Township 26S Range 33W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 211.3 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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211.3 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 26S33W

Median depth went from 84.7 ft before development to 303.2 ft — a change of 211.3 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 09 at 222.2 ft; the smallest fall is section 01 at 193.9 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 26S Range 33W — 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	68.6 ft	262.5 ft	+193.9
02	70.5 ft	269.1 ft	+198.6
03	59.9 ft	271.2 ft	+211.3
04	61.2 ft	280.7 ft	+219.5
05	75.2 ft	295.8 ft	+220.7
06	77.6 ft	298.8 ft	+221.2
07	69.0 ft	289.2 ft	+220.2
08	66.5 ft	288.2 ft	+221.7
09	60.6 ft	282.8 ft	+222.2
10	61.7 ft	279.4 ft	+217.7
11	70.3 ft	275.4 ft	+205.1
12	68.7 ft	270.7 ft	+202.0
13	79.3 ft	287.6 ft	+208.3
14	80.4 ft	291.0 ft	+210.6
15	73.2 ft	290.8 ft	+217.5
16	65.7 ft	286.2 ft	+220.5
17	66.3 ft	287.5 ft	+221.2
18	63.0 ft	282.9 ft	+219.9
19	84.7 ft	303.2 ft	+218.5
20	94.1 ft	312.2 ft	+218.1
21	97.5 ft	311.1 ft	+213.6
22	105.3 ft	317.0 ft	+211.7
23	113.0 ft	323.5 ft	+210.5
24	104.4 ft	313.8 ft	+209.4
25	106.6 ft	314.8 ft	+208.3
26	110.9 ft	319.6 ft	+208.7
27	112.4 ft	321.3 ft	+208.9
28	114.2 ft	324.0 ft	+209.8
29	113.0 ft	325.7 ft	+212.7
30	114.3 ft	325.9 ft	+211.5
31	114.7 ft	319.8 ft	+205.1
32	108.9 ft	317.5 ft	+208.6
33	108.1 ft	316.6 ft	+208.6
34	113.2 ft	322.3 ft	+209.0
35	113.7 ft	322.5 ft	+208.7
36	108.2 ft	315.2 ft	+207.0

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 26S range 33W

208 wells in township 26S range 33W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC, 60. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 400.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (147), domestic (41), oil field water supply (11), domestic, livestock (3).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 26S range 33W, 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	60	1975–2014	395.0 ft	148.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	54	1975–2020	492.0 ft	262.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	13	2021–2026	623.0 ft	322.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	12	1975–2010	480.0 ft	200.0 ft
Well Owner	10	1991–2020	320.0 ft	167.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	7	1985–2013	340.0 ft	153.0 ft
Mw Drilling	6	1976–1984	425.0 ft	124.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	5	2003–2010	473.0 ft	0.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	5	2002–2003	148.0 ft	0.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	4	1990–1998	380.0 ft	187.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	3	2011–2012	465.0 ft	0.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	2	1986	360.0 ft	130.0 ft
Flint Hills Drilling #914	2	2020	70.0 ft	43.1 ft
Gspf Irrigation Service	2	2016	460.0 ft	268.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	2	1981–2005	505.0 ft	202.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	1	2012	360.0 ft	245.0 ft
Cramer Drilling CO	1	1997	410.0 ft	161.0 ft
Donald E. Bailey Drilling CO	1	1980	335.0 ft	95.0 ft
Downey Drlg #748	1	2002	650.0 ft	314.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	1	1996	400.0 ft	158.0 ft
Heiman Family Farms	1	2016	317.0 ft	280.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply	1	1999	480.0 ft	195.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	1	2008	380.0 ft	245.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145	1	2022	503.0 ft	232.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	1	2010	405.0 ft	195.0 ft
Layne-western	1	1981	412.0 ft	150.0 ft
M&t Pump Service LLC	1	2017	369.0 ft	297.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	1	2017	308.0 ft	254.0 ft
Minter Wilson Drilling Co., In	1	1980	345.0 ft	98.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drilling Co. INC	1	1998	445.0 ft	150.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drilling Co., In	1	1991	360.0 ft	125.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	1	2022	495.0 ft	306.0 ft
O.b. Adams Drilling CO	1	1975	362.0 ft	124.0 ft
Ralph's Welding Shop and Irrigation Drilling	1	2014	270.0 ft	248.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc	1	2024	495.0 ft	336.0 ft
Unknown	1	2013	335.0 ft	239.8 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	28	375.0 ft	128.0 ft
1980s	31	347.0 ft	120.0 ft
1990s	31	380.0 ft	146.0 ft
2000s	25	460.0 ft	202.0 ft
2010s	72	475.0 ft	263.0 ft
2020s	21	590.0 ft	306.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	147	466.0 ft
Domestic	41	390.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	11	340.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	3	460.0 ft
Other	2	114.0 ft
Public Water Supply	2	360.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	2	70.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 26S range 33W, 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
544503	2021	660.0 ft	327.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
1055220999	2002	650.0 ft	314.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drlg #748
1052894241	2022	648.0 ft	338.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
525240	2019	641.0 ft	306.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
1053410232	2023	632.0 ft	277.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
1053410371	2023	630.0 ft	344.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
1056903070	2025	630.0 ft	351.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
1057234436	2026	625.0 ft	297.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
1053340011	2023	623.0 ft	330.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
517485	2018	608.0 ft	311.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC

Buying or drilling in township 26S range 33W?

The median section here has moved 211.3 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 208 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

26S26W 44.5 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
26S35W 183.6 ft
26S36W 167.7 ft
26S37W 135.1 ft
27S10W 0.0 ft
27S11W -4.5 ft
27S12W 0.8 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.