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Township 29S Range 31W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 155.1 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
155.1 ftMedian change
HaskellCounty

What has happened in township 29S31W

Median depth went from 159.0 ft before development to 314.5 ft — a change of 155.1 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 18 at 164.4 ft; the smallest fall is section 02 at 115.7 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 29S Range 31W — 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
01158.5 ft274.8 ft+116.2
02158.9 ft274.7 ft+115.7
03158.6 ft281.7 ft+123.1
04158.7 ft299.3 ft+140.5
05170.8 ft322.7 ft+151.9
06181.7 ft338.4 ft+156.8
07174.1 ft337.2 ft+163.1
08164.6 ft327.7 ft+163.1
09157.9 ft314.5 ft+156.6
10159.3 ft298.2 ft+138.8
11160.1 ft291.6 ft+131.5
12159.3 ft283.1 ft+123.8
13157.1 ft291.0 ft+133.9
14160.9 ft300.9 ft+140.0
15159.8 ft307.0 ft+147.2
16157.1 ft315.5 ft+158.4
17157.6 ft321.9 ft+164.3
18172.6 ft337.0 ft+164.4
19171.9 ft334.1 ft+162.3
20156.1 ft318.1 ft+162.0
21154.4 ft312.3 ft+157.9
22156.2 ft307.6 ft+151.4
23157.6 ft304.2 ft+146.6
24151.1 ft295.0 ft+144.0
25151.0 ft301.9 ft+150.9
26158.2 ft309.8 ft+151.7
27158.8 ft313.3 ft+154.4
28159.8 ft317.2 ft+157.4
29154.2 ft314.6 ft+160.4
30175.1 ft336.4 ft+161.3
31174.8 ft337.5 ft+162.7
32159.0 ft319.6 ft+160.6
33162.6 ft320.3 ft+157.8
34164.3 ft319.6 ft+155.3
35162.2 ft316.5 ft+154.3
36151.4 ft306.5 ft+155.1

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 29S range 31W

130 wells in township 29S range 31W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC, 24. Oldest record, 1974. Median well 420.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (77), domestic (33), feedlot (8), oil field water supply (6).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 29S range 31W, 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
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC241975–2008460.0 ft220.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC201977–2010400.0 ft248.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC152011–2026545.0 ft312.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC112015–2025625.0 ft326.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC81977–2002590.0 ft265.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO71976–1986400.0 ft203.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC61974–2012480.0 ft272.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC52005–2010440.0 ft290.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO41978–1980420.0 ft213.0 ft
Maxim Tech./kansas City41995265.0 ft223.0 ft
Southwest Windmill42000–2003300.0 ft235.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC41975–1982370.0 ft195.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC31980300.0 ft192.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #14522023631.0 ft345.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC22011470.0 ft280.0 ft
Billey Don Caldwell, C.o. Water Well Drlg11989395.0 ft220.0 ft
Dunham Drilling, INC12013410.0 ft295.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair12008475.0 ft305.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC12010420.0 ft252.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO11988310.0 ft271.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC11980307.0 ft210.0 ft
L & N Pump12024400.0 ft347.0 ft
Layne-western11975425.0 ft195.0 ft
Smith Irrigation INC12025470.0 ft315.0 ft
Well Owner12004353.0 ft268.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC12010420.0 ft0.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s21402.0 ft192.0 ft
1980s21400.0 ft210.0 ft
1990s24410.0 ft245.0 ft
2000s22420.0 ft271.0 ft
2010s32485.0 ft300.0 ft
2020s10640.0 ft345.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Irrigation77470.0 ft
Domestic33402.0 ft
Feedlot8622.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply6307.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer4265.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock2648.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 29S range 31W, 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
10532775072023730.0 ft368.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
10541402562023718.0 ft356.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
3198022001682.0 ft286.0 ftIrrigationRichard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
10529573872022676.0 ft338.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
3127962000675.0 ft276.0 ftIrrigationRichard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
286641992649.0 ft245.0 ftFeedlotHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
286651993649.0 ft260.0 ftFeedlotHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
4867312015648.0 ft304.0 ftDomestic, LivestockHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
4795312014646.0 ft312.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
10529693312022641.0 ft326.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC

Buying or drilling in township 29S range 31W?

The median section here has moved 155.1 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. Haskell County, on 100 % of 130 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.