Township 26S Range 29W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 118.9 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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118.9 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 26S29W

Median depth went from 66.6 ft before development to 190.7 ft — a change of 118.9 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 31 at 140.3 ft; the smallest fall is section 01 at 63.8 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 26S Range 29W — 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	20.3 ft	84.1 ft	+63.8
02	12.0 ft	88.3 ft	+76.3
03	26.7 ft	116.6 ft	+89.9
04	38.8 ft	141.7 ft	+102.8
05	46.4 ft	156.5 ft	+110.0
06	47.0 ft	162.1 ft	+115.1
07	79.6 ft	198.5 ft	+118.9
08	66.6 ft	180.2 ft	+113.6
09	60.3 ft	167.3 ft	+107.0
10	52.0 ft	150.3 ft	+98.3
11	43.8 ft	131.8 ft	+87.9
12	26.6 ft	102.6 ft	+76.0
13	66.6 ft	162.9 ft	+96.3
14	68.9 ft	172.5 ft	+103.6
15	70.4 ft	179.3 ft	+108.9
16	75.0 ft	189.4 ft	+114.4
17	78.5 ft	196.9 ft	+118.5
18	73.9 ft	196.5 ft	+122.6
19	57.7 ft	185.7 ft	+128.0
20	68.0 ft	193.4 ft	+125.3
21	67.8 ft	190.7 ft	+122.9
22	65.8 ft	186.6 ft	+120.8
23	72.2 ft	190.8 ft	+118.7
24	70.4 ft	186.2 ft	+115.7
25	67.1 ft	196.3 ft	+129.2
26	65.4 ft	196.2 ft	+130.8
27	62.8 ft	192.8 ft	+130.0
28	65.7 ft	196.9 ft	+131.2
29	64.8 ft	197.8 ft	+132.9
30	59.8 ft	194.5 ft	+134.7
31	70.8 ft	211.1 ft	+140.3
32	71.4 ft	211.0 ft	+139.6
33	74.1 ft	212.1 ft	+138.1
34	70.3 ft	207.4 ft	+137.1
35	63.3 ft	200.5 ft	+137.2
36	69.5 ft	206.3 ft	+136.9

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 26S range 29W

221 wells in township 26S range 29W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Joe's Well Service, INC, 40. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 215.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (79), domestic (56), oil field water supply (39), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (28).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 26S range 29W, 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	40	1975–2007	208.0 ft	83.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	35	1975–2013	235.0 ft	70.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	21	1975–2009	215.0 ft	67.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	19	1993–2009	210.0 ft	126.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	14	2011–2020	390.0 ft	197.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	11	1978–1983	192.0 ft	76.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	8	1981–1992	210.0 ft	89.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	7	1977–1987	220.0 ft	50.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	7	2009–2014	115.0 ft	73.5 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	7	2001–2002	242.0 ft	101.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	6	2021–2024	260.0 ft	192.0 ft
Geocore Services INC	5	2004	155.0 ft	40.5 ft
James Puyear Contractors, INC	3	1993	80.0 ft	69.0 ft
Layne Western	3	2004	638.0 ft	147.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	3	1976–1977	206.0 ft	86.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	3	2016	72.0 ft	0.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	2	1977–1978	231.0 ft	80.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	2	1981–1983	222.0 ft	90.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	2	2002–2004	234.0 ft	160.0 ft
Geocore, INC	2	2015	250.5 ft	0.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well - 1046	2	2025	545.0 ft	243.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	2	2009–2012	207.0 ft	141.0 ft
U.s. Geological Survey	2	2000	149.0 ft	131.6 ft
Allen Isaac	1	2003	220.0 ft	115.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	1	1985	170.0 ft	56.0 ft
Danny H Rogers	1	1991	54.0 ft	46.0 ft
Dick Grosch Lrrigating Co., INC	1	1997	270.0 ft	119.0 ft
Dirks Farms	1	2013	215.0 ft	173.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	1	2015	245.0 ft	181.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	1	1984	120.0 ft	90.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	1	2020	281.0 ft	206.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	1	2017	189.0 ft	140.0 ft
J.o. Johnson Drilling Company	1	—	223.0 ft	80.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	1	1981	206.0 ft	90.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	1	1985	240.0 ft	60.0 ft
Richard Batman	1	1998	190.0 ft	110.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	1	1990	140.0 ft	90.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	1	1999	164.0 ft	10.0 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	59	215.0 ft	66.0 ft
1980s	44	208.0 ft	87.0 ft
1990s	28	140.0 ft	69.0 ft
2000s	54	225.0 ft	127.0 ft
2010s	24	235.0 ft	165.0 ft
2020s	11	281.0 ft	204.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	79	223.0 ft
Domestic	56	217.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	39	200.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	28	150.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	13	225.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	2	195.0 ft
Feedlot	2	268.0 ft
Public Water Supply	2	638.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 26S range 29W, 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
348396	2004	659.5 ft	248.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Layne Western
348717	2004	638.0 ft	0.0 ft	Public Water Supply	Layne Western
319353	2001	633.0 ft	227.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
1054796684	2024	600.0 ft	192.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Nash Ww Srvc
1056824987	2025	545.0 ft	243.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Jantzen Water Well - 1046
1054796654	2024	520.0 ft	238.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Nash Ww Srvc
420454	2008	500.0 ft	175.0 ft	Domestic	Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair
496264	2015	485.0 ft	266.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well
430378	2009	480.0 ft	211.0 ft	Domestic	Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair
534782	2020	445.0 ft	205.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well

Buying or drilling in township 26S range 29W?

The median section here has moved 118.9 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. Gray County, on 100 % of 221 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

26S20W 15.2 ft
26S21W -4.1 ft
26S22W 4.5 ft
26S25W 36.2 ft
26S26W 44.5 ft
26S27W 69.6 ft
26S28W 110.8 ft
26S30W 132.2 ft
26S31W 153.9 ft
26S32W 191.8 ft
26S33W 211.3 ft
26S35W 183.6 ft
26S36W 167.7 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.