1 | 2005 | 15.0 ft | 0.0 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 | 68 | 180.0 ft | 43.0 ft |
| 1980s | 98 | 165.0 ft | 36.0 ft |
| 1990s | 420 | 44.0 ft | 25.0 ft |
| 2000s | 644 | 42.5 ft | 0.0 ft |
| 2010s | 214 | 63.0 ft | 38.0 ft |
| 2020s | 57 | 150.0 ft | 80.0 ft |

*What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 854 | 44.5 ft |
| Domestic | 272 | 180.0 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction | 142 | 39.4 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge | 107 | 35.0 ft |
| Injection well/air sparge (AS)/shallow | 20 | 53.0 ft |
| Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 19 | 155.0 ft |
| Irrigation | 18 | 183.0 ft |
| Recovery/Soil Vapor Extraction/Soil Vent | 16 | 25.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 12 | 165.0 ft |
| Public Water Supply | 7 | 188.0 ft |
| Test hole/well | 6 | 200.0 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 6 | 150.1 ft |
| (unstated)/abandoned | 5 | 139.2 ft |
| Industrial | 4 | 217.0 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Injection | 4 | 141.5 ft |
| Air Conditioning | 2 | 150.0 ft |
| Other | 2 | 164.0 ft |
| Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal | 2 | 210.0 ft |
| Feedlot | 1 | 225.0 ft |
| Oil Field Water Supply | 1 | 180.0 ft |
| Pond/Swimming Pool/Recreation | 1 | 165.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 26S range 25W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 303172 | 1998 | 424.0 ft | 141.0 ft | Domestic | Joe's Well Service, INC |
| 19960 | 1975 | 350.0 ft | 65.0 ft | Domestic | E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company |
| 20017 | 1989 | 282.0 ft | 125.0 ft | Domestic | Joe's Well Service, INC |
| 309044 | 1999 | 281.0 ft | 130.0 ft | Public Water Supply | Layne Western |
| 20010 | 1994 | 280.0 ft | 135.0 ft | Domestic | Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC |
| 20015 | 1989 | 280.0 ft | 134.0 ft | Domestic | Joe's Well Service, INC |
| 317482 | 2001 | 280.0 ft | 143.0 ft | Domestic | Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair |
| 1053018073 | 2022 | 280.0 ft | 156.0 ft | Domestic | Nash Water Well Service, LLC |
| 330727 | 2002 | 277.0 ft | 149.0 ft | Domestic | Joe's Well Service, INC |
| 510310 | 2017 | 275.0 ft | 175.0 ft | Domestic, Livestock | Jantzen Water Well |

### Buying or drilling in township 26S range 25W?

The median section here has moved 36.2 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](/privacy.md).

This township sits in [Far western Kansas](/region/far-western-kansas.md). **Ford County**, on 100 % of 1,501 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [26S14W](/township/26s14w.md) 19.3 ft
- [26S15W](/township/26s15w.md) 13.4 ft
- [26S17W](/township/26s17w.md) 19.3 ft
- [26S18W](/township/26s18w.md) 20.2 ft
- [26S20W](/township/26s20w.md) 15.2 ft
- [26S21W](/township/26s21w.md) -4.1 ft
- [26S22W](/township/26s22w.md) 4.5 ft
- [26S26W](/township/26s26w.md) 44.5 ft
- [26S27W](/township/26s27w.md) 69.6 ft
- [26S28W](/township/26s28w.md) 110.8 ft
- [26S29W](/township/26s29w.md) 118.9 ft
- [26S30W](/township/26s30w.md) 132.2 ft
- [26S31W](/township/26s31w.md) 153.9 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](/township.md).

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Página: https://ks-water-table.pages.dev/township/26s25w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23