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Township 26S Range 31W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 153.9 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
153.9 ftMedian change
FinneyCounty

What has happened in township 26S31W

Median depth went from 72.8 ft before development to 229.0 ft — a change of 153.9 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 31 at 181.4 ft; the smallest fall is section 03 at 128.6 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 26S Range 31W — 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.Before2022–24Change
0161.9 ft191.6 ft+129.7
0259.2 ft188.4 ft+129.2
0358.7 ft187.3 ft+128.6
0456.8 ft188.3 ft+131.6
0547.9 ft187.9 ft+140.0
0655.2 ft191.7 ft+136.4
0768.4 ft222.1 ft+153.7
0857.0 ft208.6 ft+151.6
0956.2 ft204.8 ft+148.6
1062.3 ft206.3 ft+144.0
1157.5 ft197.6 ft+140.1
1266.6 ft203.3 ft+136.6
1369.9 ft211.1 ft+141.1
1464.5 ft212.0 ft+147.5
1571.2 ft225.1 ft+153.9
1670.3 ft229.0 ft+158.7
1778.7 ft238.6 ft+159.9
1881.6 ft244.5 ft+162.9
1985.2 ft251.8 ft+166.6
2085.9 ft248.8 ft+162.9
2177.0 ft239.0 ft+162.0
2287.1 ft245.4 ft+158.3
2384.7 ft237.8 ft+153.1
2476.9 ft223.0 ft+146.1
2575.2 ft225.6 ft+150.4
2681.7 ft239.8 ft+158.0
2780.4 ft243.0 ft+162.6
2871.9 ft237.9 ft+166.1
2981.5 ft249.0 ft+167.6
3082.3 ft253.4 ft+171.1
3185.2 ft266.6 ft+181.4
3273.7 ft250.6 ft+176.9
3372.8 ft246.2 ft+173.5
3475.1 ft244.0 ft+168.8
3575.3 ft238.0 ft+162.7
3668.8 ft222.3 ft+153.6

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 26S range 31W

128 wells in township 26S range 31W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC, 36. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 305.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (81), domestic (38), domestic, livestock (3), feedlot (2).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 26S range 31W, 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 recordWellsYearsMedian depthMedian water level
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC361975–2014348.0 ft93.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC231978–2026325.0 ft142.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC112021–2026570.0 ft254.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well LLC111991–2024305.0 ft160.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC82000–2004285.0 ft140.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC51978–1997255.0 ft84.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well Repair41998–1999295.0 ft137.0 ft
Well Owner41993–2015196.0 ft152.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC32005–2008385.0 ft178.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC32015–2022580.0 ft267.0 ft
Jonagan Water Well Service LLC21979–1981225.0 ft97.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO21978390.0 ft99.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC12003320.0 ft193.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC11989280.0 ft105.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC12007270.0 ft185.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair12001354.0 ft168.0 ft
Gspf Irrigation Service12017310.0 ft231.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply11976238.0 ft40.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC12008350.0 ft146.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO12009256.0 ft179.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC11981245.0 ft90.0 ft
Layne-western11976234.0 ft87.0 ft
Martin's Well Service12014440.0 ft239.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC12003360.0 ft182.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC12013365.0 ft210.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC12012270.0 ft0.0 ft
Usgs12000156.0 ft148.3 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC12010280.0 ft0.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s30345.0 ft87.0 ft
1980s12290.0 ft93.0 ft
1990s25220.0 ft137.0 ft
2000s24306.0 ft165.0 ft
2010s16365.0 ft210.0 ft
2020s21455.0 ft253.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Irrigation81345.0 ft
Domestic38305.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock3253.0 ft
Feedlot2526.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply1245.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer1156.0 ft
Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply1280.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden1310.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 26S range 31W, 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.
RecordYearDepthWater levelPurposeDriller
10565141872025631.0 ft267.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
10553555002024620.0 ft292.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
10533399142023591.0 ft296.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
4862472015580.0 ft235.0 ftDomesticNash Water Well Service, LLC
5245672019580.0 ft268.0 ftDomestic, LivestockNash Water Well Service, LLC
10570864802025580.0 ft248.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
10572343952026580.0 ft311.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
10566371192025570.0 ft250.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
5498292021567.0 ft254.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
10570583662025526.0 ft260.0 ftFeedlotHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC

Buying or drilling in township 26S range 31W?

The median section here has moved 153.9 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. Finney County, on 100 % of 128 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

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.