Township 26S Range 37W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 135.1 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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135.1 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 26S37W

Median depth went from 71.7 ft before development to 211.8 ft — a change of 135.1 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 35 at 169.9 ft; the smallest fall is section 05 at 87.2 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 26S Range 37W — 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	39.3 ft	161.3 ft	+122.0
02	36.6 ft	144.3 ft	+107.8
03	32.9 ft	128.8 ft	+95.9
04	45.4 ft	135.2 ft	+89.8
05	58.1 ft	145.3 ft	+87.2
06	71.7 ft	160.4 ft	+88.7
07	140.8 ft	234.8 ft	+94.0
08	129.4 ft	223.4 ft	+94.0
09	65.2 ft	165.3 ft	+100.1
10	46.9 ft	156.5 ft	+109.5
11	50.0 ft	170.5 ft	+120.5
12	45.0 ft	180.1 ft	+135.1
13	64.9 ft	209.9 ft	+144.9
14	73.9 ft	210.0 ft	+136.1
15	73.0 ft	198.8 ft	+125.8
16	93.3 ft	204.0 ft	+110.7
17	153.3 ft	253.2 ft	+99.9
18	163.2 ft	264.0 ft	+100.8
19	154.6 ft	272.8 ft	+118.2
20	111.0 ft	225.3 ft	+114.3
21	53.7 ft	180.4 ft	+126.7
22	64.3 ft	208.9 ft	+144.6
23	104.2 ft	257.0 ft	+152.8
24	115.6 ft	271.1 ft	+155.5
25	116.3 ft	277.3 ft	+161.0
26	91.2 ft	253.7 ft	+162.5
27	60.8 ft	219.7 ft	+158.9
28	38.8 ft	189.3 ft	+150.5
29	83.3 ft	226.8 ft	+143.5
30	124.2 ft	267.7 ft	+143.5
31	66.3 ft	231.6 ft	+165.4
32	45.2 ft	210.9 ft	+165.7
33	43.2 ft	211.8 ft	+168.5
34	65.2 ft	234.7 ft	+169.4
35	99.2 ft	269.1 ft	+169.9
36	97.3 ft	261.2 ft	+163.9

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 26S range 37W

57 wells in township 26S range 37W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Well Owner, 10. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 304.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (28), oil field water supply (10), irrigation (10), domestic, livestock (7).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 26S range 37W, 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
Well Owner	10	1993–1996	120.0 ft	0.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO	8	1975–1994	266.0 ft	148.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	8	1975–1996	304.0 ft	145.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	3	1977–1988	260.0 ft	95.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	3	1986–1999	220.0 ft	130.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	3	1987–1989	240.0 ft	130.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	2	2007–2010	495.0 ft	180.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	2	1975–1976	369.0 ft	72.0 ft
Martin's Well Service	2	2007–2015	380.0 ft	125.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	2	2023–2025	480.0 ft	305.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	2	2007–2012	480.0 ft	286.0 ft
B Swearengen, Swearengen Drlg CO	1	1975	262.0 ft	80.0 ft
Donald Fulton Drilling CO	1	1986	185.0 ft	122.0 ft
Fire and Ice Geothermal, LLC	1	2013	155.0 ft	80.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	1	2019	500.0 ft	267.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	1	2014	660.0 ft	270.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well LLC	1	2024	405.0 ft	284.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	1	1995	200.0 ft	108.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	1	1981	140.0 ft	52.0 ft
K.i. Drilling CO	1	1975	363.0 ft	185.0 ft
Kansas Geological Survey	1	—	315.0 ft	0.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	1	1999	280.0 ft	130.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2002	399.0 ft	155.0 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	12	287.0 ft	132.0 ft
1980s	13	260.0 ft	130.0 ft
1990s	18	200.0 ft	108.0 ft
2000s	4	399.0 ft	155.0 ft
2010s	6	480.0 ft	267.0 ft
2020s	3	405.0 ft	284.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	28	250.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	10	260.0 ft
Irrigation	10	389.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	7	230.0 ft
Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical	1	155.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	1	315.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 26S range 37W, 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
479496	2014	660.0 ft	270.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
524869	2019	500.0 ft	267.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Howard Drilling CO
408337	2007	495.0 ft	180.0 ft	Domestic	Destal Tyler Water Well Service
461716	2012	480.0 ft	286.0 ft	Domestic	Tyler Water Well, INC
1054140645	2023	480.0 ft	305.0 ft	Domestic	Nash Water Well Service, LLC
437628	2010	420.0 ft	140.0 ft	Domestic	Destal Tyler Water Well Service
1054174779	2024	405.0 ft	284.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Jantzen Water Well LLC
98762	1995	400.0 ft	137.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
329176	2002	399.0 ft	155.0 ft	Irrigation	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
31974	1975	395.0 ft	144.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC

Buying or drilling in township 26S range 37W?

The median section here has moved 135.1 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 57 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

26S29W 118.9 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
27S10W 0.0 ft
27S11W -4.5 ft
27S12W 0.8 ft
27S13W 6.0 ft
27S14W 15.2 ft
27S15W 12.3 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.