Township 29S Range 25W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 34.4 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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34.4 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 29S25W

Median depth went from 119.0 ft before development to 141.2 ft — a change of 34.4 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 07 at 48.2 ft; the smallest fall is section 36 at 10.9 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 29S Range 25W — 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	141.4 ft	175.3 ft	+33.9
02	141.3 ft	178.5 ft	+37.3
03	145.8 ft	185.5 ft	+39.7
04	137.5 ft	177.6 ft	+40.1
05	123.4 ft	165.3 ft	+41.8
06	105.5 ft	153.3 ft	+47.8
07	65.2 ft	113.4 ft	+48.2
08	88.4 ft	133.2 ft	+44.7
09	126.8 ft	168.0 ft	+41.2
10	136.3 ft	174.4 ft	+38.1
11	147.7 ft	180.5 ft	+32.8
12	154.4 ft	180.6 ft	+26.2
13	151.5 ft	171.9 ft	+20.4
14	145.7 ft	172.7 ft	+27.0
15	128.4 ft	159.9 ft	+31.5
16	121.3 ft	157.5 ft	+36.2
17	98.9 ft	141.2 ft	+42.3
18	56.5 ft	100.5 ft	+44.0
19	66.4 ft	100.8 ft	+34.4
20	96.7 ft	132.0 ft	+35.4
21	108.4 ft	140.4 ft	+32.0
22	119.5 ft	147.3 ft	+27.8
23	130.4 ft	154.3 ft	+23.9
24	139.2 ft	161.0 ft	+21.8
25	122.7 ft	140.9 ft	+18.1
26	119.0 ft	139.3 ft	+20.3
27	107.5 ft	134.6 ft	+27.1
28	96.3 ft	129.2 ft	+32.9
29	77.4 ft	112.6 ft	+35.2
30	64.6 ft	98.1 ft	+33.5
31	61.2 ft	98.9 ft	+37.7
32	74.9 ft	113.4 ft	+38.4
33	84.3 ft	119.0 ft	+34.8
34	98.8 ft	124.6 ft	+25.8
35	113.4 ft	129.0 ft	+15.7
36	112.5 ft	123.5 ft	+10.9

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 29S range 25W

63 wells in township 29S range 25W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Geocore, INC, 6. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 200.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (21), oil field water supply (16), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (9), domestic, livestock (8).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 29S range 25W, 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
Geocore, INC	6	2015	185.3 ft	170.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	4	2012–2017	170.0 ft	109.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	4	2012–2025	285.0 ft	190.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	4	1975–1983	200.0 ft	125.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	3	1981–1984	220.0 ft	100.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	3	1983–1985	130.0 ft	42.0 ft
J.o. Johnson Drilling Company	3	1975–1976	246.0 ft	142.0 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg	3	1977–1979	200.0 ft	160.0 ft
Albert & Roland Brau Drlg Co., INC	2	1981–1982	205.0 ft	150.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	2	1987–1989	220.0 ft	180.0 ft
Dan Hayse Water Well Service	2	2001–2003	180.0 ft	162.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	2	2004–2005	232.0 ft	187.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	2	1976–1999	305.0 ft	179.0 ft
Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC	2	2001	200.0 ft	87.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	2	2003–2004	237.0 ft	173.0 ft
Well Owner	2	1997–1998	130.0 ft	0.0 ft
3-b Drilling	1	2023	291.0 ft	190.0 ft
A1's H2o Service and Repair	1	2013	140.0 ft	98.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	1	1975	245.0 ft	144.0 ft
B & M Srvcs. Swk	1	2026	200.0 ft	92.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	1	2004	100.0 ft	51.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	1	1998	205.0 ft	88.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	1	1995	210.0 ft	86.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	1	1992	275.0 ft	147.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	1	2022	620.0 ft	417.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	1	1981	104.0 ft	67.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	1	1979	215.0 ft	160.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	1	2017	120.0 ft	66.0 ft
Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC	1	1980	105.0 ft	89.0 ft
Southwest Windmill	1	1998	97.0 ft	0.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	1	2013	176.0 ft	92.0 ft
Txo Production CO	1	1984	130.0 ft	83.0 ft
Western Well & Pump, INC	1	1982	252.0 ft	135.0 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	10	215.0 ft	158.0 ft
1980s	17	190.0 ft	100.0 ft
1990s	7	205.0 ft	86.0 ft
2000s	9	200.0 ft	162.0 ft
2010s	16	184.1 ft	170.0 ft
2020s	4	291.0 ft	190.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	21	200.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	16	140.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	9	186.3 ft
Domestic, Livestock	8	170.0 ft
Irrigation	5	245.0 ft
Public Water Supply	2	252.0 ft
Industrial	1	220.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	1	97.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 29S range 25W, 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
555686	2022	620.0 ft	417.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
473662	2013	340.0 ft	190.0 ft	Domestic	Nash Water Well Service, LLC
312923	1999	305.0 ft	179.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
1054138425	2023	291.0 ft	190.0 ft	Domestic	3-b Drilling
462152	2012	285.0 ft	164.0 ft	Domestic	Nash Water Well Service, LLC
21262	1976	275.0 ft	114.0 ft	Irrigation	J.o. Johnson Drilling Company
21264	1992	275.0 ft	147.0 ft	Domestic	Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair
21272	1982	252.0 ft	135.0 ft	Public Water Supply	Western Well & Pump, INC
21263	1975	246.0 ft	142.0 ft	Irrigation	J.o. Johnson Drilling Company
21265	1975	245.0 ft	144.0 ft	Irrigation	Ace-hi International, INC

Buying or drilling in township 29S range 25W?

The median section here has moved 34.4 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 Far western Kansas. Ford County, on 100 % of 63 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

28S39W 253.9 ft
28S40W 198.8 ft
28S41W 126.2 ft
29S19W 0.8 ft
29S21W 8.6 ft
29S22W 8.3 ft
29S24W 20.4 ft
29S26W 71.9 ft
29S29W 115.3 ft
29S30W 136.2 ft
29S31W 155.1 ft
29S32W 174.0 ft
29S33W 191.9 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.