# Township 29S24W, Ford County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 29S range 24W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 20.4 ft.

## Township 29S Range 24W

**36** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 20.4 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 29S24W

Median depth went from **129.9 ft** before development to
**150.8 ft** — a change of **20.4 ft**, over
36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower:
0. Sharpest fall, section 15 at
38.1 ft; the smallest fall is section 17 at 1.0 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

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

### Section by section

*Township 29S Range 24W — 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 | 151.7 ft | 167.0 ft | +15.4 |
| 02 | 118.7 ft | 137.6 ft | +18.9 |
| 03 | 81.4 ft | 107.1 ft | +25.7 |
| 04 | 113.5 ft | 140.0 ft | +26.5 |
| 05 | 145.7 ft | 169.3 ft | +23.6 |
| 06 | 119.2 ft | 144.7 ft | +25.5 |
| 07 | 136.2 ft | 151.2 ft | +15.0 |
| 08 | 131.2 ft | 143.4 ft | +12.2 |
| 09 | 99.7 ft | 120.1 ft | +20.4 |
| 10 | 108.4 ft | 134.6 ft | +26.2 |
| 11 | 142.7 ft | 158.6 ft | +15.9 |
| 12 | 147.9 ft | 156.2 ft | +8.3 |
| 13 | 117.1 ft | 126.3 ft | +9.2 |
| 14 | 129.9 ft | 151.4 ft | +21.5 |
| 15 | 124.6 ft | 162.6 ft | +38.1 |
| 16 | 95.6 ft | 117.7 ft | +22.1 |
| 17 | 133.1 ft | 134.1 ft | +1.0 |
| 18 | 145.3 ft | 153.5 ft | +8.3 |
| 19 | 129.6 ft | 150.8 ft | +21.2 |
| 20 | 121.7 ft | 129.1 ft | +7.4 |
| 21 | 116.6 ft | 134.8 ft | +18.2 |
| 22 | 124.6 ft | 157.2 ft | +32.7 |
| 23 | 119.2 ft | 145.0 ft | +25.8 |
| 24 | 146.7 ft | 165.2 ft | +18.5 |
| 25 | 164.3 ft | 188.0 ft | +23.7 |
| 26 | 141.4 ft | 166.4 ft | +25.0 |
| 27 | 141.6 ft | 164.8 ft | +23.2 |
| 28 | 137.3 ft | 151.7 ft | +14.4 |
| 29 | 119.6 ft | 132.7 ft | +13.1 |
| 30 | 114.1 ft | 134.9 ft | +20.8 |
| 31 | 102.5 ft | 118.5 ft | +16.0 |
| 32 | 109.4 ft | 120.7 ft | +11.3 |
| 33 | 134.1 ft | 143.6 ft | +9.5 |
| 34 | 144.9 ft | 164.4 ft | +19.5 |
| 35 | 143.5 ft | 169.6 ft | +26.1 |
| 36 | 149.5 ft | 177.6 ft | +28.1 |

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

### Who has drilled in township 29S range 24W

**97** wells in township 29S range 24W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC**, 29. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 220.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **oil field water supply** (40), **domestic** (37), **monitoring well/observation/piezometer** (9), **irrigation** (6).

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

*Who filed well completion records in township 29S range 24W, 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 | 29 | 1981–2015 | 207.0 ft | 115.0 ft |
| Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO | 9 | 1978–1992 | 187.0 ft | 119.0 ft |
| Associated Environmental, INC | 8 | 1999–2001 | 190.0 ft | 166.2 ft |
| T & W Water Well Serv., INC | 7 | 1983–1984 | 235.0 ft | 135.0 ft |
| Bartel Well Drilling, INC | 6 | 1998–2015 | 259.0 ft | 169.0 ft |
| Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair | 6 | 1995–2009 | 220.0 ft | 141.0 ft |
| Jantzen Water Well | 5 | 2011–2014 | 165.0 ft | 112.0 ft |
| Joe's Well Service, INC | 5 | 1986–1995 | 215.0 ft | 167.0 ft |
| Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC | 4 | 1981–1984 | 220.0 ft | 148.0 ft |
| Ace-hi International, INC | 3 | 1975–1979 | 220.0 ft | 130.0 ft |
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 3 | 1979–1987 | 200.0 ft | 150.0 ft |
| Ark Valley Pump and Supply | 2 | 2002 | 245.0 ft | 165.0 ft |
| Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg | 2 | 1979 | 200.0 ft | 150.0 ft |
| Carl Hayse Water Well Service | 1 | 1977 | 220.0 ft | 169.0 ft |
| Dan Hayse Water Well Service | 1 | 1999 | 267.0 ft | 170.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC | 1 | 1992 | 200.0 ft | 150.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 1 | 1995 | 290.0 ft | 139.0 ft |
| Nash Water Well Service, LLC | 1 | 2016 | 230.0 ft | 104.0 ft |
| Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC | 1 | 2000 | 240.0 ft | 168.0 ft |
| Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC | 1 | 2013 | 233.0 ft | 158.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well INC | 1 | 2015 | 94.0 ft | 83.4 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 | 9 | 217.0 ft | 135.0 ft |
| 1980s | 26 | 200.0 ft | 132.0 ft |
| 1990s | 17 | 200.0 ft | 150.0 ft |
| 2000s | 11 | 200.0 ft | 165.0 ft |
| 2010s | 34 | 220.0 ft | 120.0 ft |

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

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Oil Field Water Supply | 40 | 215.0 ft |
| Domestic | 37 | 205.0 ft |
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 9 | 190.0 ft |
| Irrigation | 6 | 230.0 ft |
| Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply | 3 | 220.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 1 | 259.0 ft |
| Industrial | 1 | 230.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 29S range 24W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99367 | 1995 | 290.0 ft | 139.0 ft | Irrigation | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC |
| 476316 | 2014 | 287.0 ft | 171.0 ft | Domestic | Bartel Well Drilling, INC |
| 311960 | 1999 | 267.0 ft | 170.0 ft | Domestic | Dan Hayse Water Well Service |
| 305716 | 1999 | 260.0 ft | 150.0 ft | Domestic | Bartel Well Drilling, INC |
| 458058 | 2012 | 259.0 ft | 150.0 ft | Domestic, Livestock | Bartel Well Drilling, INC |
| 447876 | 2011 | 255.0 ft | 159.0 ft | Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 327013 | 2002 | 245.0 ft | 165.0 ft | Irrigation | Ark Valley Pump and Supply |
| 21234 | 1983 | 240.0 ft | 135.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | T & W Water Well Serv., INC |
| 98064 | 1994 | 240.0 ft | 167.0 ft | Domestic | Joe's Well Service, INC |
| 317466 | 2000 | 240.0 ft | 168.0 ft | Domestic | Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC |

### Buying or drilling in township 29S range 24W?

The median section here has moved 20.4 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). **Ford County**, on 100 % of 97 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [28S37W](/township/28s37w.md) 192.3 ft
- [28S39W](/township/28s39w.md) 253.9 ft
- [28S40W](/township/28s40w.md) 198.8 ft
- [28S41W](/township/28s41w.md) 126.2 ft
- [29S19W](/township/29s19w.md) 0.8 ft
- [29S21W](/township/29s21w.md) 8.6 ft
- [29S22W](/township/29s22w.md) 8.3 ft
- [29S25W](/township/29s25w.md) 34.4 ft
- [29S26W](/township/29s26w.md) 71.9 ft
- [29S29W](/township/29s29w.md) 115.3 ft
- [29S30W](/township/29s30w.md) 136.2 ft
- [29S31W](/township/29s31w.md) 155.1 ft
- [29S32W](/township/29s32w.md) 174.0 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/29s24w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23