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Township 29S Range 33W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 191.9 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
191.9 ftMedian change
HaskellCounty

What has happened in township 29S33W

Median depth went from 201.8 ft before development to 394.4 ft — a change of 191.9 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 06 at 214.5 ft; the smallest fall is section 31 at 181.3 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 29S Range 33W — 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
01202.3 ft398.9 ft+196.6
02208.4 ft406.7 ft+198.2
03208.5 ft410.2 ft+201.7
04201.5 ft408.7 ft+207.2
05190.8 ft404.3 ft+213.5
06185.1 ft399.6 ft+214.5
07185.4 ft395.4 ft+210.1
08192.6 ft400.8 ft+208.2
09202.4 ft405.2 ft+202.8
10208.4 ft405.9 ft+197.5
11200.5 ft393.8 ft+193.3
12199.1 ft388.2 ft+189.1
13197.0 ft382.1 ft+185.1
14196.5 ft385.4 ft+188.8
15201.8 ft394.9 ft+193.1
16208.0 ft404.9 ft+197.0
17202.8 ft403.1 ft+200.3
18190.5 ft391.7 ft+201.2
19197.2 ft389.9 ft+192.7
20210.9 ft403.7 ft+192.8
21202.3 ft394.2 ft+191.9
22197.0 ft386.4 ft+189.4
23193.9 ft380.0 ft+186.2
24196.8 ft380.1 ft+183.3
25201.4 ft383.4 ft+181.9
26195.5 ft380.3 ft+184.8
27195.5 ft383.1 ft+187.6
28199.5 ft388.2 ft+188.8
29209.7 ft397.6 ft+187.9
30207.5 ft392.8 ft+185.3
31216.4 ft397.8 ft+181.3
32209.8 ft397.2 ft+187.4
33203.4 ft393.1 ft+189.7
34202.0 ft389.8 ft+187.8
35206.7 ft391.4 ft+184.7
36212.6 ft394.4 ft+181.7

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 29S range 33W

123 wells in township 29S range 33W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC, 20. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 492.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (65), domestic (31), oil field water supply (26), domestic, lawn and garden (1).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 29S range 33W, 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. INC201975–2009607.0 ft285.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC182000–2024490.0 ft370.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC161991–2010480.0 ft340.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC101976–2002595.0 ft330.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC71977–1989400.0 ft290.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC62014–2018740.0 ft404.0 ft
Well Owner52001–2017505.0 ft381.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC42016–2022764.0 ft390.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC42000–2002668.0 ft363.0 ft
Gigot Irrigation31993412.0 ft342.0 ft
L & N Pump32023–2025432.0 ft368.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC31984400.0 ft295.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO21976410.0 ft255.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO21976–1982717.0 ft297.0 ft
Layne-western21975–1976480.0 ft264.0 ft
Southwest Windmill & Water Well Service, INC22020–2021515.0 ft390.0 ft
3-b Drilling12024500.0 ft370.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service12010500.0 ft380.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair11990471.0 ft337.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO11979535.0 ft283.0 ft
Gigot Irregation11993323.0 ft300.0 ft
Gspf Irrigation Service12015492.0 ft331.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply11999657.0 ft319.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO12013460.0 ft284.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #14512023685.0 ft420.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well12017440.0 ft352.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC12004605.0 ft370.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC11980297.0 ft265.0 ft
Mh Drilling12025527.0 ft402.0 ft
T and T Well Plugging11998242.0 ft217.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC12011473.0 ft0.0 ft
Wagner Drilling11976480.0 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
1970s22480.0 ft267.0 ft
1980s17460.0 ft297.0 ft
1990s23471.0 ft342.0 ft
2000s21550.0 ft356.0 ft
2010s24507.0 ft379.0 ft
2020s16500.0 ft371.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Irrigation65595.0 ft
Domestic31490.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply26440.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden1527.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 29S range 33W, 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
4740472014780.0 ft366.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
5003292016768.0 ft378.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
10528978722022764.0 ft431.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
4889562015741.0 ft379.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
5081022017741.0 ft381.0 ftIrrigationWell Owner
4763762014740.0 ft404.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
3256622001725.0 ft365.0 ftIrrigationRichard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
287651982717.0 ft297.0 ftIrrigationLayne-christensen CO
3050221999703.0 ft367.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
287771988690.0 ft330.0 ftIrrigationMinter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC

Buying or drilling in township 29S range 33W?

The median section here has moved 191.9 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 123 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.