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Township 29S Range 30W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 136.2 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
136.2 ftMedian change
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What has happened in township 29S30W

Median depth went from 133.8 ft before development to 269.2 ft — a change of 136.2 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 33 at 159.9 ft; the smallest fall is section 08 at 110.0 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 29S Range 30W — 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
0155.7 ft176.8 ft+121.1
0278.3 ft202.8 ft+124.5
0391.7 ft216.1 ft+124.3
04119.4 ft239.1 ft+119.8
05138.8 ft252.0 ft+113.1
06152.2 ft265.3 ft+113.1
07157.5 ft269.6 ft+112.1
08151.6 ft261.6 ft+110.0
09141.2 ft262.3 ft+121.1
10120.4 ft247.2 ft+126.9
11101.3 ft228.1 ft+126.8
1281.5 ft203.9 ft+122.4
1383.0 ft210.4 ft+127.4
14107.7 ft240.2 ft+132.5
15132.9 ft269.2 ft+136.2
16145.3 ft279.2 ft+133.9
17144.0 ft270.4 ft+126.4
18147.8 ft274.0 ft+126.2
19139.9 ft282.9 ft+143.0
20139.2 ft283.1 ft+143.9
21144.4 ft295.2 ft+150.8
22132.1 ft281.0 ft+148.9
2393.3 ft234.4 ft+141.2
2482.4 ft216.1 ft+133.7
25122.3 ft260.3 ft+138.0
26100.6 ft248.1 ft+147.6
27123.0 ft277.0 ft+154.0
28136.4 ft292.6 ft+156.1
29139.2 ft293.1 ft+153.9
30140.1 ft291.3 ft+151.2
31142.5 ft299.2 ft+156.7
32137.7 ft296.6 ft+159.0
33127.5 ft287.4 ft+159.9
34109.7 ft265.4 ft+155.7
35133.8 ft282.4 ft+148.6
36148.5 ft288.4 ft+139.9

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 29S range 30W

131 wells in township 29S range 30W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC, 29. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 400.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (70), domestic (35), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (8), oil field water supply (6).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 29S range 30W, 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
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC291975–2010357.0 ft190.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC182016–2026405.0 ft277.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC111975–1982280.0 ft155.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC81975–2012370.0 ft204.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC72001–2010370.0 ft219.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC71976–1996424.0 ft165.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC72010–2023398.0 ft223.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC62011–2016463.0 ft278.0 ft
Dunham Drilling, INC52010–2016390.0 ft277.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC52002400.0 ft245.0 ft
Well Owner51993–2018272.0 ft231.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC42009–2016260.0 ft0.0 ft
Gt Water Well Drlg32025440.0 ft262.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO31976–1977400.0 ft157.0 ft
Elite Irrigation & Drlg22019–2020560.0 ft215.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC21996–2006420.0 ft210.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC21994340.0 ft150.0 ft
Clarke Well & Equip12022397.0 ft304.0 ft
Environmental Priority Service, INC12018280.0 ft250.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO12013420.0 ft238.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well LLC12024500.0 ft262.0 ft
L & N Pump12026265.0 ft220.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc12023420.0 ft267.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc12023475.0 ft300.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s24365.0 ft155.0 ft
1980s9294.0 ft150.0 ft
1990s13355.0 ft200.0 ft
2000s29378.0 ft219.0 ft
2010s32420.0 ft245.0 ft
2020s24400.0 ft274.4 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Irrigation70390.0 ft
Domestic35380.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer8280.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply6340.0 ft
Test hole/well6397.0 ft
Public Water Supply3400.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock1280.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden1310.0 ft
Test Hole, Cased1560.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 29S range 30W, 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
5307072019560.0 ft0.0 ftTest Hole, CasedElite Irrigation & Drlg
10532777962023533.5 ft324.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
10568915322025520.0 ft262.0 ftDomesticGt Water Well Drlg
5306552020518.0 ft215.0 ftIrrigationElite Irrigation & Drlg
10541386152023510.0 ft269.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
10552346702024500.0 ft262.0 ftDomesticJantzen Water Well LLC
10558647422024492.0 ft217.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
5142552018483.0 ft235.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
4449142011482.0 ft254.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
10529694782022480.0 ft239.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC

Buying or drilling in township 29S range 30W?

The median section here has moved 136.2 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 131 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.