Township 29S Range 21W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 8.6 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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8.6 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 29S21W

Median depth went from 134.1 ft before development to 142.0 ft — a change of 8.6 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 31. Shallower: 3. Sharpest fall, section 25 at 25.9 ft; largest rise, section 18 at 1.5 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 29S Range 21W — 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	105.3 ft	105.8 ft	0
02	117.4 ft	117.0 ft	0
03	101.1 ft	102.0 ft	+0.9
04	81.2 ft	83.8 ft	+2.6
05	104.8 ft	107.8 ft	+3.1
06	115.0 ft	115.7 ft	+0.7
07	98.2 ft	97.4 ft	−0.8
08	83.6 ft	86.4 ft	+2.8
09	92.4 ft	97.3 ft	+4.9
10	130.9 ft	137.5 ft	+6.6
11	133.4 ft	142.0 ft	+8.6
12	111.8 ft	122.2 ft	+10.4
13	138.8 ft	158.4 ft	+19.6
14	146.3 ft	164.0 ft	+17.7
15	135.1 ft	148.6 ft	+13.4
16	126.2 ft	132.8 ft	+6.6
17	105.3 ft	107.2 ft	+1.9
18	87.0 ft	85.5 ft	−1.5
19	105.9 ft	107.3 ft	+1.4
20	127.1 ft	128.3 ft	+1.3
21	151.1 ft	156.7 ft	+5.6
22	150.0 ft	168.0 ft	+18.0
23	152.5 ft	176.2 ft	+23.7
24	146.9 ft	172.4 ft	+25.5
25	165.8 ft	191.7 ft	+25.9
26	172.4 ft	196.0 ft	+23.7
27	166.2 ft	179.9 ft	+13.6
28	171.3 ft	170.8 ft	−0.5
29	154.5 ft	169.0 ft	+14.5
30	129.5 ft	141.0 ft	+11.4
31	135.6 ft	155.2 ft	+19.6
32	150.2 ft	161.9 ft	+11.7
33	134.1 ft	135.0 ft	+0.8
34	148.5 ft	167.2 ft	+18.8
35	163.6 ft	186.9 ft	+23.2
36	148.2 ft	173.9 ft	+25.7

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 29S range 21W

124 wells in township 29S range 21W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Carl Hayse Water Well Service, 25. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 165.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (33), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (26), irrigation (19), domestic, livestock (18).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 29S range 21W, 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	25	1975–1996	180.0 ft	140.0 ft
Geocore Services INC	14	1993–1994	116.5 ft	104.0 ft
Albert & Roland Brau Drlg Co., INC	8	1976–1989	142.0 ft	100.0 ft
Groundwater Technology	8	1991	112.0 ft	101.9 ft
Dan Hayse Water Well Service	7	2001–2005	120.0 ft	87.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	6	2008–2011	142.0 ft	105.8 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	6	1975–2022	180.0 ft	120.0 ft
Tyler Water Well Service, INC	6	1999	245.0 ft	125.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	4	1998–2000	280.0 ft	159.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	4	1980–1990	251.0 ft	165.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	4	2022	123.0 ft	108.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	3	1980–2011	140.0 ft	100.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment INC	3	2008	128.5 ft	98.0 ft
Halling Water Well Service	3	2016	180.0 ft	80.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	2	2021–2022	155.0 ft	113.0 ft
Dan Hayse Ww Srvc	2	2023	260.0 ft	168.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	2	2014–2016	240.0 ft	119.0 ft
Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC	2	1980–1982	225.0 ft	130.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	1	1975	260.0 ft	150.0 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service	1	1979	246.0 ft	160.0 ft
Clt INC	1	2002	122.0 ft	76.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	1	2010	157.0 ft	114.0 ft
Ford County Planning, Zoning & En. Health, Sanitarian	1	2009	0.0 ft	0.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	1981	165.0 ft	144.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well - 1046	1	2026	135.0 ft	96.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well Repair	1	1998	180.0 ft	124.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	1	1982	240.0 ft	138.0 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg	1	1978	240.0 ft	152.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	1	2022	180.0 ft	116.0 ft
Razek Environmental, LLC	1	2008	129.0 ft	102.0 ft
Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC	1	2001	104.0 ft	75.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2003	177.0 ft	123.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	1	2017	22.0 ft	0.0 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	183.0 ft	148.0 ft
1980s	23	175.0 ft	120.0 ft
1990s	42	125.0 ft	105.0 ft
2000s	21	129.0 ft	98.0 ft
2010s	11	157.0 ft	98.0 ft
2020s	12	155.0 ft	113.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	33	170.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	26	116.5 ft
Irrigation	19	220.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	18	183.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	11	180.0 ft
Public Water Supply	7	128.5 ft
Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction	4	100.0 ft
Feedlot/Livestock/Windmill	4	120.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	1	130.0 ft
Feedlot	1	224.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 29S range 21W, 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
21123	1989	280.0 ft	190.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Albert & Roland Brau Drlg Co., INC
300992	1999	280.0 ft	166.0 ft	Irrigation	Tyler Water Well Service, INC
395937	1998	280.0 ft	146.0 ft	Irrigation	Destal Tyler Water Well Service
407798	1998	280.0 ft	159.0 ft	Irrigation	Destal Tyler Water Well Service
21112	1976	275.0 ft	160.0 ft	Irrigation	Albert & Roland Brau Drlg Co., INC
407799	1998	270.0 ft	170.0 ft	Irrigation	Destal Tyler Water Well Service
21124	1975	260.0 ft	150.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC
560789	2023	260.0 ft	168.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Dan Hayse Ww Srvc
300988	1999	255.0 ft	147.0 ft	Irrigation	Tyler Water Well Service, INC
21118	1981	253.0 ft	165.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC

Buying or drilling in township 29S range 21W?

The median section here has moved 8.6 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. Ford County, on 100 % of 124 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

28S35W 164.1 ft
28S36W 180.1 ft
28S37W 192.3 ft
28S39W 253.9 ft
28S40W 198.8 ft
28S41W 126.2 ft
29S19W 0.8 ft
29S22W 8.3 ft
29S24W 20.4 ft
29S25W 34.4 ft
29S26W 71.9 ft
29S29W 115.3 ft
29S30W 136.2 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.