Township 29S Range 22W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 8.3 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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8.3 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 29S22W

Median depth went from 124.8 ft before development to 141.1 ft — a change of 8.3 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 25. Shallower: 11. Sharpest fall, section 30 at 33.8 ft; largest rise, section 21 at 25.6 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 29S Range 22W — 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	116.8 ft	115.9 ft	−1.0
02	121.6 ft	123.0 ft	+1.4
03	119.6 ft	129.0 ft	+9.4
04	122.2 ft	135.5 ft	+13.3
05	139.7 ft	154.7 ft	+15.0
06	133.5 ft	153.9 ft	+20.4
07	154.1 ft	170.4 ft	+16.3
08	162.2 ft	172.9 ft	+10.7
09	144.4 ft	154.8 ft	+10.4
10	135.5 ft	143.8 ft	+8.3
11	133.3 ft	126.2 ft	−7.2
12	109.9 ft	104.1 ft	−5.8
13	127.2 ft	117.8 ft	−9.3
14	161.6 ft	141.1 ft	−20.5
15	177.7 ft	161.3 ft	−16.4
16	174.7 ft	161.2 ft	−13.5
17	153.4 ft	154.2 ft	+0.7
18	145.9 ft	159.0 ft	+13.1
19	124.8 ft	145.9 ft	+21.1
20	143.6 ft	144.2 ft	+0.5
21	174.4 ft	148.8 ft	−25.6
22	172.0 ft	150.1 ft	−21.9
23	135.0 ft	123.0 ft	−12.1
24	101.0 ft	97.4 ft	−3.6
25	101.6 ft	108.8 ft	+7.1
26	91.8 ft	98.4 ft	+6.6
27	116.8 ft	124.3 ft	+7.5
28	118.4 ft	123.9 ft	+5.5
29	117.3 ft	134.5 ft	+17.2
30	119.7 ft	153.5 ft	+33.8
31	110.7 ft	143.2 ft	+32.5
32	105.5 ft	136.2 ft	+30.7
33	90.8 ft	120.5 ft	+29.7
34	77.8 ft	109.2 ft	+31.4
35	97.0 ft	113.9 ft	+16.9
36	122.2 ft	144.4 ft	+22.3

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 29S range 22W

152 wells in township 29S range 22W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC, 55. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 207.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (70), domestic (41), irrigation (20), domestic, changed from oil field water supply (11).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 29S range 22W, 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
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	55	1979–2019	215.0 ft	145.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	17	1976–1997	207.0 ft	159.0 ft
Dan Hayse Water Well Service	9	1999–2014	210.0 ft	120.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	9	1981–1999	178.0 ft	116.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	8	1976–1993	200.0 ft	130.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	6	1976–1979	214.0 ft	112.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	6	1987–2015	180.0 ft	100.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent	6	2020–2024	210.0 ft	149.0 ft
Albert & Roland Brau Drlg Co., INC	5	1975–1988	208.0 ft	120.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	4	1976–1981	232.0 ft	111.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	3	1983–2001	200.0 ft	120.0 ft
Rosencrantz- Bemis Ent INC	3	2020–2021	230.0 ft	181.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	2	1993–1994	192.0 ft	95.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	2	1979–1990	240.0 ft	145.0 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg	2	1975–1978	215.0 ft	165.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC	2	2020–2021	230.0 ft	171.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc	2	2023–2024	255.0 ft	179.0 ft
Assocd. Env. Industries Corp	1	2022	260.0 ft	173.1 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	1	1981	200.0 ft	117.0 ft
E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company	1	1976	184.0 ft	91.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2009	152.0 ft	90.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	1	2012	240.0 ft	95.0 ft
Joe L. Crick, Joe's Well Service, INC	1	1993	180.0 ft	0.0 ft
Layne-western	1	1975	196.0 ft	120.0 ft
Michael Woofter Drlg. INC	1	1977	199.0 ft	120.0 ft
Midwestern Well Service	1	2018	190.0 ft	105.0 ft
Tyler Water Well Service, INC	1	1998	180.0 ft	130.0 ft
U.s. Geological Survey	1	2000	149.0 ft	130.5 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	25	200.0 ft	120.0 ft
1980s	31	200.0 ft	123.0 ft
1990s	27	192.0 ft	135.0 ft
2000s	13	210.0 ft	120.0 ft
2010s	42	218.0 ft	148.0 ft
2020s	14	230.0 ft	163.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	70	210.0 ft
Domestic	41	200.0 ft
Irrigation	20	200.0 ft
Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply	11	227.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	7	200.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	2	260.0 ft
Domestic, changed from Irrigation	1	152.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 29S range 22W, 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
21167	1993	284.0 ft	140.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
1052886731	2022	260.0 ft	173.1 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Assocd. Env. Industries Corp
437006	2010	255.0 ft	155.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
1055902530	2024	255.0 ft	179.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc
21174	1979	250.0 ft	147.0 ft	Irrigation	Ace-hi International, INC
429752	2009	250.0 ft	187.0 ft	Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
490295	2015	250.0 ft	190.0 ft	Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
491039	2015	250.0 ft	190.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
484683	2014	247.0 ft	192.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
533297	2020	247.0 ft	192.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Rosencrantz- Bemis Ent INC

Buying or drilling in township 29S range 22W?

The median section here has moved 8.3 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 152 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

28S36W 180.1 ft
28S37W 192.3 ft
28S39W 253.9 ft
28S40W 198.8 ft
28S41W 126.2 ft
29S19W 0.8 ft
29S21W 8.6 ft
29S24W 20.4 ft
29S25W 34.4 ft
29S26W 71.9 ft
29S29W 115.3 ft
29S30W 136.2 ft
29S31W 155.1 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.