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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.

36Sections
36Measured
20.4 ftMedian change
FordCounty

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.

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.Before2022–24Change
01151.7 ft167.0 ft+15.4
02118.7 ft137.6 ft+18.9
0381.4 ft107.1 ft+25.7
04113.5 ft140.0 ft+26.5
05145.7 ft169.3 ft+23.6
06119.2 ft144.7 ft+25.5
07136.2 ft151.2 ft+15.0
08131.2 ft143.4 ft+12.2
0999.7 ft120.1 ft+20.4
10108.4 ft134.6 ft+26.2
11142.7 ft158.6 ft+15.9
12147.9 ft156.2 ft+8.3
13117.1 ft126.3 ft+9.2
14129.9 ft151.4 ft+21.5
15124.6 ft162.6 ft+38.1
1695.6 ft117.7 ft+22.1
17133.1 ft134.1 ft+1.0
18145.3 ft153.5 ft+8.3
19129.6 ft150.8 ft+21.2
20121.7 ft129.1 ft+7.4
21116.6 ft134.8 ft+18.2
22124.6 ft157.2 ft+32.7
23119.2 ft145.0 ft+25.8
24146.7 ft165.2 ft+18.5
25164.3 ft188.0 ft+23.7
26141.4 ft166.4 ft+25.0
27141.6 ft164.8 ft+23.2
28137.3 ft151.7 ft+14.4
29119.6 ft132.7 ft+13.1
30114.1 ft134.9 ft+20.8
31102.5 ft118.5 ft+16.0
32109.4 ft120.7 ft+11.3
33134.1 ft143.6 ft+9.5
34144.9 ft164.4 ft+19.5
35143.5 ft169.6 ft+26.1
36149.5 ft177.6 ft+28.1

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

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.

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 recordWellsYearsMedian depthMedian water level
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC291981–2015207.0 ft115.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO91978–1992187.0 ft119.0 ft
Associated Environmental, INC81999–2001190.0 ft166.2 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC71983–1984235.0 ft135.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC61998–2015259.0 ft169.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair61995–2009220.0 ft141.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well52011–2014165.0 ft112.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC51986–1995215.0 ft167.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC41981–1984220.0 ft148.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC31975–1979220.0 ft130.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC31979–1987200.0 ft150.0 ft
Ark Valley Pump and Supply22002245.0 ft165.0 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg21979200.0 ft150.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service11977220.0 ft169.0 ft
Dan Hayse Water Well Service11999267.0 ft170.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC11992200.0 ft150.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC11995290.0 ft139.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC12016230.0 ft104.0 ft
Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC12000240.0 ft168.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC12013233.0 ft158.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well INC1201594.0 ft83.4 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s9217.0 ft135.0 ft
1980s26200.0 ft132.0 ft
1990s17200.0 ft150.0 ft
2000s11200.0 ft165.0 ft
2010s34220.0 ft120.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Oil Field Water Supply40215.0 ft
Domestic37205.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer9190.0 ft
Irrigation6230.0 ft
Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply3220.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock1259.0 ft
Industrial1230.0 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.
RecordYearDepthWater levelPurposeDriller
993671995290.0 ft139.0 ftIrrigationMinter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
4763162014287.0 ft171.0 ftDomesticBartel Well Drilling, INC
3119601999267.0 ft170.0 ftDomesticDan Hayse Water Well Service
3057161999260.0 ft150.0 ftDomesticBartel Well Drilling, INC
4580582012259.0 ft150.0 ftDomestic, LivestockBartel Well Drilling, INC
4478762011255.0 ft159.0 ftDomestic, changed from Oil Field Water SupplyRosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
3270132002245.0 ft165.0 ftIrrigationArk Valley Pump and Supply
212341983240.0 ft135.0 ftOil Field Water SupplyT & W Water Well Serv., INC
980641994240.0 ft167.0 ftDomesticJoe's Well Service, INC
3174662000240.0 ft168.0 ftDomesticReuben 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.

This township sits in Central and western Kansas. Ford County, on 100 % of 97 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

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.