Township 29S Range 36W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 192.9 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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192.9 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 29S36W

Median depth went from 93.2 ft before development to 283.3 ft — a change of 192.9 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 19 at 215.3 ft; the smallest fall is section 12 at 160.6 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 29S Range 36W — 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	127.1 ft	297.9 ft	+170.8
02	99.6 ft	299.0 ft	+199.4
03	95.3 ft	304.0 ft	+208.7
04	93.2 ft	302.8 ft	+209.6
05	115.4 ft	311.5 ft	+196.1
06	118.3 ft	306.1 ft	+187.8
07	66.1 ft	259.0 ft	+192.9
08	95.6 ft	293.3 ft	+197.7
09	89.1 ft	290.9 ft	+201.8
10	97.2 ft	295.4 ft	+198.1
11	108.2 ft	293.7 ft	+185.5
12	125.1 ft	285.7 ft	+160.6
13	116.1 ft	283.3 ft	+167.2
14	106.5 ft	286.6 ft	+180.2
15	109.3 ft	299.8 ft	+190.6
16	59.5 ft	256.7 ft	+197.1
17	27.8 ft	227.8 ft	+200.1
18	19.9 ft	221.0 ft	+201.1
19	56.4 ft	271.7 ft	+215.3
20	25.8 ft	230.4 ft	+204.5
21	20.1 ft	215.8 ft	+195.7
22	69.7 ft	256.8 ft	+187.1
23	103.7 ft	287.3 ft	+183.6
24	112.5 ft	294.2 ft	+181.8
25	68.6 ft	265.8 ft	+197.1
26	68.0 ft	259.5 ft	+191.5
27	18.6 ft	206.4 ft	+187.8
28	32.7 ft	227.0 ft	+194.3
29	70.7 ft	271.8 ft	+201.0
30	101.4 ft	307.5 ft	+206.1
31	114.8 ft	291.6 ft	+176.8
32	102.9 ft	276.4 ft	+173.5
33	90.3 ft	276.2 ft	+185.8
34	36.9 ft	223.2 ft	+186.3
35	21.9 ft	209.9 ft	+188.1
36	34.6 ft	224.5 ft	+189.9

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 29S range 36W

75 wells in township 29S range 36W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO, 12. Oldest record, 1976. Median well 440.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (48), domestic, livestock (13), irrigation (9), oil field water supply (4).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 29S range 36W, 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
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO	12	1976–1990	378.0 ft	260.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	10	1998–2010	450.0 ft	95.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	9	1990–2009	440.0 ft	250.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	9	2020–2022	440.0 ft	224.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	6	1979–1996	455.0 ft	150.0 ft
James Ray Smith Pump Service	3	1979–1983	370.0 ft	250.0 ft
Well Owner	3	1996–2005	355.0 ft	160.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	2	1989	340.0 ft	25.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	2	1984–1995	440.0 ft	320.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	2	2011–2019	380.0 ft	268.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	2	1996–2001	320.0 ft	185.0 ft
Steve's Drilling	2	2015	520.0 ft	325.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc	2	2024–2025	470.0 ft	275.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	2	2012	560.0 ft	0.0 ft
Clt Incorporated	1	2001	340.0 ft	180.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	1	1978	477.0 ft	272.0 ft
Dwayne Wagner, Wagner Drilling	1	1977	400.0 ft	220.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	1	2024	668.0 ft	321.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	1	2001	582.0 ft	274.0 ft
K.i. Drilling CO	1	1976	26.0 ft	160.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	1	2018	440.0 ft	115.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2004	654.0 ft	289.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	1	1989	355.0 ft	251.0 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	390.0 ft	270.0 ft
1980s	16	370.0 ft	237.0 ft
1990s	10	400.0 ft	260.0 ft
2000s	18	440.0 ft	230.0 ft
2010s	8	490.0 ft	115.0 ft
2020s	12	460.0 ft	240.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	48	400.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	13	420.0 ft
Irrigation	9	510.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	4	400.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	1	403.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 29S range 36W, 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
1056884898	2024	668.0 ft	321.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145
326513	2002	655.0 ft	285.0 ft	Domestic	Destal Tyler Water Well Service
349356	2004	654.0 ft	289.0 ft	Irrigation	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
321395	2001	582.0 ft	274.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
454903	2012	560.0 ft	0.0 ft	Irrigation	Tyler Water Well, INC
489872	2015	520.0 ft	325.0 ft	Domestic	Steve's Drilling
23503	1979	515.0 ft	270.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
364461	2005	510.0 ft	340.0 ft	Irrigation	Well Owner
489891	2015	510.0 ft	230.0 ft	Domestic	Steve's Drilling
433250	2010	490.0 ft	0.0 ft	Domestic	Destal Tyler Water Well Service

Buying or drilling in township 29S range 36W?

The median section here has moved 192.9 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. Grant County, on 100 % of 75 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

29S29W 115.3 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
29S37W 207.5 ft
29S38W 205.8 ft
29S39W 247.4 ft
30S26W 64.6 ft
30S27W 119.5 ft
30S29W 133.0 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.