Township 29S Range 19W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 0.8 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 29S19W

Median depth went from 157.4 ft before development to 156.2 ft — a change of 0.8 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 19. Shallower: 10. Sharpest fall, section 35 at 23.0 ft; largest rise, section 36 at 30.1 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 29S Range 19W — 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	151.3 ft	153.3 ft	+2.0
02	127.2 ft	129.0 ft	+1.9
03	128.7 ft	133.3 ft	+4.7
04	133.0 ft	136.3 ft	+3.3
05	139.5 ft	140.6 ft	+1.1
06	150.0 ft	149.6 ft	0
07	165.9 ft	165.4 ft	−0.5
08	150.7 ft	151.5 ft	+0.8
09	149.2 ft	151.0 ft	+1.8
10	144.3 ft	147.9 ft	+3.6
11	142.1 ft	142.8 ft	+0.7
12	156.0 ft	156.2 ft	0
13	174.6 ft	170.8 ft	−3.9
14	149.9 ft	159.3 ft	+9.4
15	158.2 ft	158.5 ft	0
16	156.6 ft	156.1 ft	−0.5
17	163.2 ft	163.1 ft	0
18	166.9 ft	165.8 ft	−1.1
19	184.9 ft	182.7 ft	−2.2
20	181.6 ft	181.3 ft	0
21	176.8 ft	177.9 ft	+1.1
22	168.0 ft	171.8 ft	+3.8
23	161.0 ft	173.2 ft	+12.2
24	160.5 ft	138.2 ft	−22.3
25	162.9 ft	135.0 ft	−27.9
26	150.6 ft	167.4 ft	+16.9
27	176.7 ft	186.4 ft	+9.7
28	178.0 ft	182.4 ft	+4.4
29	209.9 ft	209.6 ft	0
30	181.4 ft	177.0 ft	−4.4
31	142.2 ft	134.8 ft	−7.4
32	185.0 ft	184.5 ft	0
33	147.1 ft	154.4 ft	+7.3
34	128.0 ft	143.0 ft	+14.9
35	93.2 ft	116.1 ft	+23.0
36	157.4 ft	127.3 ft	−30.1

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 29S range 19W

67 wells in township 29S range 19W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Carl Hayse Water Well Service, 16. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 211.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (28), oil field water supply (25), domestic, livestock (12), irrigation (2).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 29S range 19W, 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	16	1975–1998	220.0 ft	168.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	13	1976–2012	200.0 ft	98.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	7	1975–1986	204.0 ft	145.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	5	1979–2000	233.0 ft	175.0 ft
4 Brothers LLC	4	2021–2022	190.0 ft	132.0 ft
Dan Hayse Water Well Service	4	1999–2008	240.0 ft	180.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	2	1997–1998	240.0 ft	133.0 ft
Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC	2	1981	190.0 ft	150.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	2	1993	248.0 ft	181.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	1	1985	220.0 ft	185.0 ft
Charles Miller	1	2003	220.0 ft	155.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	1	2017	175.0 ft	127.0 ft
Darren Hayse	1	2018	170.0 ft	155.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	1	2001	185.0 ft	89.0 ft
H-30 Drilling INC	1	1987	233.0 ft	180.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	1	1996	140.0 ft	73.0 ft
Ksu	1	1991	160.0 ft	80.0 ft
Lehl's Water Well Service	1	1994	193.0 ft	135.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	1	2012	245.0 ft	195.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	1	1994	211.0 ft	155.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	1	2020	270.0 ft	165.0 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	20	203.0 ft	145.0 ft
1980s	19	200.0 ft	150.0 ft
1990s	13	230.0 ft	147.0 ft
2000s	6	220.0 ft	175.0 ft
2010s	4	220.0 ft	155.0 ft
2020s	5	190.0 ft	132.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	28	214.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	25	203.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	12	225.0 ft
Irrigation	2	223.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 29S range 19W, 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
34471	1980	278.0 ft	210.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
535809	2020	270.0 ft	165.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC
307989	1999	260.0 ft	170.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Dan Hayse Water Well Service
34476	1977	251.0 ft	174.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO
34459	1993	248.0 ft	181.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Woofter Pump & Well, INC
34460	1993	246.0 ft	181.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Woofter Pump & Well, INC
452117	2012	245.0 ft	195.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Pratt Well Service, INC
416032	2008	240.0 ft	200.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Dan Hayse Water Well Service
488397	1997	240.0 ft	133.0 ft	Domestic	Bartel Well Drilling, INC
316066	2000	237.0 ft	175.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC

Buying or drilling in township 29S range 19W?

The median section here has moved 0.8 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. Kiowa County, on 100 % of 67 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

28S34W 176.7 ft
28S35W 164.1 ft
28S36W 180.1 ft
28S37W 192.3 ft
28S39W 253.9 ft
28S40W 198.8 ft
28S41W 126.2 ft
29S21W 8.6 ft
29S22W 8.3 ft
29S24W 20.4 ft
29S25W 34.4 ft
29S26W 71.9 ft
29S29W 115.3 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.