# Township 29S17W, Kiowa County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 29S range 17W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 4.9 ft.

## Township 29S Range 17W

**17** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 4.9 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 29S17W

Median depth went from **44.6 ft** before development to
**52.0 ft** — a change of **4.9 ft**, over
17 of 36 sections. Deeper: 10. Shallower:
4. Sharpest fall, section 18 at
34.5 ft; largest rise, section 01 at 5.7 ft.

[Why some sections have
risen](/how-far.md).

### Section by section

*Township 29S Range 17W — 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 | 57.8 ft | 52.0 ft | −5.7 |
| 02 | 43.6 ft | 38.0 ft | −5.6 |
| 03 | 44.6 ft | 41.2 ft | −3.5 |
| 04 | 53.2 ft | 52.9 ft | 0 |
| 05 | 84.9 ft | 88.7 ft | +3.8 |
| 06 | 120.8 ft | 128.7 ft | +7.9 |
| 07 | 89.3 ft | 108.8 ft | +19.5 |
| 08 | 56.7 ft | 71.5 ft | +14.8 |
| 09 | 48.1 ft | 57.6 ft | +9.4 |
| 10 | 14.1 ft | 19.0 ft | +4.9 |
| 11 | 23.9 ft | 23.6 ft | 0 |
| 12 | 42.1 ft | 37.0 ft | −5.1 |
| 13 | 23.1 ft | 28.3 ft | +5.3 |
| 14 | 0.0 ft | 0.0 ft | ≥ 0 |
| 15 | — | 0.0 ft | — |
| 16 | 24.1 ft | 44.6 ft | +20.5 |
| 17 | 39.2 ft | 66.7 ft | +27.5 |
| 18 | 86.7 ft | 121.2 ft | +34.5 |
| 19 | — | 105.4 ft | — |
| 20 | — | 88.5 ft | — |
| 21 | — | 30.4 ft | — |
| 22 | — | 0.0 ft | — |
| 23 | — | 0.0 ft | — |
| 24 | — | 0.0 ft | — |
| 25 | — | 0.0 ft | — |
| 26 | — | 0.0 ft | — |
| 27 | — | 64.2 ft | — |
| 28 | — | 78.4 ft | — |
| 29 | — | 92.7 ft | — |
| 30 | — | 58.1 ft | — |
| 31 | — | 9.7 ft | — |
| 32 | — | 50.7 ft | — |
| 33 | — | 70.4 ft | — |
| 34 | — | 82.6 ft | — |
| 35 | — | 47.9 ft | — |
| 36 | — | 0.0 ft | — |

[How to read a depth-to-water figure](/how-far.md).

### Who has drilled in township 29S range 17W

**68** wells in township 29S range 17W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Carl Hayse Water Well Service**, 12. Oldest record, 1974. Median well 106.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **monitoring well/observation/piezometer** (26), **domestic** (22), **domestic, livestock** (12), **oil field water supply** (5).

[What a WWC-5 record covers](/about.md).

*Who filed well completion records in township 29S range 17W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Hayse Water Well Service | 12 | 1975–1997 | 130.0 ft | 72.0 ft |
| Whitetail Drilling, LLC | 11 | 2013–2014 | 47.5 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC | 6 | 2016–2018 | 119.0 ft | 52.0 ft |
| Impact7g | 6 | 2021 | 35.0 ft | 21.0 ft |
| Env. Works | 5 | 2024 | 65.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 4 | 1977–1991 | 100.0 ft | 40.0 ft |
| Lyman's, INC | 4 | 1980–1998 | 103.0 ft | 45.0 ft |
| Crowdis Ww Srvc | 3 | 2019–2020 | 117.0 ft | 40.0 ft |
| Bartel Well Drilling, INC | 2 | 2003–2004 | 146.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Geocore, INC | 2 | 2015 | 70.0 ft | 55.6 ft |
| Impact 7g | 2 | 2017 | 65.0 ft | 50.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC | 2 | 2020–2021 | 80.0 ft | 60.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 2 | 1974–1985 | 150.0 ft | 70.0 ft |
| 4 Brothers LLC | 1 | 2024 | 140.0 ft | 93.0 ft |
| Associated Drilling, INC | 1 | 2012 | 200.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Central Well & Pump, INC | 1 | 1985 | 120.0 ft | 76.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 1 | 1981 | 100.0 ft | 49.0 ft |
| Dan Hayse Water Well Service | 1 | 2002 | 95.0 ft | 29.0 ft |
| Jantzen Water Well | 1 | 2017 | 170.0 ft | 53.0 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 1 | 1976 | 106.0 ft | 55.0 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 | 7 | 128.0 ft | 55.0 ft |
| 1980s | 12 | 103.0 ft | 55.0 ft |
| 1990s | 6 | 100.0 ft | 37.0 ft |
| 2000s | 3 | 140.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| 2010s | 25 | 70.0 ft | 10.0 ft |
| 2020s | 15 | 65.0 ft | 20.0 ft |

*What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 26 | 50.0 ft |
| Domestic | 22 | 120.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 12 | 106.0 ft |
| Oil Field Water Supply | 5 | 128.0 ft |
| Irrigation | 2 | 106.0 ft |
| Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 1 | 200.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 29S range 17W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 459762 | 2012 | 200.0 ft | 0.0 ft | Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | Associated Drilling, INC |
| 34376 | 1975 | 190.0 ft | 162.0 ft | Domestic | Carl Hayse Water Well Service |
| 505433 | 2017 | 170.0 ft | 53.0 ft | Domestic, Livestock | Jantzen Water Well |
| 34374 | 1982 | 163.0 ft | 105.0 ft | Domestic | Carl Hayse Water Well Service |
| 34375 | 1984 | 155.0 ft | 96.0 ft | Domestic | Carl Hayse Water Well Service |
| 115313 | 1997 | 151.0 ft | 84.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Carl Hayse Water Well Service |
| 485501 | 1985 | 150.0 ft | 70.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 349418 | 2004 | 146.0 ft | 0.0 ft | Domestic | Bartel Well Drilling, INC |
| 338835 | 2003 | 140.0 ft | 0.0 ft | Domestic | Bartel Well Drilling, INC |
| 1055782370 | 2024 | 140.0 ft | 93.0 ft | Domestic, Livestock | 4 Brothers LLC |

### Buying or drilling in township 29S range 17W?

The median section here has moved 4.9 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](/privacy.md).

This township sits in [Central and western Kansas](/region/central-and-western-kansas.md). **Kiowa County**, on 100 % of 68 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [34S43W](/township/34s43w.md) 31.0 ft
- [32S41W](/township/32s41w.md) 38.6 ft
- [29S12W](/township/29s12w.md) 2.2 ft
- [25S21W](/township/25s21w.md) 7.9 ft
- [29S11W](/township/29s11w.md) 1.1 ft
- [35S42W](/township/35s42w.md) 54.0 ft
- [19S12W](/township/19s12w.md) 4.7 ft
- [30S25W](/township/30s25w.md) 29.9 ft
- [25S23W](/township/25s23w.md) -20.8 ft
- [35S33W](/township/35s33w.md) 57.2 ft
- [35S36W](/township/35s36w.md) 92.6 ft
- [35S38W](/township/35s38w.md) 145.4 ft
- [30S19W](/township/30s19w.md) 1.2 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](/township.md).

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Página: https://ks-water-table.pages.dev/township/29s17w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23