Township 26S Range 26W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 44.5 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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44.5 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 26S26W

Median depth went from 59.8 ft before development to 111.6 ft — a change of 44.5 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 33 at 63.4 ft; the smallest fall is section 01 at 17.3 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 26S Range 26W — 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	89.7 ft	107.0 ft	+17.3
02	106.1 ft	127.4 ft	+21.2
03	92.2 ft	121.7 ft	+29.5
04	105.2 ft	142.2 ft	+37.0
05	107.4 ft	149.1 ft	+41.6
06	113.8 ft	159.8 ft	+46.0
07	108.9 ft	164.4 ft	+55.5
08	97.9 ft	144.7 ft	+46.8
09	110.6 ft	148.8 ft	+38.2
10	108.8 ft	142.6 ft	+33.8
11	119.3 ft	145.8 ft	+26.5
12	105.5 ft	126.8 ft	+21.3
13	98.8 ft	131.9 ft	+33.1
14	94.0 ft	133.0 ft	+39.0
15	88.5 ft	132.4 ft	+43.9
16	72.1 ft	114.4 ft	+42.3
17	38.0 ft	89.6 ft	+51.6
18	22.6 ft	84.4 ft	+61.9
19	17.4 ft	78.8 ft	+61.4
20	13.5 ft	63.7 ft	+50.2
21	9.6 ft	55.8 ft	+46.3
22	19.2 ft	71.8 ft	+52.6
23	44.9 ft	89.4 ft	+44.5
24	65.0 ft	103.3 ft	+38.3
25	15.6 ft	52.2 ft	+36.6
26	12.3 ft	51.8 ft	+39.5
27	11.2 ft	60.6 ft	+49.4
28	24.2 ft	76.8 ft	+52.5
29	37.5 ft	90.8 ft	+53.4
30	39.1 ft	99.0 ft	+59.9
31	59.8 ft	116.3 ft	+56.6
32	56.5 ft	111.6 ft	+55.1
33	48.2 ft	111.6 ft	+63.4
34	39.2 ft	92.3 ft	+53.1
35	40.5 ft	73.9 ft	+33.3
36	34.0 ft	64.8 ft	+30.8

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 26S range 26W

165 wells in township 26S range 26W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Joe's Well Service, INC, 35. Oldest record, 1971. Median well 200.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (84), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (29), irrigation (28), domestic, livestock (8).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 26S range 26W, 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	35	1975–2010	203.0 ft	61.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	28	1971–1992	20.0 ft	15.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	20	1991–2007	165.0 ft	77.0 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg	12	1976–1983	160.0 ft	36.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	9	1975–1987	200.0 ft	41.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	8	1975–1979	218.0 ft	89.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	6	2010–2021	240.0 ft	143.0 ft
Boart Longyear CO	4	2013	195.0 ft	134.8 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	4	1974–2014	224.0 ft	54.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	4	2014–2023	200.0 ft	151.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	3	2009–2011	231.0 ft	114.0 ft
Dirks Farms	3	2013	135.0 ft	105.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	3	1989–1990	220.0 ft	89.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	3	1992–2001	178.0 ft	58.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	2	1992–2005	160.0 ft	105.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well Repair	2	1998–1999	200.0 ft	58.0 ft
Jonagan Water Well Service	2	2023–2026	217.0 ft	115.0 ft
Michael Woofter Drlg. INC	2	1977	183.0 ft	69.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	2	2010–2011	182.0 ft	102.0 ft
Usgs	2	2000	108.5 ft	88.8 ft
Albert & Roland Brau Drlg Co., INC	1	1986	233.0 ft	160.0 ft
B & B Drilling	1	2008	161.0 ft	45.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	1	1983	170.0 ft	15.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	1	2026	210.0 ft	132.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	1	2011	261.0 ft	132.0 ft
J.o. Johnson Drilling Company	1	1975	244.0 ft	160.0 ft
Jack Cline Drilling CO	1	1986	208.0 ft	60.0 ft
Layne-western	1	1976	179.0 ft	0.0 ft
Lorraine F. Johnson Drilling Company	1	1976	449.0 ft	118.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	1	2011	240.0 ft	106.0 ft
Vernon Wilson	1	—	138.0 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	35	191.0 ft	46.0 ft
1980s	36	195.0 ft	40.0 ft
1990s	44	160.0 ft	23.0 ft
2000s	22	185.0 ft	82.0 ft
2010s	20	200.0 ft	105.0 ft
2020s	7	217.0 ft	115.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	84	195.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	29	20.0 ft
Irrigation	28	183.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	8	230.0 ft
Feedlot	7	220.0 ft
Test hole/well	3	216.0 ft
Industrial	2	185.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	2	285.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	1	170.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	1	161.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 26S range 26W, 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
20245	1976	449.0 ft	118.0 ft	Irrigation	Lorraine F. Johnson Drilling Company
20324	1990	340.0 ft	156.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
431152	1981	285.0 ft	143.0 ft	Domestic, Lawn and Garden	Joe's Well Service, INC
20257	1977	270.0 ft	115.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
308708	1999	265.0 ft	124.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
20248	1979	263.0 ft	111.0 ft	Irrigation	Ace-hi International, INC
446308	2011	261.0 ft	132.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
20250	1986	255.0 ft	116.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
313938	2000	250.0 ft	124.0 ft	Domestic	Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair
20246	1980	245.0 ft	117.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC

Buying or drilling in township 26S range 26W?

The median section here has moved 44.5 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 Far western Kansas. Ford County, on 100 % of 165 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

26S15W 13.4 ft
26S17W 19.3 ft
26S18W 20.2 ft
26S20W 15.2 ft
26S21W -4.1 ft
26S22W 4.5 ft
26S25W 36.2 ft
26S27W 69.6 ft
26S28W 110.8 ft
26S29W 118.9 ft
26S30W 132.2 ft
26S31W 153.9 ft
26S32W 191.8 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.