Township 29S Range 14W

27 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 1.7 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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1.7 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 29S14W

Median depth went from 98.2 ft before development to 99.6 ft — a change of 1.7 ft, over 27 of 36 sections. Deeper: 18. Shallower: 7. Sharpest fall, section 19 at 11.1 ft; largest rise, section 01 at 3.4 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 29S Range 14W — 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	103.0 ft	99.6 ft	−3.4
02	97.7 ft	94.8 ft	−2.8
03	110.0 ft	109.0 ft	−1.0
04	116.8 ft	117.3 ft	+0.6
05	113.9 ft	117.8 ft	+3.9
06	106.8 ft	111.7 ft	+5.0
07	105.2 ft	111.8 ft	+6.7
08	104.8 ft	108.2 ft	+3.4
09	117.3 ft	118.0 ft	+0.6
10	112.7 ft	112.3 ft	0
11	99.0 ft	97.3 ft	−1.7
12	99.8 ft	96.6 ft	−3.2
13	87.8 ft	86.9 ft	−0.9
14	90.1 ft	89.0 ft	−1.1
15	98.2 ft	98.7 ft	0
16	103.8 ft	106.8 ft	+3.0
17	95.1 ft	100.7 ft	+5.6
18	98.2 ft	105.3 ft	+7.1
19	101.4 ft	112.5 ft	+11.1
20	92.3 ft	101.1 ft	+8.9
21	81.9 ft	87.8 ft	+5.9
22	95.7 ft	98.7 ft	+3.0
23	78.4 ft	79.7 ft	+1.4
24	76.8 ft	77.5 ft	+0.6
25	54.5 ft	56.1 ft	+1.7
26	76.8 ft	80.8 ft	+4.0
27	72.8 ft	78.6 ft	+5.9
28	—	89.1 ft	—
29	—	112.8 ft	—
30	—	108.6 ft	—
31	—	88.9 ft	—
32	—	102.6 ft	—
33	—	94.5 ft	—
34	—	65.7 ft	—
35	—	88.7 ft	—
36	—	51.8 ft	—

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 29S range 14W

157 wells in township 29S range 14W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Kelly's Water Well Service, INC, 44. Oldest record, 1974. Median well 166.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (104), irrigation (20), domestic (12), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (10).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 29S range 14W, 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
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	44	1975–2013	175.0 ft	85.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	23	1978–1985	159.0 ft	98.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	22	1983–2024	196.0 ft	85.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	10	2013–2025	166.0 ft	98.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	9	1987–1994	160.0 ft	92.0 ft
4 Brothers LLC	8	2023–2025	167.0 ft	106.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	7	1977–1999	197.0 ft	85.0 ft
Big Bend Gmd 5	6	1980	188.6 ft	37.7 ft
Layne-christensen CO	4	1974–1977	206.0 ft	111.3 ft
Lyman's, INC	4	1991–2011	132.0 ft	108.0 ft
Red Tiger Drilling CO	4	1983	185.0 ft	100.0 ft
Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC	4	1980–1983	130.0 ft	70.0 ft
Dean L. Lyman, INC	2	2005–2006	145.0 ft	90.0 ft
Hank Bruse Water Well Service	2	1975–1984	161.0 ft	127.0 ft
Kgs	2	1983	270.0 ft	0.0 ft
Allen Drilling CO	1	1986	137.0 ft	0.0 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service	1	1976	145.0 ft	95.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	1	2010	153.0 ft	102.0 ft
Sterling Drlg, CO	1	1995	160.0 ft	95.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	1	2013	173.0 ft	101.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	1	2015	173.0 ft	101.0 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	15	173.0 ft	95.0 ft
1980s	65	160.0 ft	90.0 ft
1990s	32	175.0 ft	85.0 ft
2000s	12	185.0 ft	83.0 ft
2010s	17	173.0 ft	98.0 ft
2020s	15	167.0 ft	102.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	104	160.0 ft
Irrigation	20	190.0 ft
Domestic	12	142.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	10	198.0 ft
Test hole/well	6	220.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	4	177.0 ft
Industrial	1	166.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 29S range 14W, 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
49170	1980	285.0 ft	0.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Big Bend Gmd 5
49167	1983	270.0 ft	0.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Kgs
321862	—	263.0 ft	0.0 ft	Test hole/well	Kgs
112807	1997	250.0 ft	105.0 ft	Test hole/well	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
117408	1997	247.0 ft	112.3 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
49155	1977	239.0 ft	111.3 ft	Irrigation	Layne-christensen CO
49147	1979	230.0 ft	105.0 ft	Irrigation	Central Well & Pump, INC
49168	1980	228.0 ft	99.9 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Big Bend Gmd 5
435228	2010	227.0 ft	125.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
441124	2010	227.0 ft	98.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC

Buying or drilling in township 29S range 14W?

The median section here has moved 1.7 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 Central and western Kansas. Pratt County, on 100 % of 157 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

32S18W -137.2 ft
29S13W 2.9 ft
31S26W 21.3 ft
10S26W -15.2 ft
31S18W -89.3 ft
23S17W 11.2 ft
28S27W 77.1 ft
19S13W 2.3 ft
26S23W 36.5 ft
29S27W 116.7 ft
34S43W 31.0 ft
32S41W 38.6 ft
29S12W 2.2 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.