Township 29S Range 29W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 115.3 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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115.3 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 29S29W

Median depth went from 71.5 ft before development to 193.1 ft — a change of 115.3 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 33 at 134.1 ft; the smallest fall is section 03 at 101.5 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 29S Range 29W — 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	103.7 ft	212.9 ft	+109.2
02	90.3 ft	194.7 ft	+104.4
03	93.3 ft	194.8 ft	+101.5
04	95.4 ft	196.9 ft	+101.5
05	68.6 ft	173.8 ft	+105.2
06	48.1 ft	161.4 ft	+113.3
07	68.8 ft	184.2 ft	+115.3
08	52.5 ft	160.7 ft	+108.2
09	66.4 ft	171.3 ft	+104.9
10	70.5 ft	176.8 ft	+106.3
11	96.6 ft	205.6 ft	+109.0
12	88.9 ft	204.1 ft	+115.2
13	66.9 ft	184.1 ft	+117.2
14	77.1 ft	190.4 ft	+113.3
15	40.7 ft	150.8 ft	+110.1
16	40.8 ft	151.5 ft	+110.7
17	63.1 ft	177.7 ft	+114.6
18	63.7 ft	184.2 ft	+120.5
19	99.6 ft	225.9 ft	+126.3
20	89.3 ft	209.7 ft	+120.3
21	77.7 ft	193.1 ft	+115.3
22	64.9 ft	177.9 ft	+113.0
23	36.7 ft	151.8 ft	+115.1
24	61.0 ft	179.1 ft	+118.1
25	30.4 ft	151.7 ft	+121.3
26	59.7 ft	179.3 ft	+119.5
27	87.5 ft	203.2 ft	+115.7
28	105.1 ft	224.7 ft	+119.6
29	112.5 ft	238.0 ft	+125.5
30	124.8 ft	255.4 ft	+130.5
31	149.0 ft	283.0 ft	+133.9
32	123.2 ft	256.7 ft	+133.5
33	93.5 ft	227.6 ft	+134.1
34	71.5 ft	204.0 ft	+132.5
35	65.2 ft	197.1 ft	+131.9
36	41.4 ft	171.5 ft	+130.1

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 29S range 29W

93 wells in township 29S range 29W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair, 15. Oldest record, 1974. Median well 257.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (50), irrigation (32), domestic, livestock (11), oil field water supply (1).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 29S range 29W, 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
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	15	1991–2010	185.0 ft	129.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	12	1974–2009	345.0 ft	160.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	11	1975–1990	203.0 ft	112.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	9	2011–2021	390.0 ft	146.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	7	1975–1979	210.0 ft	95.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	5	1975–1981	220.0 ft	105.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	4	1978–2012	205.0 ft	112.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	4	1975–1981	154.0 ft	98.0 ft
Dunham Drilling, INC	3	2011–2013	320.0 ft	194.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	3	1978–1981	390.0 ft	131.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	3	2013–2026	347.0 ft	172.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	3	2015–2017	230.0 ft	130.0 ft
Well Owner	3	1997–2022	257.0 ft	216.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	2	1981–1988	205.0 ft	112.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc	2	2022–2024	385.0 ft	217.0 ft
Db&e Co, LLC	1	2023	481.0 ft	240.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	1	2019	456.0 ft	216.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	1	1980	194.0 ft	105.0 ft
Layne-western	1	1975	325.0 ft	85.0 ft
Red Tiger Drilling CO	1	1987	200.0 ft	98.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent	1	2022	185.0 ft	126.0 ft
Southwest Windmill & Water Well Service, INC	1	2021	383.0 ft	190.0 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	21	220.0 ft	106.0 ft
1980s	16	204.0 ft	105.0 ft
1990s	9	195.0 ft	140.0 ft
2000s	20	225.0 ft	130.0 ft
2010s	20	313.0 ft	171.0 ft
2020s	8	385.0 ft	210.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	50	205.0 ft
Irrigation	32	303.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	11	205.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	1	200.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 29S range 29W, 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
1053344195	2023	481.0 ft	240.0 ft	Irrigation	Db&e Co, LLC
523408	2019	456.0 ft	216.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
472957	2013	445.0 ft	173.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well
450428	2011	430.0 ft	144.5 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well
411238	2008	428.0 ft	235.0 ft	Irrigation	Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC
1057242429	2026	416.0 ft	212.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
457630	2011	415.0 ft	206.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well
114858	1997	408.0 ft	205.0 ft	Irrigation	Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC
467242	2013	408.0 ft	240.0 ft	Domestic	Dunham Drilling, INC
422192	2009	405.0 ft	232.0 ft	Irrigation	Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC

Buying or drilling in township 29S range 29W?

The median section here has moved 115.3 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 Far western Kansas. Gray County, on 100 % of 94 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

28S41W 126.2 ft
29S19W 0.8 ft
29S21W 8.6 ft
29S22W 8.3 ft
29S24W 20.4 ft
29S25W 34.4 ft
29S26W 71.9 ft
29S30W 136.2 ft
29S31W 155.1 ft
29S32W 174.0 ft
29S33W 191.9 ft
29S34W 184.5 ft
29S35W 159.5 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.