Township 26S Range 30W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 132.2 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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132.2 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 26S30W

Median depth went from 71.2 ft before development to 205.7 ft — a change of 132.2 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 31 at 142.9 ft; the smallest fall is section 01 at 121.3 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 26S Range 30W — 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	58.2 ft	179.5 ft	+121.3
02	59.1 ft	185.9 ft	+126.8
03	67.9 ft	197.5 ft	+129.5
04	72.0 ft	205.7 ft	+133.7
05	68.9 ft	205.7 ft	+136.8
06	64.0 ft	197.9 ft	+133.9
07	58.1 ft	192.3 ft	+134.2
08	71.2 ft	204.3 ft	+133.1
09	80.0 ft	211.7 ft	+131.6
10	83.4 ft	213.1 ft	+129.6
11	84.4 ft	212.1 ft	+127.7
12	86.3 ft	210.3 ft	+124.0
13	69.8 ft	195.5 ft	+125.7
14	72.1 ft	199.7 ft	+127.6
15	72.3 ft	201.3 ft	+128.9
16	74.8 ft	205.2 ft	+130.3
17	68.0 ft	200.3 ft	+132.4
18	62.2 ft	197.5 ft	+135.3
19	71.4 ft	210.3 ft	+138.9
20	65.6 ft	199.0 ft	+133.3
21	93.8 ft	223.8 ft	+130.0
22	86.7 ft	216.4 ft	+129.7
23	82.8 ft	212.4 ft	+129.6
24	62.7 ft	192.1 ft	+129.4
25	71.1 ft	206.1 ft	+135.0
26	83.3 ft	217.2 ft	+133.9
27	73.6 ft	205.5 ft	+131.9
28	97.0 ft	227.3 ft	+130.2
29	65.8 ft	197.9 ft	+132.2
30	64.7 ft	206.4 ft	+141.7
31	61.3 ft	204.3 ft	+142.9
32	63.5 ft	192.8 ft	+129.3
33	75.5 ft	207.8 ft	+132.3
34	68.5 ft	205.9 ft	+137.4
35	78.0 ft	218.0 ft	+140.0
36	70.4 ft	210.9 ft	+140.5

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 26S range 30W

146 wells in township 26S range 30W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC, 33. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 272.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (83), domestic (47), oil field water supply (7), domestic, livestock (6).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 26S range 30W, 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
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	33	1975–2012	265.0 ft	80.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	18	1975–2010	225.0 ft	100.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	17	1976–2009	294.0 ft	135.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	10	1975–2010	300.0 ft	140.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	7	2013–2026	334.0 ft	200.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	6	1996–2008	270.0 ft	145.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	6	2011–2022	285.0 ft	213.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	6	1981–2001	260.0 ft	113.0 ft
Well Owner	6	1995–2011	80.0 ft	0.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	5	2000–2003	272.0 ft	151.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	3	2016–2022	268.0 ft	213.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	3	2021–2025	309.0 ft	222.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	3	1981	190.0 ft	100.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	2	1977–1979	230.0 ft	100.0 ft
Don Denton	2	1991	0.0 ft	0.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	2	1996	300.0 ft	150.0 ft
Gspf Irrigation Service	1	2017	296.0 ft	182.0 ft
J.o. Johnson Drilling Company	1	1975	245.0 ft	86.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well - 1046	1	2025	271.0 ft	228.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	1	2001	280.0 ft	0.0 ft
Layne-western	1	1976	193.0 ft	66.0 ft
Martin's Well Service	1	2014	335.0 ft	200.0 ft
Michael Woofter Drlg. INC	1	1977	274.0 ft	67.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	1	2016	210.0 ft	85.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	1	2022	620.0 ft	220.0 ft
Red Tiger Drilling CO	1	1988	142.0 ft	95.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	1	2014	300.0 ft	160.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	1	1988	142.0 ft	95.0 ft
Southwest Windmill & Water Well Service, INC	1	2020	500.0 ft	211.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	1	2023	332.0 ft	226.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	1	1991	300.0 ft	120.0 ft
Tony Bleumer	1	2004	270.0 ft	180.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	1	2012	285.0 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	40	249.0 ft	76.0 ft
1980s	18	255.0 ft	100.0 ft
1990s	30	270.0 ft	125.0 ft
2000s	24	280.0 ft	155.0 ft
2010s	23	296.0 ft	185.0 ft
2020s	11	318.0 ft	222.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	83	277.0 ft
Domestic	47	260.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	7	190.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	6	225.0 ft
Feedlot	3	80.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 26S range 30W, 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
1053017711	2022	620.0 ft	220.0 ft	Domestic	Nash Ww Srvc
24524	1985	513.0 ft	94.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
531554	2020	500.0 ft	211.0 ft	Domestic	Southwest Windmill & Water Well Service, INC
507408	2017	361.0 ft	191.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
1054813464	2023	355.0 ft	222.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145
101583	1995	349.0 ft	170.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
423959	1975	345.0 ft	99.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
534781	2020	345.0 ft	247.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well
24521	1991	340.0 ft	160.0 ft	Domestic	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
464098	2013	337.0 ft	226.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC

Buying or drilling in township 26S range 30W?

The median section here has moved 132.2 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.

This township sits in Far western Kansas. Gray County, on 100 % of 146 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

26S21W -4.1 ft
26S22W 4.5 ft
26S25W 36.2 ft
26S26W 44.5 ft
26S27W 69.6 ft
26S28W 110.8 ft
26S29W 118.9 ft
26S31W 153.9 ft
26S32W 191.8 ft
26S33W 211.3 ft
26S35W 183.6 ft
26S36W 167.7 ft
26S37W 135.1 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.