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Township 26S Range 36W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 167.7 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
167.7 ftMedian change
KearnyCounty

What has happened in township 26S36W

Median depth went from 73.9 ft before development to 245.3 ft — a change of 167.7 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 36 at 181.4 ft; the smallest fall is section 06 at 132.1 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 26S Range 36W — 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
0155.2 ft234.0 ft+178.8
0252.2 ft230.0 ft+177.7
0349.4 ft223.4 ft+174.0
0449.1 ft209.6 ft+160.5
0546.7 ft189.5 ft+142.8
0640.5 ft172.6 ft+132.1
0745.4 ft188.7 ft+143.4
0847.4 ft198.0 ft+150.6
0947.2 ft208.1 ft+160.9
1051.2 ft220.3 ft+169.1
1152.5 ft225.6 ft+173.1
1257.0 ft232.2 ft+175.2
1358.9 ft231.2 ft+172.3
1451.2 ft222.5 ft+171.3
1555.0 ft222.7 ft+167.7
1665.6 ft227.9 ft+162.3
1762.6 ft220.1 ft+157.5
1853.2 ft206.0 ft+152.8
19115.9 ft274.8 ft+158.9
20125.2 ft287.3 ft+162.0
21118.5 ft284.7 ft+166.2
2289.5 ft258.9 ft+169.5
2373.9 ft245.3 ft+171.3
2482.1 ft252.9 ft+170.8
25136.3 ft310.3 ft+174.0
26126.6 ft300.6 ft+174.0
27138.4 ft308.7 ft+170.3
28146.4 ft312.9 ft+166.5
29138.0 ft302.7 ft+164.8
30138.4 ft301.0 ft+162.6
31112.5 ft279.2 ft+166.7
32125.4 ft293.8 ft+168.3
33144.3 ft309.5 ft+165.2
34146.6 ft312.1 ft+165.5
35142.8 ft317.4 ft+174.6
36154.4 ft335.8 ft+181.4

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 26S range 36W

139 wells in township 26S range 36W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC, 62. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 400.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (74), domestic (25), oil field water supply (23), domestic, livestock (8).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 26S range 36W, 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., INC621976–2013340.0 ft162.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC111985–1989220.0 ft110.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC101975–1988260.0 ft87.0 ft
Larsen and Associates, INC8201221.9 ft0.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC72015–2023525.0 ft212.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well72010–2024375.0 ft249.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC62018–2026580.0 ft307.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair61994–2010285.0 ft187.0 ft
Downey Drilling, Inc. #74822020–2021564.0 ft219.0 ft
Downey Drlg #74822022–2024588.0 ft288.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO21990–1992270.0 ft210.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC21976–1992464.0 ft201.0 ft
K.i. Drilling CO21975–1976420.0 ft170.0 ft
Lakin Dairy22010340.0 ft180.0 ft
C K Minter Drilling CO1—401.0 ft0.0 ft
C.o. Water Well Drlg11989275.0 ft115.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO11976257.0 ft82.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service12005400.0 ft260.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC11995400.0 ft0.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #14512020525.0 ft198.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well LLC12024550.0 ft234.0 ft
Martin's Well Service12014410.0 ft292.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO11998340.0 ft230.0 ft
Well Owner12010225.0 ft140.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s32360.0 ft150.0 ft
1980s25260.0 ft110.0 ft
1990s19280.0 ft150.0 ft
2000s16390.0 ft174.0 ft
2010s30340.0 ft197.0 ft
2020s16550.0 ft234.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Irrigation74390.0 ft
Domestic25290.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply23260.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock8330.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer821.9 ft
Test Hole, Uncased1401.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 26S range 36W, 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
10572343342026790.0 ft404.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
5272492019596.0 ft305.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
10528990652022588.0 ft288.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drlg #748
10572341742026580.0 ft314.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
5287472020564.0 ft200.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
5425392021564.0 ft206.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, Inc. #748
5435572021563.0 ft172.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
5425402021555.0 ft201.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
10542469722024550.0 ft234.0 ftDomesticJantzen Water Well LLC
10558694392024540.0 ft237.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drlg #748

Buying or drilling in township 26S range 36W?

The median section here has moved 167.7 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. Kearny County, on 100 % of 139 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.